Instructors

 

Sarah Biondo

Included in seven public collections, Sarah Biondo has shown both internationally and nationally, as well as being included in international and national publications. She has received many awards including the Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation Award. She has a B.F.A. from KCAI and a M.A. in Fine Arts.

 

Brett Chenoweth

Brett received his B.F.A. in Painting from KCAI in 1989 and an interdisciplinary M.A. with an emphasis in creative writing from Goddard College in 1999. He continues to paint and has shown extensively on the east coast, including Boston and New York. Brett is currently represented by the Hallar Gallery here in Kansas City. View his work at http://web.mac.com/goomoontwo/iWeb/Brett%27sworld .

 

Laura DeAngelis

Laura received her B.F.A. in sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1995. She has been working in ceramics for more than 12 years and has shown her work both locally and nationally, most recently at SOFA New York. She also started the Blackbird Tile Company, which specializes in custom, handmade tiles and architectural ceramics.

 

David de Rousseau

David graduated with a B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute and a B.A. from Benedictine College. He also pursued graduate studies at Antioch University. His oil paintings, drawings and stone carvings are in collections throughout the United States and France. He has conducted many workshops and residencies across the United States. His public and private commissions include large scale murals, bronze and stone sculptures, monuments, chapels, gardens and memorial parks.

 

Ed Fenendael

Ed has focused his artwork in the medium of watercolor. His work hangs in the Watergate Gallery, Washington, D.C. and in many corporate and private collections. Ed studied here at KCAI, as well as the University of Wisconsin and Marquette University. He has conducted painting workshops throughout the United States and Western Europe. Ed's work is available at www.WatercolorExcitement.com.

 

Alisha Gambino

Alisha holds a B.F.A. in illustration from the Kansas City Art Institute. She is a community muralist working primarily in ethnic and historical themes. In addition she exhibits her paintings, which focus on cross-cultural symbolism. She was former director of the Dove Art Center in Kansas City, Kan., and for the past eight years she has worked with various age groups in the school system through workshops and her mural projects.

 

Anne Garney

Anne graduated with a business degree from the University of Kansas with a minor in Art. She continued her art education with painting classes at KCAI and other locations. Anne now pursues art full-time. She has exhibited at a variety of local and national venues. You can view Anne's work at www.annegarneypaintings.com.

 

Doug Hamer

Doug is a nationally recognized photographer with over 30 years experience in the areas of commercial photography, photojournalism and fine art photography. He has won over 300 national and regional awards for his work.

 

Alex Hamil

Alex has a B.F.A. from the University of Kansas, Art Certification from Park University and a M.I.H.E. from Rockhurst University. His work experience includes K-8 educator, collegiate level instructor, as well as working five years of corporate design for television and newspaper. Most recently he worked as a freelance graphic designer for restaurant clients in Kansas City and Des Moines areas.

 

Valda Hsu

Valda earned a B.F.A. with honors in illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California. She has worked at Hallmark Cards in the specialty design section. Valda currently teaches art and language at the Chinese School of Greater Kansas City.

 

Linda Light

Linda holds B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. degrees in painting and photography. Before moving back to Kansas City in 2002, Light taught art and was founder and owner of the Santa Fe School of Art in Santa Fe, NM. She has been an art instructor on the university and college levels for 15 years, serving on the faculty at Fort Hays State University.

 

Lynn Manos

Lynn has a B.F.A. from the University of Kansas in fashion illustration and design and an M.A. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in printmaking. She has taught in the Kansas City area for more than 30 years. She shows her drawings, paintings and prints locally at the Morgan Gallery and throughout the U.S. in invitational and juried shows. She has studied in Italy and Greece and maintains studios in the Kansas City area and in Florida. You may view her work at www.lynnmanos.com.

 

Nancy Martin

Nancy has her M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. She has taught classes in the Kansas City area in painting and drawing.

 

Lisa Megahee

Lisa received a B.S. from the University of Florida and her B.F.A. in Illustration at Ringling School of Art and Design with emphasis on botanical illustration and commercial art. She works as a freelance illustrator for a variety of clients and has had work published in several professional publications.

 

Rachel Mindrup

Rachel Mindrup is a professional artist and illustrator. She has many corporate clients and has illustrated numerous children’s books through various publishing companies She received her B.F.A. from the University of Nebraska-Kearney and continued her education at the Los Angeles Academy of Art. To view more of her work, visit her website at www.RMindrup.com.

