Eureka Springs School of the Arts

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 [...]