LANETTE BARBER holds a BFA from SUNY and a BS from Quinnipiac University. Taught at Brookfield Craft Center, Wesleyan Potters, CAW and the State of CT Visiting Artist Program. The recipient of several awards, her work is shown in the northeast including the Jeffrey Weiss Gallery.
LISABETH BILLINGSLEY graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology and worked in the fashion business for 25 years. She was editor-in-chief of Simplicity Pattern Co. She teaches classes in Pressed Flower and Pressed Seaweed Art at the Guilford Art Center and the Art Center, Killingworth. She also works with acrylics, mixed media and collage. She is a member of the Madison and Clinton Art Societies, Essex Art League, Japanese National Pressed Flower Society, and the Worldwide Pressed Flower Guild. Her work can be seen at Walker Loden, Madison, Mill Gallery, Chester, and at Malone's Coffee Shop, Clinton.
ELIZABETH CHICHESTER is the owner of Woodside Pottery in Clinton. She teaches special programs in the Clinton School system and exhibits in the Northeast.
ALICE CHITTENDEN holds a BFA degree from the University of Hartford and a MALS from Wesleyan University. She has studied at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, The Penland School of Crafts and Alfred University. She maintains her own studio and is part of the Shoreline Arts Trail. Her work is in the collection of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China and private collections in the UK, Australia and US. She exhibits throughout CT.
LUCIENNE COIFMAN BS from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She teaches at CAW and Wesleyan Potters. Coifman has been published in Handwoven, Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot. Coifman exhibits nationally.
JEREMY DAVIS Holds a BFA from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. Received a fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center and has been awarded numerous times through competitions and exhibitions. He currently teaches at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. His work has been exhibited nationally.
JOAN R. DOWNEY AS from Lasell College and studied watercolor with Dewitt Brouard, Lou Bonamarte, Edgar Whitney, Arthur Schmalz, Judi Betts, Christopher Schwink and Frank Webb and Sumi-E with Dewitt Brouard. She exhibits throughout Connecticut.
LINDA EDWARDS MFA and BFA in metals, and a BS from Kansas State University. She has taught at Wesleyan Potters, Creative Arts Workshop, Albertus Magnus, Southern Connecticut State University, and Kansas State University. She exhibits nationally.
DAVID FERREIRA holds a BFA from Montserrat College of Art. He has pursued a career in freelance illustration, teaching and fine art. He's had work published by The New Hampshire Telegraph, Sam Adams Brewing Co., EMCParadigm Publishing and Olivia Kent. He recently received a first place New Hampshire Press Association award for his "Catch a Wish" illustration. David believes it is an artists' nature and duty to challenge themselves, as well as others, on how they perceive their work.
DAVID FRANK BA from Goddard College and studied at Wesleyan University. He teaches at Creative Arts Workshop and Wesleyan Potters as well as in outreach programs in the Guilford and Madison school systems. Frank exhibits nationally.
VIOLA GALETTA Native of Budapest Hungary, teaches jewelry making and beading. She is a textile designer by trade, custom designer of sportswear and neckwear; freelance artist; sells unique jewelry.
CHEILAUGH GARVEY MA from Columbia University, Teacher's College and BFA from Boston University. She has expertise in implementing and teaching art programs for Temple Beth Tikvah Nursery School, The Country School and in the public schools of Guilford and Madison, CT.
ANITA GRIFFITH BFA from Tulane University. A full time potter whose work is exhibited widely throughout the USA, she has studied tile making and the art of azulejo. Teaches at "Horizons to Go Southwest" on Native American pottery.
SUSAN HACKETT is on the faculty of the Farmington Valley Art Center in Avon, CT and has been a master teaching artist with the arts apprenticeship program sponsored by the Greater Hartford Arts Council.
SABINE HARRIS holds a teaching degree from Germany. She maintains a studio and exhibits her work throughout the New Haven area.
MATTHEW KABEL has been involved with Photography for over 39 years. He worked at Midtown Photo, Middletown is a Certified Photographic Consular. He is a wedding and event photographer, as well as a former freelance newspaper photographer. He has taught adult education classes in Middletown, East Hampton, Durham, Westbrook, and is a Superintendent of Photography at the Durham Fair.
NAOMI KANTROW has been a high school art teacher for 35 years. She has taught a variety of fine and commercial arts courses, including studio arts and portfolio preparation, graphic design, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and photography. She holds an MFA from Yale University.
