Art Cube Studios- Instructor Biographies

Art Cube Studios
24044 W. Main St.
Plainfield, IL 60544

p: 815.254.9975
f: 815.254.9895

info@artcubestudios.com

Hours
M-F: 11am-6pm
Sat: 10am-3pm
We are often open later.

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Our Artists

Amanda Chakravarty (Creative Director of Art Cube Studios) has come home after a long sojourn out west. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing from Arizona State University, she pursued a teaching career in art and moved to Orange County, California. There she began a steady run of numerous exhibitions and sales of her work while teaching art to junior high students in the public school system. As a working professional artist and art instructor, she believes that anything can be achieved through belief and encouragement.

You can view Amanda's personal website at: www.AmandaChakravarty.com

Mike Carlson studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and graduated in 1971. He has exhibited at many Chicago and suburban galleries and art fairs and has won numerous awards for his watercolor works. In addition to being a watercolor artist, Mike also worked for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Daily News as a cartoonist and Art Director for 38 years. Again, Mike has now returned to painting, at a rapid pace, hoping to continue where he left off.

Bryan Janky is a 2009 graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, with a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in Illustration. He teaches caricature portrait art & digital painting. A self-taught caricature artist since 15 years old, Bryan is regularly commissioned for various events from the southland suburbs to Chicago. When not drawing caricatures, Bryan enjoys watercolor painting and graphic design and actively pursues a career as a children's book illustrator.

Stephanie Lunn grew up in Plainfield, Illinois. She is currently studying at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, pursuing a BFA in Illustration. She desires to become a children’s book illustrator and also hopes to own her own gallery in the future. She enjoys watercolor painting, figure drawing, and many other crafts. She is passionate about her art, and strives to motivate and inspire other budding artists to find their passion, too.

Karen McQuary is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a BFA in Painting and Illustration and University of St Francis with a Master of Education. She works in advertising, graphic design and illustration as well as produces works of fine art and photography. As an Illinois credentialed Art Teacher for students in kindergarten through 9th grade, Karen is an experienced educator.

Hannah Miller grew up in Plainfield, Illinois were she attended the Plainfield school districts. She graduated in the summer of 2009 from Benedictine University with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art with a focus in oil painting. While her most interested subject is the human figure and its environment, her talents and expertise extent beyond just the figure. She teaches a variety of oil painting classes which include, but are not limited to figure painting, still life painting, landscapes and the interdisciplinary techniques of numerous eras. Her ambitions are to teach High school level art in hopes to inspire the minds of young artists.

Fred Moss is a graduate of the College for Creative Studies with a Bachelors Degree in Illustration and Design. He has also studied fine art at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. He has exhibited in several galleries and shows. In 2007 and 2008 he was accepted into the American Impressionist Society's Annual National Juried Exhibition for his painting of "Springtime Flowers" and "Rose Garden." In 2008 he had a solo show at the North Charleston City Gallery. He has also painted Chicago and Italy cityscapes for limited edition prints which were signed, numbered, then distributed and sold in the Chicagoland area. The Adler Planetarium gift shop carries one of the prints.