Instructors

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Maria Andrus

Maria Andrus is a hand embroidery artist who has recently moved here from the Seattle area. She spent much of her earlier years visiting museums and art galleries, attending shows, and volunteering her time at the Tacoma Art Museum. Fiber art has always been her favorite medium. From batik art to quilting, but then discovered hand embroidery. For over 10 years hand embroidery has been her passion. When not embroidering, you’ll find her outdoors with her husband and kids, gardening, traveling and chasing all the family pets. Pineapple, the tortoise, is the easiest to catch.

Maria Andrus

Deanna Camp

Working in advertising and design for over 40 years, I have had an adventurous history of creating things. Fine art was my starting point. It was clear I could draw stuff at an early age thanks to my mom who was an amazing oil painter and teacher. I grew up and moved away, wanting to be a “commercial” artist or art teacher. I discovered the perfect place to hone my creative skills was at Burnley Professional Art School in Seattle, cohort 1978-80, on the advice of my uncle who also went there. The advertising business became my career. First in Wenatchee, then Spokane, then Bellevue, then Seattle, Honolulu, back to Seattle and now Spokane. Being exposed to all parts of the creative process and managing creative people has given me a toolbox that can help artists or non-artists find creativity and new ways of thinking within themselves. Breathstrokes is an immersive class that guides you as you fill up a large sheet of paper with marks, strokes, dots, wiggles, doodles, using charcoal–and hands, feet, arms and your own breath rhythm.

Deanna Camp

Roger W. DuBois

Roger picked up photography at a young age from his father. He received a degree in Visual Communications at Shoreline College in Seattle and trained in electronics in U.S.A.F. His primary occupation has revolved around the advertising and printing industries. He is known throughout Spokane for his ability to correct, manipulate and combine images and files for publication and printing. In 1999 Roger created the digital classes at The Spokane Art School. Roger taught classes in Digital Photography and PhotoShop since the late 90's. His photographs have been seen in local calendars and publications. Rogers’s easy approach to photography and computers has made him and his classes very popular.

Roger W. DuBois

Carly Ellis

Carly Ellis is a painter based in Spokane, Washington, originally from Maryland. She earned her BFA with a minor in Art History from Eastern Washington University. While she explores various mediums—ranging from photoweavings to sculpture—her primary focus is oil painting. Carly frequently works en plein air, capturing the natural world directly from observation. Her art explores themes of nature, memory, nostalgia, and loss, often inspired by her surroundings and the legacy of her late uncle. She also weaves in feminist themes and ideas of womanhood, aiming to challenge and expand perceptions. Carly has completed two public murals in Spokane and continues to pursue projects that bring her evolving vision into shared spaces.

Carly Ellis

Katie Frey

atie Frey graduated from Walla Walla University with an English and Art degree in 2007 and worked as a teacher for years before deciding to step into the unknown and begin art as a full time career. Her artistic passion is painting, and she works primarily in acrylics and watercolors painting animals and landscapes with abstract elements and colors. She lives in Spokane, WA where she offers painting classes and workshops through the Corbin Art Center and Spokane’s Community College’s Act2 Program.

Katie Frey

Grace Johnson

Grace Johnson is owner and operator of Fringe & Fray, in downtown Spokane. She is also creator and maker of her jewelry brand, Zōmi. Grace has been making jewelry for over 20 years and loves using colorful beads and stones mixed with hammered metal to make fun, unique pieces for everyday use.

Grace Johnson

Andi Keating

Andi Keating is a watercolor illustrator who specializes in whimsical subjects and themes. They graduated in 2020 from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art with a Mixed Media Concentration (the irony is rather fitting). What is art if you don’t have some fun with it.

Andi Keating

Collista Krebs

The idea of ceramics, as a process of both art and science, was introduced to me during nursing school. Since that day, most of my free time has been devoted to clay and the transformation it makes undergoing fire. Inspiration for my work often comes from the animals and organisms that cross my path while in nature. My devotion to texture and commitment to balanced work comes from an encounter that I had working as a nurse. While caring for a blind woman in the emergency department, she explained the basis of her world; visual esthetics played no part in her choices, her world was based on sound and texture. So I hope that when you hold one of my pieces in your hands you can close your eyes and conjure up a tale.

Collista Krebs

Gayle Kruger

I am a seeker, a creator, an explorer, a teacher, a mother, a wife and lover of laughter! Since day one, I have been obsessed with the creative process. I find that the dreaming, designing, imagining and execution of a creative plan to be invigorating and truly addictive. There is nothing I enjoy more then to share the exploration of the creative process with others. I have made and taught the craft of handmade bar soap for over 20 years all over PNW. It brings me great joy to share this medium with you. My passion lies in gathering and connecting with others over a colorful, expressive and playful experience. Come, play with me.

Gayle Kruger

Sheri Medford

Based in the Pacific Northwest, I began my professional life as a graphic artist, after studying art and dance at the University of Oregon in the 1970s. I later pursued a master’s degrees in Exercise Science and Psychology, with minors in art and dance. A significant health challenge shifted my path from aspiring art and dance therapist to electronic publishing. In 2015, my book Dark Side of the Mood, a memoir of this period, was published. At 68, the loss of my husband catalyzed a profound immersion into painting and mixed media, marking the true beginning of my studio practice. For the past two years, I’ve dedicated myself to figurative painting, leading to my current Artist in Residence at The HIVE in Spokane, Washington.. My purpose for the future is clear: to create art that “shows, not tells,” our shared human need for connection. “Unity in diversity” is the core principle that unites my work, celebrating how our common needs, and unique differences, create a richly textured world.

Sheri Medford

Karen Mobley

Karen Mobley is a visual artist, poet, and arts consultant. She has participated in five artist-in-residency programs including the prestigious Jentel Foundation. She just completed a one-person show at the Entropy Gallery in March. She has exhibited widely including a solo show at the Moses Lake Art Center. She has published three books of poetry and a memoir. She serves as an art consultant to Spokane Arts, ArtsWA, and a variety of engineering and architectural firms. She served as Arts Director for the City of Spokane from 1997-2012. Karen serves on the boards of Inspire Washington and Culture PAC.

Karen Mobley

Koreena Nagai

Koreena is a visual artist with a background in animation and graphic design, passionate about creating unique fantasy characters. Working across both digital and traditional media, her art blends whimsy with the uncanny—often exploring the “creepycute” aesthetic, where eerie meets adorable. Driven by a love for imaginative storytelling and offbeat creatures, Koreena brings her characters to life through detailed illustrations and handmade monster plushies. Her art opens a door to uncanny realms where misfits and monsters feel right at home.

Koreena Nagai

Gwyn Pevonka

Gwyn Pevonka is a painter and mixed media artist. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, she relocated to the Pacific Northwest in July 2021. She is a former artist-in-residence at The Hive® and the founder of the 33 Artists Market, a curated event celebrating local makers and creatives. Gwyn is also the Gallery Manager at the Spokane Art School. Since 2009, she has been working in a process-driven style that’s all about layering and excavation. Each painting is built one layer per day over the course of 20–30 consecutive days. Once cured, she carves into the surface, revealing the rich, hidden history of color and texture beneath. In 2016, Gwyn began experimenting with the pieces carved away from these paintings, carefully slicing the paint fragments into delicate slivers and reassemble them into textured collages called Acrylic Assemblages.

Gwyn Pevonka

Megan Perkins

Megan Perkins is an artist, teacher, and native of the Pacific Northwest. She works primarily in watercolor with a love of color and expressive line. She has exhibited at Gallery One, the Confluence, Terrain Gallery, Trail’s End Gallery, Art Spirit Gallery, and Jundt Art Museum among others. She teaches at the Spokane Art School, Northwest Museum of Art and Culture, and the Corbin Art Center. Most recently her work has been featured in both the Trending Northwest magazine and on PBS’s Northwest Profiles.

Megan Perkins

Tom Quinn

Originally from Great Falls, Montana, Tom Quinn grew up surrounded by art -- mostly nostalgic celebrations of the Old West by the likes of Charles M. Russell and Fredrick Remington. He found there was more to art by the time he attended Gonzaga University and spent his junior year in Florence, the home of Michelangelo and Botticelli. There he became enamored of the serene beauty of Renaissance painting. After receiving a degree in art history, he went to the Art Institute of Seattle to pursue a career as an illustrator. At the time-- the mid-eighties -- there was a whole school of illustrators whose work was semi-primitive and had an ironic twist. The style died out by the nineties but Quinn considers it well worth reviving. Now living in Spokane, Quinn has done several murals in addition to his easel painting, his illustrated four books and several magazine articles, draws caricatures at parties and conventions, and teaches drawing and painting at the Spokane Art School, Corbin Art Center and the Institute for Extended Learning. His work has been exhibited in galleries in Spokane, Seattle, and Portland. He works mostly in acrylic and oil with hard edges, intense colors, and finicky detail. He likes to show what's absurd but not impossible, to take the ordinary out of context, and to turn the familiar into the strange. For more information about Tom Quinn and his work visit: Tom Quinn Artist

Tom Quinn

Sue Rohrback

Painting gives me peace, a challenge and fulfillment. What I choose to paint is very representative of who I am and also where I live. I love to paint scenes from our ranch and our Northwest area from the many photos I take and Plein Air. I have painted many portraits through the years and keep my love of painting people. I always try to be ready with a pencil in hand or my colors fresh on a palette to express what I see around me. Because I paint in may mediums I like to say I paint in "color" when asked my favorite. I am a native to the Northwest, the mountains, valleys, nooks and crannies. I love the outdoors and spend much of my time in the woods, a garden or tending livestock. This has shaped my life with a yen to paint what I have been living. I have a degree in advertising from Spokane Community College. Except I soon found I had a skill to portray people and took to the road for a 15 year adventure at art shows all over the Northwest drawing and painting portraits. I exhibited and sold many landscapes, western art and also did quite a lot of humorous illustrations. In a lot of years there has been the chance to explore my skills and the market with variety. In 1985 I began teaching. I've taught art for the City Parks and Rec at Corbin Art Center and then for the Community Colleges of Spokane for the Act2 Program for 26 years. I find teaching and sharing art very fulfilling. for 10 years I coordinated a Plein Air group and scouted some awesome sights to paint. There were about 12-20 artists that participated then. I illustrated for WHCA, which is the Washington Health Care Association, based in Olympia. I did their promotions, calendars, Christmas cards and spot art for 15 years. I am currently and have been a continuous member for the Spokane Watercolor Society for 20 plus years. I have participated frequently in show and stood as an officer and as a board member over the years. I find having the vision of an artist to choose my subject matter and how to express what is in my mind's eye so satisfying. A child once said "First I think. Then I paint the think." Just do that and it's easy.

