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STEVE ARMES is a classically trained artist who teaches and practices the academic approach to drawing and painting. Steve is lifelong professional artist who is currently represented in five galleries. He was featured on the cover of American Artist Magazine in 2008. He believes that drawing is a skill that can be taught to anyone who is willing to learn, think and practice. www.stevearmes.com Education: BA degree San Jose State University under Maynard D. Stewart (who studied with Frank Vincent DuMond at The Art Students League)

LYNN ARMSTRONG is a Dallas native and a 1977 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in 1977. In addition to teaching at CAC, she teaches ceramics to children and adults at Studio Arts and produces hand built ceramics at her home studio. www.bothhandsstudio.com Education: BFA in Ceramics and Painting, University of Texas at Austin

KATHERINE BARONET is a Dallas painter and graphic designer most notably known for her Pink Alien series and other whimsical work. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, she has had a number of one person shows including Shamrock Studio, Cedar Arts Gallery, 2520 Fairmont and The Boyd Gallery. Katherine was selected for the D Magazine Art Slam at F.I.G. Her work is in public and private collections. For four years, Katherine worked with an outreach art program between Lakewood Elementary and Vickery Towers. www.kbaronet.com www.katherinebaronet.blogspot.com Education: BA in Graphic Design and minor in Fine Arts, East Texas State University

AWADH BARYOUM has exhibited nationally and internationally. He was featured in Art Educates the World, an international art exhibition and auction at Sotheby’s New York in 2002 with Louise Bourgeois, Dale Chihuly, Chuck Close, Philip Glass, Wolf Kahn, Philip Pearlstein, Richard Serra, Frank Stella and other Fulbright recipient artists. His awards include Fulbright Scholarship, art residency fellowship grant from the Vermont Studio Center, the first place fine arts award from the ANA al-Arabi Festival in Washington D.C., SCAD’s 30th Anniversary exhibition award and Brooke Reeve, Jr. Painting Scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Education: MFA in Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design

EMMA BIGGS is British mosaic artist and author. Her recent work includes Made in England, an internationally known, museum-based mosaic work. In addition to mosaic, she makes paintings with her husband, the arts broadcaster Matthew Colings. They are represented by the long-established gallery The Fine Art Society in London's Bond Street and have recently curated an exhibition of work by Picasso, shown in Basel, Switzerland and London, England. www.emmabiggsmosaic.net

MICHAEL BLACKWELL is a photography instructor at the University of Texas at Dallas, member of the National Press Photographers Association, the Association of Texas Photographic Instructors, was named “Best in Dallas ” by the Observer magazine and received a Katie Award from the Dallas Press Club for Best Photographic Portfolio. His photography includes architectural, commercial, fine art and photojournalism. Michael’s photography continues to evolve and is centered on fine art black & white imagery and photojournalism. www.dallasdarkroom.com Education: BSJ in Journalism, University of Florida; MA in Communications, Southern Methodist University

JIM BOWMAN has been a working artist since 1978 who works and teaches from his studio, Bowman Hot Glass, located in an 5,000 square foot artist's complex near downtown Dallas. Jim works in blown glass, as well as kiln worked glass, architectural leaded glass and mixed media sculptural projects. Jim creates autonomous artwork, as well as commissioned work for public art, corporate office, hospitality and medical spaces and residential projects. www.bowmanglass.com Education: MFA, California College of Arts & Crafts

SHANNON BRUNSKILL has studied during the with world-renowned glass artists at Pittsburgh Glass Center, The Corning Museum of Glass, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, the Bullseye Resource Center and Pilchuck Glass School. Shannon has exhibited her work at the Bullseye Glass Gallery in Portland, Oregon, the Ft. Worth Community Arts Center, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and the Galveston Arts Center. In 2010 she was the Bronze award winner in the E-merge exhibition at the Bullseye Gallery, an international exhibition of emerging glass artists. Additionally, she has been awarded the Termini Research Grant, Lynda and Ignacio Nunez Research in Glass Grant. www.shannonbrunskill.com Education: MFA in Glass, University of Texas at Arlington

