Faculty
2008

ANDREW, DOLORES M. - Dolores has actively pursued art for more than 35 years as a freelance artist, art activist, and teacher, and is a charter member of the Maryland Pastel Society. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and Master of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art. She recently retired from Essex Community College, where she was an Associate Professor of Art for 25 years. Before retiring in 2006, she was the Superintendent of Fine Arts at the Maryland State Fair for 20 years. Her work has been accepted in juried shows throughout the United States. Dolores has written and illustrated three books, as well as several magazine articles on textile subjects, and is a Master Judge of Needlework. In 2005, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Needlearts. For the past 14 years Dolores has been the Chair of the RAL Outdoor Show.

BARTLEY, MICHELE L. - After completing her student teaching in Australia, Michele received her degree in Education from the University of Delaware. While her degree includes coursework in Elementary Education, Special Education, Early Childhood Development, and English as a Second Language, Michele also took classes in photography, metals, Art History, poetry and children's literature. She has taught Special Education in Delaware, and Special Education and Kindergarten in Hawaii. Michele returned to her hometown Lewes, Delaware, where she became project manager for Seaport Ventures, and designed and created stained glass window panels for Victorian homes. She also was an artist-in-residence for VSA Arts of Delaware, teaching art to students with special needs. Throughout her teaching career, she has taken various jewelry classes in Delaware, Maui, and Florida. After teaching over 10 years, Michele went back to school and received her Graduate Jeweler's degree from the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco. She is now designing and creating her own line of jewelry - Michele Sol. Michele's jewelry is made from silver, copper, enamels, found objects, bit of memories, imagination and aloha. She is a member of the Rehoboth Art League and loves encouraging young students to explore their own imagination while creating unique pieces of art.

BARTMAN, WALTER - Walt received his MFA in painting and art history from American University. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study painting in Belgium and Holland. He has been featured on the CBS-TV program "Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood" and has received a number of awards for his painting and teaching. Examples of his work can be seen on his web site www.yellowbarnstudio.com and
www.marin-pricegalleries.com. Currently, Walt is director of the Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo, MD.

BAXENDELL, JULIE - Julie received her diploma from The Philadelphia College of Art, now known as The University of The Arts. Along with many other graphic design jobs, Julie spent 28 years designing and illustrating The Green Scene magazine for The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in Philadelphia. After retiring she moved to Delaware and began her painting career. Her early work was mostly in watercolor, then she became interested in working with acrylics. In 2002 Julie was the recipient of a fellowship grant from The Delaware Division of the Arts as an established professional. In 2003 she received a fellowship from The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation for a four-week residency at The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. While there she experimented with a different way to paint with acrylics. Julie is also a painting instructor for The Southern Delaware Academy of Life-Long Learning. She is an award winning painter and has participated in many art exhibits including numerous solo shows.

BERNHARDS, BOB - Bob has studied under a number of top Asian-American artists. He has taught numerous classes and workshops to hundreds of students and is on the faculty of the Chinese School of Reston, VA. In 2004, Bob's painting entitled "Old Tiger" was awarded a prize at the Sumi-e Society of America's national exhibition by judge Shozo Sato of Japan. Mr. Sato, who has himself received the Zuihosho Medal (highest national honor) from the Emperor of Japan, said that Bob's painting reminded him of the paintings of the ancient Zen monks in its simplicity and power. Bob lives in Sterling, VA.

BRAGG, GWEN - Gwen is a member of several watercolor groups, and a full signature member of the National Watercolor Society. She currently teaches watercolor at The Art League, Alexandria, VA. Gwen received her Master of Fine Art from James Madison University in Virginia. She has won numerous awards and has her artwork in collections such as those of the National Institutes of Health, Richard Blands College, James Madison University, and Phillip Morris. She will be having a solo show at Strathmore Hall in Rockville, Maryland, in January 2008.

BURSLEM, ALAN - Since 1976, ceramic artist and teacher Alan Burslem has been designing and creating a diverse line of high-fire pottery and sculpture in the Historical Village of Arden. In his pottery and sculpture, Burslem Stoneware, Alan produces stoneware and porcelain ceramic art from powder to the finished piece. Alan graduated from West Virginia University with a BFA from the University of Delaware with a MFA.

CAMANN, JIM - Jim Camann was born in North Tonawanda, New York. He attended the Albright Art School and The State University of New York at Buffalo, New York. He graduated in 1956 with a BS degree in Art Education. He was a graphic and exhibit designer for IBM. After retiring, he studied watermedia painting with various workshop instructors. Jim now paints full time and has been a workshop instructor for many years. He has studios in Coopersburg, PA, and Old Forge, NY. To see examples of Jim's work go to www.jimcamann.com.