Sue Rohrback

Jamie Tate

Jamie N. Tate (Lou Lou Pink) is a Spokane-based multi-disciplinary artist who works primarily in sculpture, installation, and performance art. Her works have been focused on narratives situated around the exploration and examination of hybrid identities and connections with nature. She received an Associate of Fine Arts degree from Spokane Falls Community College and a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Washington University with an emphasis in painting in 2005. She continued pursuing her artistic practice and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2012. She relocated to Spokane, WA. in 2015 to focus solely on her art making practice and other artistic endeavors. Currently, Jamie teaches at Gonzaga University and works from her home studio. She, also serves on the board of directors at the Spokane Art School and is an active artist and member in the Spokane community.

Jamie Tate

Olivia Watkins

I am an artist, entrepreneur, and outdoor enthusiast who is passionate about building relationships and empowering others to make art. I seek to create life and beauty in everything that I do. I spend most of my time playing outside, climbing rocks, and working with my hands. After graduating with a B.A. in Art and Spanish from the University of Minnesota Duluth, I have recently moved to Spokane. Throughout college, my particular area of interest was in ceramic art. I hosted my solo, senior exhibition in Duluth, MN at the Tweed Museum of Art. In addition to my formal training as an artist, I also run my own jewelry-making business where I specialize in silver, enamel, and gold jewelry. I am eager to continue creating art as I explore this new and beautiful state

Olivia Watkins

Kay West

I arrive today from a lifetime of creating and making. I’ve learned and loved working with many different mediums. Each has informed and fed the others as I progress. Years of experiences, plus a short attention span, find me painting impressionistic acrylics, fabricating silver and copper jewelry, and fiber-wrapping other jewelry pieces and coiled textile baskets. I leap-frog from photography to acrylic paintings, then stop to finish a pair of earrings to match my apparel du jour. My art experience includes formal art degree training, and informal art training acquired, living in Japan for four years, a diversity of art shows, teaching others in a variety of different art forms, touring museums and cathedrals in Europe, and even owning and operating a fine art gallery supporting other artists in Spokane, WA. It’s all a very happy artistic stew, with new elements learned as I go along. I am a master of none, but thoroughly enjoy my mishmash creativity.

Kay West

Sarah Windisch

Sarah Windisch is a printmaker, teaching artist, and recovering band director who believes art should be accessible, rebellious, and a little bit feral. Her work collides folklore, nature, and pop culture with a DIY, punk-rock spirit – think hand-carved marmots, riotous sticker packs, and unapologetically bold prints. After two decades teaching music, Sarah shifted her focus to visual art, bringing the same mix of humor, patience, and “let’s just try it” energy to the print studio. She’s less about pristine technique and more about giving people permission to play, experiment, and make work that feels raw, real, and alive.

Sarah Windisch

Oriana Sage

Oriana Sage is a visual artist who specialises in ink drawings and vibrant oil paintings that celebrate the intricacies and wildness of nature while simultaneously seeking to illuminate deep and unseen treasures of the soul. She is fascinated by the interactions of light bursting through shadow, the two-dimensional emerging into animated form, and colour conveying feeling and vitality. Some of Oriana's favorite conceptual themes are resistance and surrender, death as an avenue to life, and the small and mundane being a metaphor for the transcendent.

Oriana Sage

Lisa Soranaka

Lisa Soranaka is a ceramic artist living in the Inland Northwest. She received her BFA in ceramics from Central Washington University in 2009, and her MFA in ceramics at Washington State University in 2013. From the Seattle area originally, Lisa has shown her work across the country, most notably the Box Heart Gallery, in Pittsburg, PA, the Gloria Kennedy Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery in Spokane, WA. Lisa teaches for Gonzaga University and the Community Colleges of Spokane. Additionally, Lisa has worked on public projects such as the Railway Underpass Mural in Downtown Spokane, along with her colleague, Eric-Alain Parker, in conjunction with Spokane Arts. For more updates and information, you can go to www.lisasoranaka.com

Lisa Soranaka

Viza Arlington

Viza Arlington studied printmaking at PNCA Portland Oregon 1992-1996 and worked as a screen printer for many years. She now works from her home studio located on the family farm outside of Cheney WA. I enjoy wilderness and much of my work focuses on the natural world-animals, plants, trees and landscapes. However, the images I create often reference archetypes and symbols found in mythology and literature; they relate a personal interpretation of the intersection of both the fantastical and absolute physical realms. Solitude resonates throughout much of my work- I tend to focus on singular figures that encourage personal introspection, a turning inward, a visual recognition of the vastness of the inner human landscape, the original wildness of the body and mind.

Viza Arlington

Sondra Barrington

Sondra Barrington lives in a small cottage near Latah Creek with her dashing husband and a smattering of pets. She relishes interrupted time in her studio, repurposing vintage, recycled and scavenged objects. She likes to explore many forms of creativity. Her artistic path has traversed pottery, batik, fiber, paper, resin, glass, metal and mixed-media assemblages. Sondra is exceedingly pron to tangents and typically completes a small series of unique, similarly-inspired items. She teaches workshops and thoroughly enjoys encouraging people to get messy, explore their boundaries and express their creativity.

Sondra Barrington

Liz Bishop

Liz Bishop is an accomplished art teacher from Spokane Valley Washington. With BA in Fine Arts from Whitworth, Liz successfully taught at the Spokane Art School for ten years and managed the Ceramic Studio over four years. She has exhibited in New York City and the Ambassadors Program in Tunisia, and in various galleries though out the United States. Liz collaborated with students to create seven large murals at Liberty Lake Elementary School. "My artwork is a personal journey that is always evolving and moving into spiritual discovery. I believe strongly that art is important to all our lives and it's the process in being in the moment that enriches oneself." For more information on Liz Bishop and her work visit: Liz Bishop Art

Liz Bishop

Tim Bovey

Tim Bovey was born in Australia and lived there for over a decade. He developed a fascination with drawing and painting in high school and continued to study fine art and graphic design through college. He attended the Pacific Northwest College of Art, earning a BFA, and later received an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. He now lives and works in Spokane, Washington. Working with traditional subjects like the human figure and landscapes, he uses a variety of media, such as graphite, charcoal, watercolor, ink, acrylic, and oil paint. His graphic design work is created using the Adobe Creative Cloud. You can view his work at https://www.timbovey.com

Tim Bovey

Hannah Charlton - 2022 Spokane Art School Artist in Residence

Hannah Charlton grew up in Eastern Washington. She studied art at Whitworth University, where she first became interested in medieval art history. This was encouraged by an internship at the Grünewald Guild, an arts retreat center that held classes in traditional arts like stained glass, calligraphy, and icon writing. Being surrounded by a community of artists, art lovers, and Ponderosa pine trees helped her realize what she truly wanted from life and from art. Hannah creates illuminated manuscripts, the way books were made in the Middle Ages before the printing press. Making an illuminated manuscript page feels like a magic trick: some gold, some paint, and suddenly you have conjured a tiny piece of the past. Her subjects include the writings of 15th century feminist Christine de Pizan, Game of Thrones, and unicorns. She currently lives in Spokane, Washington.

Hannah Charlton - 2022 Spokane Art School Artist in Residence

Cindy Curtis

I’m a local girl. Born in Spokane and grew up on ranch behind Liberty Lake. After years away & raising four great sons, my husband & I returned to this area when I retired and enjoy summer lake life. I’ve loved art my whole life and do many types of art.

Cindy Curtis

Nan Drye

I have been a fiber artist for over 20 years. My current body of work involves working with plants and plant dyes on natural fibers and paper to make beautiful, useful things. I am fascinated with the colors achieved from many humble weeds we overlook every day and the rather magical processes used to get them to give up their secrets. I have always been a bit obsessed with the passage of time, and this art form fits right in. The time of year and the stage of growth of a plant can affect what color it will give. The process itself cannot be rushed-open the bundle too soon or too late and it is ruined. This work teaches me mindfulness, presence and patience.

Nan Drye

Nora Egger

Nora started publicly exhibiting her paintings in 2007, even though she has been painting most of her adult life. She is self-taught, spending hours of time painting in her studio and on location. Some of Nora’s past juried showings include: Eye 4 Art Chase Gallery Springfield Juried Art Show Arbor Crest Art and Glass Fest Ritzville Western Art Show Spokane South Hill Studio Tour Angel Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) Bozzi Gallery, Spokane Nora is a landscape painter who loves to paint eastern Washington. She grew up along the Columbia River and enjoys depicting the pastel colors of that area. She also enjoys painting pet portraits. Her website is noraegger.com.

