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Chris Ams & Emily Rosenthal

Teaches at The Art Studio NY

Chris Ams is a multi-disciplinary, award-winning illustrator, fine artist, and art educator. His broad background includes creating and exhibiting work as a fine artist; illustrating for books and television; and building props, sets, and puppets for theater and film. He was also the proud recipient of RAW Arts’ Brooklyn Visual Artist of the Year award.

As an artist, Chris creates vibrant, dynamic artwork that touches on our shared connection to the natural world. He loves to cross boundaries and genres through using a variety of traditional and digital techniques, while maintaining a consistent focus on underlying narrative, aesthetic detail, and emotional impact.

As an art educator, Chris is passionate about encouraging creativity and cultivating environments that promote inclusive artistic growth, empowerment, and nourishment. Chris’s teaching philosophy is anchored in his deep belief in the healing, transformational power of art; the importance of listening; and his personal goals to be a lifelong creator and learner.

With years of experience teaching creatives of all ages and skill levels, and a commitment to fostering proactive environments that spotlight the exploration of diverse artistic styles and techniques, Chris combines his patience, mindfulness, warm enthusiasm, and proficiency to bring out the best in all of his students.

Chris earned his BFA in Studio Art, with a concentration in Drawing, from Oakland University, Michigan. Outside the studio, Chris also sings and writes music with Brooklyn-based, soul/funk band, Favorite States.

Emily Rosenthal is a talented artist, art educator, illustrator, and writer. She believes art enhances all aspects of life and that everyone should be given the opportunity to find their unique voice and tell their story. Emily carries this philosophy into teaching, where she seeks to help students expand their horizons and communicate what is personally meaningful through creativity and artistic expression.

Emily’s artwork uses fantastic elements to tell the stories of outsiders finding their places in the world. Using ink, watercolor, and digital methods, she creates engaging, thought-provoking stories for all ages. Emily finds herself particularly interested in the domestic lives of monsters, and this is a theme in much of Emily’s artwork and stories.

Emily graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art, with a BFA in Illustration and Humanistic Studies. Her interest in the world of children’s education and illustration led her to be a “star intern” for The Art Studio NY’s children’s summer art camp for two years in a row. She has also worked with The Highlights Foundation, providing educational retreats and resources to artists from around the world.


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