JILL ALLISON BRYAN is a certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach and works as a consultant with groups, businesses and individuals through one-on-one coaching, classes, workshops and retreats. She is the founder of Creative Oasis Coaching and is a performing singer-song writer. Jill is passionate about helping people make the time and space in their busy lives to enjoy creative fulfillment. www.creativeoasiscoaching.com

TOMAS BUSTOS has great passion for his art. Accomplished in clay, stone and wood carving, Tomas’ 30 years professional experience has made him one of the area’s leading sculptors in the fields of fine and decorative arts. His work is in many private and public collections. His most recent public commission is on display at Our House at Baylor Medical Center. He also recently completed The Vaquerro with artist David Newton, which will be exhibited in the Stockyards in Fort Worth when it returns from the foundry. www.fineartsculpturestudio.com

JO CLAY naturally creative, mud addict, Jo has been involved in the arts since babyhood. She studied music and art at IU, made a career in fashion, and now finds her passionate voice in clay. Her work consists of pieces that are hand-built and wheel-thrown for home and garden--created with heavy textures, bold glazes and shapes with a tinge of quirkiness. Along with teaching adults and children, she also takes part in Big Thought/Thriving Minds, an after-school enrichment program. Educaton: Indiana University, Southwest Schcool of Arts and Crafts, Private Studies Website: http://www.TwoClayHands.com

GLO COALSON has been a professional clay artist for nearly 30 years. She also works with bronze and is an internationally known illustrator of children’s literature. In 2003, Glo was sponsored by CIVITAS as a visiting artist to the Ukraine. Her work is sold through numerous galleries across the U.S. www.glocoalson.com Education: BA, Abilene Christian College; University of Texas in Austin; Teacher’s College of Columbia University

SHEILA CUNNINGHAM is an award winning fine art photographer whose Fuji Transfers and Artist Books are exhibited in solo and national juried shows. Her artwork has been widely published in books and national magazines. As a creative uses consultant for Fuji Film, she teaches nationally. Sheila’s works are in many private collections. www.sheilacunningham.blogspot.com Education: MFA, University of Texas at Dallas

C.J. DAVIS

MARY LYNN DEVEREUX-BOWMAN has been fusing glass for 25 years. Also a painter, she uses glass in her work as a painter uses paint, thinking of the imagery first, not the just the fact that the material is glass. She has studied with Marvin Lapofsky, Claus Moje, Dick Weiss and Paul Marioni. She also studied at the Pilchuck School of Glass on a full scholarship. Mary Lynn and her husband Jim Bowman operate Bowman Glass in the Cedars. www.bowmanglass.com Education: BFA, California College of the Arts

KATRINA DORAN creates mosaic fine art for interior and exterior surfaces. Following her aesthete, she has explored architecture and design, psychology, costume design and entertainment - choosing to reside in the world of mosaic. Katrina has studied worldwide with modern mosaic masters and combines a traditional knowledge and respect for the art form with her uncanny eye for details and intuitive sense of design. Beware: her interest, enthusiasm and passion for the medium is contagious. Her professional memberships include the Society of American Mosaic Artists, the Texas Sculpture Association and the Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA). She is a current board member of the Texas Visual Artists Association (TVAA). www.katrinadoran.com Education: University of Texas at Dallas

MERRY FUHRER has taught drawing and painting to adults and children since 1997. Although she has worked with a variety of materials, she prefers the rich color possibilities of oils, acrylics, colored pencils, and oil pastels. Merry has exhibited in various juried and solo shows and has work in many private www.zhibit.org/merryfuhrer Education: MFA, Texas Women's University

MARIANNE GARGOUR is an oil painter and a freelance graphic designer. She has been painting and drawing for 22 years and has participated in several group and solo shows. She believes everyone can create art if given the right information and encouragement. www.mgargour.com Education: BA, McGill University; MFA, Parsons School of Art & Design; MS in Graphic Design, Texas A&M University

