Ann McKean Art Department Chair Pikes Peak Community College
ann.mckean@ppcc.edu 
Education: MFA Painting and Sculpture Fort Hays State University, Kansas;  BS University of Southern Colorado.
Selected Exhibits & Professional Achievements: Great Plains National Juried Exhibition, Smokey Hill National Juried Art Exhibition, and numerous other juried group and invitational Exhibitions. Permanent Collections: Hays Fine Art Center, Fort Hays State University, CSU Pueblo.  
About Teaching:  “As an art educator and working artist, I simultaneous encourage students’ individual artistic consciousness while teaching practical technique and design.  I feel it is important to impress upon the students a strong sense of artistic tradition through art historical examples, both classical and contemporary. “

Laura BenAmots Downotwn Studio Art Gallery Director, Art Department Faculty
laura.ben-amots@ppcc.edu
www.laurabenamots.info
Education: MFA The Philadelphia University of the Arts, BFA Tyler School of Art and Craft at Temple University, Studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
Selected Exhibits & Professional Achievements: LoveStories, Abecedarian Gallery (invitational 2009: Denver, CO); Summer Exhibits, DOTfiftyOneHappenings Gallery (invitational 2009, 08, 07: Miami FL); featured artist at the Pikes Peak Region Art Fund Gala 2006 (juried CS, CO) Emerging, Edge Gallery (juried 2002 Denver, CO); Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance – permanent collection 
About Teaching:  "I love to teach and am dedicated to my students and their success. As Artist/Educator I am committed to inspiring the creative spirit while challenging students to reach for  the highest standards of technical and conceptual excellence in the studio. In addition , I have the rare opportunity to expose students in gallery management and exhibit design as Gallery Director."

Judith Kimbrell Photography Program Sub-Chair
judith.kimbrell@ppcc.edu
www.MotherNaturePhotography.com
Education & Selected Professional Achievements: Judith Kimbrell received her Bachelor degree from Hillsdale College, in Hillsdale, MI. Her additional studies in photography were at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. Her career has been varied working for as Staff Photographer for R.J. Michael's, Inc. (an advertising agency in Jackson, MI), Studio Manager and Second Shooter for Don Jones Photography (a commercial photography studio in Colorado Springs, CO), and Photography Faculty at Pikes Peak Community College also in Colorado Springs.  She also owns her own photography business, Mother Nature Photography.
About Teaching: "A teacher’s job is to be true to the subject, deliver the information in the most clear and thorough way possible, engage the student, help the student to find their true passion, help them develop creativity and style, and aide them to execute their work as well as possible."

Lance Timco - Ceramics Program Sub-Chair (Full range of glazing, building, throwing and firing)
lance.timco@ppcc.edu
www.timco.com
Education:  bachelor’s degree in ceramics and a minor in photography fromStephen F. Austin State University. He received a Masters of Art and a Masters of Fine Art from the University of Dallas. Professional Achievements: He joined the adjunct art faculty at Pikes Peak Community College in 2007 and became a permanent half-time faculty member in 2009. He has served as the chair of the ceramics department since the fall of 2008. Lance has been an artist/potter for over 30 years. Lance produces a wide range of High-Fire Functional and Decorative Vessels. He also produces Ash Glazed, Raku, Faux-Raku, Saggar and Multi-Fired pieces. He has conducted workshops in kiln building, wheel throwing and kiln firing. Lance has traveled extensively throughout Mexico, Central America, Europe, Japan and New Zealand. He enjoys the exchange of concepts and methodology with other artists. His work is exhibited in local galleries and shows in the West throughout the year. Lance is a member of Commonwheel Artists COOP and has a working studio/gallery in downtown Colorado Springs at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. When he is not working, he enjoys fishing, hiking, prospecting, exploring in his Jeep or riding his Vespa.

Martin Conrad Art Department Faculty teaching Art History and Art Appreciation
martin.conrad@ppcc.edu,
www.mmconrad.com (writings),
www.mmconrad.com/mchb (bookbinding)
Education:  M. A. in History in 2009 from University of Colorado Colorado Springs with an emphasis in Art History; B. A. in Art History in 2007 from Visual and Performing Arts (VaPA) at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Associate of Arts in History and Art History from Pikes Peak Community College in 2005. In addition, he is active in several fields of technical and fine arts and is an accomplished bookbinder.“My guiding principles as an instructor are tied to continuity, connectedness, and relevance. I show my students how the subjects they study have a long history, both individually and collectively, stressing how they are related to and influence one another, and that together they comprise a more complete and exciting vision of their world. In addition, I feel that if students can be shown how the subject they are studying is relevant personally to them, then engagement, interest, involvement, and enthusiasm often will follow.

Ron Koehn ron.koehn@ppcc.edu MA in Painting ( University of California at Berkeley); BA (Fresno State College, Fresno, California);.  Additional studio art Studies ( University of California at Los Angeles,  California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg, Austria)
Teaches Hand Built Clay  

Ron Price ron.price@ppcc.edu  Recent Juried Exhibit: Glass Art Fellowship (Botanical Gardens, Denver CO) Custom Stained Glass: Fort Carson Chappel (CS); St. Auden’s Church (CS); St. Peters Church (Cripple Creek); Heritage Wesleyan Church (CS);
Teaches Glass Arts: fused, slumped, stained, painted  

Kim Sayers-Newlin kim.sayers-newlin@ppcc.edu - BA from Indiana University, additional study at: John Herron School of Art, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland State University & UCCS as well as numerous workshops and professional development seminars; 30 years teaching experience, award winning artist
Teaches  Drawing, Printmaking , Mixed Media and Art Appreciation  

Zandra Zieman-Foster zandra.foster@ppcc.edu BA from UCCS (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs) - 1990 Major - Fine Arts; Other colleges attended and studied art:University of Minnesota at Minneapolis MN Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell SD
Teaches Bead Weaving

Janet Glissmeyer janet.glissmeyre@ppcc.edu BFA in Illustration, Syracuse University
Teaches Figure Drawing and 2D Design