Nora Egger

Aleah Gilmore

Aleah Gilmore graduated from the University of Washington in 2015 with a degree in Philosophy and Comparative Literature. After moving back to Spokane to help her family open a restaurant she began her career in education when she started working as a care aide in a toddler daycare facility, where she worked until it was closed temporarily due to the pandemic. Compelled by her love of working with children she started working for the school district at Westview Elementary as a para-educator in a special education classroom. This further cemented her love of teaching, which she hopes to combine with her passion for art in these classes this summer. While she enjoys taking part in all types of art, she has recently become proficient in tactile crafts such as embroidery, cross stitch, knitting, and origami and paper crafting.

Aleah Gilmore

Janene Grende

Sitting in front of a blank canvas or paper, the challenge is accepted. Creating is daunting and thrilling at the same time . showing distance, shape, atmosphere, as if the viewer is a traveler along on that journey. Whether it brings emotions like peacefulness of humor it is my hope that my art touches hearts and souls. A lifelong artist, Janene has won numerous awards and raised funds for conservation groups across the country. She is also a Rose Award winner for the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation which raises funds to support the advancement of the arts.

Janene Grende

Jery Haworth 1942 - 2020

Jery Haworth was a member of the Spokane Art School faculty since 1999. He brought to the classroom a wealth of professional experience in the areas of design and illustration. A professional illustrator and graphic designer for many years, Jery was involved in the fine arts as well, exhibiting in California, Oregon and Washington. Students enjoyed Jery's approach to drawing and painting that relies heavily on memory and the imagination. These expressive ways of working were a characteristic of Jery's teaching style.

Jery Haworth 1942 - 2020

Elyse Hochstadt

Tangled Wool Studio's Elyse Hochstadt has been having Fun with Fiber for years and she loves teaching others how to do the same. "I meet students where they are and believe there is so much to be gained from making items by hand. Elyse holds an MFA from The San Francisco Art Institute.

Elyse Hochstadt

Kit Jagoda

1987 to 1992: Elementary Art Teacher Yuma, Arizona 1992 to present: Elementary Art Teacher Spokane Public Schools 1992: Masters in Educational Administration: NAU 2005: National Boards Certification in Early and Middle Childhood Art 2014: Re-certified NBCT in Early and Middle Childhood Art 2018: Masters in Humane Education: Valparaiso University and the Institute for Humane Education

Kit Jagoda

Bill and Kathy Kostelec

Bill and Kathy Kostelec are black and white photographers specializing in large format film and traditional silver gelatin printing processes. Their work has exhibited in numerous galleries and juried art events around the region, and featured in a Pacific Northwest video documentary "Time and Light: the Large-format photography of Bill and Kathy Kostlec". They won the Artfest Photography Merit Award in 2015 and 2016, and were selected for a free private workshop with renowned photographer and former Ansel Adam's assistant, Alan Ross. Bill taught film photography at Gonzaga University for 19 years and together they co-taught classes at Spokane Falls Community College Photography Department, and the Spokane Art School.

Bill and Kathy Kostelec

T Kurtz - 2019 Spokane Art School Artist in Residence

T Kurtz has had a long history in the Art World. For many years she managed the art business for her mother's professional fine art career as she attended shows and exhibitions across the country. T considers this to have been the College of Art Exposure, and coupled with her Art degree from Washington State University as well as her years in gallery sales she knows what makes fine art and how to do it. While she understands and has worked in various media, pastels are her main love for the richness of the pigments and the delicacy of line.

T Kurtz - 2019 Spokane Art School Artist in Residence

Lorraine Manzo

Lorraine Manzo is a visual artist and art educator, with more than twenty years’ experience successfully instructing students of all ages. Lorraine’s passion is in the area of Fine Art, with a current focus on Drawing & Painting, Printmaking and Wearable Art. Inspired by her daily practice of yoga and meditation, Lorraine seeks to explore the connection of body, mind and spirit in her artwork. Whether her creation is a drawing, painting or monotype, Lorraine seeks to communicate our divine connection to the earth and cosmos through imagery of landscapes, portraits and figures. Lorraine often represents the natural world by utilizing leaves, grass and feathers in her printmaking. Lorraine’s work is characterized by expressive brushstrokes, texture and organic shapes. As a multifaceted artist with a strong fashion background, transferring paintings from canvases to novel materials such as; shoes, boots and handbags was a natural progression for Loraine. She holds an A.A.S. from the Fashion Institute of Technology, a B.A. from Long Island University, C.W. Post and a M.A.L.S. from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Lorraine Manzo

Doug Martindale

Doug Martindale was born and raised in Spokane, WA. After deciding to pursue art as his life-long career, Martindale moved to Seattle, WA and was accepted into Cornish College of the Arts, a well known private arts college in 1981. There he studied closely with numerous talented instructors, focusing mainly on illustration. Here, he learned the importance of attention do detail in his work. Martindale received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Cornish in 1986. He began producing artwork and successfully selling it upon graduation from art school. but it was in the early 90's that his craft really clicked for him. He was on an art walk in Seattle, when he happened upon a show featuring the work of Susan Bennerstrom, an accomplished northwest pastel artists. He was so inspired that he took at intensive workshop in soft chalk pastel painting from Bennerstrom. He was hooked with the pure, intense color and richness of the medium. Having always been an enthusiast of landscape paintings, he used this as his means of subject matter with which to pursue his newly found lobe for pastels as his primary medium for his art. It is in his pastel paintings that Martindale feels he has really found his true niche in his method of artistic expression. His idealistic interpretation of the landscapes he paints transcends the viewer into a timeless, perfect space. One can clearly see the incredible attention to detail in his work. The rich, bold color variations and dramatic compositions continue to be alive, sumptuous and compelling. Doug's amazing body of work over the years has been purchased by numerous private and public collectors, including the Microsoft Corporation, Nordstrom department stores, Chateau Ste. Michelle wineries and the Radisson hotel chain. His work at one point was also featured in a segment of "Entertainment Tonight". Doug Martindale continues to portray the gift of nature to all in his collection of engaging imagery. He has gone on to build an impressive portfolio of his original pastel paintings and limited edition giclees and lithographs, for which there seems to be an ever growing demand. After selling his work in various art galleries while living in Seattle, WA and Palm Springs, CA for over a couple of decades, Doug has relocated to his hometown of Spokane, WA, where he now resides.

Doug Martindale

Owen McAuley 1971 - 2021

Owen McAuley was an artist who lives in Cheney, WA. He grew up in Cheney and attended Eastern Washington University, where he received a B.F.A. in painting and drawing in 1995. He subsequently lived and workin Seattle until 2000, when he moved to Austin, TX to pursue his M.F.A. in painting and drawing, and exhibited work in numerous venues there. he received his M.F.A. in 2003 and then moved to New York, where he proceeded to live for the next decade, making and showing his work in addition to working in Robert Longo's studio. He has been shown across the U.S. and is represented in numerous private collection in the U.S. and in Europe. His work has been featured in publication such as New American Painting s and Juxtapoz, among others.

Owen McAuley 1971 - 2021

Madeline McGinn

Maddie McGinn grew up in Spokane and attended Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University while gaining her BFA before moving to Detroit to attend Cranbrook Academy of Art where she earned her MFA with a focus in Print Media. Her forte is archiving photos, stories and memories pieced together from her large family and through long-standing friendships. The way that we tell stories and recall memories helps to show us how we perceive ourselves and the people that surround us. That’s a big part of how she approaches her practice and within that practice, the archive of how we make up ourselves.

Madeline McGinn

Beth McIlraith

Beth McIlraith is a recent transplant from Northern California. She has been a bibliophile since childhood, and is drawn to all things Book and Paper related. She joined NORBAG (Northern Book Arts Guild) in 2010 in Eureka, California. There she found like-minded souls willing to share their love and knowledge. (She hopes to start a similar group in Spokane!) In 2013 she created the online shop “Second Chance Journals,” making custom journals from upcycled books that are sent all over the world.

Beth McIlraith

Richard Mehl

Richard Mehl has taught two-dimensional design, color theory and typography at the School of Visual Arts for over 12 years. His students have gone on to become successful, award-winning designers and art directors for prestigious design studios, including Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Pentagram, The Guardian, The New York Times and Sagmeister & Walsh. Mehl received an MFA in graphic design from Yale School of Art, where he studied with graphic design legends Paul Rand, Bradbury Thompson and Herbert Matter, design educators Alvin Eisenman and Inge Druckrey, type designer Matthew Carter, and information design expert Edward Tufte. He is the author of Playing with Color: 50 Graphic Experiments for Exploring Color Design Principles (©2013 Rockport Publishers). Mehl lives with his family – wife Alicia and Sheldon the Pug – and carries on a graphic design practice in Chelsea, New York

Richard Mehl

Sean Mitchell

Sean Mitchell is currently employed by Spokane Public Schools as a paraeducator at Finch Elementary. He graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2016, and currently resides in Spokane, Washington. In his spare time he enjoys playing videogames with friends, camping at Priest Lake, reading spooky stories, and spending time with his fiancée and cat.

Sean Mitchell

Allyson Moyes

Allyson Moyes is a professional photographer living creatively in Spokane Valley, Washington. She received her formal training from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco graduating with her BFA Photography in spring 2015 and gained professional experience as a photo intern and freelance photographer for the San Francisco Giants from 2013-2015. In the fall of 2015 she began her adventure into teaching when she moved to Clarksville, Tennessee and took a job teaching cooking and art classes for SKIES Unlimited; an enrichment program on Fort. Campbell, Kentucky. Here she found joy in sharing her knowledge and passion for art with children of all ages and abilities. This experience inspired her to further her education and graduate with her MFA Photography from the Academy of Art University in fall 2021. Currently she continues to work on her thesis, Sundays, a mixed media self- documentary through landscape, that captures her connection and discovery of self through her interaction with natural landscapes; and her bridge project, Unsent Letters, a mixed media fine art documentary that captures the loss of loved ones; the personal objects they leave behind that are held dear and the words that we sometimes don’t often get to say. Allyson is a recent resident of Spokane, moving here with her husband Brad at the beginning of 2022, and became a first time mom to little Eloise in March 2022. She looks forward to exploring Spokane’s amazing creative community, and finding inspiration for her own images.

