Instructors

Jill Bell received her MFA in Crafts from Virginia Commonwealth University and her BFA from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, PA. She recently finished a 9 month residency at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts and was recently chosen as a Creative Artist Network, emerging artist. Her figurative work deals with the often absurd duality of happiness vs. sadness that inhabited our everyday lives.

 

Jeanne Bracy received her BFA in Performing Arts and Ceramics in 1999 from Saint Joseph’s University, PA. She has completed several commissions and has participated in exhibitions through the Tri-State area. Jeanne is currently the Gallery Coordinator at St. Joseph’s University.

 

Ryan Greenheck received his MFA from SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University, in Alfred NY. And his BFA from The University of Wisconsin-Stout. In 2002 his was a resident at Watershed in New Castle Maine and just recently returned from Shanghai China where he was a visiting Artist at Shanghai University. Ryan has been in numerous group shows since 2000 and is represented by The Clay Studio in Philadelphia and Lill Street Art Center in Chicago.

 

Mark Lueders received his MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in painting and his BFA from Miami University in Ohio. He was a recipient of the Mid Atlantic Regional NEA Fellowship as well as a resident at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia. Mark  established a ceramics program for the University of Pennsylvania in 1994 where he currently teaches part time. His current work combines both computer technology, and traditional craft techniques. Mark has been invited to numerous solo and group exhibitions through the east coast.

 

Robert Sutherland received his BFA in 2000 and his MFA in 2004 from Alfred University, in Alfred NY. He has done residencies with Matthew Metz and Linda Sikora, Watershed Center for the Arts as well as the San Bao -Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in San Bao PR China. Robert has begun exhibiting his work since 2000 with notable galleries such as Lil Street Gallery in Chicago and the Grace Gallery in Reston VA.