Meet the Teachers
Joanne Stowell
- Joanne Stowell has an MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley University College of Art and Design. Although primarily a painter, Joanne works in a variety of mediums including drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and installation art and she enjoys teaching a wide variety of art classes. She has had artwork in several exhibitions both local and nationwide.
Samarrah Clayman
Samarrah Clayman is a writer and social worker based in Lexington, Massachusetts. She teaches yoga and meditation to youth and adults. She enjoys tying the cleansing of meditation to the creativity of art.
Samarrah Clayman is a writer and social worker based in Lexington, Massachusetts. She teaches yoga and meditation to youth and adults. She enjoys tying the cleansing of meditation to the creativity of art.
Bruno Barbuto
- Bruno Barbuto is a student at Salem State University working on a major in Educational Studies and a minor in Theater Arts. He has various experiences working as a creative arts educator as well experience performing in musicals and live theater throughout New England.
Brendan Lehman
- Brendan Lehman is a painter, illustrator, and teacher. Though he specializes in oil painting he is well versed in several other mediums. His teaching style is both challenging and liberating with the aim to unlock your creative potential.
Laurel Smith
Laurel Smith had a career in visual development for educational publishing. She now paint and teaches. She has organized and led ArtSpan’s Life Drawing group, and is focused on working with the teen artists at Munroe. She has a BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, teaches and studies locally, and has artwork in private collections. |
Emily Passman
Emily Passman is a painter and teacher of painting and drawing in the Boston area. She started her career as an elementary school teacher, then graphic designer, before becoming a full-time painter 20 years ago. Her work is shown both locally and internationally. |
Ellie House
Ellie House has a BFA in ceramics from Massachusetts college of art and design and is passionate about continuing her practicing and sharing her clay skills with others. 
Carmela Fratus
Carmela Fratus, ArtSpan's ceramic program manager, is a dedicated instructor of adults and children. Her enthusiasm continues to foster a community of clay artists. She encourages an experimental approach to art making in a welcoming and fun environment. When she’s not in the studio, she’s gardening, traveling or roller skating. 
Jill Pottle
Jill Pottle is an artist from Massachusetts, she has her MFA from the Boston Museum School. She is an accomplished artist and has been teaching for over 30 years. Her works have been included in shows at the Three Stones Gallery, W. Concord and the East End Gallery in Provincetown, MA. She had a show at the St. Botolph’s Club in Boston and was the artist in residency at the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA. |