KARISSA INCREATION MILLER
Artist, Educator, Founder of IASC
KARISSA IS A MULTI-MEDIA ARTIST. SHE RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IN ART EDUCATION IN 2019 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA. SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING AT THE P-12 GRADE LEVELS FOR 15+ YEARS AND HAS TAUGHT ADULTS FOR 4+ YEARS. KARISSA HAS TAUGHT IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE, COMMUNITY AND HOMESCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEMS. HER PASSION IS FACILITATING THE DISCOVERY OF THE ARTIST WITHIN EACH HUMAN BEING. KARISSA VIEWS ART MAKING AS A THERAPEUTIC PROCESS OF SELF EXPRESSION FOR ALL ABILITIES AND STYLES OF LEARNING.
GINA EVANZIA
Studio Artist, Instructor
SARAH ROBERTS
Studio Artist, Instructor
I am Sarah Roberts, a professional hand embroiderer & East Atl resident with decades of experience learning and teaching textile craft. I was a self-taught home embroiderer and sewist until seeking formal training in 2021. Since then I have been learning from Royal School of Needlework tutors and formed embroidery friendships across the country & globe!
I have taught hand embroidery in an array of settings across Metro Atlanta and the Southeast. Breweries, private parties, and in sewing studios to name a few. My goal as an instructor of art craft is for participants to feel successful & relaxed in class so they are set up to continue to deepen their creative curiosity independently!
My other textile learning practice is lacemaking. This began in 2021 and has taught me so much about how to be a student of craft as well as an instructor.
KARISSA’S CONTINUED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
2024-CURRENT-INCREATION ART STUDIO, CO. KARISSA HAS EXHIBITED WORK AT GILMER ARTS, DOOGALLERY, ARTS BEACON, HIGHLAND INN BALLROOM, THE EARL, AND ECHO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY
2023-2024-K-12 ART TEACHER-GILMER ARTS
2023-2024-6-12TH GRADE-ART TEACHER-KEYSTONE HYBRID SCHOOL
2021-2023-TEACHING RESIDENT ARTIST-ARTS BEACON
2019-ART TEACHER-CARROLLTON JUNIOR HIGH
2017-2022-OWNER & DIRECTOR OF PANORAMA OAKS DAY STUDIO
2015-2017-PRESCHOOL TEACHER & ATELIERISTA-GRANT PARK COOPERATIVE SCHOOL AND THE NEST NURSERY SCHOOL
2014 & 2018-GALLERY ASSISTANT-BOBICK GALLERY AT UWG
2013-2015-STUDENT ASSISTANT TO DEPARTMENT OF ART AND COLLEGE OF ART & HUMANITIES AT UWG
2010-2013-ART CAMP TEACHER-CARROLLTON CENTER OF THE ARTS-https://carrolltonarts.com/
14 EARNED CERTIFICATIONS IN CHILDCARE-https://www.cceionline.com/
ERIN’S CONTINUED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
2022-CURRENT-FOUNDER & EDUCATOR AT BELL MOON ARTS & ART CULT. ATL, TEACHING STUDIO ARTIST AT INCREATION ART STUDIO, INSTRUCTOR AT ARTS BEACON AND CALLENWOLDE FINE ARTS CENTER
Drakeford has exhibited in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast, and her work has been featured in Create! Magazine's women's issue, Candyfloss blog, I Like Your Work magazine, Art Mums United podcast, and WABE City Lights.
She has curated multiple group shows at Echo Contemporary, Arts Beacon Gallery, and South River Arts Studio
Erin Drakeford
Studio Artist, Instructor
Erin Drakeford is an Atlanta-based painter whose work is a whirlwind of bright colors on canvas with subjects that vacillate between figure and abstraction. Her paintings are often diaristic and center on the body and the unruly and shifting layers of her human experience, exploring the tension between chaos and control, intimacy and detachment. There is a quiet pull toward darkness in her paintings where raw, sketchy charcoal marks show through and the imagery blurs and distorts. Rather than correcting it, she allows these errors to remain and treats them as a sign of power, acceptance, and self-reflection.She earned her BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Georgia in 2003.
ACE THE GREAT
Studio Artist, Instructor
I am Ace the Great, a self-taught visual artist working primarily with acrylic on canvas, while also exploring body painting, digital graphics, collage, spray paint, and drawing. My work lives in a colorful, cartoon-influenced surrealism where symbolism, storytelling, and duality intersect, guided by meditative spirituality. Through bold color and layered imagery, I create visual narratives that balance whimsy and depth, inviting reflection on the space between the playful and the profound.
KIM MUHLHEIM
Studio Artist, Instructor
Oh.Kimbo is a multimedia artist who serves children as a public school art teacher in Virginia Highlands. She has exhibited her work at Arts Beacon and Echo Contemporary Art Gallery. Her work brings a whimsical approach to history and world around us.