Faculty Information
Instructors for Adult Studio Classes & Workshops
Billie Marie Aber
BS in Art Ed. Moore College of Art; MFA Univ. of Georgia; seventeen years teaching art from K-12 and college level.
David Ambrose
BA, Muhlenberg College, Fine Arts; MA, University of Pennsylvania, Fine Arts, Painting; instructor Arts H.S. of Middlesex County, Edison, NJ: many solo exhibits, works are in private and corporate collections throughout the US.
Linda Bock-Hinger
BA, MA, MBA. Over 30 years teaching, Award winning International Photographer with works in many solo exhibitions, museums, private homes, corporate offices, and several publications.
Susan Dry Boynton
BA, Smith College; attended the Italian Academy, Rome; instructor & Director, Printmaking Council of NJ; award winning printmaker.
Nancy Brangaccio
BA, Douglas College in Studio Art; MA, Montclair State College, in Painting; works in museums and galleries throughout the area; award winning pastelist.
W. Carl Burger
BS & MFA, NYU: Retired Professor design & drawing, Kean College; Major awards, NJ State Annual WC Society, Grumbacher Award for outstanding service to the arts.
Amanda Burgess
BA, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, Psychology Major, Art Minor; taught at Rainbow Child Development Center, Bridgewater.
Susan Choroszewski
MA Elementary Education, Queens College, NYC, 30 Art credits; Elementary School Teacher 14 years; Art Teacher: Private and small group lessons; taught at The Jointure and local Pre-schools.
Roberta Carter Clark
Author of How to Paint Living Portraits and Painting Vibrant Children’s Portraits for North Light Books; member Portraits, Inc., NYC; award winning artist, member NJ Watercolor Society; teaches watercolor and pastel workshops throughout the country.
Marge Chavooshian
Studied with Reginald Marsh and Mario Cooper at the Art Students League, NYC; Signature member American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, National Assoc. of Women Artists, Garden State Watercolor Society, Garden State Watercolor Society, American Artists Professional League, Fellow, Allied Artists of America and others; works in NJ State Museum, Zimmerli Museum, New Brunswick, Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ; national award winning artist.
Charlie Churchill
BA, Lafayette College; BFA in Illustration, Parsons School of Design; MFA in Painting, cum laude, The New York Academy of Art; Instructor, Secaucus Adult Education Program.
Margaret Crawford
Studied at Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh Art Institute, Art Students League; past President, NJ Watercolor Society; appeared in 10 solo exhibits and over 20 group and juried shows; consistent award winner.
Peggy Davo
BA, Montclair State Univ. Fine Arts Ed.; Fashion Institute of Technology AS Jewelry Design; instructor Albrook Montessori School, Basking Ridge and other local middle and elementary schools.
Christina Debarry
Graduate of Newark School of Fine Art and NYU; studied at the Art Students League; past President of the Pastel Society of America; Allied Artists of America; elected member Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club; has won many awards and is represented in numerous collections and art publications.
Mark de Mos
Signature member NJ Watercolor Society, Garden State Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society and North East Watercolor Society; won numerous awards; painting to appear in Splash 8.
Frank Ferrante
BS, Rutgers University; Newark School of Fine & Industrial Arts; studied with John P. Osborn; award winning painter, works in galleries throughout the U.S. and in many private collections.
Samantha Gale
BS, Penn State with a degree in Art Education, minor in Art History. Was appointed as an Arts Commissioner for Chico, CA, served as a representative for the Northern California Grants Project, was facilitator for an Arts Enrichment Club. Completed MA in Education with emphasis on Art from the California State University, Chico. Exhibited in Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, and New York.
Andrea Gianchiglia
BFA, University of Hartford Art School, major in illustration, minor art history; Exhibitions:many solo, group and juried shows at various galleries; award winning animal portrait artist; teaches at Hunterdon Art Museum and NJ Visual Art Center, Summit, NJ.
Gary Godbee
BFA in painting, Boston Univ.; studied at Brooklyn College and Montclair Univ. Taught at Art Students League and Montclair Museum School; works in corporate and private collections.
Nessa Grainger
Studied at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; participant in numerous juried and invitational exhibits. Has won many awards and is represented in numerous collections and art publications.
Annette Hanna
Recipient of two Gold Medal Awards, including Grumbacher Award for outstanding service to the arts; author, Painting Portraits In Oil; featured in American Artist Magazine.
Gerry Heydt
BFA, Stephens Col., MO; MFA, Instituto Allende, Mexico; Teaching: NJ Heritage Workshops: Exhibitions: Audubon Artists, NYC; Sundance Gallery, NY; works in private and corporate collections.
Robert Heyer
Graduate, Newark School of Fine Art; signature member National Watercolor Society, GSWS, American Artists Professional League; won numerous awards; works in many private and corporate collections.
Robin Jess
BA in Art, Univ. of Delaware, minor in Botany; MSA, Pratt, NYC; Director of American Society of Botanical Artists. Two fellowships from NJ State Council on the Arts; Distinguished Artist Fellowship (1990) from NJ State Council of the Arts. Exhibitions and collections around the country. Illustrated many books for the NY Botanical Garden.
