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ART FACULTY
All of our instructors who teach minors are required to obtain a criminal background check and child abuse clearance from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Tyler Allen
Tyler Allen is a 2019 graduate of Solanco High School who has won awards and scholarships for his outstanding work in the visual arts. Tyler was the featured emerging artist at Red Raven Art Company in Lancaster in August of 2019. In the 2018 and 2019 Scholastic Art Awards and Young Artists Awards competitions, Tyler’s work was awarded the highest awards, which included numerous special awards, portfolio awards, gold, silver and honorable mention awards. Tyler’s work in the visual arts has been featured in Lancaster Newspapers, LancasterOnline, and the Chester County Press. Additionally, Tyler’s work has been featured in exhibitions at the Lancaster Museum of Art, the Demuth Museum, Millersville University, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
Karen Andress
Paint, clay, paper, pastels, markers, glue, glitter, ink, I love it all! I was raised in a home where creativity was encouraged, art materials were always available and messes were accepted as part of the process, so it is natural that I approach teaching art in the same way. My goal has always been to ignite that creative spark, open eyes and minds to the importance and power of visual art and to build confidence in young artists.
My teaching career began with a B.S. degree in Art Education with a concentration in Art History from Kutztown University and spanned 32 years of teaching at every grade level, K-12. I retired in 2019 from the Oxford Area School District having spent the last twenty-two years at my beloved Nottingham Elementary. Highlights of that time can be seen in collaborative events like Fine Arts Night, when we featured over 2,000 pieces of student art and invited many local artists to demonstrate their craft with the community, and legacy art projects which include mosaics, murals and the 117’ Butterfly Garden Hall, painted on both sides by Art Club students and enhanced with over 1,600 hand- made ceramic tiles created by every student that year.
When I am not creating my own art I can be found in my garden or out in nature gathering inspiration for future projects. I enjoy teaching summer art camp because it gives me a chance to continue sharing ideas and materials with more young artists. So bring on the paint, the pastels, the ink and the mess. I’m ready to see where your creativity takes you!
My teaching career began with a B.S. degree in Art Education with a concentration in Art History from Kutztown University and spanned 32 years of teaching at every grade level, K-12. I retired in 2019 from the Oxford Area School District having spent the last twenty-two years at my beloved Nottingham Elementary. Highlights of that time can be seen in collaborative events like Fine Arts Night, when we featured over 2,000 pieces of student art and invited many local artists to demonstrate their craft with the community, and legacy art projects which include mosaics, murals and the 117’ Butterfly Garden Hall, painted on both sides by Art Club students and enhanced with over 1,600 hand- made ceramic tiles created by every student that year.
When I am not creating my own art I can be found in my garden or out in nature gathering inspiration for future projects. I enjoy teaching summer art camp because it gives me a chance to continue sharing ideas and materials with more young artists. So bring on the paint, the pastels, the ink and the mess. I’m ready to see where your creativity takes you!
Maggie Creshkoff
Maggie Creshkoff lives on the family farm in northern Maryland with far too many cats and her Daniff, Puccini. She runs the Backlog Pottery, organizes shows for the Trashy Women art collective, teaches sculpture at Cecil College, and offers a variety of eclectic, hands-on workshops to all and sundry.She finds clay in the streams and tributaries of Cecil County, and often screeches to a halt alongside highways for much of her other materials..At its best, making art can be like writing a poem: within a formal structure, all manner of unexpected and beautiful things can happen.
Caitlin Daugherty
Caitlin Daugherty has been with the Oxford Arts Alliance for almost a decade. She graduated from Kutztown University with a degree in Fine Arts and a minor in Psychology in May 2015. After graduation, Caitlin began volunteering for many organizations, including the Oxford Arts Alliance, all while teaching paint and sip art classes, kindergarten art classes, and studying under a local artist as a studio assistant. She introduced portfolio preparation to the alliance, with her students' portfolios accepted into colleges such as Pratt, RISD, and PCAD.
Diane Henney
Diane was trained in graphic arts at Art Institute of Philadelphia and later received her bachelor degree in Art Education at Rowan University. She possesses a K-12 certification in art education with an emphasis on pottery forms. Over the years she has taught in both public and private schools as well as co-founded a local community arts center in her hometown in southern New Jersey. For the past 12 years, Diane was the art director for a creative arts day program teaching art to mentally and physically challenged adults. She enjoys watching students explore and discover their creative abilities. Diane has recently moved to PA and resides in southern Chester County.
Emily Hutchison
Emily graduated From Avon Grove High School in 2015 and is now and aspiring nursing student enrolled in Delaware County Community College. She lives on a multi-generational dairy farm and enjoys the animals as well as the artistic inspiration of the landscape. She had dreamed of becoming an artist and through the Oxford Arts Alliance has become an instructor for private art lessons and Paint Your Own Pottery. She wishes to stress the importance of having art in the community in order to inspire and spark creativity that can only be found in an artistic way! She believes art is always the answer and strives to create a relaxing environment and show anyone they can be an artist!
Sally Wilson
"I love nature; I only paint living things -- trees, flowers, landscapes, people. I grew up on a farm, walking through the woods along the Octoraro creek with my grandmother as she taught me the names of wild flowers, ferns, trees. I studied at University of Delaware and West Chester University for a couple of years, but mostly I am self taught. I take workshops from time to time. I travel to Vermont regularly and paint. I taught art at West Nottingham Academy for 7 years, and continue to teach for fun. I currently own Wilson Vineyard Gallery in Nottingham, PA, where I teach, show my art, and show local artists' work. Wilson Vineyard Gallery regularly has plein air opportunities and art workshops. Recently I began teaching a figure drawing/painting class at the Oxford Art Alliance. It is a joy for me to work with others who want to create. I especially like teaching beginners -- particularly those who think they have no talent!"
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