Please feel free to contact a Division of Continuing Education representative if you have any questions regarding the Building Creative Futures Workshop. A representative will be available to answer your questions Monday through Friday, 8:am to 5:00pm, Central Standard Time.
E-MAIL: BCF@uwf.edu
PHONE: 850.474.2914
PHONE (TOLL FREE): 800.710.3233
FAX: 850.474.2134
WORKSHOP PERSONNEL :
Jacklyn Alford, Project Coordinator
Marketing and Media Specialist
UWF Continuing Education
Phone: 850.857.6041
E-Mail: jalford@uwf.edu
Peter King, Architectural Ceramics Workshop Instructor
E-Mail: peterkingceramics@gmail.com
Bio:
Peter King’s prolific production of Architectural Art, numerous publications and teaching has made him the leader in the field of Studio Architectural Ceramics. His work has appeared in numerous books and dozens of national and international magazines. He is the owner of Stonehaus Architectural Ceramics in Pensacola, FL.
Academic Background:
B.A. Philosophy, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida 1973
B.A. Religion, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida 1971
Associate of Arts, St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, Florida
To find out more about Peter Kings work, please visit his website at: http://www.peterkingceramics.com/
Joseph Herring, Digital Art: "Posters for Non Profits" Workshop Instructor
E-Mail: jherring@uwf.edu
Bio:
Joseph Herring received his BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and his MFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.
While in the Southern California, he worked with non-profit arts organizations including the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena to provide
after school arts education to at-risk students in Los Angeles County. He has taught digital arts to students at the grammar school, middle school, high school, and college level.
Lyda Toy, Printmaking: "Book Art" Workshop Instructor
E-Mail: ltoy@uwf.edu
Bio: Lyda Toy
Lyda Toy has been pulling prints for nearly forty years, studying under some of the most renowned printmakers in the country. At the Baltimore Museum of Art, she worked with John Blair Mitchell, and she was the protégé of the late William Walmsley at Florida State. Her teaching experience includes appointments at UWF, FSU, and Bainbridge Community College, Georgia. Earlier in her career, Lyda taught at Baltimore Experimental High School and served as the Art Editor for the quarterly “Women: A Journal of Liberation.” She has been Artist-in-Residence in several community museums, galleries, and schools, and is an active member of the Southern Art Prints Alliance. Never willing to be pigeon holed, Lyda explores a variety of artistic media, including drawing, painting, and performance art. In her spare time, she plays the guitar and flute.
Dan Kelleher, Figure Drawing Workshop Instructor
E-Mail: dkelleher@uwf.edu
Bio: Dan Kelleher
Dan Kelleher retired as Emeritus Professor from the Massachusetts College of Art, where he founded and directed the institution’s first graduate program, and served as Chair of Painting. Kelleher studied under Joseph Albers, and completed his formal education at Cranbrook Academy, University of Denver, and elsewhere. He received a Fulbright scholarship, which support additional study in France and Italy. During his early career, Kelleher taught at a vocational school in the Bronx and was a high school teacher in Syracuse, NY. His work has been exhibited in many venues in the Northeast, including Harvard University, Danforth Art Museum, Carpenter Art Center, De Cordova Museum, and Brockton Art Museum.