Frank Bowman Krimmel
BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design, Utah State University. Working in several mediums with a focus in clay, his work is a part of private and corporate collections throughout the US and Europe.
Linda Kolar
BA, Rutgers College; MD, New Jersey College of Medicine; studied under Marshall Glasier, Robert Beverly Hale and Nelson Shanks among others at the Art Students’ League and Ted Seth Jacobs and Anthony Ryder at the New York Academy of Art; numerous regional and local awards; works in private collections in New Jersey and New York state.
Anne Kullaf
BS Graphic Design & Fine Art, University of Bridgeport; Art Students League, NYC; elected artist member Salmagundi Club, International Guild of Realism, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club; full-time award-winning artist and instructor; works exhibited at the National Arts Club, NYC and featured in 2008/2009 traveling museum exhibit "The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century."
Diana Kung
MFA, Montclair State University in NJ; MA, New Rochelle College in NY; graduated from National Taiwan College of Art in Taiwan majoring in Chinese Painting; teaching Chinese Painting and Calligraphy at St. John's University in NY and Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in NJ; award winning professional artist with many solo and group shows.
Jane Kunzman
MA, Columbia University,Teachers College; BFA, Rochester Institute of Technology; works in private collections internationally. Art Director for Geraldine Dodge Foundation.
Elaine Kurie
Studied at Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia; Art Students League, NYC; taught at Yard School of Art, Montclair, NJ; has won numerous awards and has had several one-person shows.
Richard Lane
BFA, The School Of Visual Arts, NYC; Member of "The American Society of Marine Artists", and has exhibited extensively throughout the east coast of the US from Newport, RI to Florida.
Mel Leipzig
Professor of Art, Mercer Co. Community College, national award winner; over 200 one person and group shows; author and lecturer.
Mindy Lighthipe
BFA, in studio arts and MA in Art Education from Kean University. Vice President of The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, NY Chapter; teaches Scientific Illustration at the NY Botanical Gardens.
Kevan Lunney
Award winning contemporary quilter, artist, lecturer and curator.
Joan McKinney
Studied with Carl Burger, Don Getz and others; member, NJWCS, GSWCS; work shown in Best of Watercolor; award winning watercolorist. Nabisco Gallery.
Caren Frost Olmsted
BA in Theatre Design from Bates College; BS in Art Education from Appalachian State University; 4 years teaching K-12 Art and 5 years as a professional artist.
Nancy Ori
Internationally known industrial photographer and video producer; Founder, NJ Photography Forum; affiliated with the Ansel Adams Workshop in California.
Yelena Piatigorsky
BA, Moscow University; MFA, Mason Gross School, Rutgers; over 20 exhibits, including shows at Trenton City Museum, Audubon Artists and Nabisco Gallery.
Frank Pietrucha
Studied under Jon Grabach, E. Stanley Turnbull, Avery Johnson, James Carlin and Reuben Nakien. Works in corporate and private collections.
John Reilly
Studied at NY High School of Art & Design, Pratt Institute and Art Students League; studied with Raymond Kinstler and Burt Silverman; works in private and corporate collections in U.S. and Ireland.
Fernando Ruiz
BFA, Caldwell College; Instructor at Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art; professional cartoonist for Archie Comics, illustrating characters such as Archie, Jughead and Felix the Cat.
Robert Sakson
Winner of over 50 awards; included in Who’s Who in American Art and International Biography; in private and corporate collections.
Lena Shiffman
A well published children's book illustrator; attended Spectrum Institute of Commercial Art in NJ; studied at The Parsons School of Design and the Art Students League in New York City; member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and of the Rutgers University Children's book council (RUCCL).
Jean Spicer
Graduate Philadelphia University of the Arts; former board member Phila. Watercolor Club; listed in Who’s Who in American Art: author, Bright & Beautiful Flowers in Watercolor, represented in American Artist publications including Watercolor for the Serious Beginner, Splash #5 and The Best of Flower Painting.
Victoria Starger
Graduate of the duCret School of the Arts; member Blackwell St. Artists; President of Morris County Art Assoc.; instructor Morris County Art Assoc. and Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art.
Carol Staub
Self taught artist with over 50 national and international awards; member International Society of Acrylic Painters, Garden State Watercolor Society, NJ Watercolor Society. American Watercolor Society, and many others.
Paul Tong
PhD in Materials Science, University of Wisconsin, taught at NJ Visual Art Center, Morris County Art Association and has exhibited his work throughout NJ.
Gabrielle Weber
BA, with honors in Fine Arts and Theater Arts from the University of Pennsylvania; MA in Studio Art, Photography Concentration, from New York University. Currently works as a freelance photographer, specializing in portraits, products and jewelry.
Ruth Wilson
Member of NJ Watercolor Society and many other organizations; award-winning artist with many credits; watercolor instructor since 1979.
Steve Zazenski
Full-time artist/instructor, consistent award winner, popular demonstrator, conducts workshops throughout the Northeast; works in Library of Congress and many private collections.
Dolores Ziegler
Signature member NJ Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, National Assoc. of Painters in Acrylic and others; has taught for over 40 years; won numerous awards and has appeared in Splash 6 and Artist Magazine.
