Faculty

Kassem Amoudi
MFA, PAFA. BS, Art & Education, Cairo, Egypt. Faculty Member, PAFA.

Carolyn Anderson
BFA Syracuse University, NY. Worked as a designer of textiles and wall coverings for a leading manufacturer in NYC. Her work can be found in the collections of The American Bar Association and the American Cancer Society.

Deena S. Ball
BA, Colby College. Graduate work at Tyler School of Art and PAFA. PWCS, BWCS. Associated with Hardcastle Gallery, Centerville, DE, Tyme Gallery, Havertown, PA, PWCS Board of Directors

Becky Brinks
– Artist/Owner of Rebecca F. Brinks Design, specializing in wall painting, murals, and painted furniture. BA in English/Art Westminster College, New Wilmington PA. MA Education from Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA.

Susan Branco
Graduate of Hussian School of Art. Specializes in younger children's art classes and birthday parties for Wayne Art Center.

Brenda Carpenter
Artist/Owner of Brenda Carpenter Photography Inc. specializing in portraits for children, Adults & Business. Dedicated photographer for Devon Horse Show & related events.

Giovanna Casadei
Academy of the Fine Arts, Rome, Italy, Scuola Libera del Nudo, Rome, Italy and PA Academy of the Fine Arts. He has taught at Manayunk Art Center.

Jaime Lynn Connolly
BFA/Painting and Drawing. PA Certificate, Art Ed K-12, University of the Arts.

Ellen Cooper
MFA in Scenic Design for Theatre from Temple University, Phila. BFA from the Tyler School of Art. 2007 Exceptional Merit Award winner in The Portrait Society of America's International Portrait Competition.

Ronald Coppola
Graduated from Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1970. Along with oil paintings, he has created over 100 wall murals, including a extensive amount for the Department of Veterans' Affairs Medical Center.

Valerie Craig
MS, Georgetown University, studied extensively with nationally recognized painters and is member of Oil Painters of America. Associated with Artists' House Gallery, Phila, Peter McPhee Fine Arts, NJ, and Newman and Saunders Galleries, PA.

Laurie Daddona
BA, East Carolina Univ. Signature member PWCS, BWS. Also teaches at greater Norristown Art League & Methacton Continuing Ed.

Chris Darway
BFA in Craft Design, The Philadelphia College of Art. Teaches for UArts, is a senior PMC instructor for Rio Grande Company, and is currently president of the Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths.

Robert Deane
BA in ceramics from Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA.

Laura Demme
Teaches Ceramics, Raku firing, Decorative Painting and Dollmaking at local community Arts Center. Runs a series of workshops at her studio in doll making, encaustic painting and concrete sculpture.

Teresa Deseve
BFA, Rosemont College, Painting & Drawing. Attended PAFA. Received the Andrew Giuffuni Award from the Pastel Society of America. 2012 The Pastel 100 Competition - The Richeson Prize. Top Six Pastels Nationwide. A signature membership in the Philadelphia Watercolor Society and the Pastel Society of America.

Michael Doyle
Certificate/Painting, PA Academy of the Fine Arts where he received the Lambert and Emma Wallace/ Cadwalader prize.

Catherine Drabkin
Founding faculty member and Dean at DCAD; BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA from Queens College (CUNY). Her work has been featured in American Artist: Watercolor magazine

Laura Ducceschi
MS Education, University of Pennsylvania. Represented at Seaworthy Gallery, NC and Tyme Gallery, PA. Published in newspapers and books and other publications.

Nathan Durnin
Recipient of the Artists House Gallery Award, the Benjamin West and the Charles Toppan Prizes. Certificate from The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA.

Louise Graham Dusinberre
BA, Moore College of Art in Graphic Design. Senior Designer of New York apparel company, Putumayo for 6 yrs.

Karen Carlin Fogarty
Attended Moore College of Art & Design and PAFA. 2002-03 Leeway Grant awardee for works on paper.

Jennifer Frudakis
Certificate/ Sculpture, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Studied at the Frudakis Academy with Evangelos Frudakis for four years in an intensive sculpture program.

Anne Graham
Portrait and figurative artist who has recently returned to the Philadelphia area after living and working in England for the last 40 years. Training: Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, education in both Cambridge and London, England. Extensive body of works has included 20 portraits specially commissioned by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.

Amy Grant
B.A. Art History, Marymount Manhattan College. Experienced Pre-School through Middle School art teacher.

Carolyn Grayshaw
BFA, SUNY, New Paltz. Spent four years as an apprentice to Master Goldsmith Pat Flynn.

Elise Diamond Gutkind
Middle school art teacher in Norristown Area School District. Bachelors Degree in Illustration from Moore College of Art and Design. Masters Degree from Arcadia University.

Garth Herrick
www.garthherrick.com

Patricia Hallowell
Originally an abstract painter, she branched out to the landscape as an extension of her love of the outdoors. She is represented by Rosenfeld Gallery on Arch Street in Philadelphia.

Kate Hochner
M. Ed, Nazareth College of Rochester. BFA, Ceramics: Alfred University. Scandinavian Seminar in Denmark.

Kim Honig
Graduate of the NY Restaurant School and was a cookbook editor for major NYC publishers. She co-owned the Black Walnut Restaurant in Doylestown and now is event planner for Jimmy Duffy Caterers in Berwyn.

Patricia Jordan
BA in Theatre/ Communication Arts, Villanova U. H-B Studio, NYC. Adv. Acting, Herbert Berghof; Musical Theatre, Hal Holden; Juilliard Opera Workshop; RSC Workshops; published playwright; award wining one-woman shows.

