Kathy Young Albertelli - Owner/operator Kathy Young & Co. Inc., a fine jewelry company in NYC, NY for 20 years.
Betty Arnold - studied punch needle rug hooking at the Fletcher Farm School under Amy Oxford, inventor of the Oxford Punch Needle. She teaches at the John C. Campbell Folk School and is a certified teacher of Mcadoo rugs
Jeffrey Cates - BFA Art Institute of Chicago. Paints watermedia “plein air” landscapes, portraits. www.picturehisword.com
Dodie Campbell - BFA ceramics, Utah State University; MFA ceramics, Erlinboro Univ., PA
Jim Carpenter - Jim is an advanced level carver who actively competes in several national bird carving competitions each year. Specializes in carving songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, and smoothie shorebirds. Member Piedmont Craftsmen. www,jimscarvings.com
Barbara Cashman, a glass fuser for 30 years, is recognized as an innovator and pioneer in the glass tile industry. Her work has been featured in many major home decorating and trade magazines and on HGTV, with installations throughout the US and internationally. She is also the winner of the 2008 Crystal Acnievement Award from Glass Magazine. www.glastile.com
Kate Cathey - MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina University; BA in Art History from SUNY, Albany, NY; has taught enameling at John C. Campbell Folk School and others.
Curtis Cecil - Owner of Crystal Palace Glass, sells work at art/craft shows in addition to custom and wholesale orders. Has work in many public and private collections worldwide.
Anna Coward - currently pursuing a degree in Education at UNC - Greensboro.
Nancy David - BS in mathematics, Georgia Southwest College; Masters in Child Development, App State Univ.
Erin Donald - BFA in Art Education with concentration in sculpture, East Carolina University, current art teacher at Glenn High School.
Ron Embry - Studio potter, handbuilding instructor.
David Emerson - MFA California Institute of the Arts, School of Film/Video, BA, Ohio State University, School of Arts and Science.
Vanessa Wright Hollifield - BA Studio Art, Salem College; full-time glass artist, artist and creator of Spirit Inspired Works. www.vhglass.com
Jonna Holston - Award winning bead artist, past president of the Winston-Salem Bead Society. Her work has been published in Bead & Button Magazine and has been shown in several local galleries. has taught her original designs and techniques across the country for over 8 years.
JJ Jackson - Full time artist, BA in Fine Art and Child Development, San Francisco State University, work represented at Urban Artware, Trade Street, Winston-Salem.
Andrea Kennington - MFA, Metals Design, East Carolina Univ., BA, Univ of SC; member Southern Highland Craft Guild and Piedmont Craftsmen.
Holly LaPonte - BA from App. St. Univ. Studied at Sawtooth since 2002. Ceramic Instructor for teens and youth.
Roxane Lessa - has shown her award-winning Art Quilts nationally and internationally. She is a member of Piedmont Craftsmen and the International Quilt Association. www.roxanelessa.com
Kristen Martin - is an art teacher at Kernersville & Meadowlark. She has a degree in art from High Point Univ.
Susanne Martin - studied Book Arts, and received her MFA degree from the University of Alabama.
Pat Mauck - BA from UNC-G, MAT, Vanderbilt, Independent fiber artist.
Carole Morse - 20+ years professional jewelry involvement including formal training in Arkansas & NC; jewelry designer.
Gaff Pearce - Studio potter, Masters in Music Education, East Carolina Univ., studied at Penland.
Julie Perry - Studio potter, studied art at Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA and Penland School of Art.
Sean Robinson - Art Inst. of Pittsburgh - Industrial Design Technology. Current student at W-S State Univ - Art Education.
Aleta Schroeder - Full-time studio potter “Flying Squirrel Arts”; minor in Art from Wake Forest University.
Michael Shoaf - 30+ years as professional photographer; President of Orion Advertising and Design, Ltd., former creative director/photographer of MSI studios.
Brittany Sondberg - BFA in Metals Design from East Carolina University. Full-time studio metal artist. Owner of Copper Chameleon www.copperchameleon.com
Daniel Simonson - 10+ years experience in professional photography; AAS Photojournalism from Randolph Community College; nationally published photographer; member NAPP (Nat’l Assn. of Photoshop Professionals.)
Mark Spangenberg - BFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA; studied fresco painting in Salzburg, Austria; assisted with fresco painters Ben Long and Charles Kapsner. www.markspangenbergfineart.com
Nicole Uzzell - Communications degree, UNC-G, education degree, WSSU, Winston-Salem, NC.
Jeff Wilson - Self-taught artist specializing in glassblowing, stained glass, stonecarving and flint-napping.

SCVA STAFF

Sherri Nielson, Executive Director- - BS in Management and MBA, Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham. Studied at Birmingham School of Law.
Sandra Lackey Davidson - Bookkeeper
Julie Morgan - Registrar; Lexington Business College, KY; Pianist, Storyteller, art enthusiast and community theater actress.
Denni McCann - Fibers Coordinator - BA Fashion Design, Colorado State University. 20 years in fashion business from pattern maker to VP of Design – Champion Athletic Wear/Hanes Brand Inc.
Warren Moyer - Ceramics Coordinator; MFA, Ohio Univ., BS in Art Education from Kutztown Univ. of PA; member Piedmont Craftsmen.
Will Parham - Graphics, Photography and Youth Program Coordinator; 10 years photography experience. A.A.S. Biomedical Photography from Randolph CC. www.WillParham.com.
Sara Sloan Stine - Metals/Glass/Wood Studio Coordinator; BFA in Art and Design from Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA; past metals technician at Parsons School of Design Summer Program, Lake Placid, NY. Certified PMC instructor. www.distinctappointments.com/Sara-Sloan-Stine.html