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Lori Cusick

SPAF 2025

Lori Cusick

Lori Cusick was born in 1963 in Port Jervis, New York. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in communication design from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, in 1987. Lo...
Celest Michelotti

Instructor

Celest Michelotti

Following two weeks as NASA’s guest at Kennedy Space Center, Celest Michelotti began her metals career with her award-winning “Echoes from the Future” Ser...
Lisa Lund

Gallery Artist

Lisa Lund

I am a new transplant to AZ. I have always lived up north and my original works reflected that environment. I have owned and operated two galleries in Pacific N...
Leonor Pisano

Gallery ArtistInstructor

Leonor Pisano

Leonor is an award-winning metalsmith artist, specializing in handcrafted unique jewelry. She has a background in Art Education, studying metal smithing at Tows...
David Shevlino

Instructor

David Shevlino

David Shevlino was born in Jersey City, NJ in 1962. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania, he also studied ...
Howard Friedland

Instructor

Howard Friedland

A Master Signature Member of both the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society, Friedland is also a Signature Member of the prestigious Pl...
Jesse Armstrong

Instructor

Jesse Armstrong

Jesse Armstrong grew up in Norman, Oklahoma surrounded by creativity and ingenuity. His mother, Carol Armstrong, is a professional painter and educator, his da...
Adam Nielsen

Instructor

Adam Nielsen

Adam Nielsen, a ceramic artist based in Okoboji, Iowa, began his journey in ceramics in 2006. In 2008, he enrolled at Kirkwood Community College, where he first...
Tom Yazzie

Jewelry
Gallery Artist

Tom Yazzie

My Name is Tom Yazzie I am a Navajo, born and raised on the Navajo Reservation. I am of the Bitter Water clan born for the Water Edge, my maternal grandparents ...
Sharon Gilham

Gallery Artist

Sharon Gilham

I create mixed media work using vintage paper, found objects, and discarded materials. My process is rooted in reclaiming what’s been forgotten and giving it ...
Dina Wakley

Mixed Media
Instructor

Dina Wakley

Dina’s colorful, expressive style is anchored by her design hallmark, the creative use of white space. Her personal, organic design aesthetic strikes a balanc...
Pamela Haunschild

Instructor

Pamela Haunschild

In her artistic practice, Pam explores nature.  She goes beyond realism and provides a unique, powerful vision of her natural subjects that deepens the connect...