Continuing Education
Continuing Education Faculty Biographies
The following instructors teach exclusively in CCAD's Continuing Education department. To see a list of full-time and adjunct faculty who teach in both the BFA degree program and Continuing Education click here.
Chris Anselmo is an eighth-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. He is a freelance illustrator who has worked with clients such as Boy's Life Magazine, Inside Business Magazine, CDC Medical and the Columbus Blue Jackets. BFA, CCAD. View gallery.
Chris Alan Barr is a fourth-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. He is an art educator for the Columbus Public Schools and has worked with elementary, middle school and high school students. BA, Ohio State University; MA, Marygrove College.
Carrie Bowman
Myllesent Carreno is a ninth-grade drawing instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. Her work includes fine art, sculpture, drawing, and freelance graphic design and is in private and public venues in Central Ohio. She currently exhibits in Columbus and is the owner of MylesantStudios. Her illustrations have been published by Ohio State University's Keep Books. She is working on a children's book as well as her teaching certificate from Notre Dame College. BFA, CCAD.
Esther Chung is a fashion instructor in the Continuing Education program. She is a local independent fashion designer focusing on draped garments and knitwear for men and women. She is the recipient of the 2002 Emmanuel Ungaro Marshal Fields scholarship and the 2003 winner of the Styles Scotland international design competition. She is certified and trained on Husqvarna Viking sewing machines. BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Deborah Harpster Correa is a fifth-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. She also teaches creative workshops at her church and in the community and has organized the Cultivating Growth Group show in Columbus. BFA, CCAD.
Bethany Culp is an illustration instructor in the Continuing Education program. She is an internationally published author and illustrator. She specializes in traditional, three-dimensional illustration, which combines sculpture, traditional illustration, light, and photography. BFA, Kent State University. Web site: www.polymediastudio.com
Derrick Ross Ehlen is a seventh-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. He teaches in the visual and performing arts department at Westerville Central High School and received a teaching certificate from Ohio Dominican University. BFA, CCAD.
Abigail (Hinders) Fisher is a drawing instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes and Creative Summer Workshops programs. She has taught arts-based community programs to adults and to students in public and private elementary, middle, and high schools. Her work is in private collections and has been exhibited in group shows throughout Ohio. BFA, CCAD.
Jennifer Gillette is an instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. She works with the Columbus Museum of Art's community outreach program. She has exhibited in group and solo art shows in Columbus. BFA, Ohio State University.
Anne Holman is an instructor in the Continuing Education program. She teaches jewelry/metals. Her work as a studio jewelry artist has been featured in fashion columns and magazines in the U.S. and internationally. She exhibits her work regionally and throughout the U.S. BFA, CCAD. Web site: www.anneholman.com
Neils Neilson is an instructor in the Continuing Education program. He teaches painting. BFA, CCAD.
Shawn Patrick O'Brien is an instructor in the Continuing Education program. He teaches digital photography and Adobe Photoshop. He has worked on photo and video projects for some of the top names in the entertainment, fashion, and music industries, including The Aveda Institute, Mary J. Blige, Baby Gangsta, P. Diddy (Sean Combs), BET/MPR, Victoria's Secret Pink, Chimaira, and Time Warner Cable. BFA, CCAD.
Michelle O'Sullivan is an instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes and Creative Summer Workshops programs. Her personal work involves two dimensional mixed media pieces. She works with a variety of populations in the private and public sectors of education and holds a teaching license from the state of Ohio in art education K-12. BA, Ohio State University.
Kurtis Posey is a fourth-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. He works as a freelance artist and previously worked for Feinknopf Macioce Schappa Architects & Associates. He has exhibited his work locally at High Road Gallery and the Ohio State fair. BFA, CCAD; BA, Capital University.
Jamie Rapp is a first-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. She recently started her own business making children's apparel and previously taught elementary art. BFA, CCAD
Rodney Reese is a ninth-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes and Creative Summer Workshops programs. He teaches 3D illustration. He works as a freelance sculptor, puppeteer and prop builder. His clients include Frigidaire, the Columbus Zoo, Grange Insurance Co., Columbia Gas, Just-Think-Inc. and Excel Design Group. BFA, Ohio University.
Paul Richmond is a high school instructor in the Continuing Education program. He teaches portfolio development and figure drawing. His paintings have been displayed in numerous group and solo exhibitions at venues including the World of Wonder Gallery and Second City Gallery in Los Angeles; Gallery Arcane and A Bitchin' Space in San Francisco; and the Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus Museum of Art, and BoMA in Columbus. His work has appeared on greeting cards, T-shirts, concert merchandise, and fiction novel covers. BFA, CCAD. Web site: www.paulrichmondstudio.com
Brenda Mickie Roberts is an instructor in the Continuing Education program. She teaches basic drawing. Her work is in private collections in California, Florida, and Ohio. She does commission works for individuals and groups, including Nationwide Children's Hospital Family Advisory Council's annual award of excellence, and Ohio Health Cancer Services. AA, American River College; BFA, CCAD.
Christine Salisbury is a third- and fourth-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes and Creative Summer Workshops programs. Her professional accomplishments include fashion illustration instruction at The Wellington School, creative consultant for Limited Brands, faux finishing artist, and auto CAD drafter. She is founder of the online boutique ChristineCecelia. BFA, CCAD.
Nikki Strouss is a ninth-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. She teaches ceramics. Her jewelry and ceramics have appeared in numerous solo and group shows in Kentucky, Ohio, New Jersey and Italy. She also is a certified yoga instructor. BFA, CCAD.
Andy Watson is a second-grade instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes program. He is an industrial designer specializing in metal and has participated in the fabrication of parts for many local and national companies, including AT&T, Cheryl's Cookies, and Mt. Carmel Hospitals. In addition, he helped produce the walkway for the U.S. government space program that the shuttle astronauts used to gain access to the spacecraft.
Dorenda Crager Watson is an instructor in the Saturday Morning Art Classes and Creative Summer Workshops programs. She teaches grades two through 12. Her specialty is trompe l'oeil painting using wildlife and still life for her subject matter in the tradition of the Magic Realists. She is a member of the Oil Painters of America and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Her work has been published in Art Business News, North Light Books Magazine, and Wildlife Art News. BFA, CCAD. Web site: http://web.mac.com/dorendacragerwatson/iWeb
Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty |
| The faculty listed below teach in CCAD's degree program as well as the Continuing Education department. Use the links to view their bios in the Employees section of the Web site. |
Continuing Education Contact: email | 614.222.3248 I fax 614.358.1024
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