Kären graduated with a degree in Fine Art from Toronto’s OCAD. Kären’s work is focused on landscape with a human element, as well as collage with miniature painting, sculpture and found objects, and is currently exhibiting at Shoreline Arts in Suttons Bay. She has found delight in teaching art to both children and adults for the last 29 years.
Evan D’Orazio (American, b. 1983) is a contemporary visual artist. Primarily working in clay, he views the ceramic object to be not just about formal considerations, but his lived experience in the world. His forms and glazes carry with them an investigation of his own place and identity; the form as a body, the surface as skin. He currently keeps an active studio practice and teaches ceramics of all levels. D’Orazio received his M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2016.
Mary Dudek is a sculptor, painter, ceramicist, jewelry maker, and visual artist working in Metro-Detroit. She holds a BFA from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art and Design. Her passion for her faith and awe of the human body fuels her work and prompts her to primarily create liturgical art and representational figure sculpture. She has helped teach drawing at the Stamps School of Art and Design pre-college prep program and now teaches at PCCA. In addition to teaching, she works on commissions for the Church and other clients.
Marigrace graduated with honors from Oakland University holding a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in Painting and Drawing and a minor in Graphic Design. Although primarily an Oil painter, she works in a variety of mediums ranging from ball point pen drawings to mixed media and found object work. She has spent time studying abroad in Italy, and has shown work in the Detroit area. Her work centers around expression by means of the human figure.
Laurie Longtin is a Detroit based ceramic artist and educator. She received a BFA in Ceramics from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2014 and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2019. She has taught at the Harvard Ceramics Program, MassArt, Brookline Arts Center, and Mudflat Studio. She was an artist in residence at Elsewhere Studios in Colorado in 2014.
Shelley Malec Vitale graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Art Degree in Painting from Eastern Michigan University. She has also studied under some of the most noted artists and instructors in Michigan at Wayne State University, College for Creative Studies, and Henry Ford Community College. An accomplished artists active in the Detroit Art Community, Shelley has shown throughout the state and New York, and has work in many private and corporate collections throughout the country.
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David Prescott (Rochester Hills, MI) holds a Bachelor’s in Art from Wayne State University and works as a product designer for FCA. A talented artist in many mediums, David has participated and displayed his work in several exhibitions at PCCA. He currently teaches pen & ink and printmaking workshops here at Paint Creek Center for the Arts.
Mary holds degrees from Wayne State University and the College for Creative Studies. She worked in advertising for several firms in layout design and illustration. Mary has been an ‘All Media’ instructor for the Flint Institute of Arts and has worked as an automotive technical instructor. She is a qualified judge and juror for gallery and Plein-Air exhibitions.
Kris received her BFA in drawing and painting from Wayne State University. Her goals in teaching art are to foster personal creativity, as well as to assist students in increasing their skills through the proper use of materials, methods and studio practices. Kris believes that it is important to let the individual discover their artistic voice through creating a caring but challenging environment.
Anatoliy graduated with honors from Leningrad State Pedagogical University. His work has been exhibited internationally. In the Detroit area, he is best known for his mural work, which includes murals at the Holocaust Memorial Center, Motor City Casino, The Chrysler Museum, Palladium 12 Cinema and Comerica Park.
Carolyn always knew art would figure prominently in her life, professionally and personally. She earned her degree from College for Creative Studies in Detroit. She worked as a professional graphic designer for over 25 years and was always painting in her free time. In the last three years she has been focusing on painting and began a new passion for teaching.
Carolyn loves to share her knowledge and enjoys seeing the outcome of her students accomplishments.
She has exhibited her work in a number of galleries in and around this beautiful state of Michigan where she and her family love to travel. Gardening is another passion, which is why painting florals is one of her favorite things to paint along with landscapes and abstracts.
Amanda holds a BFA in Studio Art with a specialization in drawing and painting from Oakland University. She enjoys working in a variety of formats, from mixed media collage to pen in ink drawing and digital illustration. Amanda’s fine art explores process-based techniques while remaining decorative and laced with tradition. She also enjoys graphic design, creating custom portraits and typography. In addition to her full-time job, Amanda works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Since art is her passion, Amanda is excited to share her enthusiasm for all things creative with the Paint Creek Community.
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