Faculty

Carla González is the new Director of Continuing Education at CCS.

Kathleen Arkles has exhibited in multiple group shows and invitations, had one-person exhibitions, received “Best of Show” and first place awards, and is currently working on an upcoming one-person exhibition.

Lela Baugh-Creighton has 20 years experience teaching art for the Detroit Public Schools as well as surrounding Metro Detroit school districts.

Bruce Boatman has shown his glass work nationally and exhibited locally. He has experience working in production glassblowing studios and is an adjunct faculty member of CCS glass department.

Kurt Buesching, a graduate of Wayne State University’s studio arts program, has worked as a graphic and multi-media designer for more than ten years.

Kari Buzewski received a B.F.A. from Columbus College of Art and Design, where she won several scholarships. Trained in the fine arts as well as fashion design, she has exhibited her works and held positions in the fashion field.

Christy works with Young Rembrandts in East Macomb as a Master Teacher, instructing drawing and cartooning classes.

James Cronin earned a B.F.A. from the Center for Creative Studies in Industrial Design.

Annica Cuppetelli has worked for Target Corporation and Saks Fifth Avenue as part of their merchandise teams.

Ed Donald has applied his CCS training and skills to advertising, book publishing, corporate branding, fashion illustration, direct marketing, sales promotion, the art direction of animated films and scores of TV productions.

Henry Dryovage is a certified instructor for Level II Softimage 3D and developed and/or taught a number of offerings at Lawrence Technological University.

Formerly a practicing attorney, J. Alicia Elster is founder and president of Write Word, Inc., offering professional writing and research services to corporate and individual clients.

An adjunct faculty member in the CCS Crafts Department, Mollie Fletcher is a widely published expert on textiles and has exhibited her fiber art and lectured throughout the United States.

Amy Foster graduated from the Center for Creative Studies with a B.F.A. in Illustration.

Dennis Galffy is an artist whose work is exhibited and collected worldwide.

Marco Garcia earned a B.F.A. in Painting and Sculpture from the Center for Creative Studies .

James Hodson is a graduate of the Center for Creative Studies, earning a B.F.A. in animation and digital media.

Daniel Keller holds an M.F.A. in painting from Wayne State University, where he was the recipient of an alumni teaching fellowship.

Joaquin Kiley has worked along side the Automotive Division team at Bose Corporation and currently is a freelance transportation stylist for Cutting Edge Customs.

Erika Lindsay has taught video production to youth for the University of Michigan, Dearborn as well as the Boll Family YMCA, the Plymouth Media Arts Center and the Detroit Film Center.

David Lingle 's paintings and digital photo collages have been exhibited and published, and he has served as a graphic designer for the movie industry.

Heather Mitchell received her M.A. in Fine Arts, photography from Wayne State University.

Nekia Morris earned a B.S. in Apparel and Textile Design from Michigan State University.

A widely published freelance photographer, Sean Murphy has won awards both locally and nationally, and his images are displayed in many public collections.

Theresa Pierzchala is represented at Novus Art, Next Step Studio and her work will soon be at the SOFA at Navy Pier with Next Step.

Angela Raymond earned a B.F.A. from the College for Creative Studies in Crafts (Jewelry and Metals.)

Rachel Reynolds received her BFA from the College for Creative Studies and her MFA in Visual Arts from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has participated in numerous exhibitions, most recently a solo exhibition at Cranbrook’s Kingswood Gallery, which was created in response to her experiences utilizing Detroit’s public transportation system,entitled, “Isolated Observations:D-DOT” Currently, Rachel works as an artist and educator and co-manages an artist’s studio building in Hamtramck with artist Robert Zahorsky.

Adam Shirley is a B.F.A. graduate of the College for Creative Studies in Crafts (Jewelry and Metals.)

Clinton Snider is a working artist in Hamtramck. In 2001 he created an installation at an exhibition titled Artists Take on Detroit, a tricentennial anniversary exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

James Viste is a nationally known blacksmithing demonstrator and exhibitor and has participated in several national Ironwork Restoration Projects with Cranbrook Academy of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Sam Yousif earned a B.F.A. in Product Design at the College for Creative Studies.