NANCY KARPEL holds a BS from Albertus Magnus, and PMC Certification from the PMC Guild. Karpel has exhibited widely, published and been a professional jewelry artist for more than 32 years. She has taught classes and workshops at CAW, Guilford Art Center,, Hopkins, SCSU and Albertus Magnus at her studio, N. Karpel Studio, LLC, where she also produces a line of contemporary jewelry.
DOLPH LE MOULT received his training at the University of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts, the School of Visual Arts and the Art Student's league, New York. An illustrator for more than 25 years, Dolph has been commissioned by clients throughout the United States and abroad, including AT&T, Anheuser Busch, MasterCard International, and McDonald's. He has developed a reputation as a decorative illustrator, cartoonist, and caricaturist.
JOAN LEVY Holds a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute. Joan has been a visiting artist/teacher at Kansas City Art Institute, The Choate School, Hopkins, Amity Regional High School, Woodstock Academy, Tabor Community Art Center and has taught privately. Joan's work has been exhibited extensively and is in the permanent collections of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Yale Peabody Museum and in private collections, as well as being included in the Elaine de Kooning collection and archive of prominent women artists.
MARGOT LEVY teaches at Brookfield Craft Center, Wesleyan Potters, Farmington Valley Arts and Center. Levy maintains a studio in New London, CT and exhibits in New England.
SALLY TUCKER LEVY Holds a Master's of Professional Studies in Special Education from Manhattanville College and a B.A. in Elementary Education from Wittenberg University. Sally has taught Continuing and Special Education courses for over 17 years.
DEBORAH STAUB LUFT long-time teacher and studio potter specializing in wheel-thrown domestic pottery. Holds an M.Ed. from Goucher College, and an A.B. from Bryn Mawr College.
BERYL MADDALENA holds a BA from the State University of New York. She studied embroidery and dress design in England and has a long career in designing and making art to wear which sells through boutiques and museum shops nationwide.
STEPHANIE MADDALENA Has conducted workshops at Brookfield Craft Center, Silvermine School of Art and Urban Glass in Brooklyn, NY. She has been published in La Vie Claire magazine and sells her work at the Park Avenue Armory in NY and through her website.
DODIE MARCHESE BFA from Pratt Institute. She studied at the Brooklyn Museum School and the Institute de San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Work in collections of Slater Museum, Yale Nursing School and privately owned in USA and Germany. Arts facilitator for Hospice and SARAH, Inc.
CLAUDIA MATHISON BS from Kutztown University in Art Education. Claudia conducts workshops on Early American and Multicultural arts and crafts with Young Audiences of CT and with the Southern Connecticut Library Council traveling to schools, museums and libraries throughout CT. She teaches outreach programs at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Claudia sews one of a kind quilts using vintage fabric and embellishments.
LADY McCRADY is a painter installation artist who has exhibited new work continually since 1982. MFA CUNY Hunter; BFA Syracuse University School of Art; NEA; CT Commission Arts; N.E.F.A. awards. A friend of Warhol in the 1980's, her drawings of the NY art and gallery scene also appeared in national publications. By birth, she is the 4th generation Shirret inventor and authority. She utilizes artist's skills working with color and writing new patterns for rich tapestry rugs.
CORINNE McMANEMIN Holds an M.F.A. from Southern Methodist University, Tx. She studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design, NYC. Corinne has taught at the Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Guilford Art Center, Southern Methodist University and Brookhaven College, Tx. She worked as a fashion art director in NYC. Her work has been included in many exhibits throughout the US.
ED JOHNETTA MILLER Fiber artist, teacher, curator, Arts Management Envoy from the U.S. to Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica and Zimbabwe. Her quilts are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian, The Wadsworth Museum, Contemporary Quilt Museum, hospitals and corporations in the U.S. Ed Johnetta has been featured on Simply Quilts, The Modern Masters and WGBH, Boston.
MATT NOLEN is a NYC studio artist. His work has been exhibited internationally, is included in numerous collections and has been written about in many books and periodicals. Nolen is Adjunct Assis. Professor of Art at NYU, Pratt Institute, and Hunter College and is President of the Board of Trustees at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, ME. For more: www.nolenstudios.com
LYNN OCONE is a Vermont felt-maker. Her work has been exhibited in Vermont and New York, and it has been published by Echoes (journal of the International Feltmaker's Association) and the North American Felters' Network. She is a member of the Northeast Feltmaker's Guild.
