MCAA FACULTY
Peggy Davo
email: peggydavo@hotmail.com
Peggy has 15 years’ experience teaching Art Enrichment Programs in various local schools and Art Centers. She is a member of the Potters’ Guild of New Jersey, a docent, volunteer and member of the Girl Scout Pottery Badge Program at The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. She has a BA in Fine Arts Education, NJ Teaching Certificate K-12 from Montclair State University and AS Jewelry Design - Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) State University of NY
peggydavo@hotmail.com or 973-668-6806
Danielle Auriemma D’Amico
email: info@juxtaposegallery.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellestudio.art
Danielle Auriemma-D’Amico is a New Jersey artist whose work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. She received her BFA in Illustration from School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, freelanced for several years then became the fifth owner of Juxtapose Gallery. After a long hiatus, in addition to running her business, she began creating again, and sharing her passion of art history and creating art through teaching others.
Laurie Harden
email: hobbilobbin@optonline.net
website: www.laurieharden-us.com
Laurie Harden - was raised in an artistic family in Morris County. Laurie attended Kansas City Art Institute- majoring in painting, and then she transferred to Rhode Island School of Design where she got a BFA in Illustration. She worked as a free-lance illustrator for several years. In the 1990s Laurie began teaching Children’s Art Classes and never looked back. She taught them a variety of mediums and subjects and discovered a love of teaching. Ms. Harden teaches at several art associations and galleries- where she offers Adult Classes in Painting, Pastels, Portraiture, Drawing and Figure Drawing.
Laurie’s fine art has been exhibited nationally. Her paintings and portrait commissions are owned by many notable persons and institutions, including former NJ Governor Brendan Byrne, the late Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, Sloan Kettering & Saint Barnabus Hospitals and the National Cancer Institute. Ms. Harden belongs to and shows with the American Artists Professional League, The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, The Pastel Society of America, The Pastel Society of N.J., the Art Centre of N.J., and more where she has won many awards.
Nina Nemeth
email: nina.nemeth@yahoo.com
website: www.ninanemeth.com
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nina_nemeth_artist/
Nina Nemeth received her B.F.A from Southampton College, L.I.U and her M.F.A. from Pratt Institute, NYC. She has been a life long artist with over 30 years of teaching experience in art studios and museums.. Nina is a working artist who has received numerous awards and recognitions for both her art work and community involvement. Nina’s work has been on display locally at Morris Museum, Gallery 10 South, Mayo Starlight Gallery, Speakeasy Gallery, as well as numerous restaurants and alternative venues; her works can be found in the permanent collection of art lovers both in The U.S. and abroad, and from all walks of life.
More recently Spike Lee purchased Nina’s series of twenty paintings “Do You Remember When?” , A series about life during times of the Covid pandemic. She is thrilled to have been included in Spike Lee’s most recent film project , “NYC EPICENTERS” 40 Acres and a Mule / HBO Films Production.
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Nina is very proud of her students who continue to grow and thrive as artists; To look more carefully at the world around and to discover beauty in unusual places is the philosophy that is an integral part of Nina’s work as an artist and instructor.
John Power
email: powerart11@gmail.com
John Power - studied at the Art Students League under the master draftsman Gustav Rehberger. He is a member of the Blackwell Street Artists . John directs the Life Drawing group at Morris County Art Association as well as teaches life drawing workshops. powerart11@gmail.com 908-377-6592.
Anju Saran
email: AnjuSaranArts@Gmail.com
website: AnjuSaran.com & www.AnjuSaranArts.com
Anju Saran is an established artist who has exhibited her work in major competitions and represented by galleries in New Jersey, New York, Florida and abroad. She has also exhibited in New York Art Expo 2011. Anju has been painting since childhood and holds Masters in Fine Arts. She has expertise in painting portraits, figures, florals, still life, landscape using different mediums, such as oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel and charcoal. Anju is also working as a graphic and digital artist. She wants to share her knowledge and experience with the students
Michael Shacham
email: michael@shachambronze.com
website: www.shachabronze.com
Michael Shacham apprenticed in Israel, studied 5 years at the Art Student's League and attended the New School. He established the first successful Art Bronze Foundry in Israel, still family operated.
Exhibited since 1967 in Israel, US and Europe and is
widely represented in public and private collections.
Taught at Israel Department of Education, privately in
his NYC studio, at NJ Institute for Interior Design, at
Somerset Art Association and currently teaching at
the American Woodcarving School.
Linda Schulman
Linda Schulman
Linda is a mixed media artist that uses organic design, vibrant color, mark making and unusual
textures to create beautiful visual images through a process of layers and collage. Collage
papers are painted individually which then come together to create one large cohesive piece.
Each piece is unique and embellished with drips, splashes, and subtle transparent layers to
create depth and amazing detail. Many pieces are mounted on wooden panels which are then
glazed with a beautiful glass like epoxy resin coat creating a brilliant finish and a magnificent
shine. Linda’s inspiration comes from the world around her (especially nature) always focusing
on pattern and texture. Her intuitive painting style is continually evolving as she experiments
with new mediums to expand her artistic creativity.
Linda lives in Northern New Jersey. Her work has been displayed in numerous exhibitions, art
galleries, juried art shows and have found their way into many private homes. Linda also
teaches some of her creative techniques throughout the year at a number of different art
programs and workshops including the Morris County Art Association.
Her artwork is presently displayed and sold at:
ATHun’s Art Gallery, Savannah, GA
Evalyn Dunn Gallery, Westfield, NJ
CBL Fine Art, West Orange, NJ
West Orange Arts Center- Art Gallery & Gift Shop, NJ.