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Alfred Dudley III
Visual Arts Alfred Roosevelt Dudley IIIÂ graduated with a BFA from The Cooper Union in 2018 while receiving the Vincent J. Mielcarek Jr. Award for Photography, and upon graduation; the Irma Giustino Weiss Prize as well as the Service to the School Award. They recently graduated with an MFA from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of…
Alison Paolello
VISUAL ARTS-DRAWING AND PAINTING Alison Paolello attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, earning a degree in Marketing Art & Design. Paolello worked as a graphic designer at the Home News Tribune for several years before pursuing a degree in Art Education at Monmouth University. After earning her teaching certificate, she taught at Edison…
ALLAN ROBINSON
Vocal Music-Broadway Middlesex County College: Music Faculty/ music theory, music history, and keyboard studies. Organist and choral conductor for organizations in Red Bank and Livingston, Teaching Artist for Middlesex and Monmouth Counties Arts and Education Program. Choral Adjudicator for Teen Arts Festival of NJ, Education: B.Mus., Westminster Choir College, Princeton; M.Mus., Rutgers University.; D.M.A. Boston…
Andrea Phox
Art of Photography Andrea is an artist , Master Photographer and Craftsman at the Jersey Shore. She opened her photography studio in 2005 after 20 plus years working as an IATSE Local 600 Union Camera Assistant in NYC’S Motion Picture Industry. Today she has a thriving business specializing in portraits, commercial and she leads travel…
Audrey Griffin
VISUAL ARTS ANIME/MANGA Audrey is a lifelong anime lover, with their first dip into the genre being Robo Tech and Kiki’s Delivery service to their most recent feat; finally starting One Piece. Audrey has been an artist their entire life, but they have been doing it professionally for the past few years, writing comics to…
BARBARA BLUMENTHAL
Musical Theatre Directing adult & children’s theater productions for 35 years. Founder and Director of NJ Footlights Drama Workshop, conducts Theater Arts & Teacher-Training Workshops in NJ & NY. Education: BA Theater Arts, Rutgers University.
CHRIS TOMAINO
Theatre Arts Professional actor, director & educator for 32 years, with over 60 productions to his credit. Mr. Tomaino has been happily involved with The Mottola Theater Project for the past 20 years, in addition to multiple theater companies in both New York City and regionally. Mr. Tomaino teaches a variety of performance-based classes at…
Christine Myshka
Visual Arts Christine Myshka`s artistic journey began as a child, crayons in hand, drawing characters from her favorite cartoon, “The Superfriends Justice League.” Along with drawing cartoon characters, Christine credits the vivid writings of Edger Allen Poe as her childhood inspiration to become an illustrator. Using these inspirations to create artworks, Christine pours all her creative…
Conrad Erdt
VOCAL MUSIC Conrad Erdt has accompanied a Who’s Who of noted musicians, Broadway performers, and film actors in venues including Weill Recital Hall, Upstairs @ the Duplex, the 55 Bar, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and the NJPAC Victoria Theater, just to name a few. Some eclectic highlights include performing with a ranchero band in New…
DAVID DZIEMIAN
Visual Arts A lifelong artist and resident of NJ, Dave Dziemian was a four-year Teen Arts participant in the late 1980’s and early 90’s. He received his undergraduate degree from Stockton University in 1996 and his MFA in Painting from Montclair University in 2004. Dave received the Painting Assistantship while at Montclair University and immediately…
DAVID SCHLOSSBERG
Musical Theatre Pianist, composer, and arranger from Monroe, NJ. He has spent his professional life accompanying many vocalists, instrumentalists, and choirs around New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Dave’s new solo piano CD, A Place Beyond Words, won a Silver Medal from the Global Music Awards, and his choral compositions have also garnered recognition. He…
Eddie Stockton
Dance Eddie Stockton (LaG 1991) was a 15 year instructor at The (Alvin) Ailey School where he taught Jazz and House. He is a regular guest artist in Germany (Tanzprojekt), Italy (La Luna Dance Center) and Spain Luthier/Isabel Porcar). Formerly a member of (NJ) Center Dance Collective, Philadanco, Nai-ni Chen Dance Co. and others, Eddie…
Erin Duggans
VISUAL ARTS DRAWING & PAINTING Erin is a graduate of the Philadelphia University of the Arts with a BFA in Animation and a graduate of Luzerne County Community College with an associate’s degree in graphic design. When she’s not animating for streaming animated series ( Harriet the Spy on Apple TV, Kulipari: Army of Frogs…
EVEREST ADLERMAN
Visual Arts Anime/Manga A cartoonist and illustrator, Everest uses their work to explore absurdity, storytelling, and surrealism. Ev’s professional career started at The Imaginate, a literary magazine to which they contributed both illustration and graphic design services. Everest continued their design work in corporate settings for several years before shifting to independent work with a…
Kat Reese
Dance Kat Reese is a dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist working in the New York City and New Jersey areas. Kat has toured nationally as a professional modern dancer, and has taught a vast range of students including K-12 students, college dance majors, and adults. Kat is currently a member of The Equus Projects, an…
Kerrianne Spellman
Vocal Music-Broadway A professional actress, writer, director and teacher with over 30 years in the business. She was in three companies of Les Miserables, including Broadway, The First National and Canadian Tours where she played the role of Fantine over 100 times. She starred in the OBIE award winning “The Cover of Life” at the…
LISA A. ILARIA
Creative Writing MA Graduate of Kean University. Writing and Literature Instructor at Ocean County College and Brookdale Community College. Thirty+ years teaching all levels of English and Writing at middle and high school levels. Private tutor. Freelance proofreading and editing of short stories, novels, business plans, research papers, etc. Author of personal stories and memoirs.