SUSAN GILLER is an artist who loves many disciplines of art. Having devoted many years to figure drawing and clay sculpture, she feels a close connection with the importance of self discovery in art making. Her first professional job in art was as a tapestry weaver with Scheur Tapestry Studio in Manhattan. There she made corporate tapestries for IBM, RJR Nabisco, Lakewood Wineries as well as private collectors. In addition to teaching drawing and clay with the different schools in the area, she has worked with children and seniors on large scale mural installations. Susan shows her figurative clay sculpture at Goldesberry Gallery in Houston and participates in different shows in the area. Education: Art Students League; Parsons School of Design

LINDA GOSSETT taught for the Creative Arts Center for several years before relocating to west Texas in 2007. She now lives and creates art in San Angelo, where the west Texas landscape has a substantial impact on her work. A native Texan, Linda grew up predominately in El Paso and has supported herself with clay for twenty years producing corporate commissions, wholesale and retail work. www.lindagossett.com. Education: BFA in graphic design and advertising, University of North Texas

VALERY GUIGNON has worked in fiber, clay, painting and metal. She is an award winning sculptor who exhibits locally and nationally. Valery teaches at both the Creative Arts Center of Dallas and the Mendocino Art Center in Mendocino, California. www.guignon.com Education: BA in Industrial Design, Pratt Institute

CYNTHIA HALE works in several media, but her passion is kiln formed glass. The organic nature and warmth of the materials and the technical precision of the process reflect her vision and her life. Her foundation in traditional materials and methods is primarily a product of independent study and underlies more formal training in glass techniques. www.oldgatedesigns.com Education: Cynthia has studied for several years at CAC with Becky Johnson and has recently completed course work at Bullseye Glass in Portland, OR

SHERRI WARNER HUNTER is known for teaching sculpture, concrete, mosaic and professional practice workshops at her studio in Bell Buckle, Tennessee and around the country. She has authored two books on working with concrete - Making Concrete Garden Ornaments and Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden, both published by Lark Books. Her award winning artworks are included in numerous private and public collections. www.sherriwarnerhunter.com

MAUREEN KILLABY picked up the pencil and painting as a hobby after receiving her law degree and quickly became obsessed with graphite. She is now a full-time teacher and artist. Maureen teaches graphite and colored pencil classes for adults and young people, believing in the importance of enriching young minds in the arts. She currently teaches art classes at Tyler Junior College of Continuing Studies. She teaches workshops in and around the state of Texas. www.killabyfineart.com

SONIA KING is an internationally known mosaic artist. She is the author of Mosaic Techniques & Traditions, from Sterling Publishing, and is currently working on a book on advanced mosaics. She is a past president of the Society of American Mosaic Artists and a director of the Associazione Interniazionale Mosaicisti Contemporanei. She has been featured HGTV’s “Modern Masters”, HDTV’s “The Art of Living” and most recently in Modern Luxe. www.mosaicworks.com Education: BFA, California College of the Arts; MBA, Southern Methodist University

KELLEY KNICKERBOCKER is a Seattle artist whose works in numerous mediums for architectural clients, but in her work she returns again and again to glass mosaics. The visual depth and light-handling properties of glass, as well as its seemingly limitless palette of colors, offer up endless possibilities for dimensional shenanigans. Out of these explorations, Kelley has discovered three signature glass mosaic techniques: Texture Field, which utilizes multiple textures of clear architectural glass to create a field of textures; Flat Stacking, in which multiple layers of translucent glass are layered over a mirrored or clear glass substrate; and Edge Stacking, in which glass strips of varying heights are set on edge. Kelley's fine art mosaics have been accepted to national and international juried exhibitions, and many reside in private collections. www.rivenworksmosaics.com

DAVE KRAMER has moved from freelance illustration into the world of fine art and portraiture. He has received awards from the Dallas Society of Artists, Artist Magazine and New York Society of Illustrators. He has volunteered with many nonprofit arts organizations over the years, including the Decorative Artisans Guild and the Dallas Society of Illustrators. www.davekramer-art.com Education: Indiana University

