Visual Arts

This Year's Schedule

Upper School Young Artist Series

Nov. 2

Upper School IB Art Show

Mar. 11 - 28


AP Art Show

Apr. 3 -26

Upper School Art Show

May 6 - 24

Lower School Arts Fair

May 13 - 17


Middle School Arts Show

TBA

4th Grade Exhibition

May 20

Marilyn is an art education specialist for P-4th grades and has designed the Lower School Art curriculum to correlate with the classroom PYP units of inquiry.

She sponsors Art Club for 3rd and 4th grade students, leads the 4th  graders in a weekly presentation of the "Art of the Week" to the entire LS which promotes knowledge of the visual arts, and coordinates the annual Art Fair exhibit of P-4 artwork created during the year. Marilyn is the recipient of the 2011-2012 Daniel Master Teacher Award and is active in the Greenville arts community.

LS Art
B.A., Columbia College, Art, 1976
M.A.T., University of South Carolina, Art, 1980
mullinaxm at cces.org


Alice Ballard serves as Middle School Art instructor, and is acelebrated sculptor with a piece in the Smithsonian Museum of Art.  Alice and Brent Roberts comprise Middle School Art.  Alice currently has a show at Winthrop University, and will have solo shows at the Sumter County Museum of Art, The SC Governor‘s School for the Arts & Humanities, and UNCAsheville.  Details on all of her work can be found on her website, www.aliceballard.com.  This is Alice‘s 15th year at CCES.  In 2006-2007 Alice was honored as the Middle School Daniel Master Teacher.

Fundamentals of Art, Sculpture, Ceramics, Art Honors, Art Studio AP, IB Visual Art
B.S., University of Michigan, Design, 1967
M.A., University of Michigan, Painting, 1968
ballarda at cces.org
www.aliceballard.com



Brent Roberts is a multi-talented local artist who teaches Art inthe Middle School with Alice Ballard.  Brent‘s work can be seen in local galleries, like the Metropolitan Arts Council and at Open Studios. Brent has also acted in

Middle and Upper School theatrical productions such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Annie.  This is Brent‘s 9th year at CCES.

Visual Arts (G5, 7, 8), Art Elective (G5-6)
B.F.A., Furman Universtiy, 1995
Certification in Art Education, Furman University, 1997
M.F.A., Clemson University, Visual Arts, 2003
robertsb at cces.org


Susanne Abrams, Fine Arts Chair and visual arts teacher, received the CCES Master Teacher Award early in her career at CCES. She has nurtured the development of the visual arts at CCES. Previously, as a full time artist, Susanne created baskets and sold through galleries nationally. Her work is in the SC State Art collection. Susanne has taught numerous adult workshops in basketry, fibers, and creativity (Artist's Way) in California and South Carolina. Living a creative life in her studio, garden and home is her passion and her greatest joy is sharing creativity with her students.

Fundamentals of Art, Sculpture, Ceramics, Art Honors, Art Studio AP, IB Visual Art
B.A., Furman University, Art & Education, 1972  abramss at cces.org

Owen Riley Jr. is a Greenville, South Carolina, based artist, teacher and photographer. Riley's work is in the permanent collections of The Greenville County Art Museum, The Greenville Fine Arts Center and in private and corporate collections across the United States. Before beginning his fulltime teaching career at Christ Church Episcopal School he worked as staff photojournalist with The Greenville News and Greenvilleonline.com and as the homes photographer for Greenville’s “Talk” Magazine.  He was on the adjunct faculty in the art department at Lander University and has

conducted photographic workshops across the upstate. Riley's work in photojournalism, commercial photography and advertising has been published nationally and internationally and he is a former South Carolina Photojournalist of the Year.His passion is art, teaching and his family.

Upper School Digital Media and Journalism
B.S. Art, Berry University, 1980
M.F.A. Clemson University, Visual Arts / Photography, 2010
rileyo@cces.org

Dana Kimmell is a Native to Greenville and an Alumni of Fine Arts Center and Governor‘s  School for the Arts.  She has directed (managed) Art Galleries in Colorado and  California, designed custom homes, and has designed the interior of many homes.

Dana teaches one-on-one Art lessons to children 4 yrs old to Middle School. In addition to her experience in education, Dana has sold commissioned work to priviate collectors, and has displayed in galleries across the country.  Dana will be teaching Ceramics in the Upper School.

Upper School Ceramics
B.A. Art, San Francisco State University, 2001
kimmelld@cces.org