Instructor Biographies
Shana
Dines: Shana has taught at EAL for over 8 years. She was an active EAL
Board member for several years. She has exhibited in the Main Street Showcase
of Art. Her list of accomplishments includes Midwest Regional Museum of
American Art Award winner, and recently being published as an Illustrator
for a children’s book.
Don
Hershberger: Website
Master for the Art League and member of the Photographers Guild, Goshen. He
has exhibited and won awards at Main Street Showcase of Art and The Midwest
Museum of American Art Regional competitions. His most recent accomplishments
are receiving Best of Show at our juried Spring Show, 2005 and Elkhart
County Parks Photo competition 2009. His work has been collected
internationally and locally and in the corporate collection of Bayer
Corp.
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instructor's work
Julie
Manfredi: Julie is a former President of the EAL and has been a valued
and inspirational instructor with us for several years.
She exhibits at many art fairs and exhibits in the midwest. You may see some
of her work in the new Flytraps Gallery in Elkhart or in the winter at the
Radius Gallery in Niles.
Phil
Monteith: As well as doing pastels, he is a self taught woodcut (block
print) printmaker. He studied pastels with Daniel E. Greene, master pastellist;
Larry Blovits, master pastellist; and Ben Konis. He is a juried member of
the Society of American Graphic Artists in New York, NY, a juried signature
member of the Chicago Pastel Painters, and a juried signature member of the
Pastel Society of America, NY, NY. He is a member of the new Northern
Indiana Pastel Society, South Bend, the Mid-America
Print Council, a Life member of Northern Indiana Artists, the
Hoosier Salon, and a past president of the Elkhart Art League. Phil has won numerous awards in printmaking and pastels
and his work is in collections in nine other States, as well as the
corporate collection of the Bayer Corp.
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instructor's work.
Diane Overmyer: New
at teaching at the Art League but not new to painting, Diane is a prolific
painter of oils. Concentrating on plein air landscapes when she can and in
studio painting when restricted, her work shows a wonderful sense of color.
Winning numerous awards, she has much she can share with those in her
classes. She has several galleries of work to see on her website at
http://dianeovermyer.com .
Ellen Ridenour: President of EAL and
accomplished in many media serves as sparkplug for originality and new
directions in workshops she conducts. Willing to try anything, probably at
least twice, she thoroughly enjoys art in all its manifestations. She has
studied at IUSB for several years and is completing a degree concentrating
on print making. Her classes are fun to attend and inspirational.
Shayne
Scott: Shayne grew up locally, graduating from Concord High School in
1995 and Goshen College in 2001. While at Goshen College, Shayne studied
pottery with Marvin Bartel and served as teacher's assistant. His duties
included mixing glazes, reclaiming clay, firing kilns, and assisting
students with various techniques. During his senior year at Goshen College
he spent a service semester in Costa Rica where he assisted a local potter
and practiced throwing on a rustic kick wheel. Shayne also has considerable
experience working with children and as a substitute teacher in Elkhart
County schools.
