Ianary Guteirrez

Ianary is a dual language elementary school TA at Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe. She’s an assistant for us, too, in our weekly after school art classes at the same school. She works with our lead instructors to help them manage the class so that it runs smoothly for all involved. Ianary is delightful and warm hearted. We’re grateful to have her help!

Pat Christie

Pat is a retired Montessori school teacher that assists ArtzHub art instructors at multiple locations. Her easy going personality is matched by a incredible work ethic - a rare combination that we are very thankful for! She brings a wealth of experience working with children to each and every class/club she assists with. Miss Pat always makes sure our students feel supported, seen and heard.

Julie Byrne

Primarily a self-taught artist, Julie spent many years in her home state of Minnesota running a popular and successful decorative painting and mural business before retiring to North Carolina in 2012. These days she still enjoys painting for fun as well as volunteering at the Duke Lemur Center and in the Duke Forest. She loves learning and feels that teaching art step-by-step can help anyone see how they can draw and paint their world.

Julie has been an interim lead art teacher and is currently a backup substitute for ArtzHub classes, clubs and camps. She is vital to keeping things going when an instructor is unable to teach and we all appreciate her so much!

Susan Richards

Susan is a newly trained ArtzHub instructor and we’re thrilled to welcome her to our team. With over 30 years of experience working with children in a variety of settings, she’s a dedicated and accomplished educator as well as a certified Art Therapist. Her gentle approach and artistic skills are a wonderful combination that we are very much looking forward to offering to our families.

Susan teaches weekly after school art classes at EHES, RES and MGE.

Renee Fernandini

Renee hails from Peru and is our second dual-language art instructor. Newly trained, she is currently the maternity sub for Amanda Brady at FPG, where she conducts our weekly after school art class in Spanish. Although she has a Masters Degree in Computer Design and worked for the majority of her career in that field - she’s very pleased that her undergraduate degree in studio art is no longer on the back burner! Her strong drawing skills coupled with her adaptability make her an excellent addition to our growing team.

Renee is not currently teaching any after school art classes but we hope she is able to return to the classroom in the near future.

Lien Bradford

A native of Vietnam, Lien leveraged her degree in Foreign Trade and Management with her experience on the job establishing ceramics factories in her home country to springboard forward into her own entrepreneurial enterprise. She founded and operated her own business that imported ceramic elements from Italy, Spain and France and supplied them to ceramic tile factories in Vietnam. In 2009, she moved to the US and worked with her husband in his law practice and raise their children.

Lien is now a trained camp assistant and also assists in our weekly after school art classes at MSE. Her help with camps and classes is very much appreciated. Through her work with us she has started to develop her drawing skills and it is no surprise that she is extremely capable.

Howard Shang

A retired I.T. professional, Howard volunteered once a week for several months to help with an after school art class that his daughter attended. His kindness, humor and generosity translated very well in a setting that was simultaneously outside his comfort zone and fun. He was particularly helpful with hesitant new students and was enormously helpful, all around. He will be missed!

Gwynne MacIntyre

Gwynne is a retired school teacher with 20 years of experience in elementary education. She received her education Masters degree from the University of Tennessee. Before that, she organized and led a variety of interesting creative ventures with the the Knoxville Arts Council, the Greensboro United Arts Council as well as the N.C. School of the Arts.  She also studied music at Mary Washington University, and earned an Arts Administration Master’s Degree at Indiana University.

Gwynne is no longer teaching or assisting with any after school art classes or camps due to ongoing health challenges. She remains a treasured honorary member of the ArtzHub teaching team and we wish her the very best in her continuing recovery.