COLLARD, ELIZABETH - Elizabeth Collard, an award-winning artist, is a member of the Delaware Watercolor Society, the Rehoboth Art League, and is a juried signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society and Potomac Valley Watercolorists. She is also a member of Silk Painters International (USA) and the Guild of Silk Painters (UK). In addition to working in watercolor, she also creates original paintings on silk, and wood surfaces. Along with her large watercolor paintings, she creates original watercolor jewelry, silk wearing apparel, and wall panels, "Garden Fence" wall hangings, wall murals, floor cloths and painted furniture. She has been teaching watercolor classes at the beginning and intermediate levels since 1998. Her absolute conviction that watercolor or any type of painting is a skill to be learned and not one that you are necessarily born with is at the root of her teaching. She encourages everyone with an interest to give it a try. She believes wholeheartedly that you get out of watercolor painting what you put into it. Her efforts haven't gone unrewarded. She operates her own company, Fleur-de-Lis Studio, and is very happy with the frequent sales of her original art. Her works are included in numerous private collections through out the United States and Europe. Several fine arts and specialty shops in Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Virginia; Florida; Brussels, Belgium; and Stuttgart, Germany have carried her work. She is represented in the American Craftworks Collection in Annapolis, Maryland.

DASHIELL-OHOTNICKY, LYNDA - Lynda is a self-taught designer/metalsmith. Her continuing education includes Frog Hollow- The Vermont State Center for Craft; Interlaken School of Art, Lenox, MA; New Approach School for Jewelers, Virginia Beach, VA; and the Jewelers School, Florence, MA. A member of the Precious Metal Clay Guild, Lynda was awarded certification from the guild in July 2004. She has been teaching classes in jewelry making and PMC in Vermont, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia for the past five years.

DAVIS, ANDIE - Andie has been working as a potter since 1999, when she founded her first studio in Berlin, MD. She graduated with a BA in biology and English literature from Salisbury University, but chose to follow her minor rather than her major into the field of fine art. She began exhibiting her work in 1999 at Hot Soup Gallery in Philadelphia, PA, and has since shown in galleries throughout the East Coast, with great success. In her first year alone, Davis was featured in the prestigious Emerging Artists 2000 at the Finer Side Gallery, and was awarded a solo show by the Worcester County Arts Council. Since then, she has shown and sold her work throughout the region. Her miniatures, wheel thrown to scale, are collected by dollhouse aficionados throughout the world. Andie works in both stoneware and porcelain. She creates and mixes her glazes herself, and fires her work to temperatures that allow each piece to be dishwasher, microwave, and low oven safe. She considers herself a studio potter, as she creates each bowl, platter, or vase as an individual work of art, and does not duplicate her pieces for mass resale. Andie owns her own pottery studio, Handful of Earth, in Laurel, DE, where she currently works. (The name Handful of Earth is pulled from Andie's favorite poem, written by Pablo Neruda.) She teaches students of all ages at the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury, MD.

DE BOER, BETTY - Betty possesses a M.ED in Education and Psychology from the University of Delaware and is a graduate of the Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA. Betty is a member of the Rehoboth Art League, the Dover Art League and the Studio Group, Inc., which is located in the Howard Pyle Studio in Wilmington. She has received several awards for her work, has taught watercolor classes at the University of Delaware Academy of Lifelong Learning, and gives workshops at various art leagues in the area. Betty's artwork appeared on the cover of the 2002 "Lewes Visitor Guide" which the Chamber of Commerce produces annually.

DEFIORE, JOANNE - Joanne attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and the Ohio School of Fine Art. Her love of calligraphy began in high school under the tutelage of a nun. Joanne continued her studies and developed her own style of calligraphy that combines the traditional letterforms of the past with a contemporary touch. Joanne is a member of the Washington Calligraphers Guild and maintains her membership in the Western Reserve Calligraphers Guild of Cleveland and the National League of American Pen Women. Locally, she is a member of the Rehoboth Art League and the Village Improvement Association, which produced a cookbook that she illustrated.

EDINGER, CARRIE IDA - Carrie Ida Edinger is the recipient of the 2003 Emerging Artist Fellowship in Delaware for works on paper/printmaking. She exhibits her work regionally and nationally in juried and solo exhibits. Edinger received her BFA from the University of Delaware with a concentration in printmaking and fibers. She teaches her printmaking workshop locally and is involved with visiting artist programs with the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts and the Boys & Girls Club of Delaware.

GARRITY, BRUCE - Bruce is a representational painter who uses the abstract properties of painting to create painterly visions of landscape, still life, and figures. He has been an instructor at several regional colleges and universities including Rutgers University in New Jersey and the University of Delaware. His work is featured this summer in the Exhibition: "As Safe as Yesterday Is" in the Tubbs Gallery. His work was shown in the Homestead in the summer of 2003.


