Margaret Best

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > B.Ed. Margaret was born and raised in South Africa. Surrounded by an abundance of indigenous and cultivated plant life, it’s only to be expected that botanical subjects would find their way into her work soon after she started painting as a young child under the tutorage of Betty Clur. After graduating […]

Linda Lee Blakney

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > M.B.A., M.A. As a result of living in various cities across Canada, I have had the privilege of being exposed to diverse urban populations and environments. This has fostered my inquisitiveness to explore the cultural aspects of these places and their inhabitants. An early career in medical imaging taught me the […]

Lena Montecalvo

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > DVSA Lena Montecalvo is a self-taught watercolour artist who began painting shortly after her artist mother’s death in 2013. Diving in headfirst and now hundreds of paintings later, Lena is an instructor both privately and with Dundas Valley School of Art. She sells her own unique line of original works, prints […]

Lee Munn

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > DVSA A landscape style artist from Hamilton ON, Lee’s formal art education began at the age of 16 and continued through his late teens when he studied Fine Arts at DVSA and Arts & Graphic Design at George Brown and Sheridan College. Lee is a firm believer in painting in his […]

Laura Bromwich

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > Hons. B.A., D.T.A.T.I Since receiving an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University in 2011, Laura has pursued a career in printmaking which includes an art practice and teaching as a faculty instructor at Dundas Valley School of Art. Laura researches, utilizes and teaches non-toxic printmaking as a part of […]

Katherine MacDonald

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > B.F.A. Katherine MacDonald has been a figurative painter since receiving her B.F.A. from Mount Allison University. Her work deals with the intimate nature of seeing, grounded in the artist’s vision of the world around her. She uses a range of drawing and painting media – oil, watercolour, chalk, pencil – and […]

John Novak

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > B.A. History (McMaster University, 1993) A resident of Brantford ON, John is renowned for his carving artistry in several forms – wood, bark, soapstone and wire sculpture. He has competed with his wood carvings for many years at both the local and international level. Also an accomplished photographer, he is passionate […]

Jerry Hish

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > DVSA Foundation Certificate I am currently a cartooning instructor at Dundas Valley School of Art and a humorous illustrator working in a variety of both traditional and digital mediums. After completing a 2 year foundation program at DVSA, I pursued a career freelancing in advertising, character licensing and toy design. Some […]

Jennifer Finn

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > B.A. History (McMaster University, 1993) Jennifer Finn is a fine art photographer from Dundas, Ontario. She picked up a camera at a young age, capturing and savouring moments with her Kodak 110. After high school, she pursued her History Degree at McMaster University. It was there, while studying film courses and […]

Irene Keesmaat

INSTRUCTOR View Classes > Hon. B.A., B. Ed., OCT Since getting her Art degrees, Irene has founded and taught at The Westcliffe Arts Centre Foundation, taught at the elementary and highschool levels and taught Drawing, Painting and Design at Redeemer University College. She has also taught many workshops and courses at libraries and in the […]