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MUSEUM SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR ROSTER

Michelle Bliss has been published in Ninth Letter, River Teeth, and the sixthedition of The Fourth Genre: Contemporary Writers of/on Creative Nonfiction.Her radio reporting has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and has

aired on NPR’s All Things Considered. Michelle holds a MFA degree fromUNCW in nonfiction.

Sheila Boneham has been a full-time writer for twenty years, and is the award-winning author of some twenty traditionally published non-fiction books, hundredsof articles, and a new mystery series, as well as (occasionally) poetry. She hastaught writing and creativity courses in universities and non-degree programs inWashington, DC, Maryland, Indiana, and abroad.

Betty Brown began studying painting in 1975. She holds degrees from QueensUniversity in Charlotte and UNCW. Betty taught painting and life drawing for 

many years at the old St. John’s Cowan House and Cameron Art Museum.

Martha Burdette earned a BFA in Art Education from UNC Greensboro in 1988.She has taught art in public schools from kindergarten through high school andhas instructed adults and lifelong learners in museum and community settings,as well as in her studio.

Todd Carignan was born and raised in Wilmington, NC. He graduated with aBFA in Sequential Art and a minor in Art History from the Savannah College of 

 Art & Design. He moved back to Wilmington, where he has been making art for galleries, taking commissioned projects, teaching art and winning awards in

 juried competitions. He currently has an art studio in the Wabi Sabi Warehouse.

Alan Cradick has been a photographer for 30 years, serving in the US CoastGuard providing editorial, portrait and feature photography. He currentlyphotographs features and sports as a stringer at the StarNews. His teachingfocuses on basic digital photography, studio lighting, nature, composition andportraiture.

Donna Moore joined Wilmington’s art community as a Creative Arts major atUNCW where she studied and worked with Claude Howell. Graduating with a BAin 1981, Moore has many years of experience teaching all ages.

Dr. John Myer earned a Bachelor’s in European History, Master’s in ItalianRenaissance Art History and PhD in American Art History. He retired in 2009after teaching at UNCW for 30 years.

Abby Spangel Perry’s art is inspired by our biological world. Through studiopractice and conceptual thought, she gives visual form to current ecologicalissues. Abby holds a BFA and MFA in Painting from East Carolina University.

Bonnie Rogers has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts from UNC- Wilmington.

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She has a passion for drawing with pastels and hopes to share that excitementwith like-minded artists/students.

Henry Steffens, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Vermont, earned aPhD in History from Cornell University. His teaching specialties were 19th and

early 20th

century history of science and European society and culture from 1870to 1940.

Kirah Van Sickle is an award-winning artist with undergraduate science and artdegrees from Duke University and Master’s in Medical Illustration from theMedical College of Georgia. She is completing an MFA in Painting from the

 Academy of Art University.

Melanie Walter discovered the lost art of pine needle basketry in the early1990s. She developed a unique personal style incorporating natural elements.Her award-winning work is currently located in 40+ galleries and shopsthroughout the country.

Margie Worthington is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and received an MFA atEast Carolina University. She served as Curator of Education at the St. John’sMuseum of Art from 1985 to 1990 and was later a member of the art faculty atUNCW.

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