EILEEN O'DONNELL has been a stained glass artist for over 20 years. Attended the University of Hartford, Adelphi University, and Paire School of Art. She teaches at Vijon Stained Glass Studio in Old Saybrook.
ROBERT PARROTT BA from the University of New Hampshire. He has been a full time potter since 1971, working in domestic stoneware and numerous forms of architectural ceramics. Has taught at Creative Arts Workshop, Wesleyan Potters, Brookfield Craft Center, Horizons and Pratt Institute in NYC. He exhibits and sells internationally.
STASIA PENKOFFLIDBECK Holds a MS from the University of New Hampshire and a BS from the University of Rhode Island. She also attended the Rhode Island School of Design and received a Certificate of Scientific and Technical Illustration. She has studied pottery for 15 years at Wesleyan Potters and the Guilford Art Center.
AMY PETERS Is an author and illustrator who lives in Madison. She teaches at GAC and the Eli Whitney Museum. She studied art history at Bryn Mawr College.
DARRELL PETIT BA from Brown and an MA from University of Iowa. Visiting artist at Yale, Eastern CT, NYU, Brown and Wesleyan. Recipient of numerous awards, including the Albers Foundation, CT Commission on the Arts, he exhibits throughout the US, Canada, Europe, UK, and Japan.
STEPHEN RODRIGUEZ studied ceramics at Alfred University under Val Cushing, Robert Turner and Wayne Higby. His work in stoneware and porcelain is inspired by and reflects classic forms in the history of ceramics. He is a founding member of Gallery 12, a cooperative crafts gallery in Guilford. Rodriguez has taught at Wesleyan Potters and the 92nd Street Y in NY. He is the Head of the Pottery Department at CAW and exhibits widely.
JULIA ROGOFF has taught at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, and art classes privately. She has had numerous solo exhibitions in CT and Hawaii. BA from Princeton University; certificate in Painting and Drawing from the New York Studio School. She was the head draftsman at the San Francisco Opera, and worked as an interior designer in New York. Please see www.juliarogoff.com
BILL SCHEER interpreter and blacksmith; Mystic Seaport Shipsmith Shop. Blacksmith instructor, Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program, the Seaport's adult classes and special programs with area colleges. President of the CT Blacksmith Guild and a past director of NE Blacksmiths, he produces work for Mystic Seaport and other museums.
SUZANNE SIEGEL MFA, Vermont College, BFA, John Stobart Fellowship, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. Teaches workshops at Lyme Academy and privately. Gallery representation includes the Mulford Gallery, Rockland, ME and Lupine Gallery, Monhegan Island, ME. Suzanne exhibits throughout the northeast, and her work is in private collections in the US, Canada, and Europe. Visit www.suzannesiegel.net
MAUREEN SQUIRES BA from Seton Hill University. Artist in residence at the Josef and Annie Albers Foundation in 2001. Has directed international calligraphy conferences. Teaching experience includes college level through adult education. She approaches her lettering from a painter's perspective and has exhibited her work widely.
DANIEL STEGOS is an award winning graduate who holds a BFA from Paier College of Art Inc. A Freelance Illustrator, of children's books, murals, and spot advisements. He shows his work throughout Connecticut. He teaches at Choate Rosemary Hall, St Mary, St Francis and St Rose of Lima.
CHRISTOPHER UMINGA BS from SCSU. He is a professional comic book illustrator and co-owner of the independent comic book company Fi$hStiX CoMics. Uminga is an award-winning artist who exhibits throughout the state and has work in many private collections.
MACE VITALE is a Bladesmith/Blacksmith as well as a coppersmith. Mace has a background in architectural pre-cast concrete. He is a Journeyman smith with the American Bladesmith Society.
LISA WOLKOW MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, BFA from Alfred University. Has taught at RISD, Hartford Art School, Hunter College, Connecticut College, University of New Haven and Albertus Magnus College. Connecticut Artist Fellowship recipient in 2002, Wolkow exhibits nationally.
LINDA ZIMMERMAN holds an AS degree in Fashion Design and a BS in Textiles. She has exhibited at GAC, the International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. And the Brush Gallery in Lowell, MA. She has been published in Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project. Several of her pieces hang in private collections. Professional associations: Studio Art Quilters Association, Fiber Art for a Cause and Quilt Art.
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