
Meet Our Instructors
Student work in progress during an oil painting class taught by Matt Kania
About Our Instructing Artists
Learn from Creative Professionals
At the Duluth Art Institute, our instructors are all working artists with mastery of their chosen medium. Offering classes catered to experience levels from complete beginner to advanced, these seasoned arts educators meet students where they’re at.

Matt Kania
Ant Nold
Tiffany Fenner
Instructor Artist Directory
Alison Aune
Mixed Media, Paint
Leslie Barlow
Acrylic, Murals, Public Art
Karen Savage Blue
Craig Bruce
Ceramics
Susanna Gaunt
Collage, Drawing, Mixed Media, Photography, Sculpture
Seitu Ken Jones
Metal, Paint, Public Art, Sculpted relief art
Matt Kania
Drawing, Oil Painting
Anthony (Ant) Nold
Animation, Digital, Illustration, Ink, Paint
Wendy Savage
Drawing, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Jewelry
Jonathan Thunder
Acrylic