BONNY LEIBOWITZ began creating early on, attending Temple University's Tyler College of Art. She began exhibiting her work in 1987 after moving to Dallas in 1979. Her one person shows include those in Dallas, Palm Springs, Chicago and Santa Fe. Bonny has been recognized for her art internationally through Israel bonds, traveling to Israel with Partnership 2000. Bonny has exhibited through NTBCA at IBM and is involved with art donations raising monies for Art and Advocacy. Bonny's work is included in Tim Phelan's 50 Contemporary Artists and is exhibited at Rising Gallery in Dallas. Bonny owns The Bonny Studio in Richardson, Texas, teaching painting classes and workshops, and is partnering with Deanna Wood, teaching workshops at The Encaustic Center. www.bonnyleibowitz.com

KATHY LOUCAS has been a professional ceramic artist for over 25 years. Her commissioned pieces can be found in many private and public collections, including an Arts in Public Places commission for the City of Tampa. Education: BS Art Education Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

RENE LOWERY began her passion in metal sculpting as a student to relieve the stress of her job as a mortgage broker. Rene’s work can be found in public and private collections from California to Texas. Education: MBA, University of Texas at Arlington

CHUCK MCCARTER

ROBERT MOORE began sketching and painting New Mexican desert landscapes as a boy. His travels led to a continued exploration of art - Oriental landscape, still life, figurative, abstract and conceptual. In 2002 his visual language expanded to include books, sculpture, installation and performance. Robert is an alumni of 500X and Plush Gallery of Dallas and Sally Sprout Gallery in Houston. He also has exhibited in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York City www.robertmooreart.blogspot.com Education: BFA in Studio Arts, Southwest Texas State University

SUZANNE MORGAN has loved all things fiber since she was very young. In addition to dyeing fabrics for many years, her work has taken her into the world of nuno felting, which is also known as laminated felting and is the process of agitating wool and other lightweight fabrics together to form one highly textural fabric. www.suzannemorgan.com

CONOR MULDOON is a Dallas Native who has worked with clay as long as he can remember. Connor specializes in throwing clay on the wheel and Raku firing techniques. He studied Fine Art and Ceramics at the University of Dallas. He has worked for Trinity Ceramic Supply and Brookhaven Community College and now works out of his studio in Carrolton, Texas. www.mudman-studios.com Education: BA in Ceramics, University of Dallas

SUSAN TINKER O'NEAL has worked in jewelry for more than 20 years and currently works from her home studio when she is not teaching art to students from DISD's Lang Middle School. She works in sterling silver and 14k gold designing earrings, pendants, rings and bracelets. She also teaches beading classes on a regular basis. Education: BFA, Stephen F. Austin University; M.Ed. Southern Methodist University.

CAROL PEYRON is a mixed-media self-taught artist with a passion for ephemera and beautiful penmanship. She is a member of IAMPETH, an organization devoted to keeping the rich heritage of American penmanship alive. She is also a member of the Dallas Metroplex Post Card Club. Inspired by the natural world, many of her collage and assemblage pieces have been created to draw attention to environmental concerns. Her work has shown in local galleries and has been featured in trade magazines. Education: BS in Psychology, Louisiana State University

LARRY PILE is a self-taught wood/glass/metal artist working primarily in kiln-cast class. Known as the Kessler Craftsman, his work ranges from small jewelry pieces to large kiln-cast sculptural works and often feature metal inclusion, frit/enamel painting and unusual color/depth. Having started as a furniture maker and later incorporating glass and metal in his pieces, Larry brings a broad artistic vocabulary to his classes. Larry has pieces in various corporate and international collections, is represented in various Texas and New Mexico galleries and participates in 15-25 art shows and festivals a year. He’s a gifted glass worker, a talented teacher and a heck of a nice guy! www.kesslercraftsman.com

JAMIE PINK WEISBROD is a Texas native teaching at the CAC. After working as a photographer's assistant for three years, she spent 15 years as a catalog photographer. She has studied with painter Bill Komodore, illustrators Al Kraavanger and Ray Mel Cornelius, and many mosaic instructors, including Sonia King, Katrina Doran, Dru Perez Tubens, Emma Biggs, Ellen Blakely, Ilana Shafir, Sherri Warner Hunter, Matteo Randi, Michelle Petno, Verdiano Marzi and Antonella Gallenda. Education: BFA in Drawing and Photography, University of Texas in Austin