Allyson Moyes

Dina Natale

My name is Dina Natale and I am from Spokane and have been a mixed media artist for the past 20 years. I first started out in textiles, making patchwork wall hangings and purses. As I learned more, I started to create small collages and altered books using found items such as: rusty bits, buttons, bobbles, and teabags. I also love to incorporate old photos into my work and try and tell a story through the person in the picture.

Dina Natale

Laura Novak

Laura Novak is a local artist who specializes in multiple mediums including ceramics, drawing, print making, charcoal, sculpture, and painting. Novak earned an Associates of Fine Arts degree from Spokane Falls Community College and a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Art Education at Eastern Washington University. She currently is a certified teacher for Washington State. Novak is passionate about teaching art and being a part of her community. "It's my goal to bring out the inner artist in all my students.

Laura Novak

Tresia Oosting

Tresia is a mixed media sculptor who takes discarded, lonely found objects and re-presents them as works of art. She wraps or sews them into cloth, paints them and waxes them to create a conceptual piece with new meaning. The new objects look familiar, but they are really a semblance of their old selves. Her work is a meditation on line, color and shape and the responses they invoke in the observer. Her reputation as an artist began with her charming dolls. Tresia is an art teacher, having taught with School District 81 and the Spokane Art School. She has also presented workshops for children as part of the MAC's Family Fests. Tresia has a AFA from Spokane Falls Community College.

Tresia Oosting

Willow Rosales

Willow Rosales is a printmaker. She grew up on a small goat dairy in the middle of nowhere and as soon as she turned 18 she packed her bags and moved to Bellingham. There, she took numerous art classes at Western Washington University and fell on love with printmaking, which became her major. After college, she took a really long break from art and even went back to school as a veterinary assistant, which is what she currently does as her day job. Back when she still lived in Bellingham, she eventually joined an art collective where she began creating hand-pressed prints on her own and really developed as a local artist. In 2015, she moved to Spokane and has been immersing herself with in the art community through art festivals, gallery shows, and teaching. She is amazed at how much support she has receive within this area already, and is excited to settle her artistic roots here for many more years to come!

Willow Rosales

Zach Ross

Zach was born in 1998 in Wyoming. Having enjoyed drawing and creating from an early age, Zach began pursuing art at the end of high school. While Zach enjoys painting anything that interests him, his work focuses on wildlife and people, Artworks that inspire Zach touch on two great questions: "What can we learn from this world we live in?" and "Who are we as humans and why are we here?" In his own work, Zach seeks to explore these questions. Zach is now living in Spokane and pursuing a career as an artist.

Zach Ross

Molly Sims

From the time Molly Sims could hold a pencil, she loved to draw. Molly was born in Moscow, Idaho, & by the time she was 2, she had drawn a picture of herself inside her mother’s tummy, which became an enduring family story. At age 10, she & her family moved to Spokane, WA. “Growing up in the Northwest, I spent a lot of time outdoors camping, fishing, hiking, & playing outside. All the time that I’ve spent in the outdoors has given me a deep love & appreciation for the natural world & wildlife.” Molly graduated from Spokane Falls Community College in 1996 with a vocational degree in graphic design & a strong emphasis on Illustration. Molly married in 1995 & moved with her husband to England in 1997, where he is from. Molly decided to find a way to work from home while raising her family & started to do commissioned artwork & portraits for clients. In 2008, Molly & her family relocated to Maryland for 12 years. While living there, Molly took painting classes at the Schuler’s School of Fine Art, in Baltimore, which trains artists in classical drawing & painting methods. Molly & her family then moved back to Spokane, WA in 2020 Molly primarily paints wildlife & birds. Why? “I am inspired by the beauty of the natural world. The light is what defines a subject & makes it interesting. Spending time outdoors can heal & refresh our souls. I strive to help my viewer make a meaningful connection with nature & wildlife & see how beautiful & precious it is. There are miracles happening all around us if we take the time to look. I have always loved animals, & want to be a voice for wildlife, which has no voice. There is such a variety of animals & birds out there, that I will never run out of subject matter. “My style is classical realism. I want my subjects to feel lifelike, so my viewer can connect with an animal’s spirit to see the beauty & innocence that I see. I like to have a single focus & sometimes keep my backgrounds looser. This style works well with what I want to accomplish.” Molly exhibited her work in local & regional art shows through-out the Mid-Atlantic region. She also participates in National & International juried art shows Such as the ‘Best of America’ through the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society. (NOAPS.) Molly has been creating commissioned artwork for private collectors throughout the US, England & 7 other countries for over 25 years. Memberships: Oil Painters of America (OPA), International Guild of Realism (IGOR), National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) & Women Artists of the West (WAOW) Galleries: The Art Spirit Gallery, located at 415 Sherman Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 website: info@theartspiritgallery.com HorseSpirit Arts Gallery, located at Historic Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry Street, Suite 2063 Savage, MD 20763 website: horsespiritartsgallery.com Accepted Shows and Awards: 2022 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society show, ‘Best of America Small Works’ with her painting titled, ‘Young Family.’ 2021 Oil Painters of America, Western Regional Art Show with painting titled, “Alpha.” 2021 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters of America (NOAPS) Best of America show at the Dana Gallery in Missoula, MT with painting titled “Silent Hunter” which also won a merit award and sold at the gallery. (shown above) 2021 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters of America (NOAPS) Best of America Small Works Art show at the Principal Gallery in South Carolina with the painting titled “Golden Meadow” 2020 International Guild of Realism Spring Salon Show with painting titled “Silent Hunter,” 2020 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Spring International Online Exhibit, with painting titled “Masked Wolf”, over 1200 international artist entries and only 150 accepted.

Molly Sims

Henry Stinson

Henry Stinson was born in Anchorage, Alaska but spent much of his childhood in the Pacific Northwest. He moved back to the Northwest due to his love of four seasons, a community oriented lifestyle and the numerous opportunities for outdoor painting this region has to offer. An artist for the past 31 years, his university training began as an undergraduate at Washington State University, continued at the Art Institute of Seattle, ending with four years of intensive study - painting with Russian impressionist painter Ron Lukas in his Seattle studio. Stinson has taught drawing and painting for over 28 years in numerous colleges and privately owned schools and is currently teaching national workshops as well. He is a gifted instructor, noted most for his unique ability to communicate practical information and to create vivid color on canvas in a manner which inspires and supports the ideal learning situation for students. He maintains an active painting studio in Colfax, Washington and continues to paint on location throughout the United States. He has exhibited his work in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Florida, Washington, and Oregon as well as the United States Embassy in Geneva Switzerland. Henry’s love of painting the unique stems from his inability to resist capturing those unusual moments in life that make each of us step back and think. It may be a humorous thought or a moment of beauty or simply something that catches the eye and sits on the edge of a memory. Whatever the origin, Henry has the singular ability to translate moments into paintings, making his work popular with corporate and private collectors both in the US and abroad.

Henry Stinson

Louise Telford

Louise Telford started working with glass in the late 90’s when she wanted to creatively recycle glass jars. It was harder than she thought. Instead she became intrigued by ‘Kiln Formed’ glass. She studied at the world renowned Pilchuck Glass School north of Seattle. The school was started in the 70’s by Dale Chihuly and his friends. Besides the classes she volunteered at the school and the Juried Glass Auction at the Westin Hotel in Seattle. Soon she found her own artwork accepted into the juried auction. Her glass art is currently represented at the New Moon Art Gallery in Spokane and at the Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Other galleries have represented her work, too. She has been the Gallery Director at the Jacklin Arts and Culture Center in Post Falls, Idaho. Louise believes in sharing her broad knowledge by teaching and talking to the public at art events. Artist Statement There are many techniques for working with glass and a rainbow of colors to choose from. To be able to play with color, light and form is very magical. No other medium has given me such varied directions for creativity. The science and uniqueness of glass captures my imagination. I continue to learn and explore the creative journey that the glass takes me on.

Louise Telford

Caitlin Vielstich

Caitlin Vielstich is a printmaker from New Jersey and received her BFA from Montserrat College of Art in 2019. She moved to Spokane in 2020 to pursue a BA in art history from Eastern Washington University and has since fallen in love with the pacific northwest. Working primarily with relief and screen printing, she is also familiar with intaglio and lithography techniques. Interested in museum work as well as fine art, Caitlin has worked in museums such as the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture here in Spokane. Since 2018, Caitlin has had prints exhibited in Massachusetts, Japan, and Germany.

Caitlin Vielstich

Elise Warren

Elise Warren is an artist and writer from Helena, Montana. Since they learned to read on Calvin & Hobbes collections, they’ve had a passion for comics and graphic novels. They graduated from Willamette University with a degree in Multimedia Storytelling and spent the last three years as a fiction editor in Seattle. They hope to help students build a base of technical skill to make the ideas in their head come to life, while also valuing the personal style each person brings to their work.

Elise Warren

Yelena Yunin

Yelena Yunin is an experienced artist with work throughout the Spokane Area. Yelena came to Spokane from Ukraine several years ago. She is a classically trained artist from Ukraine, and has a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Eastern Washington University. Yelena has done numerous murals and art projects for the local area including art in the City of Spokane, City of Colfax, and Spokane Public Schools. She is currently working in the field of Photography and Graphic Design.

