Who it’s For

Cohorts is for the intrinsically motivated artist who has reliable studio access and is looking to:
Make Better Work * Expand Sales * Develop Ideas * Learn from Experienced Artists * Build Community

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Who are the Mentors?

Cohorts has more artist mentors and teachers available than ever before! This means more students can receive high-quality, personalized education while we keep our class sizes small, with 5 or 6 students.

  • Justin LaRose

  • Barbara Minor

    Jenn Wells

  • Judah Birkeland
    Carole Epp
    Isabella Fazzo
    Adam Field
    Martha Grover
    Kenyon Hansen
    Sam Harvey
    Simon Levin
    Ruth Ju-shih Li
    Liz Lurie
    Lorna Meaden
    Lisa Orr
    Sarah Pike
    Jai Sallay-Carrington
    Carly Slade
    Rhonda Willers

  • Jen Allen
    Sam Harvey
    Garth Johnson
    Lindsey Oesterritter
    Antra Sinha
    Deborah Schwartzkopf
    Jinsik Yoo
    …and more!

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  • Birdie Boone
    Linda Christianson
    Carole Epp 
    Isabella Fazzo 
    Adam Field 
    Martha Grover 
    Kenyon Hansen 
    Sam Harvey 
    Simon Levin
    Sandy Lockwood 
    Liz Lurie 
    Barbara Minor 
    Lisa Orr 
    Sarah Pike
    Punch Semachai
    Jenn Wells 
    Carly Slade 
    Jared Tso 
    Rhonda Willers

  • Jen Allen
    Judah Birkeland
    Ben Carter 
    Sam Harvey 
    Garth Johnson 
    Lindsay Oesterritter
    Kyungmin Park 
    Pete Pinnell 
    Deborah Schwartzkopf 
    Taylor Sijan 
    Antra Sinha 
    Jinsik Yoo 

  • Osa Atoe 
    Mary Barringer 
    Casey Beck 
    Peter Beseacker 
    Brett Binford 
    Margaret Bohls 
    Jessica Brandl 
    Troy Bungart 
    Ben Carter 
    Beth Cavener 
    Linda Christianson 
    Sunshine Cobb 
    AnnMarie Cooper 
    Brooke Donofrio 
    Gerar Edizel 
    Eva Funderburgh 
    Chris Gustin 
    Del Harrow 
    Paul Heckler 
    Dave Hiltner 
    Al Holen
    Hamish Jackson 
    Jessica Knapp 
    Rebecca Ickes-Carra 
    Heesoo Lee 
    Josie Lewis
    Hideo Mabuchi 
    Candice Methe 
    Stephen Mullins 
    Ted Neal 
    John Neely 
    Tina Opp 
    Kelly O’Briant 
    Lindsay Oesterritter 
    Lisa Orr 
    Donovan Palmquist 
    Lindsay Pichaske 
    Pete Pinnell 
    George Rodriguez 
    Kelsie Rudolph 
    Deborah Schwartzkopf 
    Mark Shapiro 
    Hitomi Shibata 
    Takuro Shibata 
    Kevin Snipes 
    Katie Stone 
    Tara Wilson 
    Gwendolyn Yoppolo 
    Shiyuan Xu

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…and the folks behind the scenes, putting this all together for you:

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Simon Levin (he/him)
Founder & Director

Simon's Website

Simon, a potter and educator living in Pawnee, Illinois, has more than 30 years experience working in clay and building community along the way.

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AnnMarie Cooper (she/her)
Manager

AnnMarie's Website

AnnMarie, a potter and gallerist living in Bellingham, Washington, has more than 20 years experience working with artists in the gallery sector, and more than 15 years as one herself.

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Liz Lurie (she/her)
Continuum Coordinator

Liz's Website

Liz, a potter and educator living in Cazenovia, New York, has more than 30 years experience working in clay and community building.

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Camille Beckles (she/her)
Community Coordinator

Camille's Website

Camille lives and works in New York City. She makes functional, wheel-thrown work with hand-carved textures and detailing. She has been practicing ceramics for ten years.

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“I remember teaching at Penland, and someone was saying that rather than go to grad-school they would spend the money on a whole bunch of fantastic workshops. It’s a lovely idea but it omits the potency of having a teacher that knows you, that holds you accountable, that is on your side, that sees your work develop over time. Cohorts.Art is designed to do that; the frequency and duration of the classes allows for rapport and iteration. The remote learning saves on cost, and the in-person workshop cements relationships and imparts techniques.” —Simon Levin

2027 Cohorts Mentors
Continuum