Jeff Sheppard

Foundation Studies Chair

• MH, with a focus in Art History, University of Colorado at Denver
• BA, Art, Regis University
• Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
• Western State College

For the past twenty years Mr. Sheppard has worked in the field of graphic design. The projects that he has worked on include publication design, books, annual reports, brochures, and logo/identity programs.

Ania Kumor

MFA, Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland. Ms. Kumor holds additional degrees from the College of Art and Industry, Moscow:

• Interior Design
• Exhibition Design
• Stage Design

Her art has appeared in numerous publications including Art Space and ARTnews and has been exhibited in New York, London, New Mexico and Colorado.

Bruce Price

• MFA, Maine College of Art
• BFA, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design

In addition to solo shows in New York City, Mr. Price has exhibited paintings and installations in Denver, Mexico and China. Bruce is the head of the Institute for Experimental Studies, and he teaches design, experimental drawing, painting, modern and contemporary art history.

David Mesplé

• MA, Fine Arts, California State University, Sacramento
• BA, California State University, Sacramento

David exhibits exclusively in public and private non-profit museums and galleries nationally and internationally with more than twenty-five one-person exhibits in California, Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kentucky. He was honored to be exhibited in a two-person show with Rembrandt van Rijn in 1997, and is the recipient of the Innovation In the Arts Award, the Grumbacher Gold Medal for Watercolor, and grants from the Xerox Foundation and Canon USA.

David has been featured in PBS specials, texts, and numerous arts periodicals.

Jeff Weihing

• BFA Sculpture and Drawing, RMCAD
• MFA Sculpture, American University, Art in Italy program, Washington, D.C.
• Residency at Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua, New York

Jeff creates sculptures and drawings that reference Theoretical Physics. His interest comes from the need to understand natural phenomena; how/why they are created and what shape/form they take.

Julie Puma

• MAAT, Masters of Art in Art Therapy
• MFA in Visual Arts at Vermont College (in progress)

Ms. Puma exhibits locally at galleries and museum-like exhibition spaces. Her work is frequently shown at Space Gallery in Denver.

Kimberlee Lynch

• BFA, Visual Communications, Kendall College of Art and Design

Ms Lynch was the Art Director for 5280 Publishing, Inc, and responsible for entire production of 5280 Denver's Mile-High Magazine and Mile-High Weddings. She designed and illustrated the covers, ads, editorials, and all collateral material.

The Society of Illustrators has published her illustrations, and she has published several books featuring full-sized illustrated patterns for the stained glass windows that she designs.

Nikki Pike

• MFA, Fine Arts, University of South Florida
• BFA, Sculpture, University of Colorado
• Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumbsden, Soctland

Nikki is dedicated to bridging the gap between arts organizations and underprivileged communities. An activist, artist and cultural agent, her work depends on community involvement and fundraising with local organizations and businesses. Her interactive works utilize performance, education, and sculptural objects to promote a community sense of duty and citizenship.

Notable recent exhibitions include:

• Art Basel Miami
• The Museum of Contemporary Art of Tampa
• The Tampa Museum of Art

She was a performer as Miss Black Factory for The Black Factory led by William Pope L.

Her work is featured in the permanent collection at The Children's Museum of Tampa. As well, she has recently been featured in the St. Petersberg Times and Creative Loafing: creativeloafing.com

Sandy Ceas

• MFA, San Francisco Art Institute
• BFA, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
• AAS, Fashion Institute of Technology New York

Sandy is a practicing New Genres artist who builds sculptural installations and public interventions. Her work serves as a conduit for introspection on the transformation that is achieved through an endurance process.

She began her professional life as a fashion designer for:

• Barbie clothing with Mattel Toys
• Calvin Klein
• JC Penney
• Ocean Pacific
• Rocky Mountain Clothing and Roper western wear

In the 1980’s her entrepreneurial spirit led her to other ventures:

• product design for Gerry and Snugli baby
• greeting cards for Kogel Cards
• illustrations for children’s books, and cartoon syndication with Singles Magazine

Before returning to RMCAD as a member of the faculty and Interim Chair of Art Education, Sandy taught at:

• the San Francisco Art Institute
• Metropolitan State College
• the Art Institute of Portland
• the Art Institute of Colorado
• and also developed curriculum for licensing credentials

Throughout her life as an artist, designer and educator, she has become known for creativity with results, leadership, and a vision for transformation and change.

Teddy Schmedeke Lee

• BFA, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
• Professional fine artist and portrait painter since 1975.

Teddy is the recipient of Multi Media and Figure awards in watercolor, pastel and oils.

She also teaches life drawing and anatomy as an adjunct faculty member at RMCAD. Teddy conducted workshops and demonstrations for north Jefferson county recreation, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, and Foothills Metropolitan Recreation and Park District.

Her work is represented by the Arrowhead Gallery in Golden, CO.