Yelena Yunin

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  Maria Andrus

  Maria Andrus is a hand embroidery artist who has recently moved here from the Seattle area. She spent much of her earlier years visiting museums and art galleries, attending shows, and volunteering her time at the Tacoma Art Museum. Fiber art has always been her favorite medium. From batik art to quilting, but then discovered hand embroidery. For over 10 years hand embroidery has been her passion. When not embroidering, you’ll find her outdoors with her husband and kids, gardening, traveling and chasing all the family pets. Pineapple, the tortoise, is the easiest to catch.
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  Deanna Camp

  Working in advertising and design for over 40 years, I have had an adventurous history of creating things. Fine art was my starting point. It was clear I could draw stuff at an early age thanks to my mom who was an amazing oil painter and teacher. I grew up and moved away, wanting to be a “commercial” artist or art teacher. I discovered the perfect place to hone my creative skills was at Burnley Professional Art School in Seattle, cohort 1978-80, on the advice of my uncle who also went there. The advertising business became my career. First in Wenatchee, then Spokane, then Bellevue, then Seattle, Honolulu, back to Seattle and now Spokane. Being exposed to all parts of the creative process and managing creative people has given me a toolbox that can help artists or non-artists find creativity and new ways of thinking within themselves. Breathstrokes is an immersive class that guides you as you fill up a large sheet of paper with marks, strokes, dots, wiggles, doodles, using charcoal–and hands, feet, arms and your own breath rhythm.
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  Roger W. DuBois

  Roger picked up photography at a young age from his father. He received a degree in Visual Communications at Shoreline College in Seattle and trained in electronics in U.S.A.F. His primary occupation has revolved around the advertising and printing industries. He is known throughout Spokane for his ability to correct, manipulate and combine images and files for publication and printing. In 1999 Roger created the digital classes at The Spokane Art School. Roger taught classes in Digital Photography and PhotoShop since the late 90's. His photographs have been seen in local calendars and publications. Rogers’s easy approach to photography and computers has made him and his classes very popular.
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  Carly Ellis

  Carly Ellis is a painter based in Spokane, Washington, originally from Maryland. She earned her BFA with a minor in Art History from Eastern Washington University. While she explores various mediums—ranging from photoweavings to sculpture—her primary focus is oil painting. Carly frequently works en plein air, capturing the natural world directly from observation. Her art explores themes of nature, memory, nostalgia, and loss, often inspired by her surroundings and the legacy of her late uncle. She also weaves in feminist themes and ideas of womanhood, aiming to challenge and expand perceptions. Carly has completed two public murals in Spokane and continues to pursue projects that bring her evolving vision into shared spaces.
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  Katie Frey

  atie Frey graduated from Walla Walla University with an English and Art degree in 2007 and worked as a teacher for years before deciding to step into the unknown and begin art as a full time career. Her artistic passion is painting, and she works primarily in acrylics and watercolors painting animals and landscapes with abstract elements and colors. She lives in Spokane, WA where she offers painting classes and workshops through the Corbin Art Center and Spokane’s Community College’s Act2 Program.
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  Grace Johnson

  Grace Johnson is owner and operator of Fringe & Fray, in downtown Spokane. She is also creator and maker of her jewelry brand, Zōmi. Grace has been making jewelry for over 20 years and loves using colorful beads and stones mixed with hammered metal to make fun, unique pieces for everyday use.
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  Andi Keating

  Andi Keating is a watercolor illustrator who specializes in whimsical subjects and themes. They graduated in 2020 from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art with a Mixed Media Concentration (the irony is rather fitting). What is art if you don’t have some fun with it.
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  Collista Krebs

  The idea of ceramics, as a process of both art and science, was introduced to me during nursing school. Since that day, most of my free time has been devoted to clay and the transformation it makes undergoing fire. Inspiration for my work often comes from the animals and organisms that cross my path while in nature. My devotion to texture and commitment to balanced work comes from an encounter that I had working as a nurse. While caring for a blind woman in the emergency department, she explained the basis of her world; visual esthetics played no part in her choices, her world was based on sound and texture. So I hope that when you hold one of my pieces in your hands you can close your eyes and conjure up a tale.
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  Gayle Kruger

  I am a seeker, a creator, an explorer, a teacher, a mother, a wife and lover of laughter! Since day one, I have been obsessed with the creative process. I find that the dreaming, designing, imagining and execution of a creative plan to be invigorating and truly addictive. There is nothing I enjoy more then to share the exploration of the creative process with others. I have made and taught the craft of handmade bar soap for over 20 years all over PNW. It brings me great joy to share this medium with you. My passion lies in gathering and connecting with others over a colorful, expressive and playful experience. Come, play with me.
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  Sheri Medford

  Based in the Pacific Northwest, I began my professional life as a graphic artist, after studying art and dance at the University of Oregon in the 1970s. I later pursued a master’s degrees in Exercise Science and Psychology, with minors in art and dance. A significant health challenge shifted my path from aspiring art and dance therapist to electronic publishing. In 2015, my book Dark Side of the Mood, a memoir of this period, was published. At 68, the loss of my husband catalyzed a profound immersion into painting and mixed media, marking the true beginning of my studio practice. For the past two years, I’ve dedicated myself to figurative painting, leading to my current Artist in Residence at The HIVE in Spokane, Washington.. My purpose for the future is clear: to create art that “shows, not tells,” our shared human need for connection. “Unity in diversity” is the core principle that unites my work, celebrating how our common needs, and unique differences, create a richly textured world.
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  Karen Mobley

  Karen Mobley is a visual artist, poet, and arts consultant. She has participated in five artist-in-residency programs including the prestigious Jentel Foundation. She just completed a one-person show at the Entropy Gallery in March. She has exhibited widely including a solo show at the Moses Lake Art Center. She has published three books of poetry and a memoir. She serves as an art consultant to Spokane Arts, ArtsWA, and a variety of engineering and architectural firms. She served as Arts Director for the City of Spokane from 1997-2012. Karen serves on the boards of Inspire Washington and Culture PAC.
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  Koreena Nagai

  Koreena is a visual artist with a background in animation and graphic design, passionate about creating unique fantasy characters. Working across both digital and traditional media, her art blends whimsy with the uncanny—often exploring the “creepycute” aesthetic, where eerie meets adorable. Driven by a love for imaginative storytelling and offbeat creatures, Koreena brings her characters to life through detailed illustrations and handmade monster plushies. Her art opens a door to uncanny realms where misfits and monsters feel right at home.
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  Gwyn Pevonka

  Gwyn Pevonka is a painter and mixed media artist. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, she relocated to the Pacific Northwest in July 2021. She is a former artist-in-residence at The Hive® and the founder of the 33 Artists Market, a curated event celebrating local makers and creatives. Gwyn is also the Gallery Manager at the Spokane Art School. Since 2009, she has been working in a process-driven style that’s all about layering and excavation. Each painting is built one layer per day over the course of 20–30 consecutive days. Once cured, she carves into the surface, revealing the rich, hidden history of color and texture beneath. In 2016, Gwyn began experimenting with the pieces carved away from these paintings, carefully slicing the paint fragments into delicate slivers and reassemble them into textured collages called Acrylic Assemblages.
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  Megan Perkins

  Megan Perkins is an artist, teacher, and native of the Pacific Northwest. She works primarily in watercolor with a love of color and expressive line. She has exhibited at Gallery One, the Confluence, Terrain Gallery, Trail’s End Gallery, Art Spirit Gallery, and Jundt Art Museum among others. She teaches at the Spokane Art School, Northwest Museum of Art and Culture, and the Corbin Art Center. Most recently her work has been featured in both the Trending Northwest magazine and on PBS’s Northwest Profiles.
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  Tom Quinn

  Originally from Great Falls, Montana, Tom Quinn grew up surrounded by art -- mostly nostalgic celebrations of the Old West by the likes of Charles M. Russell and Fredrick Remington. He found there was more to art by the time he attended Gonzaga University and spent his junior year in Florence, the home of Michelangelo and Botticelli. There he became enamored of the serene beauty of Renaissance painting. After receiving a degree in art history, he went to the Art Institute of Seattle to pursue a career as an illustrator. At the time-- the mid-eighties -- there was a whole school of illustrators whose work was semi-primitive and had an ironic twist. The style died out by the nineties but Quinn considers it well worth reviving. Now living in Spokane, Quinn has done several murals in addition to his easel painting, his illustrated four books and several magazine articles, draws caricatures at parties and conventions, and teaches drawing and painting at the Spokane Art School, Corbin Art Center and the Institute for Extended Learning. His work has been exhibited in galleries in Spokane, Seattle, and Portland. He works mostly in acrylic and oil with hard edges, intense colors, and finicky detail. He likes to show what's absurd but not impossible, to take the ordinary out of context, and to turn the familiar into the strange. For more information about Tom Quinn and his work visit: Tom Quinn Artist
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  Sue Rohrback

  Painting gives me peace, a challenge and fulfillment. What I choose to paint is very representative of who I am and also where I live. I love to paint scenes from our ranch and our Northwest area from the many photos I take and Plein Air. I have painted many portraits through the years and keep my love of painting people. I always try to be ready with a pencil in hand or my colors fresh on a palette to express what I see around me. Because I paint in may mediums I like to say I paint in "color" when asked my favorite. I am a native to the Northwest, the mountains, valleys, nooks and crannies. I love the outdoors and spend much of my time in the woods, a garden or tending livestock. This has shaped my life with a yen to paint what I have been living. I have a degree in advertising from Spokane Community College. Except I soon found I had a skill to portray people and took to the road for a 15 year adventure at art shows all over the Northwest drawing and painting portraits. I exhibited and sold many landscapes, western art and also did quite a lot of humorous illustrations. In a lot of years there has been the chance to explore my skills and the market with variety. In 1985 I began teaching. I've taught art for the City Parks and Rec at Corbin Art Center and then for the Community Colleges of Spokane for the Act2 Program for 26 years. I find teaching and sharing art very fulfilling. for 10 years I coordinated a Plein Air group and scouted some awesome sights to paint. There were about 12-20 artists that participated then. I illustrated for WHCA, which is the Washington Health Care Association, based in Olympia. I did their promotions, calendars, Christmas cards and spot art for 15 years. I am currently and have been a continuous member for the Spokane Watercolor Society for 20 plus years. I have participated frequently in show and stood as an officer and as a board member over the years. I find having the vision of an artist to choose my subject matter and how to express what is in my mind's eye so satisfying. A child once said "First I think. Then I paint the think." Just do that and it's easy.
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  Jamie Tate