Carol Kardon
Bennington College, Art Students League, NY, Member: Pastel Society of America, Pew Foundation Grant, Who's Who in American Art.

Eleanor Kennel
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the University of the Arts. BA, Psychology, Goshen College, IN.

Joy Kerschner
Ceramic Instructor, BFA from Maryland Institute in Baltimore, art director for Florida newspapers, 25 year career as a graphic designer.

Mark Kidd
Self-taught artist, he has developed his own avant-garde style & works out of his stained glass studio which he owns and operates.

Brenda Kieffer
Studied at The Restaurant School in Phila, worked restaurant lines in India, Italy and the US, taught at the Inn at Saint Peter's Cooking School with Martin Gange.

Abby Laible
B.A. Fine Art, Rollins College. Further studies in Design at Corcoran College of Art & Design. 10 years as an Art Director in Advertising, Wash. D.C. She is represented by Ober Gallery, Kent, CT.

Georganna Lenssen
Certificate Painting, PA Academy of the Fine Arts. BA,Villanova University.

Paula Mandel
Received degrees in Fine Arts and Psychology from Temple University. She studied flameworking, kiln-casting, fusing, stained glass and cold-working at Corning and Urban Glass.

Jill Ross Meltzer
Associate with The Clay Studio in Philadelphia. Degree in Ceramics from a cooperative program at The George Washington University and the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C.

Bonnie Bruce Mettler
BFA, Moore College of Art & Design.

Debbie Miller
For the past seven years has worked as an instructor in the environment of community art centers. Has earned a Masters in Art Education as well as a Bachelors of Fine art from Arcadia University, Glenside, PA.

Nancy Bea Miller
BA/English, University of PA. Certificate in Painting, PA Academy of the Fine Arts.

Paris Muchanic
Instructor of Introduction to Jewelry and Metal Classes

Deirdre Murphy
BFA in Painting and Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute, 1991. MFA Painting, University of Pennsylvania, 2000. Lecturer, Drawing I Summer Pre-College Prepatory Program, 2007-2012. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA). Lecturer, Drawing I, Pianting I & II, Graduate Drawing Seminar & others, UPenn Fine Arts Department 2000-2012.

Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Lettering and book artist. Studied in US and China. Instructor for University of the Arts Continuing Education.

Billo O'Donnell
Painting career has led to many adventures like cruising the Hudson River on the Forbes family yacht & traveling to Cumberland Island to stay in the Carnegie family mansion, giving him an opportunity to paint the island landscape.

Anna Palumbo
BA, Art History and Religion from Temple University.

Gillian Pokalo
Bachelors of Fine Arts Cum Laude, May 2005 Fine Arts: Two Dimensional, Moore College of Art & Design. Post-Baccalaureate of Education Certificate - Pennsylvania Art K-12 December, 2007, Moore College of Art & Design.

Piera Raffaele
BFA from Moore College of Art and a Masters in Education at Cabrini College. Stone sculptor.

Jon Redmond
MFA, University of Delaware. BFA, West Chester University, West Chester, PA. 4-Year Certificate from PAFA. His work can be found in many collections, both public and private.

Lauren Robertson
BFA in photography from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia in 1994, and returned to Moore in 2007 for her Art Education certification.

Katya Roelse
BFA University of the Arts; MS Drexel University. Teaches at Moore College of Art and Design and part of the fashion design cooperative US*U.S. in Old City.

Adrienne Romano
Received her Masters in Education with a Major in Art from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA. Received the Marjorie Carmosin Memorial Award for Jewelry in 2008. She is a member of the PSG and the PA Guild of Craftsman.

Scott Rosenblum
BA, Studio Art & History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh.

Jill Rupinski
Certificate in Painting, PAFA. BFA, Phila. College of Art, Assistant Professor at PAFA.

Wendy Scheirer
BFA in Graphic Design, Arcadia Univ. 25 years teaching experience includes West Chester University, Immaculate University, as well as local art centers and workshops. Signature member of PWCS,PWS, BWS.

David Shevlino
Graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania. Has exhibited his work nationally.

Daniel W. Shipley
MFA in painting, American University. BA in psychology, University of Rochester, NY. Certificate/painting, PAFA.

Dori Spector
PAFA, The Art Students League, NY, BA from Moore College of Art. Exhibited extensively in the Philadelphia area. Courtroom News Artist for WCAU-TV, KYW-TV.

Christine Stoughton
Teaches print making at several community art centers and for the Professional Institute for Educators at UArts. Educational background: PhD in counseling psychology from Boston College and a diploma from PAFA.

Tony Squadroni
Graduate of Hussian School of Art. Freelance illustrator.

Bernadette Stillo
Ceramic artist working in hand built terracotta and stoneware. Has been working as a professional ceramicist since 1988. Bernadette specializes in her own hand-made glazes.

Joseph Sweeney
MFA in Printmaking, Penn State University. BFA in Painting & Drawing, Phila. College of Art. Also teaches at PAFA.

Brett Thomas
MFA Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL. BFA, The Maryland Institute College of the Arts, Baltimore. Founder and Instructor of MOBILE RAKU

Alexandra Tyng
MS, University of PA, BA, Harvard U. Recently awarded 2nd Honors at the National Portrait Society of America's International Competition.

John Welsh
Studied photography at the Antonelli Institute of Art and Photography. He currently serves on the board as vice president of the Philadelphia Chapter of The American Society of Media Photographers.

John Wilson
BFA, Fine Art, Emporia State U, Kansas. Has taught K-12 at Glen Mills Schools, PA, Brandywine School District, DE, and most recently Nueva Esperanza Academy High School Art Dept.