Art Education Faculty

Our Art Education faculty combines their studio skills with the unique ability to teach others. Some still teach art in elementary and secondary schools in the Denver area. Others are retired art teachers who now devote their time to instilling in RMCAD students their years of acquired wisdom. All are premiere artists who love inspiring others to become great teachers.

Department Chair

Dr. Lisa Hochtritt
EdD, Art and Art Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; MA, Creativity and Creative Arts Education, San Francisco State University; BS, Radio/TV/Film, University of Wisconsin.

Prior to her arrival at RMCAD, Dr. Hochtritt was Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program and a member of the faculty at The School of Art Institute of Chicago where she was selected as Faculty of the Year in 2004-05. Formerly at the college level, she taught at Teachers College, Columbia University, Bank Street College of Education, and Parsons School of Art and Design. She is an experienced educator at the elementary and secondary level as well, teaching in public schools in New York, Texas and California. Dr. Hochtritt exhibits her art nationally, and publishes and presents in the fields of art and education. Her research interests focus on the interrelationships between youth and popular cultures, lived experiences, and artist as critical researcher.

Core Faculty

Sarah Shay
MAAE, Art Education, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BA Anthropology, BFA Photography, University of Iowa.

Ms. Shay has taught in a variety of K-12 schools including private, charter, and public schools in Illinois, Wisconsin, Tennessee and Colorado. In 2004 she was named Mile High Teacher of the Year. Ms. Shay is a frequent presenter at Colorado Art Education Association and National Art Education Association conferences. Her research focuses on multiculturalism in contemporary art curricula, and her artwork explores the personal narrative through multimedia.

Adjunct Faculty

Mike Carroll
MA, Education and Curriculum Development; BFA, Sculpture, University of Denver.

Mr. Carroll conducts research on arts integration and motivation to learn and is a frequent presenter at Colorado Art Education Association conferences.

Theresa Clowes
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art; BFA, Kansas City Art Institute.

Jessica Mohl
MFA, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, University of North Texas; BFA, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Krista Robinson
MA, Art Education, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BA, Art History and English, Boston College.

Marcia Sanders
MFA, Printmaking, University of Colorado at Boulder; M.Ed., K-12 Art Education, University of South Alabama; BFA, East Carolina University; AAS, Graphic Design and Communication Arts, Pitt Community College.

Ms. Sanders has expertise in lithography, large-scale relief, intaglio, alternative, photographic, nontoxic printmaking techniques and methods, and secondary language studies in French and Spanish. She is the owner of UnderPressure Fine Arts, a printmaking and fine art facility in Arvada, Colorado. She has taught at the undergraduate, graduate, and high school levels. She plays and records several stringed instruments professionally.

Margaret Tullis
BA, Social Sciences/Secondary Education, University of Colorado at Boulder.

Ms. Tullis is an artist who specializes in basketry. She currently serves as Vice President of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder. Ms. Tullis’ work has been exhibited throughout Colorado.