Instructor Spotlights
Meet some of the creative professionals who teach for RISD Continuing Education.
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Instructor Spotlight: Jason LeClair
RISD Continuing Education instructor Jason LeClair began his journey with a single course in cartooning at 15 years old. More than two decades later, a colleague’s recommendation led to a position teaching Critical Studies [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Taylor Pate
Taylor Pate’s background as both an artist and an educator inspired her to be part of a program that encourages students to explore new ideas, take risks, and develop their own artistic voices. RISD [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Yikui (Coy) Gu
Meet RISD CE instructor Yikui (Coy) Gu. In his recent mixed-media autobiographical series, he layers paint, stock imagery and everyday objects. Through the combination of political, cultural and domestic imagery, he hopes to subvert [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Sam Horowitz
“My journey to RISD Continuing Education began when I was looking for teaching opportunities in the Boston area. I got the confirmation once I had moved to Alabama and, happily, the class was remote! [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Colete Martin
“My journey to RISD CE began when I taught an acrylic painting course in late 2022. I'm currently building a course on alla prima painting using acrylic paints (Alla Prima Acrylic Figure Painting). The [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Bruce Campbell
"My Journey with RISD Continuing Education began when I completed a faculty swap with my lecturer position at the University of Washington. Charles was teaching at RISD CE but wanted to perform research activities [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Tim McCool
“My journey to becoming a RISD CE instructor began when I was asked if I could adapt my abstract painting class into an online format. Setting up asynchronous courses was a challenge because I [...]
Instructor Spotlight: John Gonzalez
“I grew up in Providence and wanted nothing more than to attend RISD as a student, which I did as an undergraduate in the early 2000s. RISD really is a special world. When I [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Matthew Manning
Get to know Matthew Manning, a RISD Continuing Education instructor for animation and stop-motion courses: Matthew started animating as a child with a Super 8 camera in his parent’s garage. He attended California State [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Katy Dika
“My journey to RISD began when I set foot in the Nature Lab. I went on a tour when I was about 17 years old and knew I had to be a part of [...]
Instructor Spotlight: Taleen Batalian
"Everyone sees differently–students start trusting their process more once they see their drawings developing in ways they hadn’t imagined.” —Taleen Batalian, RISD CE Drawing instructor; recipient of the 2020–2021 RISD CE Teacher of Excellence [...]