Faculty

Sitka Fine Arts Camp faculty are accomplished, professional artists and educators of the highest caliber. Chosen for both their expertise and their ability to mentor young artists, our faculty play a central role in creating a rigorous, supportive, and transformative camp experience.

2026 Faculty

Each summer, we bring together an extraordinary faculty of acclaimed artists and accomplished educators from across the country and around the world.

From Broadway performers to internationally exhibited artists and award-winning writers, they are among the best in their fields, and they come to Sitka because they believe in what happens here.

In the studio, the rehearsal hall, and the classroom, they bring world-class expertise and genuine generosity to every class, offering the kind of mentorship that helps students see what's possible and can shape a young artist's path for years to come.

  • Tyler Adres

    SAXOPHONE
    Sitka, AK
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  • Eliana Athayde

    SINGER SONGWRITER
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Kyle Athayde

    JAZZ MUSICIAN
    San Francisco, CA
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  • Javier Barboza

    ANIMATOR
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Lizabeth Barnett

    CHOIR
    Denver, CO
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  • Zeke Blackwell

    THEATER DIRECTOR
    Sitka, AK
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  • Joe Burck

    TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
    Bettendorf, IA
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  • Andrés Caballero

    MULTIMEDIA ARTIST
    Tucson, AZ
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  • Olivia Cerullo

    MUSICAL THEATER
    San Francisco, CA
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  • Jinghong Chen

    CUT PAPER ARTIST
    New York City, NY
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  • Marissa Childers

    CERAMIC ARTIST
    Oklahoma City, OK
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  • Ling Chun

    CERAMIC ARTIST
    Seattle, WA
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  • Medar de la Cruz

    ILLUSTRATOR
    New York City, NY
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  • Cleo DeOrio

    PHYSICAL THEATER
    Cleveland, OH
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  • Sarah Diamond

    JOURNALIST
    New York City, NY
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  • Nat Dickey

    CONDUCTOR
    Moorehead, MN
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  • Claire Shea Duncan

    COSTUME DESIGNER
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Jennifer Drake

    CONDUCTOR
    Boise, ID
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  • Gaz Ehrreich

    MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
    Providence, RI
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  • Brandon Fillette

    MUSICAL THEATER
    New York City, NY
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  • Eric Fredrickson

    ACTOR
    Jupiter, FL
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  • Kai Gietzen

    ILLUSTRATOR
    New York City, NY
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  • Teaghan Gokey

    DRAWING
    Providence, RI
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  • Katy Green

    CHOIR
    Forest Grove, OR
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  • Adam Grim

    PHOTOGRAPHER
    Savage, MN
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  • Alexis Hagestad

    PHOTOGRAPHER
    Sewanee, TN
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  • Charlie Havenick

    GUITAR
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Will Healy

    PIANIST
    New York City, NY
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  • Brendan Jones

    WRITER
    Sitka, AK
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  • Kaasteen Jill Meserve

    LINGIT ARTIST
    Juneau, AK
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  • Ilse Kapteyn

    BALLET
    New Jersey
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  • Cathryn Klusmeier

    WRITER
    Sitka, AK
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  • Aurelia Lawson

    FLUTE
    Chicago, IL
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  • Ed Littlefield

    PERCUSSION
    Seattle, WA
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  • Raechelle Manalo

    DANCER
    New York City, NY
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  • Aaron McDonald

    CLARINET
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Stephen Meyer

    CONDUCTOR
    Flagstaff, AZ
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  • Karen Neal

    SINGER
    Denver, CO
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  • Samantha O'Brien

    WRITER
    Ithica, NY
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  • Eric Parchen

    PERCUSSION
    Seattle, WA
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  • Erica Port

    CERAMIC ARTIST
    New York City, NY
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  • Noatak Post

    ELECTRONIC MUSIC
    Seattle, WA
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  • Cassidy Russell

    IMPROV
    Chicago, IL
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  • Abel Ryan

    TSIMSHIAN ARTIST
    Juneau, AK
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  • Niki Saludez

    DANCER
    New York City, NY
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  • Leslie Shows

    MIXED MEDIA PAINTER
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Meg Takata

    ILLUSTRATOR
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Mike Tuckner

    PHOTOGRAPHER
    Woodbury, MN
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  • Susan Reed

    COLLABORATIVE PIANIST
    Anchorage, AK
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  • Christina Woo

    ANIMATOR
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Tammy Yi

    CONDUCTOR
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Elizabeth Jean Younce

    PRINTMAKER
    Los Angeles, CA
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  • Matt Zebley

    JAZZ MUSICIAN
    San Francisco, CA
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  • Julie Zhu

    COMPOSER
    Ann Arbor, MI
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