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FACULTY & WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS
ANNE ABGOTT - Anne has been painting in watercolor since 1992 and after endless hours of painting has developed her own technique based on her passion for color and design. She teaches throughout the US and Canada and has won numerous awards including the Lattner Gold award in the Florida Watercolor Society Show. Anne’s book Daring Color was published in August 2007. ANN ALLEN - Ann is a gold and silversmith with a B.F.A. from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY and a Masters degree in Metalsmithing from State University of New York at New Paltz, NY. JAMES BATTEN - Jim started painting when he retired in 2000. He is a two time winner of the prestigious West Virginia Heritage Award. He is proud to have his work displayed in American Embassies and in the FBI National Headquarters. LUCILLE BLANKENSHIP - Lucille has a degree in Fine Arts from Principia College, Ill. and a graduate degree in art and art education from University of South Florida. ROBIN BOWMAN - Robin is a fabric collage artist who has had a life long interest in the arts. Her first art show was in 2002 and in 2005 she established Robin Bowman Designs. BRIAN BRADER - Brian has a B.S. in Art from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has taught pottery for more than 20 years. ALLEN BROWN - Allen is a Master Goldsmith graduating from Stewart’s International School of Jeweler’s. He teaches at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Ga. He is a contributing editor to the Florida Society of Goldsmith newsletter. He is director of the Mountain Metalsmithing workshops held by the Florida Society of Goldsmiths. ROBERTA CARTER CLARK - Roberta Carter Clark first studied art at the Detroit Institute of Art. She has taught painting workshops and juried shows national shows for many years. She has authored two books for North Light Books, How to Paint Living Portraits and Painting Vibrant Children’s Portraits and her work appears in 16 other books and magazines. A member of the American Watercolor Society, she is listed in who’s who in American Art. JOANNA COKE - Joanna received degrees in Art History from Harvard, Education and Fine Arts from the University of South Florida and her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from Louisiana State University. Her approach to art combines the abilities of the applied and fine arts. ELENA DE LA VILLA - Elena De La Villa studied painting at the School of Fine Arts, Venezuela; Textile design at the Chelsea School of Art in London and Photography at the Art Institute of Boston. Her work has been exhibited at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Venequela; Danforth Museum of Art in Massachusetts; Shaw Cramer and Dragonfly Galleries on Martha’s Vineyard. She has taught at Ringling College of Art; Longboat Key Center for the Arts and the Art Center in St. Petersburg. MARY ANN DEVOS - Mary Ann is the Director of Education for PMC Connection. She has been a jewelry artist, designer and instructor working primarily in precious metals since 1988. She is the author of Introduction to Precious Metal Clay and Precious Metal Clay in Mixed Media. HEATHER FORTNER - Heather has been printing fish and plants for 30 years and teaching this art form for over 20 years. Her travels have allowed her to study with some of the Japanese Master Gyotaku artists in Japan and her work has been published and exhibited in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. BEVERLY FOX - Bev studied at Maine College of Art. She has a gallery workshop in Bonita Springs and has taught metalsmithing for over 5 years. LYNDA GOLDBERG - Lynda has studied etching and monoprinting with Rena Tzolkis, Deborah Cornell, Ilana Monolson, Catherine Kernan and Marty Epp. She has exhibited extensively and her work is in many private and corporate collections both here and abroad. instructor at Stewart Elementary School in Bradenton. GRACIELA GILES - Graciela’s love of art, as well as music, blossomed early and the two have always formed a creative duet in her life. The artist’s award winning paintings have been selected for numerous juried and invitational exhibitions and her work is in private collections throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Jamaica and Argentina. JULIE HANSON - Julie received her B.F.A. from the Ringling School of Art and Design. Julie's strong interest in color led her to the Cape Cod School of Art. Her artistic expression has been influenced by the plein air painters' magnificent use of color. HELENE HIRMES - Helene has been involved with the arts all her life. She began sculpting in 1984 and spent two years working with the feminist artist Judy Chicago and six other artists executing the needlepoint tapestry “Birth Trinity” which has been exhibited in museums throughout the country. RUTHY HYATT - Born in Morocco and growing up in Paris, art has always been a part of Ruthy’s life. She has studied art at the Ringling School of Art and has taken classes and workshops with several instructors. JOHN HYNAL - John is a working photographer and instructor with 25 years experience which began at MCC. As the administrator of Exposures Photo Workshops of Sarasota he designed information filled, motivational programs designed to ensure student success. MARILYN INMAN - Marilyn received a BS in Art Education from Edinboro State College and continued her graduate level art study with masters in the US and Europe. She has 36 years of teaching experience with young people and adults as well as professional experience in fine arts and photography. WILLIAM JERDON - Bill is a fine artist who has been teaching figurative painting and drawing for more than 36 years. Working from live models in the tradition of Figurative Realism, he emphasizes truth to nature and an appreciation for the humanistic qualities of the figure. KATHLEEN POWER JOHNSON - A professional designer for the hand knitting and crochet industry, Kathleen’s designs and articles have been featured in numerous books and magazines. She balanced her design career by teaching knitting and crochet workshops nationally. For the last few