 

HOROWITZ, LARRY - Larry Horowitz is a painter from New York who specializes in capturing the emotional qualities found in landscapes all over the world. From Mt. Fuji in Japan to the black sand beach at Vik in Iceland, he paints on site to capture the main event that truly gives his art a sense of place. He shows all over the United States with recent one-person exhibitions at AerieArt Gallery in Rehoboth Beach and in Houston, San Francisco and New York City. His philosophy of teaching is to enhance and develop each student's unique and artistic voice. With a BFA in painting from SUNY Purchase, he was an artists apprentice for six years for Wolf Kahn and has since been a full time artist for the last 30 years. For more information go to www.franklinbowlesgallery.com

HORTON, CONNIE - Connie's work hangs in private collections in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Educated at the State University of New York at New Paltz, she majored in art history and painting, later attending the Fashion Academy in NYC and the Philadelphia Art Institute. Connie had a career as a fashion designer for various firms. Her paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries in Berlin, Bangkok, throughout the Eastern US, and at the Kent Art Association, of which she served as president. Connie is a retired teacher, having taught in Millbrook, NY, and at international schools in Berlin, Scotland, Santo Domingo, and Bangkok.

KLINEFELTER, ANNE - Anne received her diploma from the Maryland Institute of Art and studied at the American School of Art, Architecture and Music in Fontainebleau, France. She has exhibited locally and participated in many regional shows, winning numerous awards. Having previously worked in advertising and as part owner of a gallery, Anne now works almost daily in her home studio.

LEAR, KATE - Kate has been working with clay for more than thirty years. She received her BA from the University of Delaware. Kate conducted pottery classes for Newark Parks and Recreation and currently teaches in her private studio.

LOWE, HEIDI - Heidi made her first ring in high school and has been hooked on jewelry making ever since. After graduating from the Maine College of Art in Portland, ME, and receiving her M.F.A. in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the State University of New York in New Paltz, Heidi re-located to New York City. Originally from Rehoboth Beach, Heidi inherited her creativity from her mother, an artist and local teacher, and her sense of three-dimensional construction from her father who built houses. Using glass and metal components, she creates jewelry with structure and color. Her work is unique, open to interpretation, adding a light-heartedness that makes her jewelry fun to wear. Heidi recently moved back to Rehoboth Beach and opened a contemporary jewelry gallery, located at 328 Rehoboth Ave., featuring her work as well as the work of many other international jewelry artists.

MOTT-LYNN, MARK - An art teacher at Indian River High School. Mark has both a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree.

MURPHY, BRIAN - Brian Murphy started his painting career in California where the California Impressionist movement touched his creative soul. Soon he was "plein air" painting the landscape that inspired so many early California painters. Before long Brian began teaching at the Palos Verdes Art Center. His students learned how to "loosen up" their technique and discovered how to paint with a "limited pallete". Brian has exhibited his work in galleries in California, Oregon, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. In addition to showing in galleries, Brian participates in Art Festivals all over the country. He has won numerous awards and his paintings have found collectors worldwide.
He teaches painting classes in Newport News and Hampton, Virginia, and workshops in Hilton Head, South Carolina and in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. This past July, Brian led a group of painters to Ireland.
You can view his work at, www.bmurphy.net.

MURRAY, JOHN C - John's goal has been to pursue, preserve, and teach the traditional forms and techniques of etching and mezzotint. While a Resident Artist for five years at the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, Maryland, John taught workshops and classes in printmaking. This former President of the Maryland Printmakers, Inc. has been active in the promotion and education of printmaking and in the showing of works in galleries across Maryland and into the downtown Washington, D.C. area. Although benefiting from a handful of workshop classes by some excellent teachers over the years, John is primarily self-taught. A background of many years as a technical trainer and a seminar leader uniquely qualifies John as one who is able to clearly explain printmaking techniques and processes.

SERRATORE, NICK - Nick was born and raised in Abington, PA. He graduated from the Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia and from Wilmington University. In the past three years he has had four solo exhibitions, participated in many charitable events and won numerous awards for his pastel landscapes. He is a member of the Pastel Society of America located in New York, NY, and is currently working on his master’s degree in elementary education. Nick resides in Lewes working as a full-time artist.

