Margaret finished her BFA from the University of MN in 2005 and her MFA from Pratt Institute in 2009. She has had a broad range of experience in the arts from curating and teaching at the University level to developing children’s art curriculum and teaching community education. Many of the awards she has received for her community driven art have included involving the community, working with people of all ages and abilities. She travels frequently giving arts education workshops, curating art shows, and artist talks.

Becca has been living and working in Vermont since 2001. Originally from Maryland, she took many art classes at Maryland Institute College of Art, attended Carver Center, a magnet high school for the arts, then earned her BA in Fine Arts from St. Mary’s College of MD in 2000. She worked as a graphic designer for over 10 years, but is thrilled to be painting, getting involved with the local community, and working with other artists again. Becca lives in Burlington and (besides artistic endeavors), enjoys camping, hiking, yoga, meditation, and spending time with her family. Becca has a daughter in 7th grade at Edmunds Middle and a 1st grader at the Sustainability Academy.

Fiona Sullivan has taught elementary students after school art for three years and has previous experience teaching English and Art to middle and high School Students. As a painter and landscape designer, Fiona is always interested in making connections between art and life. Her goal in the classroom is to educe--"to draw out, elicit, or lead forth"* the students' inherent artistic abilities. Her artwork can be viewed at https://www.fionasullivan.net/ and to support her become a patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/fionasullivan

*definition from Hugh Lovel's 'A Biodynamic Farm: For Growing Wholesome Food.'

Yishay Mercy is an artist from Des Moines Iowa. She is a costume designer, marionettist, mask maker, and performance artist. Yishay has a love for historical costume, Victorian era history and culture, shadow puppetry, and the circus. She has worked previously in Washington state as an art teacher for afterschool programs, as well as leading a nature education program in the state of Iowa. In Vermont, she worked with a local children’s theatre, designing costumes and directing plays. In her free time, she likes to sing, play music, and create theatrical performances with her friends. She can often be found working on various art projects, with her cat Alamere, and two rabbits, Jacques and Poiret, snuggled near her.