years, she has enthusiastically ventured into the world of silversmithing, but the world of fiber is always part of her life. FELICIA LIBAN - Felicia studied at the Pratt Institute and privately with leading artists in the enameling and jewelry fields. She was on the staff of the Parsons School of Design and the Nassau Museum of Fine Arts. Since 1972 she has taught throughout the US including the 92nd St. Y in NYC. She is also the coauthor of the book, Cloisonne and Jewelry Making. ROB LIBERACE - Rob is an internationally acclaimed portrait artist. In April of 2003 he received the Grand Prize Award in the International Portrait Competition from the Portrait Society of America. In 2002 he won the Best of Show Award. Rob has been commissioned to do portraits for clients such as Marc Pachter, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, George H. Bush, Senior, and Ambassador Sol Linowitz. LINDA LUCAS - Linda studied Art and Design at Rochester Institute of Technology and Fiber Arts at Buffalo State. She was an FTD florist for 25 years and brings her in-depth knowledge of plants and flowers to her teaching. Linda has won numerous awards locally and nationally. FREDERICA MARSHALL - Frederica has a B.F.A. from Miami University in Ohio, an M.A. in Art Education from Michigan State University. She lived in Japan for 28 years and studied Sumi-e for 10 years with Grace Yen. Her work has been exhibited in numerous national exhibits. LIANA MARTIN - Liana has been working in fused glass since 2000 and she founded the Suncoast Glass Guild for glass artists on the Gulf Coast. She also opened her own studio, Firebug Designs, in Venice, Florida in 2002 and now creates fused art pieces full time. KATHLEEN MASUR - An avid watercolorist for many years, Kathleen now focuses on painting on silk; she creates and markets her award winning paintings and wearable art both in Pennsylvania and Florida. ROBERTA CHALFY MILLER - Roberta has a B.A. from Harpur College, Binghamton, NY and an MSW from SUNY Albany, Albany, NY. She has studied textile art technique and designs since 1984. Her work 2006 Journal Quilt was chosen for publication in Creative Quilting, The Journal Quilt Project. NANCY NELSON - Nancy taught high school art in Western NY and Charlotte, NC for 42 years. She has a B.S. degree from SUNY College at Buffalo and an MS in Art Education. ROBERT OBERING - Robert has been working with stained glass for the last 9 years. He has been teaching and doing commissioned pieces for 4 years. He has studied with local and national teachers and is certified to teach the Vicki Payne technique of instruction. STEVE PAWLOSKI - Steve earned a B.F.A. in Metal from SUNY New Paltz studying under such world renowned metalsmiths as Jamie Bennett, Mya Mimlitsch - Guy and Sondra Sherman. DENISE RIETH - Denise is a certified PMC artisan and one of the founders of the local PMC Gold Chapter. HERBIE ROSE - Herbie graduated, Cum Laude, from the New York Phoenix School of Design, and he took post graduate courses at Pratt Institute. He worked in the advertising field, honing his skills in technical rendering and designing. His accounts included Colgate Palmolive, Texaco, Sherwin Williams Paints and Hertz. RON SANDERS - Ron graduated with honors from Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio. He has studied with noted Chinese artist Huihan Liu as well as former President of the Plein Air Painters of America, George Strickland. He has painted in oils for more than 30 years, continuing to explore every avenue that will lead him to grow as an artist. DIANE SCHMIDT - Diane was a fine art major with honors at Ringling School of Art and Design. She has had work featured in Watercolor Magic Magazine and the Artist’s Magazine. She has received numerous awards and has exhibited her work in the American Watercolor Society 139th Exhibition, 2006. ROBERT SEMLER - Robert studied figure and portrait painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. He has taught portrait painting at the Cape May County Art League and the Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey. He is a member of the NY Society of Illustrators, The Portrait Institute, Sarasota Portrait Society, and the Portrait Society of America. BARABARA SIMMONS - A certified teacher who received her training at Ohio University and Western Carolina University, Barbara taught with outstanding success at Southeast High School. She has long been a favorite with watercolor students for her well thought out and easy to understand teaching techniques. ANN TERHARDT – Ann studied art at Layton School of Art and Concordia College. She has taken numerous classes and workshops throughout the years. CHARLOTTE STAUB THOMAS - Charlotte Staub Thomas has a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design; M.A. from Columbia University; Certificate in Botanical Illustration, The New York Botanical Garden. She teaches workshops at the Corcoran School of Art and Design in conjunction with the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington D.C., and has taught classes at the Ringling School of Art and the New York Botanical Gardens. She also created 25 watercolors for the book Common to This Country, the Botanical Discoveries of Lewis & Clark. WENDY THURLOW – Wendy is an award winning jeweler/metalsmith. She has her BFA in Metals from the University of Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She was recently chosen as first place for publication in the book, Best of Artists and Artisans Books Series. She produces her own, one of a kind and limited edition jewelry. AMY VAUGHN – Amy has a B.F.A. from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN with a minor in Art History. In 2001 she studied art in Florence Italy. JESSICA WILSON - Jessica has her B.F.A. in Ceramics from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa.; M.F.A. in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Rhode Island. She received the Philadelphia College of Art and Design Student Award; Zeldin Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Ceramics and the William Daley Studio Achievement in Crafts Award. Her work has been exhibited nationally. |
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