Winslow Art Center Instructors

Mitchell Albala is an award-winning landscape painter, workshop instructor, and author. His semi-abstract and atmospheric landscapes have been

Nina Antze is a botanical artist and quiltmaker living in Sonoma County. She has a degree in Fine

Cynthia Armstrong holds a graduate certificate degree from UC Santa Cruz in Science Illustration and a Master’s degree

“My work is based on a recollection of memories: hills I have climbed; coastal paths I have walked;

Raised in an arts-enriched world with artist parents, Amis Balcomb was involved in art making from an early

Growing up in Torrance, California, Tom Balderas lived only a few miles from the ocean, which has made

In the tradition of the early artists of the West, Jane Barton loves to capture the vanishing scene:

San Diego artist Lisa Bebi is known for her sensitive yet simple depictions of vintage figures that often

Diana Belenky is an award-winning artist whose primary tool for expression is the emotion of light, color, and

Christopher Best first developed an appreciation for painting during childhood trips to the National Gallery of Art in

Yana Beylinson is a contemporary NJ / NYC painter who has exhibited in the Wausau Museum of Contemporary

Catherine Bobkoski is a still life and figurative artist whose work celebrates the quiet beauty of ordinary things.

Anne Blair Brown was born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island and raised in in Nashville, TN where she

Larry Calkins was born in 1955 in Corvallis, OR, and grew up in a small logging community named

Matteo Caloiaro is a Florida native and an alumnus of Ringling College of Art and Design. He resides

Ingrid Christensen is an award winning painter and instructor who specializes in figurative and still life oil painting.

Born in Chicago in 1961, Zoë Cohen was strongly affected by the classic graphic influences of a mid-century

Enrique “Kike” Congrains is collage artist from Lima, Peru. He has shown his work in exhibitions in

Dayna Collins’s fiery red hair sets the tone for how she makes her art and lives her life.

A native Northern Californian, Melinda Lomax Cootsona received her BFA from the California College of the Arts in

Over the course of her career Bethanne Cople has received many honors. She received the “Award of Excellence”

Leigh Culver is an art historian, teacher and painter. She holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the

Margaret Davidson has a BFA from the University of Michigan and an MFA from the University of Washington.

Ian de Hoog is a Canadian artist and teacher working primarily in watercolour. He is an active member

Kathleen Denis is known for capturing sun-drenched light in her contemporary-impressionistic style paintings, whether painting scenes of island

UK-based painter Amy Dury works with oils to create evocative and nostalgic works of art. Combining elements of

Tracy Everly is an award-winning painter. She has studied occasionally at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, but

Annelise Firth’s background in history of art and a master’s degree in fine art informs her practice in

Grace Athena Flott (b. 1990) is a figurative realist painter from Spokane, Washington. Southwest Arts Magazine awarded her

Based in Leicester, Jane French is an accomplished figurative oil painter. Having originally studied Fine Art at Newcastle

In the past twenty years, Philip Frey has developed into one of Maine’s finest landscape painters. Known as

Barbara Fugate is a painter committed to making drawings and paintings that express life rather than imitate it.

Susan Greenstein lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA at Pratt Institute where she was

Nancy Gruskin is a figurative and still life painter from Concord, Massachusetts. She received a B.A. in Art

Al Gury is an educator, writer and artist.



He is a Professor of Painting,

Joe Gyurcsak paints a broad range of subject matter including interiors, still life, figurative and plein air landscape

Ben Hamburger is a painter, socially engaged artist, and educator based in New Orleans, LA. His work is

Born and raised in Maryland, Palden Hamilton attended the Gilman School, where he studied under Betsey Heuisler. After

Having grown up in a military family, Marc’s youth was spent on the move. He was born in

Seattle resident Molly Hashimoto’s paintings and prints have been published for over 30 years as notecards, holiday cards,

A native Angeleno, Mike Hernandez is a plein air painter skilled in gouache, oil and acrylic, who’s works

Soo Hong is a visual artist whose work explores issues surrounding cultural identity. Having lived and exhibited in

Tim Horn was born and raised in the small town of Yellow Springs, Ohio, and graduated from the

Growing up on three continents, Amanda has been inspired by much of the world. She now lives on

Rose Irelan is an award-winning artist who loves to portray the wonder of life in her work, currently

Hart James studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Art Institute, and with Anne Truitt,

Wayne Jiang is a Portland-based realist acrylic painter. Combining the aesthetic of 17th century Baroque paintings and the

Stacy Kamin studied illustration and traditional animation at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, earning a

Peter Keegan is a professional artist living and working in Buckinghamshire, UK, specialising in oil painting. Trained at

A native of Poughkeepsie NY, Christine Lafuente received an A.B. in English from Bryn Mawr College in 1991.