 

Evin Moore

Evin has a B.F.A. from KCAI and an M.F.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York. In addition he attended woodworking and woodturning classes at the Craft Students League in New York City. Evin has worked as a designer/builder for residential and commercial pieces as well as doing restoration and repair work. Currently he works freelance in woodworking.

 

Tom Nelson

Tom graduated from Wichita State University majoring in Art Education and attended KCAI majoring in commercial illustration. Tom has worked 35 years as an illustrator and art director. He has taught at various Kansas City private schools and the Art Institute in Taos, New Mexico. His work has been exhibited publicly and privately from Denver to New York, showing in such competitions as Watercolor, USA and the Kansas City Plaza Art Show.

 

Pat Nemchock

Pat has over 29 years of teaching drawing, painting, life drawing and portfolio development to high school students. She helped her students develop portfolios to gain acceptance into schools and portfolios that earned them millions of scholarship dollars.

 

Beverly Nichols

Beverly is a full-time practicing artist with an M.F.A. from the University of California-Santa Barbara. She has shown in numerous one-person, group and juried exhibitions, winning many prizes. Presently, she is represented by The Source Fine Arts in Westport; Eva Reynolds Fine Arts In Overland Park; Dorothy Solomon Gallery in New York City; and Jane Hamilton Gallery in Tucson. Beverly has been teaching for various groups in California and Kansas City for the last twenty-five years. Bev's work is available at www.evareynoldsfinearts.com and www.themaxgallery.com/Nichols/nichols.html.

 

Desmond Poirier

Desmond graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a B.F.A. in graphic design. After working in the sportswear, advertising, greeting card, and print industries, he attended Kansas State University for graduate school, graduating with a Masters in Landscape Architecture. When designing gardens, he prefers to bring to bear the visual lessons learned from the graphic arts to create bold, striking
outdoor spaces.

 

Dennis Soden

 

Dennis has his M.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is formerly KCAI’s Central Shop director. He has over 10 years experience teaching continuing education furniture workshop classes at KCAI.

 

Rick Stasi

Rick has extensive experience in commercial art with credits at Knight Rider, Primedia, Blue Bunny Ice Cream and Crayola. He also has cartooning and writing contributions with Warner Bros., International, WB Animation, the Walt Disney Co., DC Comics and Marvel Comics/Entertainment.

 

Holly Stewart

Holly is a fiber graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, the founder and director of the Southern California School of Fiber Arts, former associate director of admission at KCAI. She specializes in sublime velvets and various and complex surface design processes.

 

Sandra Templeton

Sandra has a B.S. degree in commercial art from CMSU with additional classes in drawing and painting at KCAI. She worked as an illustrator and was voted into New York Society of Illustrators. Sandra now devotes most of her time to fine art, mostly figurative and portrait. This is her second stint teaching for KCAI Continuing Education.

 

Jane Voorhees

Jane is a B.F.A. graduate of the University of Kansas and has earned an M.A. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Originally a printmaker, she has moved to painting. Understanding the layers of printmaking has amplified her comprehension of painting. Voorhees has just completed her second New York solo show. Jane's work is posted at www.jvoorhees.com.

 

Michael Walling

Michael is a KCAI lecturer for the School of Painting. He received his B.A. from Amherst College in Massachusetts and his M.F.A. from Indiana University. Mr. Walling has taught for more than forty years and his work has been showcased in solo, two-person and group exhibitions both locally and nationally.

 

Chun Wang

Chun has been a professional designer and artist for over 20 years. He has exhibited in local and national juried shows and mounted several one-person shows. His work is in permanent collections of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Sheraton Hotels, Boone National Bank and the Jingsu Artist Association. He has an M.F.A. from the University of Missouri Columbia and a B.F.A. from the Jingedezhen Ceramic Institute. You may view his work at www.chunwangstudio.com.

 

Gwen Widmer

Gwen is an artist and photographer who has exhibited in museums, art centers and galleries throughout the United States. She has received two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships in Photography and is currently co-curator of “Electromediascope,” an international survey of contemporary experimental work in independent film, video and new media at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. You may view her work at www.gwenwidmer.org.

 

Ty Wilson

Ty was named one of the "13 people you'd want meet" in an article in KC Magazine. He has over 20 years experience working in commercial art and advertising in New York. His work has appeared in galleries worldwide and in many publications including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, and the New York Times. He taught illustration and figure drawing at The School of Visual Arts in New York City.