About Our Instructors

                                                       Bob Baumbach
    A retired high school art teacher from State College, Bob taught many mediums and
 started the high school photography program over twenty years ago. He has seen the
 photo program at State High through the digital revolution. He has taught crafts, drawing
 and painting and has taught adult education watercolor classes for the State College
 Community Education Program. Bob is also active with Italian Street Painting at the Arts
 Festival and has been a guest artists at other Festivals. You can review Bob’s
 photography and art at his website at www.rbaumbach.com.           

                                                     Ruth Kempner
    Ruth, a New York native, holds a fine arts degree from Cooper Union. She has studied
 at NYU, Yale, PSU and the Rhode Island School of Design. She lived in Clearfield for
 almost thirty years before moving to State College. Her paintings have won awards in
 many juried shows throughout Pennsylvania, including the prestigious CPFA “Images.”
 Ruth has also served as a juror for a number of Central Pennsylvania shows. 

                                                    Mary Lee Kerr
    Mary Lee has been creating clay sculpture for 24 years. She received training at art schools
 and studios aross the country, including the Torpedo Factory in Virginia, the Loveland
 Academy of Art in Colorado, the Scottsdale Artists’ School in Arizona, and the University of
 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has exhibited in galleries and art shows in North Carolina
 and Pennsylvania.

                                                      Isabel Kumerz
    Isabel is a Spanish painter living in Barcelona. She has lived  in State College and is
 returning for a visit. She holds a BA degree in graphic design from the Kunstschule Alsterdam,
 Hamburg, Germany and a MFA from Indiana University of PA. She owned and operated Win &
 Ken Graphic Design Studios in Barcelona for twelve years. While living here, Isabel  taught
 art at Penn State, the Art Alliance of Central PA, and Indiana University. Her work has received
 awards and has been exhibited internationally

                                                     Sandy McBride
    Alexander (Sandy) McBride has been teaching painting and drawing at the college
 level since 1964.  He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, 1962) and
 Cornell University (MFA, 1964). His teaching career has taken him form teaching six
 years in New England to Pennsylvania (1970-present) and, in addition, England, France,
 Germany and China. In addition to painting, McBride works professionally in three
 additional media: drawing, photography and computer imaging (Computer Art and
 Digital Photography). For more information and to see more of his work, visit his website
 at www.mcbstudio.com. 

                                                       Ken Plattner
    Ken is a stained glass artist who has worked in the area since 1977. He started producing
 stained glass to help pay for his engineering studies at Penn State, but decided that
 glasswork was what he really wanted to do. Ken has taught in the area for many years. His
 business, Abbey Stained Glass, is located on Main Street in Boalsburg. His works are
 installed worldwide and seen in numerous public and private places locally.

                                                        Michele Rivera
    Michele is the founder of Artistic Horizon Art Center and the Bears That Care program.
 She is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. but left the city to raise her children in Happy Valley.
 She graduated from The School of Visual Arts at Penn State and Kingsborough
 Community College in New York. Michele works in ceramics, metals, and watercolors.

                                                      Veronica Winters
    Veronica is a Russian fine artist who graduated with her MFA degree in painting from Penn
 State in 2005. She is devoted to full-time work in studio painting and drawing, concentrating
 on high quality production of artwork. She gives private art lessons to both children and adults.
 Her gallery is posted at www.VeronicasArt.com . She has collectors for her work in both the
 U.S.A. and Russia. Her paintings, drawings, and photos were published in several editions of
 literary magazines as well as in "Date book 2004" by Syracuse cultural workers, NY. She
 enjoys traveling and shooting pictures, many of which become subjects for artwork. Her native
 country is always a source of cultural inspiration and contrasting values. Veronica lives in
 State College with her husband and son enjoying the views and lifestyle of the country. 

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