  Jamie N. Tate (Lou Lou Pink) is a Spokane-based multi-disciplinary artist who works primarily in sculpture, installation, and performance art. Her works have been focused on narratives situated around the exploration and examination of hybrid identities and connections with nature. She received an Associate of Fine Arts degree from Spokane Falls Community College and a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Washington University with an emphasis in painting in 2005. She continued pursuing her artistic practice and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2012. She relocated to Spokane, WA. in 2015 to focus solely on her art making practice and other artistic endeavors. Currently, Jamie teaches at Gonzaga University and works from her home studio. She, also serves on the board of directors at the Spokane Art School and is an active artist and member in the Spokane community.
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  Olivia Watkins

  I am an artist, entrepreneur, and outdoor enthusiast who is passionate about building relationships and empowering others to make art. I seek to create life and beauty in everything that I do. I spend most of my time playing outside, climbing rocks, and working with my hands. After graduating with a B.A. in Art and Spanish from the University of Minnesota Duluth, I have recently moved to Spokane. Throughout college, my particular area of interest was in ceramic art. I hosted my solo, senior exhibition in Duluth, MN at the Tweed Museum of Art. In addition to my formal training as an artist, I also run my own jewelry-making business where I specialize in silver, enamel, and gold jewelry. I am eager to continue creating art as I explore this new and beautiful state
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  Kay West

  I arrive today from a lifetime of creating and making. I’ve learned and loved working with many different mediums. Each has informed and fed the others as I progress. Years of experiences, plus a short attention span, find me painting impressionistic acrylics, fabricating silver and copper jewelry, and fiber-wrapping other jewelry pieces and coiled textile baskets. I leap-frog from photography to acrylic paintings, then stop to finish a pair of earrings to match my apparel du jour. My art experience includes formal art degree training, and informal art training acquired, living in Japan for four years, a diversity of art shows, teaching others in a variety of different art forms, touring museums and cathedrals in Europe, and even owning and operating a fine art gallery supporting other artists in Spokane, WA. It’s all a very happy artistic stew, with new elements learned as I go along. I am a master of none, but thoroughly enjoy my mishmash creativity.
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  Sarah Windisch

  Sarah Windisch is a printmaker, teaching artist, and recovering band director who believes art should be accessible, rebellious, and a little bit feral. Her work collides folklore, nature, and pop culture with a DIY, punk-rock spirit – think hand-carved marmots, riotous sticker packs, and unapologetically bold prints. After two decades teaching music, Sarah shifted her focus to visual art, bringing the same mix of humor, patience, and “let’s just try it” energy to the print studio. She’s less about pristine technique and more about giving people permission to play, experiment, and make work that feels raw, real, and alive.
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  Oriana Sage

  Oriana Sage is a visual artist who specialises in ink drawings and vibrant oil paintings that celebrate the intricacies and wildness of nature while simultaneously seeking to illuminate deep and unseen treasures of the soul. She is fascinated by the interactions of light bursting through shadow, the two-dimensional emerging into animated form, and colour conveying feeling and vitality. Some of Oriana's favorite conceptual themes are resistance and surrender, death as an avenue to life, and the small and mundane being a metaphor for the transcendent.
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  Lisa Soranaka

  Lisa Soranaka is a ceramic artist living in the Inland Northwest. She received her BFA in ceramics from Central Washington University in 2009, and her MFA in ceramics at Washington State University in 2013. From the Seattle area originally, Lisa has shown her work across the country, most notably the Box Heart Gallery, in Pittsburg, PA, the Gloria Kennedy Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery in Spokane, WA. Lisa teaches for Gonzaga University and the Community Colleges of Spokane. Additionally, Lisa has worked on public projects such as the Railway Underpass Mural in Downtown Spokane, along with her colleague, Eric-Alain Parker, in conjunction with Spokane Arts. For more updates and information, you can go to www.lisasoranaka.com
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  Viza Arlington

  Viza Arlington studied printmaking at PNCA Portland Oregon 1992-1996 and worked as a screen printer for many years. She now works from her home studio located on the family farm outside of Cheney WA. I enjoy wilderness and much of my work focuses on the natural world-animals, plants, trees and landscapes. However, the images I create often reference archetypes and symbols found in mythology and literature; they relate a personal interpretation of the intersection of both the fantastical and absolute physical realms. Solitude resonates throughout much of my work- I tend to focus on singular figures that encourage personal introspection, a turning inward, a visual recognition of the vastness of the inner human landscape, the original wildness of the body and mind.
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  Sondra Barrington

  Sondra Barrington lives in a small cottage near Latah Creek with her dashing husband and a smattering of pets. She relishes interrupted time in her studio, repurposing vintage, recycled and scavenged objects. She likes to explore many forms of creativity. Her artistic path has traversed pottery, batik, fiber, paper, resin, glass, metal and mixed-media assemblages. Sondra is exceedingly pron to tangents and typically completes a small series of unique, similarly-inspired items. She teaches workshops and thoroughly enjoys encouraging people to get messy, explore their boundaries and express their creativity.
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  Liz Bishop

  Liz Bishop is an accomplished art teacher from Spokane Valley Washington. With BA in Fine Arts from Whitworth, Liz successfully taught at the Spokane Art School for ten years and managed the Ceramic Studio over four years. She has exhibited in New York City and the Ambassadors Program in Tunisia, and in various galleries though out the United States. Liz collaborated with students to create seven large murals at Liberty Lake Elementary School. "My artwork is a personal journey that is always evolving and moving into spiritual discovery. I believe strongly that art is important to all our lives and it's the process in being in the moment that enriches oneself." For more information on Liz Bishop and her work visit: Liz Bishop Art
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  Tim Bovey

  Tim Bovey was born in Australia and lived there for over a decade. He developed a fascination with drawing and painting in high school and continued to study fine art and graphic design through college. He attended the Pacific Northwest College of Art, earning a BFA, and later received an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. He now lives and works in Spokane, Washington. Working with traditional subjects like the human figure and landscapes, he uses a variety of media, such as graphite, charcoal, watercolor, ink, acrylic, and oil paint. His graphic design work is created using the Adobe Creative Cloud. You can view his work at https://www.timbovey.com
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  Hannah Charlton - 2022 Spokane Art School Artist in Residence

  Hannah Charlton grew up in Eastern Washington. She studied art at Whitworth University, where she first became interested in medieval art history. This was encouraged by an internship at the Grünewald Guild, an arts retreat center that held classes in traditional arts like stained glass, calligraphy, and icon writing. Being surrounded by a community of artists, art lovers, and Ponderosa pine trees helped her realize what she truly wanted from life and from art. Hannah creates illuminated manuscripts, the way books were made in the Middle Ages before the printing press. Making an illuminated manuscript page feels like a magic trick: some gold, some paint, and suddenly you have conjured a tiny piece of the past. Her subjects include the writings of 15th century feminist Christine de Pizan, Game of Thrones, and unicorns. She currently lives in Spokane, Washington.
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  Cindy Curtis

  I’m a local girl. Born in Spokane and grew up on ranch behind Liberty Lake. After years away & raising four great sons, my husband & I returned to this area when I retired and enjoy summer lake life. I’ve loved art my whole life and do many types of art.
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  Nan Drye

  I have been a fiber artist for over 20 years. My current body of work involves working with plants and plant dyes on natural fibers and paper to make beautiful, useful things. I am fascinated with the colors achieved from many humble weeds we overlook every day and the rather magical processes used to get them to give up their secrets. I have always been a bit obsessed with the passage of time, and this art form fits right in. The time of year and the stage of growth of a plant can affect what color it will give. The process itself cannot be rushed-open the bundle too soon or too late and it is ruined. This work teaches me mindfulness, presence and patience.
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  Nora Egger

  Nora started publicly exhibiting her paintings in 2007, even though she has been painting most of her adult life. She is self-taught, spending hours of time painting in her studio and on location. Some of Nora’s past juried showings include: Eye 4 Art Chase Gallery Springfield Juried Art Show Arbor Crest Art and Glass Fest Ritzville Western Art Show Spokane South Hill Studio Tour Angel Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) Bozzi Gallery, Spokane Nora is a landscape painter who loves to paint eastern Washington. She grew up along the Columbia River and enjoys depicting the pastel colors of that area. She also enjoys painting pet portraits. Her website is noraegger.com.
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  Aleah Gilmore

  Aleah Gilmore graduated from the University of Washington in 2015 with a degree in Philosophy and Comparative Literature. After moving back to Spokane to help her family open a restaurant she began her career in education when she started working as a care aide in a toddler daycare facility, where she worked until it was closed temporarily due to the pandemic. Compelled by her love of working with children she started working for the school district at Westview Elementary as a para-educator in a special education classroom. This further cemented her love of teaching, which she hopes to combine with her passion for art in these classes this summer. While she enjoys taking part in all types of art, she has recently become proficient in tactile crafts such as embroidery, cross stitch, knitting, and origami and paper crafting.
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  Janene Grende

