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
Cartoon Drawing
Amy Horton Ballard
Youth Art InstructorAmy Ballard is a native of the Spartanburg area, where her creativity was able to grow through involvement with Ballet…
Bailie Bailie
Painting | Drawing
Casey Rigby
mixed mediaCasey Rigby is the Fundraising & Outreach Coordinator at the Spartanburg Art Museum. She has taught children’s art classes and…
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…
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
PaintingDavid Shurbutt
DrawingA Hub City native, David Shurbutt is a graduate of The University of South Carolina Columbia where he earned a…
Diarmuid Kelly
PaintingDiarmuid Kelly is a photorealistic oil painter who moved with his family from Ireland to the United States in 2008.…
Genevieve Strickland
PaintingHeather Green
Clay and Oil PaintsHeather Green is an artist and teacher in upstate South Carolina. She works primarily with clay and oil paints, but…
In Memoriam: Gary Huntoon
CeramicsGary Huntoon started working with clay in California in 1962 while attending UCLA. Gary worked both in hand-building and wheel-thrown…
Judy Lindsey
Wire Weaving with Copper WireJudy Lindsey is a teacher that teaches at the Tryon Arts and Crafts School in Tryon, NC., Wild Hare Gallery…
Katherine Rausch
PaintingKatherine earned her BFA in Advertising Design at Kendall School in 1982. She worked as an advertiser in Germany for…
Kathleen Digney
Painting | DrawingKathleen has over thirty years of experience working as a professional artist and possesses a broad range of skills. She…
Kevin Poole
mixed mediumKevin Poole grew up in the small community of St. Peter’s in Lexington County with a large extended family. A…
Rosemary McLeod
Copper JewelryRosemary McLeod, a long time jewelry artisan and a member of Artisan Collective Spartanburgis mostly self taught. Over the years…
