Teaching Artists

Alice Mizrachi

Visual

Andrea Elam

Ballet, Dance

As an independent dancer/choreographer/teaching artist, I am deeply invested in making dance a part of the lives of our...

Andy Algire

I am a percussionist, composer, and educator specializing in African and jazz music. I have been performing and teaching...

Ann Ladd

Visual

Ann Ladd has been a professional muralist and surface painter for the past 20 years.  She recently volunteered her art...

Barry Mason

Visual

Barry Mason-- painter, sculptor, photographer and teacher-- once described himself as a visual composer.  His artistic...

Cindy Beer-Fouhy

Literary

Throughout my life, writing and teaching writing have been my passions and my talents.  There is no other work I do that...

Connie Manna

Visual, Visual-Illustration

A classically-trained painter, my latest series Growing up Bronx highlights places from childhood/young adulthood. A...

Cornell " LORD JUDAH "Carelock

Film, Music, Music-Pop, Visual, Voice

As LORD JUDAH, founder of Judah Bless Ent and True He(ART) Academy, I create healing-centered, culturally responsive arts...

Dara Kane

Visual

I'm a Pre-K Head Teacher at Central Synagogue's May Family Nursery School in New York City. The preschool is play based...

David Licata

Visual

I am interested in connections and the human desire to form these bonds.  For the past twelve years, I have focused on...

Deborah Beck

Visual

"My paintings and monotypes express my fascination with the mysteries, rhythms, and energies of the natural world around...

Denise Bessette

Actor, Film

I teach acting with a passion and work with ages ranging from 8 to 95.  I bring a wealth of experience as a professional...

Diane Cherr

Visual

My work is rich with color, design and narrative.  My pieces are unique, whether painting in gouache, creating collages,...

Donna Miskend

Literary, Visual

My work is nature and literary themed. I've added scientific and botanical illustration to my portfolio to deepen my...

Elizabeth de Bethune

Visual

I am an artist-educator who loves teaching, and feels strongly that everyone should be making art, and that we should be...

Eric ZORK Alan

Literary, Visual

Zork is the author of two books in national distribution: "Stolen Snapshots: I am NOT a poet."  Zork is probably best...

Erin Carney

Visual

Erin Carney has a passion for color and uses direct and indirect painting techniques to develop color-driven landscape...

Frank Ingrasciotta

Actor, Literary

As a produced playwright, published writer and award-winning performer, I create a container of sharing and trust to...

Jane Catherine Shaw

Visual

Jennifer Levine

Visual

My work with students, as well as my personal artwork is intuitive, spontaneous and free spirited. I create paintings,...

Jill Parry

Visual

I am a visual artist working in mixed media, oils, acrylics and fiber.  I work from my studio in Mamaroneck, NY.  I...

Joe Mullins

Visual

Currently, I live in the lower Hudson River Valley.  My work includes portraits, cityscapes and landscapes.  I work...

Joseph Squillante

Visual

I am committed to the fine art of photography, practicing since 1973.  I've been photographing the Hudson River for over...

Karen D. Faulkner

Dance, Visual

In addition to earning my MWBE certification (Minority Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) becoming a Teaching Artist by...

Kaya Nicole

Jazz, Music, Music-Pop, Voice

As a jazz vocalist and dedicated musician, I am passionate about the transformative power of music and its ability to...

Lana Yu

Literary, Visual

"Art is a way to understand ourselves and the world we live in more deeply."  Lana Yu is a mixed-media painter and...

Lance Johnson LJ Art

Visual

ART IS.....LIFE Art has the power to change the world. Art helps us express ourselves freely. Allows us to creatively...

Laurel Shute

Visual

My painting and printmaking, and earlier outdoor sculptures, and collaborative artworks all have an animated quality...

M.C.

Literary, Music, Visual

My paintings and drawings are a poetic evolution and constant exploration of the human experience. Involved in the act of...

Matt Turk

Music

Matt Turk is a seasoned recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, eternal idealist, and peace-loving realist.  He is a...

Miguel Cossio

Visual

Born in Mexico and based in New York, an avid traveler and lore researcher, Miguel Cossio is a visual artist and...

MJ Territo

Music

Performance: MJ Territo is the founder of the Ladies Day Jazz Ensemble, a group of women musicians dedicated to...

Nancy Maloy

Actor, Film, Literary

Theater is an art form that speaks to multiple intelligences, making it a dynamic educational tool for all types of...

Nanette Garcia

Folk/Traditional, Music

Peter Siegel

Visual

The Late Great Leon Golub was perhaps my most influential art instructor.  It is because of his genius and humanity as...

Phylisha Villanueva

Literary

I believe poetry needs to be heard, felt, witnessed, alive in the room.

When I perform, I drop into the groove. My breath...

Rebeca Tomás

Dance

ARTIST STATEMENT: As a bi-cultural Flamenco artist, I strive to find a balance between tradition and innovation.  My...

Robyn Ellenbogen

Visual

Ronit Levin Delgado

Visual

Ronit Levin Delgado (born Tel Aviv), is a multidisciplinary visual artist and a Fulbright scholar, lives and works in...

Ronnie Negro

Music

Ronnie Negro has been a performing drummer since 1988 and an educator since 1991.  Seen primarily with his longtime band...

Roy Secord

Visual

I am a 21-Century modernist and public artist. My artist language draws from the universal and timeless vocabularies of...

Rukhshan Haque

Visual

I am a mixed media artist specializing in textiles and fiber arts. My art practice is a form of self-exploration. It...

Sari Nordman

Ballet, Dance, Dance-Modern

Born and raised in Finland, I am an interdisciplinary artist and educator. I create public art projects, video works and...

Sebastian Correa Osorio

Visual

Stuart Nager

Actor, Literary

I believe that there is no box to think outside of. Think, imagine, create. I utilize the Workshop Model (Doing...

Suzi Myers Tipa

Actor, Dance

A native New Yorker, Suzi is passionate about sharing her love of dance with members of the community.  Specializing in...

Taeesha Muhammad

Visual

Taeesha M is a collagist, abstract painter, and arts educator. Her works inspire a dialog about the power of language as...

Teresa Fellion

Ballet, Dance, Dance-Jazz, Dance-Modern, Literary

As an avid arts advocate and activist, Teresa Fellion creates work that integrates and empowers audiences with new...

Terry Kessler Schwarz

Visual, Visual-Illustration

I am constantly in awe of nature and its ever-changing scenery. I have been inspired to photograph and paint the...

Theodora Skipitares

Visual

Tova Snyder

Visual

Tova graduated from Yale University and then received a Master's of Fine Arts from Temple University, Tyler School of...

Traci B. Timmons

Actor, Literary, Visual, Voice

I have dedicated my life to making sure that every child has an opportunity to feel the joy of creation and the safety of...

Vicky Youngman

Visual

I strive to create ceramic work that sings with delight because it is happy to be alive.  Anthropomorphism aside, I am...

Victor A. Saint-Hilaire

Visual

Victor A. Saint-Hilaire, artist name VASH, is a Dominican multidisciplinary artist residing in Yonkers, New York who...

Wilmer Orellana

Visual

Wilmer Orellana is a visual artist.  He uses painting, drawing and sculpture to promote appreciation of cultural...

Yohanna M Roa

Visual

I am a visual artist, curator, art historian, art critic and archivist, with a feminist-decentralized approach and...