Eureka Springs School of the Arts Instructors
Alicia Farris
Painting & Drawing
Alicia’s (Springfield, MO) artistic journey began when she was a child when she was inspired by color and beautiful shapes [...]
Allen Newberry
Iron
Allen (Lowell, AR) is a Journeyman Smith with the American Bladesmith Society and Arkansas’s first Forged in Fire Champion. [...]
Amber Capps
Special Media
Amber (Rogers, AR) is an Army Veteran and has lived in NWA for over 30 years. She currently resides in [...]
Amber Leibee
Amber’s (Eureka Springs, AR) formative years were spent on a farm in rural Kansas where she developed a deep attachment [...]
Amy Keever
Amy (Rogers, AR) is an award-winning sculptor, painter, metal artist, and mosaic artist whose work blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary [...]
Billy Owens
Basketry
Billy (Jenkins, MO) is a 2nd generation white oak basket maker from the Ozark hills of southwest Missouri. Since 1999, [...]
Brandy Boyd
Small Metals
Brandy (Memphis, TN) is a life-long student of nature and history; Brandy attempts to capture the ephemeral and showcase natural [...]
Brynna Mollahan
Small Metals
Brynna (Eureka Springs, AR) earned her BFA in Studio Arts from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She has taught art [...]
Cynthia Kresse
2D
Cynthia (Eureka Springs, AR) received her Master of Arts in Medical Illustration from the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas; [...]
Dani Ives
Special Media
Dani (Rogers, AR) is an award-winning artist, educator, and author known for her painterly approach to needle felting. Her work [...]
Dawn Ward
Special Media
Dawn (Holiday Island, AR) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work combines photography, printmaking, painting, encaustic, sculpture and found objects. She [...]
Dennis (Hete) Heter
Glass
Dennis (Rogers, AR) and his wife (and two dogs) live in the War Eagle area in a log home located [...]
Doug Stowe
Wood
Doug (Eureka Springs, AR) is the author of 15 books and over 90 articles in woodworking publications, including Fine Woodworking, [...]
Jaymes Stevens
Iron
Jaymes (Maumelle, AR) is a Journeyman Bladesmith with the American Bladesmith Society. Based out of central Arkansas, Jaymes is involved [...]
Jennifer Keys
Special Media
Jennifer (Bella Vista, AR) enjoys bringing imagination and orginality to her stained glass and mosaic projects. With a background in [...]
Jessica Lee Ames-Russell
Clay
Jessica (Eureka Springs, AR) earned a BFA in painting and photography. She taught high school art for 15 years. She [...]
Joe Doster
Wood
Joe (Huntsville, AR) started woodworking sitting on his rear. As a kid, his Dad would often say 'I need your [...]
Joe Malesky
Iron
Joe (Strafford, MO) started welding and working with metal at age 13, and found a way to turn his industrial [...]
John Engler
Wood
John (Battlefield, MO) has been a professional woodcarver and watercolorist for over thirty years. He operates the John Engler and [...]
Kaitlyn Cirielli
Kaitlyn (Providence, RI) was a Ceramics Resident at ESSA in the summer of 2026. She focuses on making tools that [...]
Kat Allie
Kat Allie, (Springfield, MO) M.A., is Department Chair of Arts & Design at Ozarks Tech in Springfield, MO., and award-winning [...]
Lillian Fitzpatrick
Lillian (Highlandville, MO) holds a BFA in Metals/jewelry from Missouri State University and is an art instructor for Springfield Art [...]
Mary Lou Christie
Small Metals
Mary Lou (Tahlequah, OK) is a retired elementary teacher who now spends her time honing her sills and teaching jewelry [...]
Megan Abajian
Iron
Megan (Berryville, AR) received her BFA in Studio Art from The University of Texas at Austin and MFA in Studio [...]