Administrative Staff
The Firehouse Art Center’s professional staff members are charged with executing administrative and organizational tasks to fulfill the mission and vision of the Firehouse Art Center. The experienced team develops and manages the innovative programs that comprise the Firehouse’s high quality visual arts education, experiences, and exhibitions.
Executive Director / Curator
MA, Museum Administration, University of Tulsa. BA, Art History, University of Oklahoma.
Programs and Studio Manager
BFA, Visual Arts, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Grants and Development Manager
DMA Composition, University of Oklahoma. MM Composition, University of Oklahoma. BA Piano Performance, Drury University. BA Writing, Drury University.
Art Educator
BFA, Art Education, University Central Oklahoma (to complete in 2024). BA, Political Science & History, Eastern Michigan University.
Education Assistant (Art Sparks)
Pursuing Bachelor’s in Psychology
Southwestern Christian University
Communications Assistant
Currently enrolled in Advertising and Art at the University of Oklahoma.
Teaching Faculty
Firehouse faculty members are professional teaching artists contracted by the FAC to provide high level visual arts instruction in a variety of mediums, in dynamic classroom settings. As instructors, they enthusiastically challenge, engage, and communicate with their students to encourage individual participation and learning while meeting the needs and experience level of each individual student.
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Jewelry Instructor
MFA, Metal Design, University of Oklahoma. BFA, Painting, University of Oklahoma.
Printmaking Instructor
BFA, Printmaking, University of Oklahoma. Minor Japanese, University of Oklahoma.
Fused Glass Instructor
Teaching experience: workshops around the U.S. in glass, metals, woods, fibers, and papers.
Painting & Drawing Instructor
MFA, Painting & Animation, University of Buffalo. BFA, Painting & Graphic Design, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Ceramics Instructor
MFA Ceramics student, University of Oklahoma. BFA in Sculpture, Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Healing Studio/Outreach Educator and Children’s Art Educator
BA, Textile Design, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, Winchester. Art Educator since 2009.
Fiber Instructor
BFA, Formation Arts with a concentration in Fiber, University of Central Oklahoma.
Ceramics Instructor
BFA Ceramics and Printmaking, University of Oklahoma. MFA Ceramics and Printmaking, University of Dallas
Ceramics Instructor
B.A. Sculpture/Ceramics CSU Bakersfield. M.F.A. Studio Art Claremont Graduate University
Children's Instructor
B.A Art History University of Oklahoma. B.F.A ceramics University of Oklahoma. Current enrolled M.F.A Art, Technology & Culture at the University of Oklahoma.
Children’s Instructor and Zoo Sketch Instructor
Currently enrolled in Art Education and Art History at the University of Central Oklahoma.
In Progress, University of Oklahoma, Master’s in Fine Art Sculpture
University of Wyoming, Bachelor’s in Fine Art in Studio Art
Northern Wyoming Community College- Associate’s in Fine Art