  Sitting in front of a blank canvas or paper, the challenge is accepted. Creating is daunting and thrilling at the same time . showing distance, shape, atmosphere, as if the viewer is a traveler along on that journey. Whether it brings emotions like peacefulness of humor it is my hope that my art touches hearts and souls. A lifelong artist, Janene has won numerous awards and raised funds for conservation groups across the country. She is also a Rose Award winner for the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation which raises funds to support the advancement of the arts.
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  Jery Haworth 1942 - 2020

  Jery Haworth was a member of the Spokane Art School faculty since 1999. He brought to the classroom a wealth of professional experience in the areas of design and illustration. A professional illustrator and graphic designer for many years, Jery was involved in the fine arts as well, exhibiting in California, Oregon and Washington. Students enjoyed Jery's approach to drawing and painting that relies heavily on memory and the imagination. These expressive ways of working were a characteristic of Jery's teaching style.
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  Elyse Hochstadt

  Tangled Wool Studio's Elyse Hochstadt has been having Fun with Fiber for years and she loves teaching others how to do the same. "I meet students where they are and believe there is so much to be gained from making items by hand. Elyse holds an MFA from The San Francisco Art Institute.
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  Kit Jagoda

  1987 to 1992: Elementary Art Teacher Yuma, Arizona 1992 to present: Elementary Art Teacher Spokane Public Schools 1992: Masters in Educational Administration: NAU 2005: National Boards Certification in Early and Middle Childhood Art 2014: Re-certified NBCT in Early and Middle Childhood Art 2018: Masters in Humane Education: Valparaiso University and the Institute for Humane Education
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  Bill and Kathy Kostelec

  Bill and Kathy Kostelec are black and white photographers specializing in large format film and traditional silver gelatin printing processes. Their work has exhibited in numerous galleries and juried art events around the region, and featured in a Pacific Northwest video documentary "Time and Light: the Large-format photography of Bill and Kathy Kostlec". They won the Artfest Photography Merit Award in 2015 and 2016, and were selected for a free private workshop with renowned photographer and former Ansel Adam's assistant, Alan Ross. Bill taught film photography at Gonzaga University for 19 years and together they co-taught classes at Spokane Falls Community College Photography Department, and the Spokane Art School.
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  T Kurtz - 2019 Spokane Art School Artist in Residence

  T Kurtz has had a long history in the Art World. For many years she managed the art business for her mother's professional fine art career as she attended shows and exhibitions across the country. T considers this to have been the College of Art Exposure, and coupled with her Art degree from Washington State University as well as her years in gallery sales she knows what makes fine art and how to do it. While she understands and has worked in various media, pastels are her main love for the richness of the pigments and the delicacy of line.
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  Lorraine Manzo

  Lorraine Manzo is a visual artist and art educator, with more than twenty years’ experience successfully instructing students of all ages. Lorraine’s passion is in the area of Fine Art, with a current focus on Drawing & Painting, Printmaking and Wearable Art. Inspired by her daily practice of yoga and meditation, Lorraine seeks to explore the connection of body, mind and spirit in her artwork. Whether her creation is a drawing, painting or monotype, Lorraine seeks to communicate our divine connection to the earth and cosmos through imagery of landscapes, portraits and figures. Lorraine often represents the natural world by utilizing leaves, grass and feathers in her printmaking. Lorraine’s work is characterized by expressive brushstrokes, texture and organic shapes. As a multifaceted artist with a strong fashion background, transferring paintings from canvases to novel materials such as; shoes, boots and handbags was a natural progression for Loraine. She holds an A.A.S. from the Fashion Institute of Technology, a B.A. from Long Island University, C.W. Post and a M.A.L.S. from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.
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  Doug Martindale

  Doug Martindale was born and raised in Spokane, WA. After deciding to pursue art as his life-long career, Martindale moved to Seattle, WA and was accepted into Cornish College of the Arts, a well known private arts college in 1981. There he studied closely with numerous talented instructors, focusing mainly on illustration. Here, he learned the importance of attention do detail in his work. Martindale received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Cornish in 1986. He began producing artwork and successfully selling it upon graduation from art school. but it was in the early 90's that his craft really clicked for him. He was on an art walk in Seattle, when he happened upon a show featuring the work of Susan Bennerstrom, an accomplished northwest pastel artists. He was so inspired that he took at intensive workshop in soft chalk pastel painting from Bennerstrom. He was hooked with the pure, intense color and richness of the medium. Having always been an enthusiast of landscape paintings, he used this as his means of subject matter with which to pursue his newly found lobe for pastels as his primary medium for his art. It is in his pastel paintings that Martindale feels he has really found his true niche in his method of artistic expression. His idealistic interpretation of the landscapes he paints transcends the viewer into a timeless, perfect space. One can clearly see the incredible attention to detail in his work. The rich, bold color variations and dramatic compositions continue to be alive, sumptuous and compelling. Doug's amazing body of work over the years has been purchased by numerous private and public collectors, including the Microsoft Corporation, Nordstrom department stores, Chateau Ste. Michelle wineries and the Radisson hotel chain. His work at one point was also featured in a segment of "Entertainment Tonight". Doug Martindale continues to portray the gift of nature to all in his collection of engaging imagery. He has gone on to build an impressive portfolio of his original pastel paintings and limited edition giclees and lithographs, for which there seems to be an ever growing demand. After selling his work in various art galleries while living in Seattle, WA and Palm Springs, CA for over a couple of decades, Doug has relocated to his hometown of Spokane, WA, where he now resides.
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  Owen McAuley 1971 - 2021

  Owen McAuley was an artist who lives in Cheney, WA. He grew up in Cheney and attended Eastern Washington University, where he received a B.F.A. in painting and drawing in 1995. He subsequently lived and workin Seattle until 2000, when he moved to Austin, TX to pursue his M.F.A. in painting and drawing, and exhibited work in numerous venues there. he received his M.F.A. in 2003 and then moved to New York, where he proceeded to live for the next decade, making and showing his work in addition to working in Robert Longo's studio. He has been shown across the U.S. and is represented in numerous private collection in the U.S. and in Europe. His work has been featured in publication such as New American Painting s and Juxtapoz, among others.
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  Madeline McGinn

  Maddie McGinn grew up in Spokane and attended Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University while gaining her BFA before moving to Detroit to attend Cranbrook Academy of Art where she earned her MFA with a focus in Print Media. Her forte is archiving photos, stories and memories pieced together from her large family and through long-standing friendships. The way that we tell stories and recall memories helps to show us how we perceive ourselves and the people that surround us. That’s a big part of how she approaches her practice and within that practice, the archive of how we make up ourselves.
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  Beth McIlraith

  Beth McIlraith is a recent transplant from Northern California. She has been a bibliophile since childhood, and is drawn to all things Book and Paper related. She joined NORBAG (Northern Book Arts Guild) in 2010 in Eureka, California. There she found like-minded souls willing to share their love and knowledge. (She hopes to start a similar group in Spokane!) In 2013 she created the online shop “Second Chance Journals,” making custom journals from upcycled books that are sent all over the world.
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  Richard Mehl

  Richard Mehl has taught two-dimensional design, color theory and typography at the School of Visual Arts for over 12 years. His students have gone on to become successful, award-winning designers and art directors for prestigious design studios, including Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Pentagram, The Guardian, The New York Times and Sagmeister & Walsh. Mehl received an MFA in graphic design from Yale School of Art, where he studied with graphic design legends Paul Rand, Bradbury Thompson and Herbert Matter, design educators Alvin Eisenman and Inge Druckrey, type designer Matthew Carter, and information design expert Edward Tufte. He is the author of Playing with Color: 50 Graphic Experiments for Exploring Color Design Principles (©2013 Rockport Publishers). Mehl lives with his family – wife Alicia and Sheldon the Pug – and carries on a graphic design practice in Chelsea, New York
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  Sean Mitchell

  Sean Mitchell is currently employed by Spokane Public Schools as a paraeducator at Finch Elementary. He graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2016, and currently resides in Spokane, Washington. In his spare time he enjoys playing videogames with friends, camping at Priest Lake, reading spooky stories, and spending time with his fiancée and cat.
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  Allyson Moyes

  Allyson Moyes is a professional photographer living creatively in Spokane Valley, Washington. She received her formal training from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco graduating with her BFA Photography in spring 2015 and gained professional experience as a photo intern and freelance photographer for the San Francisco Giants from 2013-2015. In the fall of 2015 she began her adventure into teaching when she moved to Clarksville, Tennessee and took a job teaching cooking and art classes for SKIES Unlimited; an enrichment program on Fort. Campbell, Kentucky. Here she found joy in sharing her knowledge and passion for art with children of all ages and abilities. This experience inspired her to further her education and graduate with her MFA Photography from the Academy of Art University in fall 2021. Currently she continues to work on her thesis, Sundays, a mixed media self- documentary through landscape, that captures her connection and discovery of self through her interaction with natural landscapes; and her bridge project, Unsent Letters, a mixed media fine art documentary that captures the loss of loved ones; the personal objects they leave behind that are held dear and the words that we sometimes don’t often get to say. Allyson is a recent resident of Spokane, moving here with her husband Brad at the beginning of 2022, and became a first time mom to little Eloise in March 2022. She looks forward to exploring Spokane’s amazing creative community, and finding inspiration for her own images.
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  Dina Natale

  My name is Dina Natale and I am from Spokane and have been a mixed media artist for the past 20 years. I first started out in textiles, making patchwork wall hangings and purses. As I learned more, I started to create small collages and altered books using found items such as: rusty bits, buttons, bobbles, and teabags. I also love to incorporate old photos into my work and try and tell a story through the person in the picture.
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  Laura Novak