HELEN SCHENCK has been a member of two international print societies, Southern Graphics Council and The Mid American Print Council for five years. Her work resides in five different permanent collections of three institutions: Drive By Press, SGC, MAPC. She has been in numerous shows in Illinois, Missouri, and the Texas. She has also attended workshops such as Frogman's Print workshop in South Dakota and Penland School of Arts and Crafts in North Carolina. Education: MFA in Intermedia, in progress, University of Texas Arlington BFA in printmaking, Bradley University, Peoria Illinois

ALBERT SCHERBARTH has been involved with art, design, consulting, and implementation across multiple mediums: glass, metal, wood, clay and more for over 30 years. www.albertscherbarth.com Education: BFA, Kansas City Art Institute; MFA, University of Dallas

DANIEL SELLERS teaches metal sculpture at CAC. He has been involved in the promotion of public art in multiple municipalities and educational institutions. He is represented in both public and private collections and has exhibited at the Little Rock Museum of Art. Education: MFA, Southern Methodist University

CAROLINE SHAW OMETZ has taught art for 20 years. She won a scholarship to study at the internally known Vermont Studios and has been in juried shows locally and internationally, including the “After 9/11” touring exhibit. Caroline’s work can be found in private collections in the U.S., France and Germany. www.csoart.home.att.net Education: Southern Methodist University; University of Dallas

BRAD FORD SMITH is an artist, an art conservator and entrepreneur. He has exhibited his sculptures and works on paper at the Janette Kennedy Gallery, Mighty Fine Arts and Arts in the District. As the owner of Studio Six Art Conservation, Brad focuses on the conversation of historical objects, and has worked with the LBJ National Park, the Cattle Raiser's Museum and Dallas Heritage Village. He blogs about the creative process at the Dyslexic Ramblings of an Artistic Life and is a guest blogger on KERA's Art & Seek website. Currently, he is participating in the SculptCAD Rapid Artists project, which pushed him and 11 other artists into the world of 3D computer modeling and rapid prototyping. He volunteers time and artwork to nonprofits such as LaReunion TX and the Arthouse at Jones Center. He is an early graduate of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts. www.bradfordsmith.us Education: BFA in Painting & Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute; Independent Study Program, Alliance of Independent Colleges of Art

REBECCA SWANN has taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and the Dallas Museum of Art. She works in sculpture, printmaking and jewelry. Her works have been exhibited in Dallas and Atlanta galleries as well as public and private collections. www.rebeccaswann.com Education: MFA, University of North Texas

TERRI THOMAN has over 30 years of experience in the field of printmaking. She has created workshops and lectures for local colleges and high schools and her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, most recently at the Texas Women’s Museum. She owns Paper Arts, a local store featuring the largest selection in the country of fine arts papers from around the world. www.paperarts.net Education: BFA in Printmaking, Swain School of Design

MICHAEL TOLE is a Dallas based painter who has shown professionally in Dallas, San Francisco and New York City. Awards won by the artist include the Hunting Art Prize of Houston, Texas and the Kimbrough Grant from the Dallas Museum of Art. Tole's work has been reviewed in Art Forum, the Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle and the San Francisco Chronicle. Tole's opulent oil paintings combine traditional craft with modern technology, creating art that looks simultaneously Baroque and digital. Tole's approach to art education rests on two central pillars: his ability to differentiate lessons for each individual student and his ability to guide his students with a light hand. He strives to identify each student's individual goals and provide them with the knowledge and skill set they need to reach those goals. www.michaeltole.com Education: MFA, University of North Texas

VET is a mixed media artist with more than 18 years of community arts education experience. She has a number of public commissions, including murals for several area schools and nonprofit organizations. www.foundobjects.50megs.com Education: BA, University of Texas at Dallas

ART WELLS is an accomplished figurative sculptor who works in stone, clay and bronze. Although known for sculpting realistic figures, Art has recently devoted his attention to carving abstract pieces. In 2009 he won a national award from Sculptural Pursuit Magazine. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries and can be found in both public and private collections. He has been the featured instructor at 2sculpt workshops in Lawrence,KS since 2008. www.artsculpts.com Education: Marble Institute of Colorado; Scottsdale Artist School