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Visual ArtsMonica Bansal
Monica began volunteering at Sitar Arts Center in fall 2009, but began sewing in high school when she uncovered her mother's old sewing machine, "borrowed" some of her old clothes, and started experimenting. She continued sewing throughout college while she earned a degree in environmental science and policy from the University of Virginia and made a few furry Halloween costumes while earning a master's in urban planning from Columbia University. She now tries to make cities, like Washington DC, more livable and sustainable. Monica also spends her time drawing, doing yoga, running, hiking, and thinking about using her camera collection for something other than decoration. Sewing & Fashion Design Caroline Barton
Caroline Barton has been a painter for many years. She received her B.F.A. in painting and B.A. in art education from the University of Georgia-Athens. Caroline has also danced ballet since the age of three and participated with her university’s dance ensemble. Studio Art Mollie Bates
Mollie Bates is a graphic designer at National Geographic Magazine. Before moving to the DC area she graduated with a BFA in graphic design and a BA in communication studies from the University of Michigan. She began teaching Printmaking at Sitar Arts center in January 2009. Printmaking Geraldine Daigler
Gerry has worked with many mediums over the past four decades, but currently enjoys working in paper and clay. Her emphasis is on wheel-thrown functional pieces of stoneware pottery. Gerry formerly taught art at to elementary students. She has studied ceramics under Jill Hinckley for nine years and has participated in many workshops. Gerry also participates in studio shows and sells her pottery privately. Pottery Anne Dammarell
Anne began as a volunteer clipping newspaper articles for Rhonda and Maureen during the early days of Sitar Arts Center. Anne later taught English and Creative Writing to parents and then graduated to teaching Playwriting and Knitting to the younger generation. Upon retiring from the Foreign Service, Anne got a Master’s Degree in International Studies from Georgetown University. She spends her free time reading, going to the theatre and walking her neighbor’s black lab, Sherman. Anne avers that one day we will be reading profiles of Sitar Arts Center “grads” in The New Yorker, rave reviews in Variety, and major legislation in Roll Call. Knitting Monique Faggans
Monique began volunteering at Sitar Arts Center in the fall of 2008 as an assistant in the Color Mixing and Landscape Painting class. She began studying visual arts at the age of 9, and attended Davidson Fine Arts School in Augusta, Georgia, where she intensely crossed trained in many areas including classical music (violin and piano,) ballet, photography, ceramics, drawing, and painting. Monique earned a professional bachelors degree in architecture from the University of Miami in 2007 and relocated to Washington, DC to work as an intern architect. Monique's hobbies including taking dance classes at Joy of Motion Dance Center, singing in the choir at church, volunteering with her sorority, traveling, and reading great books. Color Mixing and Landscape Painting Timothy Gabel
Tim’s artworks include collage, photography, and decorative lighting, which are on sale at Pat’s Place, the Sitar Arts Center retail venue. In March 2006 the artwork of his Sitar Arts Center students was on display in downtown DC. Tim’s artwork in on display at his website, www.TimGabel.freeservers.com. Color Mixing & Landscape Painting, Collage Art David Greenfieldboyce
David has drawn, painted, sculpted and printed since high school and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for three years. Screenprinting Kara Guthrie
Throughout high school Kara spent time both close to home and abroad to study art, and in 2004 she moved to Washington and enrolled at the George Washington University as a fine arts student. During her time at GW she spent a semester in London at Goldsmiths, University of London, a historically creative school, where she was able to spend six months as a studio practice student. She will begin at GW's business school in fall 2010. In addition to art Kara loves to read and travel. She is a new volunteer this fall and will be teaching visual arts. Studio Art Meredith Katz
Meredith has been enthralled with art, notably ceramics, for as long as she can remember. While in high school, Meredith had the unique opportunity to learn how to blow glass, a hobby which she continued, along with her work in pottery, while she attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Today, Meredith continues to practice both art-forms and has also begun to use her creativity as a part of the Cirque de Verre Glass Circus. While art is her passion, Meredith spends her days supporting international political parties at the National Democratic Institute in Washington, DC. She also is an avid baker and cyclist. Pottery Allison Lince-Bentley
Bio Forthcoming Sewing & Fashion Design, Flute Greg Maly
Greg is a native Washingtonian, having grown up in the neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, and has been playing guitar for 14 years, doing live sound and studio work for eight, and touring professionally for the last two. While attending Saint Mary's College of Maryland, he played guitar in the school jazz band and worked to get his band Basshound off the ground. He began volunteering at Sitar Arts Center in 2009 out of a desire to give back to the community that he grew up in and share his love of art and music with local youth. When not at the Sitar Arts Center, he is either on the road with his band or working at the United States Institute of Peace in downtown D.C. on issues related to international peace-building. Guitar Anne Overbey
Bio Forthcoming Pottery Jacqueline Penrod
Jacqueline has taught art at local elementary schools and describes herself as an avid knitter and life-long quilter. She has a passion for costume design and vintage clothing. Collage Art, Color Mixing and Landscape Adam Robinson
Adam has been creating art and music since childhood and has done a variety of work in graphic design, curating, and arts education. He joined Sitar Arts Center through the Corcoran Artreach program to teach visual and digital arts classes. Adam enjoys inspiring the youth of DC through humor and wit. He is also a fan of his cat. Corcoran ArtReach Studio Art Elissa Rubin
Elissa is a television news producer who loves documenting real-life stories. She has worked with black and white photography since she was a teenager. She hopes to show students at Sitar that it is just as fun (if not more!) to spend time in the darkroom as it is to manipulate photos on a computer screen. Photography Loretta Thompson
Bio Forthcoming Mural Arts, Art I Seth Wilschutz
Seth has a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Cincinnati, and works as a licensed architect with Hartman-Cox Architects in Georgetown. Specializing in the restoration and rehabilitation of historic landmarks in Washington, DC, Seth has worked on the restoration of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum, consulted on preservation techniques at Eastern Market, and is currently working on a partial renovation for the National Gallery of Art. He began working with Sitar Arts Center in fall 2009 with the goal of encouraging students to explore their built environment and to develop an appreciation for how architecture and urban design shapes their lives. Architecture & Design |
