PORT ANGELES — The Community Education: Instructor Art Exhibition is on display at Peninsula College until Nov. 20.
The free exhibit can be viewed weekdays in the art gallery at the Pirate Union Building on the college’s Port Angeles campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
The exhibit showcases the college’s Community Education instructors across a wide range of media, including ceramics, beadwork, watercolor, monoprints, quilts and textiles.
“Community Education instructors are artists who bring their knowledge and passion into the classroom,” said Camilla Rico, dean of Community Education and Campus Enterprises. “This exhibition is an opportunity for the public to experience the breadth of their creativity while celebrating the important role they play in inspiring students of all ages.”
Featured artists include:
• Andréa Woods, who teaches Nature Journaling with Watercolors. Woods, a contemporary impressionist painter inspired by the Pacific Northwest, uses colors and textures to explore landscapes and natural forms.
• Ariel Zimman, who teaches Entrepreneurship for Creatives. Zimman is a nationally recognized ceramics artist and entrepreneur whose work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Dwell, Vogue and Forbes.
• Karen Sixkiller, who teaches the Beading Workshop: Peyote Stitch in the Round. Sixkiller is a contemporary Cherokee artist who creates sculptural beadwork.
• Kaylee Cammack, who teaches Gel Printing and Handmade Books. Cammack is a mixed media and collage artist with three decades of experience teaching and crafting across multiple disciplines.
• Rachel Anderson, who teaches Quilt Studio. Anderson began her quilting journey at Peninsula College in 2004 and now shares her love of tradition and textile art with the community.
• Sara Deren, who teaches Ceramics: Wheel Throwing and Ceramics 2. Deren, a ceramic artist, is the college’s Artist in Residence.
• Thomas Connery, who also teaches Ceramics: Wheel Throwing and Ceramics 2. Connery, a ceramic sculptor and educator, explores landscapes and ecologies through his art.
