Art School Instructors
Education is a core component of Spartanburg Art Museum’s mission to make the visual arts accessible to everyone in our community.
SAM’s Art School Instructors have a combined 200+ years of expertise in their fields.
Aaron McCarty
Weaving
Alan Villanueva
All Ages Illustration and DrawingTeacher Bio: Alan Villanueva is a professional Character Designer, Illustrator and Concept Artist in the Film & TV Industry going…
Cathie Layton
Youth Ceramics InstructorCathie Layton is a graduate of Pfeifton College in North Carolina, holding BA's in Parks and Recreation, Physical Education and…
Cathy Ward
CeramicsCathy Ward has 20 years of experience on the wheel. Cathy started at SAM 20 ago, and now has her…
Christina Dixon
Ceramics Studio Manager | CeramicsChristina was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, where creativity can be found everywhere and anywhere. She caught the art…
Dan Hazard
PaintingHello, you wonderful beings! My name is Dan Hazard, and I am an emerging painter living in rural Boiling Springs,…
Duncan Cecil
ClayDuncan’s creative journey has crossed multiple mediums, feeding a deep curiosity for artistic exploration. It all began when he discovered…
Genevieve Strickland
Painting
Heather Green
Clay and Oil PaintsHeather Green is an artist and teacher in upstate South Carolina. She works primarily with clay and oil paints, but…
House of Mann
FashionKevin has worked in fashion for over 10 years across costume design, runway, and editorial. Their work includes HBO’s Doom…
Kat Martin
Mixed Media Paper ArtistKat Martin is a mixed media artist and educator based in Columbia, SC. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts…
Katherine Rausch
PaintingKatherine earned her BFA in Advertising Design at Kendall School in 1982. She worked as an advertiser in Germany for…
Kevin Poole
mixed mediumKevin Poole grew up in the small community of St. Peter’s in Lexington County with a large extended family. A…
Michelle Seabrook Pierce
stained glassMichelle Pierce is an artist with a painting and stained-glass practice based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her work combines traditional…
Rosemary McLeod
Copper JewelryRosemary McLeod, a long time jewelry artisan and a member of Artisan Collective Spartanburgis mostly self taught. Over the years…
Selena Paschoal
Fiber ArtsBorn in Brazil, Selene spent most of her time enjoying the tropical outdoors. Today she is a textile artist who…