Patrick Lee grew up in Western Pennsylvania and attended Edinboro University, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in

Born and raised in Venezuela, Mónica was always surrounded by paint and
brushes thanks to an artist

Carolyn Lord is an artist who paints the landscape, gardens, and architecture of her native California. American Artist,

JaFang Lu earned her BA degree from the City College of New York University. She studied under the

Lucy Marks grew up in and around Brighton. Lucy has worked for over 20 years as a professional

Binny Mathews is well-known as a British portrait painter. She was one of the finalists in Sky’s Portrait

Mick’s award-winning paintings strive to capture the mood and atmosphere of a subject combining the magic of watercolor

Tim McCormack is an accomplished artist with thirty years of teaching experience to college students and adult learners.

Brian McPhee (13 Broken Horses) is a Canadian artist and graduate of the Ontario College Of Art and

Known for her vivid, textured oil paintings characterized by interpretive impressionism, Lynn Mehta is an award-winning artist living

David Mensing‘s paintings are featured in collections and exhibitions across the nation and around the globe. He grew

Eve Miller is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and a member of the Master

Mark Daniel Nelson approaches both painting and teaching in much the same way: He strives to simplify and

Charles Newman received his Master’s Degree in Fine Art from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in

Kathleen Newman creates paintings inspired by her love of the outdoors and the expression of light and shadow

Anton Nowels is an accomplished artist whose work has been been exhibited on a national level. Nowels is

Nicholas O’Leary (1986) was born and raised in Gisborne, New Zealand and has been painting since childhood and

Osnat Oliva is one of a new generation of representational painters emerging from an atelier training with technical

Brooke Olivares is a representational painter based out of Sarasota, Florida, originally from San Diego,CA. She earned her

Born in 1977 and raised in Northern California, Gage Opdenbrouw is an award winning painter, teacher, and woodworker,

An award-winning artist, Janet
Pedersen exhibits her work widely. Recently, several of her dance-themed paintings were chosen

Dena Peterson was honored to be selected as one of 120 international artists out of 5000 applicants for

Liz Prescott has been painting in her Freeport, Maine studio for over 20 years. She exhibits her work

Mary Pritchard received her B.A in studio art from Mount Holyoke College and has Master’s degrees in both

Evoking memories, the paintings of Deborah Quinn-Munson bring us to serene and restful places with distant horizons and

Chris Rapa is an American artist, living in Catonsville, Maryland. Her work ranges from representational still life and

As an artist, educator, and writer for over four decades, Ann has explored the intersections of nature and

Mario Andres Robinson was born in Altus, Oklahoma, where he resided with his family before relocating to New

Mark Russell has been creating landscape and nature paintings for more than 30 years. He has exhibited his

Barbara grew up in a small farming community on the East side of the state. She moved to

John Seed is a Professor Emeritus at Mt. San Jacinto College who holds degrees in Studio Art from

Canadian artist David Sharpe describes his influences as the American, British and Russian Impressionist painters of the 20th

Loriann Signori, with the landscape as her muse, is a creator of luminosity. She allows nature to teach

Brian Sindler was born in Chicago in 1957. He received a bachelor of arts from Columbia College in

Sarah Spackman is a contemporary figurative artist particularly well known for her still life oil paintings. She works

Debora Stewart is a Signature Member and a Master Pastellist of the Pastel Society of America and a

Richard Suckling studied illustration at Cambridge School of Art and worked for a number of years as an

Doug Swinton has the enviable reputation of being one of Canada’s premier outdoor painters. Born and raised in

Aaron Michael Thompson is a professional painter whose Paintings and Drawings have been exhibited in Samuel M. V.

Born in 1969 in Portsmouth, UK, Tim Tozer attended the Winchester School of Art and the University of

Yer Za Vue‘s passion for drawing and painting led her to attend The Kansas City Art Institute, where

Meg Nottingham Walsh, an award-winning painter and former National Geographic editor, offers a unique artistic vision that invites

Durre Waseem has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Punjab University and taught for 10 years at

Michael Weller studied librarianship in Manchester and realised early on he didn’t want to be a librarian. Life-drawing

Susan Wiersema earned a BFA from the California State University of San Bernardino with a major in Photographic

Mel Williamson lives and paints on Salt Spring Island, BC, where she creates work in a variety of

I live on a small farm located on Valley Road in north Mississippi. At one time it was