Instructors

 
 

Alec Zemper

Owner/Instructor - Drawing & Painting

Alec is a self-taught painter originally from Howell, Michigan. His work focuses on exploring experiences and impressions of others through portraiture and figurative drawings and paintings.

Aside from owning and teaching at Ghosthouse, Alec is also a mentor and instructor of Advanced Painting at Interlochen Center For the Arts in northern Michigan.

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Josiah Hanchett

Technical Drawing & Urban Landscape

Josiah Hanchett is an award winning artist who focuses his studies on the beauty of architectural designs and urban landscapes. When not designing new buildings, Josiah can be found traveling in search of a good alley or town square.

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Anthony Cairo

Landscape & Plein Air Painting

Anthony M. Cairo’s is a nationally awarded landscape painter living in Lansing, Michigan. He is a full time decorative artist at the Michigan State Capitol, working in the restoration department for the past six years.

His paintings are regularly exhibited in the United States, and have been featured in Southwest Art and Plein Air magazine.

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Shannon Mack

Instructor - Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media

Shannon Mack is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

She describes the origins of her work being derived from “of-the-moment” presence, in effect, leaving behind time capsules of the human experience. The layers that exist within her work are attempts to meet the moment with sincerity, each a foundation for the next, until a resolve is revealed.

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Isaac Dell

Sculpture

Isaac Dell’s sculpture is centered around his training as a fine artist in the representational tradition. Working in both clay and stone, he has traveled and studied throughout Europe; including at the Florence Academy of Art. When not creating out of his studio, you can find Isaac in his mobile studio around the Great Lakes.

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