  Laura Novak is a local artist who specializes in multiple mediums including ceramics, drawing, print making, charcoal, sculpture, and painting. Novak earned an Associates of Fine Arts degree from Spokane Falls Community College and a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Art Education at Eastern Washington University. She currently is a certified teacher for Washington State. Novak is passionate about teaching art and being a part of her community. "It's my goal to bring out the inner artist in all my students.
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  Tresia Oosting

  Tresia is a mixed media sculptor who takes discarded, lonely found objects and re-presents them as works of art. She wraps or sews them into cloth, paints them and waxes them to create a conceptual piece with new meaning. The new objects look familiar, but they are really a semblance of their old selves. Her work is a meditation on line, color and shape and the responses they invoke in the observer. Her reputation as an artist began with her charming dolls. Tresia is an art teacher, having taught with School District 81 and the Spokane Art School. She has also presented workshops for children as part of the MAC's Family Fests. Tresia has a AFA from Spokane Falls Community College.
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  Willow Rosales

  Willow Rosales is a printmaker. She grew up on a small goat dairy in the middle of nowhere and as soon as she turned 18 she packed her bags and moved to Bellingham. There, she took numerous art classes at Western Washington University and fell on love with printmaking, which became her major. After college, she took a really long break from art and even went back to school as a veterinary assistant, which is what she currently does as her day job. Back when she still lived in Bellingham, she eventually joined an art collective where she began creating hand-pressed prints on her own and really developed as a local artist. In 2015, she moved to Spokane and has been immersing herself with in the art community through art festivals, gallery shows, and teaching. She is amazed at how much support she has receive within this area already, and is excited to settle her artistic roots here for many more years to come!
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  Zach Ross

  Zach was born in 1998 in Wyoming. Having enjoyed drawing and creating from an early age, Zach began pursuing art at the end of high school. While Zach enjoys painting anything that interests him, his work focuses on wildlife and people, Artworks that inspire Zach touch on two great questions: "What can we learn from this world we live in?" and "Who are we as humans and why are we here?" In his own work, Zach seeks to explore these questions. Zach is now living in Spokane and pursuing a career as an artist.
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  Molly Sims

  From the time Molly Sims could hold a pencil, she loved to draw. Molly was born in Moscow, Idaho, & by the time she was 2, she had drawn a picture of herself inside her mother’s tummy, which became an enduring family story. At age 10, she & her family moved to Spokane, WA. “Growing up in the Northwest, I spent a lot of time outdoors camping, fishing, hiking, & playing outside. All the time that I’ve spent in the outdoors has given me a deep love & appreciation for the natural world & wildlife.” Molly graduated from Spokane Falls Community College in 1996 with a vocational degree in graphic design & a strong emphasis on Illustration. Molly married in 1995 & moved with her husband to England in 1997, where he is from. Molly decided to find a way to work from home while raising her family & started to do commissioned artwork & portraits for clients. In 2008, Molly & her family relocated to Maryland for 12 years. While living there, Molly took painting classes at the Schuler’s School of Fine Art, in Baltimore, which trains artists in classical drawing & painting methods. Molly & her family then moved back to Spokane, WA in 2020 Molly primarily paints wildlife & birds. Why? “I am inspired by the beauty of the natural world. The light is what defines a subject & makes it interesting. Spending time outdoors can heal & refresh our souls. I strive to help my viewer make a meaningful connection with nature & wildlife & see how beautiful & precious it is. There are miracles happening all around us if we take the time to look. I have always loved animals, & want to be a voice for wildlife, which has no voice. There is such a variety of animals & birds out there, that I will never run out of subject matter. “My style is classical realism. I want my subjects to feel lifelike, so my viewer can connect with an animal’s spirit to see the beauty & innocence that I see. I like to have a single focus & sometimes keep my backgrounds looser. This style works well with what I want to accomplish.” Molly exhibited her work in local & regional art shows through-out the Mid-Atlantic region. She also participates in National & International juried art shows Such as the ‘Best of America’ through the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society. (NOAPS.) Molly has been creating commissioned artwork for private collectors throughout the US, England & 7 other countries for over 25 years. Memberships: Oil Painters of America (OPA), International Guild of Realism (IGOR), National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) & Women Artists of the West (WAOW) Galleries: The Art Spirit Gallery, located at 415 Sherman Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 website: info@theartspiritgallery.com HorseSpirit Arts Gallery, located at Historic Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry Street, Suite 2063 Savage, MD 20763 website: horsespiritartsgallery.com Accepted Shows and Awards: 2022 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society show, ‘Best of America Small Works’ with her painting titled, ‘Young Family.’ 2021 Oil Painters of America, Western Regional Art Show with painting titled, “Alpha.” 2021 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters of America (NOAPS) Best of America show at the Dana Gallery in Missoula, MT with painting titled “Silent Hunter” which also won a merit award and sold at the gallery. (shown above) 2021 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters of America (NOAPS) Best of America Small Works Art show at the Principal Gallery in South Carolina with the painting titled “Golden Meadow” 2020 International Guild of Realism Spring Salon Show with painting titled “Silent Hunter,” 2020 The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Spring International Online Exhibit, with painting titled “Masked Wolf”, over 1200 international artist entries and only 150 accepted.
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  Henry Stinson

  Henry Stinson was born in Anchorage, Alaska but spent much of his childhood in the Pacific Northwest. He moved back to the Northwest due to his love of four seasons, a community oriented lifestyle and the numerous opportunities for outdoor painting this region has to offer. An artist for the past 31 years, his university training began as an undergraduate at Washington State University, continued at the Art Institute of Seattle, ending with four years of intensive study - painting with Russian impressionist painter Ron Lukas in his Seattle studio. Stinson has taught drawing and painting for over 28 years in numerous colleges and privately owned schools and is currently teaching national workshops as well. He is a gifted instructor, noted most for his unique ability to communicate practical information and to create vivid color on canvas in a manner which inspires and supports the ideal learning situation for students. He maintains an active painting studio in Colfax, Washington and continues to paint on location throughout the United States. He has exhibited his work in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Florida, Washington, and Oregon as well as the United States Embassy in Geneva Switzerland. Henry’s love of painting the unique stems from his inability to resist capturing those unusual moments in life that make each of us step back and think. It may be a humorous thought or a moment of beauty or simply something that catches the eye and sits on the edge of a memory. Whatever the origin, Henry has the singular ability to translate moments into paintings, making his work popular with corporate and private collectors both in the US and abroad.
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  Louise Telford

  Louise Telford started working with glass in the late 90’s when she wanted to creatively recycle glass jars. It was harder than she thought. Instead she became intrigued by ‘Kiln Formed’ glass. She studied at the world renowned Pilchuck Glass School north of Seattle. The school was started in the 70’s by Dale Chihuly and his friends. Besides the classes she volunteered at the school and the Juried Glass Auction at the Westin Hotel in Seattle. Soon she found her own artwork accepted into the juried auction. Her glass art is currently represented at the New Moon Art Gallery in Spokane and at the Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Other galleries have represented her work, too. She has been the Gallery Director at the Jacklin Arts and Culture Center in Post Falls, Idaho. Louise believes in sharing her broad knowledge by teaching and talking to the public at art events. Artist Statement There are many techniques for working with glass and a rainbow of colors to choose from. To be able to play with color, light and form is very magical. No other medium has given me such varied directions for creativity. The science and uniqueness of glass captures my imagination. I continue to learn and explore the creative journey that the glass takes me on.
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  Caitlin Vielstich

  Caitlin Vielstich is a printmaker from New Jersey and received her BFA from Montserrat College of Art in 2019. She moved to Spokane in 2020 to pursue a BA in art history from Eastern Washington University and has since fallen in love with the pacific northwest. Working primarily with relief and screen printing, she is also familiar with intaglio and lithography techniques. Interested in museum work as well as fine art, Caitlin has worked in museums such as the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture here in Spokane. Since 2018, Caitlin has had prints exhibited in Massachusetts, Japan, and Germany.
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  Elise Warren

  Elise Warren is an artist and writer from Helena, Montana. Since they learned to read on Calvin & Hobbes collections, they’ve had a passion for comics and graphic novels. They graduated from Willamette University with a degree in Multimedia Storytelling and spent the last three years as a fiction editor in Seattle. They hope to help students build a base of technical skill to make the ideas in their head come to life, while also valuing the personal style each person brings to their work.
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  Yelena Yunin

  Yelena Yunin is an experienced artist with work throughout the Spokane Area. Yelena came to Spokane from Ukraine several years ago. She is a classically trained artist from Ukraine, and has a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Eastern Washington University. Yelena has done numerous murals and art projects for the local area including art in the City of Spokane, City of Colfax, and Spokane Public Schools. She is currently working in the field of Photography and Graphic Design.

Teaching Opportunities

The Spokane Art School is always looking for local artists who would like to teach. SAS offers a variety of classes and workshops for all ages. We are looking for instructors who can teach painting, drawing, ceramics, fiber art, jewelry design, digital photography and print making.  Most classes are offered at the Spokane Art School, but some have been held outdoors, or at an artist’s studio or home, depending on the class size and equipment needed.

SAS has a long and successful tradition of providing quality art instruction, by professional working artists, for children and adults. Artist/instructors can choose when and how often they would like to teach.  Our calendar year is divided into four sessions and we ask for proposals four times a year.  Classes and workshops can range from a single-day workshop to a traditional six-week course that meets once or twice a week. You, the artist/instructor, can work with our staff to select the dates and times that fit your schedule.

Please note that instructors need to complete a background check, have a City of Spokane Business License, and provide the school with a W-9 form prior to teaching.

We appreciate your interest! Email us (spokaneartschool@gmail.com) if you are interested in teaching or have questions.