Andarge Asfaw: Certificate of Commercial Photography from Hallmark Institute of Photography. Instructor at Washington School of Photography, the Art League School, and Maryland College of Art and Design.

Nadia Azumi

Donna Baron: BFA Ohio State University. Studied with Stephen Quiller and Walt Bartman. Exhibited at the Gallery of New Masters, Kentlands Mansion, Rockville Art League and the Potomac Valley Watercolorists.

Donald Becker: Technical Director of the Washington School of Photography. Owner and manager of Don Becker Photography, specializing in glamour, portrait and artistic dance photography. A published author of photography and photographic techniques

Phil Berneberg: Ceramic engineer and studio potter and instructor. Operated Apron Full of Gold Pottery School in Winthrop, Maine. Adjunct Professor at Hood College and ceramics instructor at Glen Echo Park. Technical consultant to Ceramics Monthly magazine.

Marieke Bier: Six years experience in web design, flash programming, illustration design and multimedia design. Adjunct Professor, Montgomery College.

Liliane Blom

Russ Bogdan: Classically influenced artist painting figures/portraits, landscapes and murals. Studied at the Schuler School before studying extensively in Italy. Completed commissions for galleries, designers, commercial film and for private collectors. Work featured in International Artists Magazine.

Anna Boothe: MFA Tyler School of Art. Trained as a sculptor at the Rhode Island School of Design and has worked with glass since 1980. Instructional chair of the Glass Art degree program at Salem Community College.

Charles Boyer: Owner and operator of Charles Boyer Photography with over ten years experience in professional portraiture and wedding photography.

Elizabeth Braun: Trained in stained glass at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, Aix en Provence, France. Instructor at Maryland College of Art and Design. Past president of The National Capital Art Glass Guild and a member of the International Guild of Glass Artists, the Glass Art Society, The American Arts and Crafts Council.

Michele Chais: BA Art Education University of Maryland. MA Art Therapy George Washington University. 18 years experience teaching art, ceramics and photography in Montgomery County Public Schools.

Joan Clowes

Lydia Davis: BS Interior Design, Drexel University. Certificate, computer graphics and multimedia presentation, University of California. Over ten years experience, graphic design, freehand illustration.

Robert Devers: MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art, BFA Kansas City Art Institute. Exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Renwick Gallery, and the International Monetary Fund, DC.

Bruce Paul Gaber: Teacher with Metals Guild of Maryland, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, and the EFMLS Workshop at Little Switzerland, NC. His photography has appeared in “Rocks and Minerals”, “Lapidary Journal”, “Wired Artist” and “Mineral News”.

Joanne Gigliotti: BFA Carnegie Mellon University, MA Pennsylvania State University. Past Director of the Smithsonian Associates Studio Arts Department. Exhibited in over 60 one-women and juried exhibitions of batik paintings across the United States.

Jon Goell: MA George Mason University. Professor of Photography at Montgomery College. Over thirty years experience as a professional photographer. Past clients include clients included Polaroid, Business Week, Inc Magazine, Fidelity, Washingtonian, USA Today, WGBH, and Macworld.

Anjali Gulati

Tim Hampton: Designs and teaches digital arts classes, including music production and graphic design, in the Washington DC area. Web design and media creation experience at The Academy for Educational Development and Carleton College.

Betty Harrell: An alumna of Montgomery College and an adjunct professor, does freelance work in graphic design, photography, and writing.

Karin Harrison

Susan Herron: BFA University of Maryland. Instructor at the Art League School and a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, and the Potomac Valley Watercolorists. Her work receives national and regional awards and recognition.

Lauren Hinds

John Hoover: Director of Photography at VisArts. Adjunct Professor of Photography at Montgomery College. Key photographer in exhibitions “Portraits of Life” documenting local Holocaust survivors, and “A Question of Color” examining race and color. 2007 recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award from AHCMC.

Donna Jones: Partner in F/Stop Studios with over twenty years experience as a professional photographer. Instructor of traditional and digital photography in the DC metro area.

Carol Kanga: Graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park and earned a certificate in studio art from Montgomery College. She has exhibited with the Rockville Art League, Strathmore Hall, and Glenview Mansion.

Gretchen Kirchner: BA Anthropology, Franklin Pierce College. MA Art Therapy George Washington University. Art Therapy instructor at the Foundation School and Shepard Pratt.

Natalia Kormeluk: Instructor of pottery and clay sculpture at The Field School in Washington and a mastercraftsman at Manor College's Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center. She created a large-scale free-standing "pich" (clay-tile oven or kiln) for the University of Pittsburgh.

Karen Kresge

Kathie Lynch: BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, and MED at Marymount University. Studied at the Corning Glass Studio and Urban Glass. Her work has been juried and exhibited nationally. Resident glass artist at VisArts.

Hamil Ma: Instructor of drawing and painting at Anne Arbor Arts Center, and Price Georges Community College. Commissioned artist for cover art of various periodicals.

Ned MacFadden: Instructor of Media Productions for over ten years. Writing and video production instructor at American University. Instructor of Final Cut Pro and Photoshop.

Eileen Martin: Has worked with cold glass for over twenty years and warm glass for over ten years. Member of the National Capital Art Glass Guild and Co-Chairman of the Creative Crafts Council. Instructor of fused glass in the Metropolitan area. Judges for guild shows and exhibitions. Has worked with MCPS as a guest artist lecturer.

Bertrand Mao: Master of Chinese calligraphy and ink brush painting. He has lectured and demonstrated Chinese art at the Sackler Museum and National Gallery of Art and has exhibited extensively.

Jeffery Oh: Woodworker and furniture builder. Has been juried into some of the finest art and craft shows on the East Coast. His work is sought after in a fine galleries in New England and his list of clients continues to grow.

Laura Peery: MFA from George Washington University and has worked in porcelain for over 25 years. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums nationally and internationally and is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.

Erica Riccardelli

Talia Rizzo: Youth Instructor in drawing, painting, cartooning and mixed media. Instructor of summer arts programming at the Maryland Institute of Art and Design.

Gayle Rothschild: MFA from the University of Maryland, studied at the Corcoran School of Art. She has taught at Glen Echo Park and is represented by the Sandra Berler Gallery in Chevy Chase.

Malone Samuels: BFA Maryland Institute College of Art, MFA American University. Full-time professional artist with over twenty years of teaching experience. Frequently lectures artists' organizations including the Montgomery County Maryland Artists' Association and the Greater Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society.

Michael Sastre: Over twenty years experience rendering landscapes and waterways. His art is included in private and public collections. Has received state and national art awards.

Deanna Schwartzberg: BS in Art Education from NYU. Studied painting at the Art Students League and the Corcoran School of Art. She has taught in the DC area and is represented by Parish Gallery in Georgetown.

Dale Eno Shore: BFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art. She has taught painting, pastel and calligraphy in this area for more than fifteen years. Her work has been exhibited extensively and she has received many awards.

James Steele

Joseph Straka: Ceramics Associate, Virginia Beach, VA. Art Educator, Department Consultant, Ceramics, VisArts at Rockville, 2006 - present.

Seth Weisel

Edward Vaughan: Owner and manager of Edward Vaughan Photography with over 15 years of experience in wedding photography and professional portraiture.