Instructors
Continuing Studies Instructors
Tricia Alyne
M.F.A., Arizona State University, was artist-in-residence at the Camac Centre D’Art in France, and has exhibited her drawings and prints internationally.
Judy Boersen
B.F.A., in Painting and Drawing, Aquinas College, owns Boersen Communications, a full-service advertising agency. She has taught numerous classes for adults and youth, and shares nearly twenty years’ experience developing strategic marketing, advertising, promotional, and media campaigns.
Catherine Buckley
Has a B.F.A. from Kendall College of Art and Design and is a working artist.
Geoff Burd
M.F.A., Central Michigan University, has been an instructor at Grand Valley State University and Kendall College of Art and Design.
Robert Burdick
B.S., William James College, is a seasoned IT professional who has been on the leading edge of nearly every advance in computing since the 1980s. As principal of Burdick Consulting, he provides services to clients in all aspects of digital media and production. He is the designer of the map pages included in “Motorcycling Across Michigan,” Arbutus Press, 2005.
Dianne Carroll Burdick
B.F.A., Western Michigan University, has been a photographer for many publications, and maintains her own studio. She has participated in local and national exhibitions and has been the recipient of numerous awards.
September Buys
M.A., in Art Education, The Maryland Institute College of Art, is an art teacher at Greenville Middle School.
Sarah Coullard
B.A. in Elementary Education, Saginaw Valley State University, attended Kendall College of Art and Design, and is an art teacher for Saint Andrew’s School in Grand Rapids.
Ken Demich
M.F.A. in Painting, Kendall College of Art and Design, is a freelance artist.
Michael Dollar
B.S., Central Michigan University, teaches electronic music production at both Kendall College of Art and Design and Grand Rapids Community College. He owns Dream & Dream Recording Studios in Cedar Springs and co-produces the weekly television and radio show, “Heaven is My Home.”
InSoon Felch
M.F.A., Painting, Western Michigan University.
Jacob Fether
B.F.A. in Art Education, Kendall College of Art and Design, is an elementary art teacher for Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Nuel Friend
B.F.A. in Graphic Design, Michigan State University, is a graduate student at Kendall, with an emphasis in Painting.
Elizabeth Gaines
Is a graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design with a concentration in Metals/Jewelry.
Arreko Gibbs
Is a web designer, and frequent instructor in the Continuing Studies program.
Don Harris
Is a graduate of Kettering University, Carnegie Mellon University and Kendall College of Art and Design.
Michael Harris
B.F.A., Illustration, Kendall College of Art and Design, is a freelance illustrator and caricature artist.
Nancy Hart
M.F.A., Painting, Kendall College of Art and Design, is an adjunct instructor at Kendall, and frequent instructor in the Continuing Studies program.
Chris Hondorp
B.A. in Art and Elementary Education, Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, M.A., Calvin College, has been teaching for twenty years. She currently teaches for Kentwood Public Schools.
Judy Huyck
Has a certificate in Fashion Design from School of Fashion Design in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Aquinas College with a B.F.A. in Sculpture and Photography.
Kris Jones
Has a M.F.A. in Drawing from Kendall College of Art and Design.
Alex Knoll
Is a student at Savannah College of Art and Design, studying computer animation. In 2002 he was awarded Best of Show by the Michigan Student Film and Video Festival for a computer animation production.
Nathan Kukla
Is an art teacher at West Ottawa High School.
BiLan Liao
M.A., in Painting, University of Indianapolis, is a graduate student at Kendall College of Art and Design, with an emphasis in Painting. She has taught at Indianapolis Art Center and Herron School of Art and Design of Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis.
Michele Lindale
B.F.A., Graphic Design, Kendall College of Art and Design, has a certificate in Professional Photography from the New York Institute of Photography and a B.S. in Engineering from Grand Valley State University. She is currently a freelance designer and photographer.
Comfort Love
B.F.A., Illustration, Kendall College of Art and Design, is a freelance illustrator and a frequent instructor in the Continuing Studies program.
Mary Leah Marshall
B.S. in Art Education, Grand Valley State University, has been an art teacher at Lake Marion Elementary School in Lakeville, Minnesota, and at Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Karlis Maskevics
A.A., Grand Rapids Community College, is a student at Aquinas College, and exhibits his work regionally.
Maija Maskevics
M.A. in Ceramics, Kent State University, has been working in her own studio and exhibiting her work for twenty-five years.
Susan McCarty
B.F.A., Kendall College of Art and Design, maintains a working studio and exhibits her art nationally.
Linda McMurry
B.F.A. in Metalsmithing, University of Illinois , has taught metalsmithing at Columbia College, Colorado State University, and Trowbridge-Crafts.
Kim Meyers Baas
B.A. in Fine Arts from Loyola University Chicago, and teaching certificate and M.A.A.E. from the Scholl of the Art Institute of Chicago, is a middle school teacher with Kentwood Public Schools. She has worked in the public and non-profit sector in both Chicago and on the Mexican/Texas border cultivating youth community workers and young artists since 1992.
Susan Mulder
B.F.A. in Painting, Kendall College of Art and Design, has exhibited her work locally and regionally.
Michael Nashef
Has a B.F.A in Metals from Kendall College of Art and Design.
Tim Nielsen
M.P.A., Michigan State University, is a visual communications professional with over twenty years experience in graphic design.
Mary Slatten Pastor
B.A., Sienna Heights College, has taught for Rockford Community Services, Kendall Continuing Studies, and as a substitute teacher in the Kent Intermediate School District.
Joanne Perko
Has a B.F.A. from Kendall College of Art and Design, and more than twenty years experience as an interior designer. She is currently an art teacher at Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Tom Post
B.F.A., Kendall College of Art and Design, is a graduate student in the Painting program at Kendall.
Corinne Roberts
B.F.A. in Illustration, Kendall College of Art and Design, is a freelance illustrator and frequent instructor in the Continuing Studies Program.
Liisa Rupert Rush
B.A. in Drawing and Ceramics, Grand Valley State University, is a freelance artist and illustrator.
Steven Schend
B.S. in Secondary Education of English, University of Wisconsin, and Management Training Certificate, University of Washington, has more than 17 years of technical writing, editing, and management experience in settings as diverse as standard classrooms to video game studios.
Matthew Schirado
B.A. in Film and Video, Grand Valley State University, has worked in television broadcast for twelve years and is currently an editor at WZZM 13. He co-founded the West Michigan Animation & Effects Users Group in 2002.
Mike Sell
Is a graduate student in the Photography program at Kendall.
Joel Shapiro
Is a freelance digital artist. His commissions include Steelcase and The Cook Institute. He is an adjunct instructor at Kendall College of Art and Design.
Bonnie Slayton
M.A., in Art Education, has a Certificate in Holistic Health, and is a Certified Expressive Arts Facilitator through Saybrook Graduate and Research Center, based in San Francisco.
Stuart Smith
Is the owner of Stuartizm Designs, LLC. Some of his commissions in the laser tag and haunted house industries include Studio Tek, Boneyard Productions, and Netherworld. His projects have spanned the continental United States as well as Saudi Arabia, England, and Hong Kong.
Mary VanDenBerg
B.F.A., in Painting, Kendall College of Art and Design, has been involved in community programs in a variety of venues for the past fifteen years and is a mixed media artist.
David White
M.F.A. in Painting, Ohio University, is a freelance artist and frequent instructor in the Continuing Studies Program.
Adam Withers
B.F.A., Illustration, Kendall College of Art and Design, is a freelance illustrator and comic book artist.
