Staff & Faculty

Who We Are

Our team is a group of young, active Bay Area artists who are passionate for Art and Art Education!

Full Staff Directory

Only the BEst

We Know How to Make Art Learning Fun For Kids

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Passion

Passion! Passion! Passion!
Passion for teaching children art is the #1 qualification when we recruit team members.

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Professional

All of our teachers hold Master of Fine Art (MFA) or Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) degrees. All of us have been through rigorous and professional US art school training.

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Active Artist

All of CalColor teachers are active Bay Area artists. We have passion for art. Several teachers are represented by Top US galleries.

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Versatile

Our team members have a broad range of expertise, including pictorial art (drawing/ painting/ printmaking); spatial art (clay sculpture); photography; and digital art.

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Experience

All our teachers are strongly experienced in working with children. Some also teach at college level. CalColor conducts extensive trainings for all teachers.

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Responsible

We are serious and responsible for every student. We treat all students as our own children.

Our Teachers

Artist Teaching Art

Ms. Yige

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

Undergrads in architecture design Kingston University
Graduate school in illustration Academy of Art University
Self-Intro Video

Mr. Sean

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

MFA in Visual Development, Academy of Art University
BFA in 2D Animation, Central Academy of Fine Arts
10 years of art teaching experience
Instagram
Self-Intro Video

Ms. Ariana

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

MFA in painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA in painting, China Academy of Art
BFA in painting, China Academy of Art
6 years art teaching experience
Self-Intro Video

Ms. Vivian

Instructor of Multiple Media

MFA in Visual development in Academy of Art University.
BA in Game Design Art in University of Silicon Valley.
2 Years Art Teaching Experience.
hungenliao.com

Mr. Andrew

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BFA in Illustration Entertainment Arts, ArtCenter College of Design
2 Years Art Teaching Experience
Self-Intro Video

Ms. Jessie

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

MA in Art Education, Academy of Art University
6 Years Art Teaching Experience
Self-Intro Video

Ms. Susan

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BA Art and Design, Shangrao University
Ceramics Training, Mission College
3 Years Art Teaching Experience

Ms. Yishu

Mountain View Studio Manager
Instructor of Multiple Media

MFA Printmaking, Academy of Art University
MA Painting, Xi’An Academy of Fine Art
BA Painting, Xi’An Academy of Fine Art
10 Years Art Teaching Experience.
Portfolio website

Ms. Jayann

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BA History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California, Santa Cruz
BA Fine Art, University of California, Santa Cruz
2 Years Art Teaching Experience

Ms. Marie

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BFA in Animation/ Illustration, San Jose State University
2 Years Art Teaching Experience
Website: https://www.marietrias.com/

Ms. Hoai-My

Fremont Studio Manager
Instructor of Multiple Media

BFA in Pictorial Art, San Jose State University
5 Years Curatorial and Art Preparator Experience
5 Years Art Teaching Experience.

Ms. Ashley

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

HBA in Fine Art (Printmaking), Oregon State University
Member of Oregon State Honor College and Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
2 Year Art Teaching Experience

Ms. You

Associate Manager of San Jose Studio
Instructor of Multiple Media

BA in General Art, Minor Education, University of Houston
Certification: All Level ART PK-12
5 Years Children Art Teaching Experience

Mr. Gabriel

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
A.S. in Film Production, City College of San Francisco
Advanced Studies in Character Animation. Animation Mentor.
15 years Art teaching experience.

Ms. Chun

San Jose Studio Manager
Instructor of Multiple Media

BA Graphic Design, Shanghai Institute of Technology
Illustration and Design, HAW University, Hamburg
4 Years Art Teaching Experience

Ms. Elina

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BA Art Practice / Art History, University of California, Berkeley
UC Berkeley Certificates of Excellence in Ceramics
2 Years of Art Teaching Experience

Ms. Connie

Newark Studio Manager
Instructor of Multiple Media

BA in Fine Arts (Printmaking), Bryn Mawr College
4 Years Art Teaching Experience
Video Clip of Ms. Connie Teaching

Ms. Sofia

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BFA in Fine Art, Loyola Marymount University
MFA in Visual Development, Academy of Art University
3 years of Art Teaching Experience

Mr. Patrick

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BA Studio Art / Art History – San Francisco State University
3 years Art Teaching Experience

Ms. Krista

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BFA in Painting and Drawing, Hartford Art School

Ms. Laura

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BFA in Pictorial Arts, Oil Painting, San Jose State University 2022
3 Years Art Teaching Experience

Ms. GiGi

Instructor of Multiple Media
Active Bay Area Artist

BFA – Studio Art, Fresno State University
5 Years Youth Teaching/Coaching Experience

Ms. Lori

Cupertino Studio Manager
Instructor of Multiple Media

BFA, Oil Painting at Lyme Academy College of Fine Art
Master Classes with: Graydon Parrish, Sean Cheetham
10 Years Art Teaching Experience
https://www.msloriart.com/

Ms. Sirena

Instructor of Digital Art
Active Bay Area Artist

B.A. Digital Art & Animation, Cogswell Polytechnical College
Production Art in Various Films
Experience in Game Art Production
5 years Art Teaching experience.

Ms. Verona

Director of Digital Art Program
Instructor of Digital Art

MFA in Illustration, Academy of Art University
BA in Multimedia Digital Arts
6 years experience in children toy, publishing and entertainment Industry
8 years art teaching experience.
http://www.veronachen.com

Ms. Michelle

Instructor of Digital Art
Active Bay Area Artist

MFA in Illustration, Academy of Art University
BA in Journalism, Chinese Culture University
2 years Art Teaching Experience

Ms. Ying

Instructor of Digital Art
Active Bay Area Artist

MFA in Animation & Visual Effects, Academy of Art University
BFA 2D Animation, Tsinghua University
2 years Industry Experience
1 year Art Teaching Experience

Mr. Bill

Instructor of Digital Art
Active Bay Area Artist

Laguna College of Art and Design
Collab with USC for various Master’s Students game projects
Illustrator and concept artist for games and books
2 years of art teaching experience
https://www.artstation.com/gillen29

Ms. Catherine

Instructor of Digital Art
Active Bay Area Artist

BA in Illustration, California College of the Arts
1 year Art Teaching Experience

Ms. Emily

Instructor of Multi Media

BA in Biology, San Francisco State University
Experience in Children’s book, scientific illustration and infographic for biology
1 year teaching experience