STAMM, NANCY - Nancy Stamm is a graduate of the Minneapolis School of Art. She owns and operates her own gallery in Historic Downtown Carlisle, PA. Nancy Stamm's Art Galleria features oil paintings and watercolors reflecting Nancy's skills as an artist. For over twelve years she has been teaching young talented individuals the principles and techniques of art while always encouraging them to explore and create. www.nancystamm.com

STOCKLEY, SHARON - Sharon is a full-time studio artist from the Eastern shore of MD., who works with torch and kiln worked glass and metals. Silver, copper, steel, aluminum, brass gold and scrap, metals are combined with melted formed glass to create sculpture for the home and garden as well as one of a kind wearable art. Sharon holds a BFA in fine arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in painting and life drawing and has taken classes in glass beadmaking at Touchstone Center for The Arts in PA. She is self taught in metal work and jewelry by a lot of experimentation and trial and error. She teaches art jewelry, class beadmaking, and glass fusing classes privately and through art centers. Her work is in private collections across the country, England, Japan, and Australia. Sharon enjoys showing students how to play with fire and create beautiful things. She shows in galleries and exhibits mainly in the mid-Atlantic region. She is a member of Friday Morning Artists, Talbot County Visual Art Center, Mid-Atlantic Smiths Association, and Rehoboth Art League.

SWANSON, CYNTHIA - Cynthia is a B.F.A. graduate from the University of the Arts, where she majored in painting. She has been teaching adults since 1984 for the State of Delaware, State of Pennsylvania, Delaware Art Museum, Center for the Creative Arts in Yorklyn, Newark Art Alliance, and the Rehoboth Art League. Cynthia also offers private art classes at her studio. As an active artist, Cynthia has participated in art shows and galleries throughout Delaware and Pennsylvania. She is a member and participating artist at The Center for the Creative Arts, Delaware Foundation for Visual Art, Rehoboth Art League, Tideline Gallery, The Total Picture, and the Chadds Ford Gallery. Her work has also been shown at the Delaware Art Museum Faculty Show and purchased for numerous public and private collections. Cynthia has also been a juror for art shows in Delaware since 1995. Through the years, her watercolors have received art awards, the most prestigious being the "Art in Excellence" award.

VAN GILDER, BILL - A professional potter for more than 30 years, Bill van Gilder began his clay work as studio apprentice to the late Byron Temple at age 15. During the following years, he apprenticed in Ireland and England, and graduated from Harrow School of Art, Studio Potters, London. He later established two large production potteries in Southern Africa (Lesotho & Swaziland) under the auspices of The World Bank. Bill returned to the U.S. in 1979 and established a studio and gallery atop South Mountain in Central Maryland, which he continues to operate today. Van Gilder has served on the faculty of The Art League, Alexandria, VA, and is founder/director of The Frederick Pottery School, Frederick, Md. He currently leads workshops on pottery forming, decorating, and firing techniques, as well as workshops on kiln building. He has recently designed a new line of professional potter's tools available through retailers nationwide. Van Gilder also writes a regular column on teaching techniques for Clay Times magazine, and is the creator and host of Throwing Clay, a DIY Network television series about making pottery. His clay work is exhibited and held in collections worldwide. It has been featured in ceramics periodicals including Clay Times, Ceramics Monthly, Ceramic Review, Ceramic Art (China), Sgraffito (S. Africa), and books including 500 Teapots and High Fire Glazes (Lark Books), Salt Glazing (A&C Black, London), and The Art of American Ceramics (Krause Books). Van Gilder recently authored Wheel-Thrown Pottery, a cooperative book venture from Lark Books and the DIY Television Network.

WHITEHEAD, BEA - Bea majored in art at Rosemont College and taught elementary school for twenty five years. Now a full-time basket maker, she has won recognition for her work on the Eastern Shore, including the 1996 RAL Members' Craft Show. She sells in various arts and crafts stores in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

WHYE, TERRY - Terry Whye enjoys a career in ceramic sculpture and pottery in her rural Maryland studio: Whye Clay Works. WCW is also a teaching studio with year round classes for youth and adults. An arts educator for over 30 years, Terry is a recipient of an Artist in Education Grant by the Maryland Arts Council and a member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Her nationally exhibited work has been highlighted in Ceramic Art and Perception, American Crafts and Ceramics Monthly magazines.

YANCHA, LYNNE - Lynne Yancha has achieved national recognition, as she is a signature member of four national art societies, including the American Watercolor Society, the Knickerbocker Artist in New York, the Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society.
Yancha was included in Speaking For Themselves: The Artists of Southeastern Pennsylvania, written and published by Daphne Landis in 2003. Her methods and work has also been featured in SPLASH: America's Best Contemporary Watercolors, and SPLASH II: Watercolor Breakthroughs, published by Northern Light Books.

ZIKA, CAROL - Carol Zika holds an MA in art education from the University of Illinois. A versatile and inspirational teacher, she offers private and group lessons to students ages 9 to 90+ in a variety of media. She teaches watercolor for the Community College of Baltimore County, a full schedule of studio classes through Howard Co. Recreation and Parks, summer workshops at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico and classes in her home studio. She welcomes visiting artist engagements.