Davis Studio was founded in 2003 by director, Teresa Davis. We are committed to creating an atmosphere that fosters the imagination and nurtures creativity. Each student is respected as an artist with his or her own unique style and unlimited potential.

A wide range of classes and camps are offered for students to explore artistic possibilities. We offer a selection of after school and Saturday classes throughout the school year. Additionally, classes are held during weekdays for adults, homeschooled students and preschool families. Camps take place during the summer as well as during school vacations, including Thanksgiving and Christmas vacation and February and April school breaks. We encourage you to join in on the fun.

	Teresa Davis Teresa has worked for more than twenty years with children from preschool to high school, supporting creativity through both visual and theater arts. She has several years experience as an elementary classroom teacher and an art instructor. Teresa was also a preschool director and teacher in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has traveled extensively and spent a year teaching children in Amman, Jordan. She has been living in Vermont for the past ten years.
	Charlotte Albers Charlotte studied at Parsons School of Design and holds certificates in Landscape Design and Horticulture from the USDA Graduate School in Washington, DC. She has over 15 years K-8 teaching experience and has taught many adult classes in a variety of settings. She owns Paintbox Garden, www.paintboxgarden.com, a local garden design and consulting business and loves to explore the art of the garden.
	M.C. Baker M.C. has a Vermont K-12 Teaching license with an Art Endorsement. Before becoming an art instructor she had fifteen years of experience in the field of architecture. She lived in Zimbabwe, Africa in the mid 80’s and in 2001 completed a tour of duty with the Peace Corps in Papua New Guinea. In addition to her camps at Davis Studio she also teaches art to 1st – 8th graders at Williston Central School.
	Kaitlyn Barr Kaitlyn is a recent graduate from the University of Vermont. She has a B.A. in Studio Art and is pursuing a career in Art Education. Kaitlyn has taught acrylic painting at Davis Studio for the past two years in addition to running the camp aftercare program. She is a children's illustrator with her book,"What Mess?" published in 2008. In addition to drawing and painting Kaitlyn thoroughly enjoys working with children and creating art of all kinds.
	Darla Breckenridge Darla joins Davis Studio for theater productions. In addition to her life-long love of theater, Darla is a licensed psychologist-masters. For over 20 years she has been practicing psychotherapy in the private setting as well as working in social service and educational environments. She has extensive experience with children and families.
	Diana Cilenti Diana studied textile design at Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology and has been bringing European design to the American market for over 20 years. Her love of textiles has led her across the globe in search of fabrics and the people who create them. She has also participated in a variety of children's art programs from NYC to Guinea West Africa.
	Clark Derbes Clark Derbes is a professional painter/sculptor. He lives in Burlington with his wife and fellow artist, Wylie Garcia, and their son Asa. He has several years of experience with youth art education including: teaching art at a middle school and high school in Baton Rouge, resident artist at camp Keewaydin in Salisbury VT, visiting artist Barnes Elementary in Burlington, and this fall, artist in residence at Grand Isle middle school.
	Marc Gamble Marc's expertise is in design and development of educational software. For 16 years, he has developed a variety of online and classroom based educational products for corporate training and teacher professional development. Marc was a Learning Architect with Accenture (formerly Anderson Consulting) for 10 years. He has a Master's Degree in Education, specifically Instructional Technology, from Indiana University. Marc enjoys taking his passion of designing and developing creative digital animation and software products and sharing it with kids. He has taught classes at the Boys and Girls club as well as created interactive animations for the Chicago Field Museum.
	Wylie Garcia Wylie Sofia Garcia is a Burlington artist who loves to make things with her hands! She sews, knits, quilts, paints, draws and loves teaching others. When she is not making art, she is dreaming about it. Wylie recently received her MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art in 2008. ww.wyliegarcia.com
	Jen Labie Jen Labie earned a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Vermont.  Having studied pottery, batik and majolica painting in Florence, Italy, she continues to be inspired by Mediterranean designs.  Currently Jen runs Leaning Tree studio in Ferrisburgh and also teaches batik and pottery.  Her work consists of functional, elegant tableware, signature wedding platters, as well as custom painted tiles.
	Cheryl Lalancette Cheryl has enjoyed participating in a wide variety of art projects throughout the years with her own four children as well as with the first through fourth graders at Williston Central School. She has been sewing since high school and previously owned Ellington Cody Ltd, making bedding, baby baskets and custom nurseries. Cheryl brings her sewing expertise and her creative crafting to Davis Studio for camps and classes throughout the year.
	Carin Lilly Carin Lilly is a world traveller, artist and educator, based in Burlington, Vermont. With a BFA in both painting and photography, she loves working in all sorts of painting and photographic media and hopes to never have to be forced to choose between the two. She has 12+ years of teaching experience in both public and private schools, as well as camps, and adores working with artist-learners of all ages from itsy bitsy children to a more mature adult. Her work (and, often, her boys), can be viewed at carinrenee@blogspot.com.
	Claudia Venon Claudia Venon has been sewing for more than 30 years and still owns her first sewing machine, a black and gold edged Singer that shares space with an industrial Juki in her Chace Mill studio. Claudia has designed for interiors and events, sewn custom drapery and home furnishings leading to the development of Claudia's existing clothing and accessory company, Claudia Venon Designs, featuring Me and Louise hand printed T's.
	Tanya Williams Tanya started her jewelry company after being inspired by the beauty of traditional tribal jewelry found while traveling to far off places. Her study of Humanities and languages enabled her to explore, collect and fabricate jewelry from modern cities like Bangkok to more isolated and primitive places like Polynesia. After many years in the fashion industry she has come home to roost in her native Vermont, continuing her jewelry business while enriching it through art and education.