Education Ambassadors
Pamela Caughey
Pamela grew up in Wisconsin, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from UW-Madison in 1983. After moving with her family to Hamilton, MT in 1986, she began her serious study of art, and in 2010 received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Montana School of Art.
Shawn Dell Joyce
Shawn Dell Joyce began teaching plein air classes in 2000 and continues weekly to this day. She founded a plein air school with an Arts and Agricultural mission based on the historic Hudson River School, called the Wallkill River School of Art.
Sandra Duran Wilson
Sandra Duran Wilson is an internationally recognized artist, author, lecturer, and juror. Her innovative, award-winning mixed media art has been influenced by her extensive scientific background and synesthesia.
Sean Dye
Award winning Artist Sean Dye, received his MFA from Pratt Institute. He conducts popular workshops throughout North America. His work has appeared in The Artists Magazine, Pastel Artist International, International Artist, and The Pastel Journal.
Dawn Emerson
Born in 1955, I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The ocean and quarries of the rocky New England coast were my stomping grounds until I left for the west with my husband and young family in the late 1980s.
Jeff Erickson
I knew at an early age, art would be a part of my life. My grandmother was an American Impressionist painter, and I would watch her create colorful brush strokes across the canvas.
Scott Gellatly
I’ve always been driven to make things. No matter the medium, I find excitement and wonder in creating something that didn’t exist the day before. Whether that creation succeeds or fails, it drives my creative process forward – eager to begin the next piece.
Leslie Giuliani
Artist Leslie Giuliani received a B.F.A. from the University of Delaware and then pursued advanced studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Finishing School, and the School of Sacred Arts.
Micah Goguen
Micah Goguen grew up in Central Georgia and obtained his B.A. in Fine Art and Masters in Art Therapy from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Ga. Micah focuses primarily on bringing art to the community and using art as a form of communication for those struggling to understand and cope with life situations.
Timothy Joe
Timothy Michael Joe is a self-taught artist and instructor from the rural southern town of Greensboro, Alabama.
Erin Keane
Erin Keane is an artist working with photography, encaustic beeswax, and bookbinding. In photography, she explores elasticity of light, and combines photography transfer with encaustic beeswax to create soft imagery with a luminous glow.
Linda Kemp
Linda Kemp’s home and studio backs onto a wooded conservation area in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. She is internationally recognized for her unique contemporary watercolors, acrylics, and innovative use of negative painting.
Teresa Kirk, FWS, KWS SW, GCWS
As mother of two boys, Teresa found she had a lot of time on her hands as they started leaving home. Looking for something to occupy her time, an adult watercolor class (no drawing experience necessary) piqued her interest. The rest is history, she was hooked! She did find that learning to draw was a must.
Judy Lavoie
Tennessee artist Judy Lavoie creates paintings in a highly representational style, primarily using watercolors, inks, and acrylics. Judy especially loves painting on Aquabord, Claybord, and Scratchbord which beautifully facilitate the intricate detail and rich textures in her work.
Lisa Opielinski
Alabama native Lisa Opielinski is a professional artist with an undying passion for her chosen career, and she has been doing it for more than 30 years.
