Faculty & Staff
Our dedicated faculty are extraordinary teachers in the classroom and recognized professional, practicing artists/designers exhibiting and working in their fields. Learn a little more about them now, and meet them in person when you visit during any of our events, tours, or portfolio review appointment.
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Jeremiah Patterson
Associate Professor
Jeremiah Patterson lives and works in South Deerfield, MA. He is represented by the Sherry French Gallery in New York City, where he has exhibited six solo shows since 1996. His paintings and drawings have been included in numerous group exhibitions, including shows at the Fort Wayne ...
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Ryan O'Rourke
Foundation Administrator
Ryan O’Rourke has been a professional freelance illustrator since graduating from The Hartford Art School in 2000. His clients include The Wall Street Journal, The Hartford Courant, The L.A. Weekly, Travel and Leisure, Out Magazine, The Dallas Ob...
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Susan Bogle Finnegan
Adjunct Faculty
Susan Bogle Finnegan was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She received her B.A. from Smith College and her MFA in Painting from Hartford Art School, University of Hartford where she awarded the Regent’s Award.
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Harriet G. Caldwell
Adjunct Faculty
Harriet Goldman Caldwell was educated at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, CT. Her works have been featured in numerous one person and group exhibitions nationally. Her exhibitions include: Providence College, Providence, RI; Rathbone Gallery, The Sage Colleges, Albany, ...
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Theresa Donsen Feder
Adjunct Faculty
Terry Donsen Feder lives and works in Farmington, CT. She graduated from Ithaca College with a BA in literature and minors in history and philosophy, and she received an MA in British Literature from Temple University.
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Ruta Parker
Adjunct Faculty
Ruta Parker was born in Riga, Latvia and came to the United States as a young child. She studied architecture at Pratt Institute, but eventually determined that art was her real vocation. She received her BFA at the University of Connecticut and her MFA in Painting at the Hartford Art ...
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