Instructors

The Northville Art House is proud to provide quality art instruction in a variety of artistic mediums. through classes, workshops and camps. Combining education, experience and talent, our instructors have helped thousands of students, young and old, learn new artistic skills and unleash their creativity.

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Maria Latour – Encaustics, Mixed Media, Mosaics +| Youth & Adult Classes & Camps

Maria Latour has a BA in Art History and a BFA in Fiber Art from the University of Michigan as well as a Master of Fine Art degree from Arizona State University focusing on both fiber and clay. Teaching youth and adults since 2015 at the Art House, she is also the lead instructor for the Northville Public School outreach After School Art program.

“Creating art can be a great confidence booster for kids, I love when students think a project or technique looks too hard but after breaking it down into easy steps, they leave class with artwork they are so proud of. I also really enjoy teaching adult students who might be intimidated by drawing but they fall in love with the creative, experimental process involved in mixed media.”

Roselyn Rhodes – Oil Painting, Watercolor and Pastels | Adult Classes

Rose Rhodes has a BFA from the University of Michigan and has worked as a graphic designer, art director, art teacher, and commissioned artist. She teaches fine art classes and private lessons. She is a member of the Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors.  

The impressionistic to abstract quality of Rose’s work is loose, spontaneous, and full of expressive color. Her brush strokes evoke an energy that can visually transmit the emotional experience in her paintings. Rose’s body of work includes impressionistic plein-airs, studio landscapes and large abstracts, figurative work from life and adored pets from photos. She does commissions privately or with a designer. 

Sasha Roberts-Levi – Drawing, Painting, & Mixed Media | Youth and Adult Classes

Sasha Roberts-Levi has three decades of experience teaching diverse populations, ages from infants to nonagenarian. She is a talented artist with exhibition experience and art therapy as well as crisis intervention training. With a background in school administration and art education, early childhood and higher education. Sasha has her B.F. A in Drawing & Printmaking from Eastern Michigan University and her Ed.S. in Art Therapy from Wayne State University, Detroit. She holds current Teaching Certificates and Endorsements for Learning Disabilities (SM) K-12, English as a Second Language (NS) k-8, Art Education (LX) 6-8 & Elementary k-5 all subjects; K-8 Self CC.

Elli Fassois – Acrylics & Drawing | Youth Workshops

Born in the United States and raised in Greece, Elli Fassois has worked as an art teacher for several different institutions. Her artistic process began when she was six years old, and over the years she has experimented with many different mediums and techniques. Elli has a PhD in “Museum Theater Techniques in Greek Museum Spaces: An Extensive Approach Based on Contemporary Art Exhibitions” from University of Patras – Greece, a MSC in “Modern Art: History, Curating and Criticism” from University of Edinburgh – Scotland, and a BA in Fine Arts from University of Ioannina – Greece. Elli has always focused on the educational role of museums and on the creativeness of designing unique visitor art experiences and classes. She teaches acrylics, and offers adult art workshops.

Nancy Barick – Oil & Acrylics | Youth & Adult Classes

Nancy Barick is a Metro Detroit native and resident. She has worked professionally as a Graphic Designer and Art Director for the past 20 years. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Oakland University, majoring in Studio Art with a minor in Photography.

She is currently working with freelance clients, and enjoying spending time painting and teaching various forms of art

Sandra Nursilo – Urban Drawing, Painting & Mixed Media | Youth Classes

Sandra Nursilo got her bachelor in architecture and master in business administration. But her passion has always been art and teaching. Teaching art has been her joy for the last number of year. She believes in finding your personal style in each art creation and during the magical process behind it. Sandra’s travel abroad led her to Batik painting in Bali, Shibori dye in Japan, Filligree silver sculpture in Central Java, to name a few. 

 

Tricia Hampo – Acrylic & Oil Painting | Adult Classes

Tricia Hampo has been creating since winning an art contest as a child.  She has a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Michigan and an Education degree from Eastern Michigan University.  She loves to share her knowledge with others and to watch the excitement and self confidence that comes from creating art.  She has been teaching art to children and adults both online, privately and through local art
centers. She has always loved the process of creating and has tried many mediums from quilting, ceramics and glass bead making to watercolor, gouache, pastels, acrylics, mixed media, oils and cold wax medium.

Marchelle Brotz – Pastels & Colored Pencils | Adult Classes

Creating art is one of the many joys of Marchelle’s life and she finds great comfort in the process of creating artwork, not only in the painting process but the journey of discovery that it takes her on beforehand. There are many aspects of creating artwork and for her, VARIETY is a must. She doesn’t like to limit her works with one style and medium. Use of medium, for her, should be appropriate to the subject. Marchelle focuses on pet portraits, mostly done in soft pastels and pastel pencils on archival paper.

Vasiliki Goulas – Painting & Textiles | Adult Classes

Vicki’s work incorporates the beauty of the human form and the harmony of nature She has taught art to a diverse range of students and schools. Currently, she works in her studio located in South Lyon, Michigan, where she continues to explore different mediums such as watercolors and drawings.