Madeline Yahr
Modern Dance Madeline Yahr is a dancer, choreographer, and educator dedicated to cultivating technical proficiency, artistic curiosity, and creative confidence in dancers of all levels. She holds an MFA in Choreography from the University of Roehampton in London and a BA in Dance from Georgian Court University, where she was recognized with multiple academic and…
Malena Towers
VOCAL MUSIC-BROADWAY Malena Towers is an award-winning soprano with a Master’s in Voice Performance from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a bachelor’s from the High Institute of Arts in Havana, Cuba. She has performed opera, zarzuela, and classical concerts across the U.S. and internationally in Austria, Israel, Spain, Ecuador, Cuba, and Venezuela. Her accolades include…
MARK ROMANOSKI
Visual Arts Born and raised in North Plainfield, New Jersey, Mark always had a passion for art. Early on in life, comic books, fantasy, and superheroes particularly caught his eye. He studied commercial art at St. John’s University in New York, and later transferred to Kean University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts…
Melanie Hope Long
VOCAL MUSIC Praised by Opera News for her “bright, vivacious” and “particularly promising young voice” soprano voice, New York City-based soprano Melanie Hope Long is a promising, emerging talent in the operatic world today. Ms. Long attended Mannes School of Music and received a master’s in music, and holds a Bachelor’s of Music Degree from…
Michele Prestininzi
CREATIVE WRITING Michele Prestininzi is a writer and educator with a specialization in children’s literature. She writes middle-grade novels and is actively involved in the nonprofit organization Project Write Now, where she teaches Kidlit classes, facilitates Book Revision classes, and contributes journal posts for book inc. Additionally, she runs a critique group for writers and…
MIMI CROSS
Creative Writing Born in Toronto, Canada, Mimi Cross is an author and songwriter who grew up in New Jersey. She received a Bachelor of Music from Ithaca College, where she became editor of the literary arts magazine, and an MA from NYU. Her first two novels Before Goodbye and Shining Sea are published by Skyscape.…
Noelle LiVolsi
VISUAL ARTS Noelle LiVolsi is an illustrator, muralist, and graphic designer based on the Jersey Shore. After a childhood of drawing backyard bugs with boxes of markers, she honed her skills as an illustrator at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She has been a professional freelance artist for the past five years, continuing to experiment…
Rob Horvath
Art of Photography Rob Horvath is a certified professional photographer specializing in on-location and studio portraits in central New Jersey. He is the owner of Greyshore Studios and has over 30 years of experience as a graphic and web designer, which enhances his distinctive approach to photography. Recently nominated as President of the Professional Photographers…
ROBYN TRIMBOLI-RUSSO
Visual Arts Sculpture Artist, designer, and teacher. Illustrator & designer at Gannett newspapers & various publications for 20 yrs., winning several awards for design & illustration. Later returned to her love of painting & drawing, opening Metuchen Creative Studio, an art instruction studio for adults & children. Her paintings and sculptures have been exhibited at Metuchen Artfest,…
Samantha Patterson
MODERN DANCE Samantha Patterson began dancing in Greenville, South Carolina, at the Fine Arts Center. There, she was introduced to Modern Dance and was cast in choreographies by Lar Lubovitch Dance Company members, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and the Big Red Dance Project. She graduated with a B.A. in Dance from…
Sarah Van Clef
Prose & Poetry/Creative Writing Sarah Van Clef  is a poet and memoirist from South Amboy, New Jersey. Her lyrical essays and poems have been featured in the Local Gems NJ Bards Literary Anthology, SoupCan Magazine, Philadelphia Stories, The Monmouth Review, and others. She holds both an M.A in English Writing Studies and an M.F.A in Creative Writing with a concentration in creative…
Teresa Fellion
Modern Dance Artistic Director of BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, Teresa has shown choreography at Baryshnikov Arts Center, Public Theater, Danspace Project, ENTPE University (France), Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Bryant Park Summer Stage, Gibney Dance Center, NY City Center, 92nd St. Y, and in concerts with Phish. Teresa has received Choreographic Fellowship from…
Trish Tyler
Theater Arts Trish Tyler is a multifaceted performer, educator, and writer with a diverse background in comedy, theater, and public history. She holds a Bachelors in Theatre with a minor in Visual Art from Fordham University. Â She has a master’s in American history from Rutgers University, as well as an MA in Comedic Writing. Her…