DRAWING CENTER STUDIO

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STUDIO PROGRAM INSTRUCTORS

Those listed here are Cincinnati-based folks who have taught in the past few years, or may teach a course in the near future. These are not all the instructors who have taught or will teach at Manifest's Drawing Center. Other former instructors have included Constance McClure, Charles Frymier, Dave Nash, and Paul Loehle. And we are continually looking for new courses, and new instructors, to integrate into our program.

Special 'master class' workshops have been instructed by artists and designers such as Scott Roberston, Shane Wolf, and David Kassan.

JESSICA GRACE BECHTEL

Jessica Grace Bechtel holds a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. She is an actively working and exhibiting artist exhibiting her work widely, including recently at The Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Covington, Kentucky and with Heinemann-Myers Contemporary Art in Bethesda, Maryland. She also spent 10 years with the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, designing and creating large-scale painting and sculpture. Jessica brings a breadth of experience and an intentional focus on supporting artists as they develop their style and creative vision.

Courses taught:

- Botanical

CHARLIE BERGER

Charlie Berger earned his MFA from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) and has since taught drawing and design at a number of arts institutions including The Art Academy of Cincinnati and in the DAAP School of Design Foundations Program. He has taught drawing and painting to teens and adults throughout Cincinnati for more than 25 years. His students describe him as knowledgeable, friendly, energetic and lots of fun!

Courses taught:

- Drawing in Perspective
- College Prep Studio
- Materials and Techniques: The Essentials of Color
- High School Figure Drawing

DANIEL O'CONNOR

Dan O’Connor is a Cincinnati area painter dedicated to pursuits of studying and working from life. In the past several years he has exhibited both nationally and locally. He holds a BFA from the University of Cincinnati and an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. O'Connor currently teaches introduction to painting at Northern Kentucky University.

Courses taught:

- About Face: Portrait Drawing
- Advanced Life Drawing
- Beginning and Intermediate Life Drawing
- Hands and Feet
- Materials and Techniques: Watercolor
- Materials and Techniques: Silverpoint
- Materials and Techniques: Edd Tempera
- Methods: Blocking-in the Figure
- The Figure in Watercolor
- and more...

TIM PARSLEY

In addition to a split major BFA in painting/drawing and sculpture from the University of Cincinnati Parsley holds an MA in Practical Ministries (1999) and a BS in Biblical Studies (1995). In this early career he developed extensive experience with working creatively with people. His more recent academic studies in art provided Parsley the opportunity to serve part time as a project manager and lead artist for the ArtWorks mural project, and as crewmember for the Contemporary Arts Center. He is a Summa Cum Laude BFA graduate from UC and was the top College of DAAP graduate, also receiving the Wolfstein award and School of Art Outstanding Senior Award. His works are regularly exhibited in regional exhibits, and he is actively engaged in current portrait commissions. Tim Parsley was hired in fall of 2007 to flll the role of Manifest's Assistant Director. In this capacity he also serves as Manifest's Drawing Center Studio program coordinator.

Courses taught:

- About Face
- Drawing Camp

JONATHAN QUEEN

Jonathan Queen is one of Cincinnati's eminent painters. He holds a BFA from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, and is a full-time working artist represented by Miller Gallery. Queen's work weaves a magical bond between first-rate academic painting and contemporary content like none other. He brings to Manifest's studio a formidable expertise at image-making from observation, a keen wit, and a kind and generous personality.

Courses taught:

- Object Drawing
- Tonal Drawing with Charcoal
- Color Theory with Oils

EMIL ROBINSON

Emil Robinson holds a BA from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and an MFA from the University of Cincinnati college of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. He is an actively working and exhibiting artist, and recently had work included in exhibits at The Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Covington, Kentucky; Associated Artists Gallery in Winston Salem, North Carolina; The Columbus Museum of Art; and Tatistcheff Gallery in New York City. He is also a 2007 recipient of the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, which allowed him to spend several months working and studying independently in London, England.

Courses taught:

- About Face
- Advanced Life Drawing I and II
- Color for Life Drawing
- Gesture Drawing
- The Figure in Pastel
- and more...

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