Instructor and Director of the Lotvin Family Gallery

sarah@hopartscenter.org

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Sarah is a self-taught multi-disciplinary artist working on paper, canvas, and sculpting with steel. Sarah's work is in private collections and has been shown extensively throughout New England, and abroad. Her work has been published by North Light Book and is featured in Incite, the Best of Mixed Media 1, 2 & 3. Sarah is a core artist member at Fountain Street Gallery in Boston MA.

Instructor and Visual Arts Department Manager

marion@hopartscenter.org

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Marion was born in France in an artistic family. In 2001, she moved to the US with her family. She took classes with painting teachers before becoming one herself and earned a modern art certificate at the MOMA. Marion is an enthusiastic artist and instructor with expertise in art history and a variety of artistic mediums including oils, acrylic, and mixed media. She shares her passion for all that is art and continuously keeps on learning.

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Lee studied Architecture at North Carolina State University School of Design and received a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture.  She also earned a BFA from Meredith College in Raleigh, NC, concentrating in Painting and Sculpture, and a teaching certificate. Lee taught secondary Visual Art for twelve years. Lee’s work has been juried into regional and national shows including the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh Fine Art Society, Raleigh Visual Art Exchange, Morini Gallery, Lexington Artwalk, and Cambridge Art Association. Much of her work is inspired by her interest in theatre, museums, and travel.

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As a retired pre-K through 8th grade art teacher and school library media specialist, Celeste has had the opportunity to create lessons utilizing a huge range of art media which support learning about the principles and elements of design and weave in art history and appreciation, as well as children's literature. She enjoys the planning that goes into creating a rich environment for students, that honors the creativity they bring to the learning space.  Celeste's lesson plans have been included in an art text series, "Art Works".

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As a working artist, Meredith currently focuses on varying interpretations of landscapes of place, body and memory. Through oil paint, pastel, installations and videos, she explores landscapes affected by passage of time. Meredith has experience with printmaking, knitting, sewing, embroidery, wreath making, calligraphy, origami, woodworking, welding, robotics... the list goes on! She loves problem solving and encouraging others to "get to done" on projects that have been languishing. Meredith has an MFA from the Pratt Institute and has been a resident at the Vermont Studio Center.

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Judith, Ms. Judy to her students, earned her masters of education degree and teaching certification in Special Education, in moderate disabilities, from BSU. In addition, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bridgewater State University with a B.A. in art with minors in music, education and theater, and earned teaching certificates in Art K-12 and General Music K-12. Judith owned her own floral and special event design business, and an art lesson business under the name of Kreative Kids and Talented Teens. She has worked at Harvard University Le Corbusier Center, Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, King Philip Middle School, and the League School for Autism in Walpole.

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Kanchan Tare has a Masters of Computer Management and Bachelors in Electronics from Pune University, India. Kanchan has taught fine arts and crafts in India and the US focusing on color theory, painting, drawing, origami and more. In addition, Kanchan leads workshops in clay idol making, Kangra Rajasthani Painting, Warli Painting and Lippan craft.

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Beth Gismondi holds a BA with honors in Art History and Neuroscience from Wellesley College and an EdM in Arts in Education from Harvard University. She also earned a Certificate in Children's Book Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Beth worked for several years as a freelance illustrator and designer, and owned a custom stationery business. She previously worked primarily in gouache and pencil, and has more recently shifted her focus to acrylic painting.
 

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Tooba is a graphic designer by degree, artist by love and a teacher by passion. She loves teaching in a playful way, being messy and using her hands as a tool. She works to build confidence in her students, helping everyone simply enjoy the process of creating. She is inspired by her favorite artists, Alma Woodsey, Frida Kahlo and Keith Haring.