Amber Nicole Cannan (She/Her, They/Them) is our founder and primary muse/instructor. She is a biomedical artist, science and art teacher and general community member. Professor. She is a Director on Manchester City Library’s Foundation Board and the former president of The New Hampshire Creative Club, New Hampshire’s oldest professional arts organization.

Please view her freelance company’s website, and professional portfolio at www.bioscicreative.com

Brenda Noiseux (She/Her) is one of our teachers. She owns her own consulting company and follows her creative pursuits involving photography, mixed media, tinkering and anything that gets her hands dirty. With over a decade experience in the tech industry, she loves combining science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) with art.

Chadwick Howard (Him, he, himself) is an Instructor. He feels an instinctual need to explore, and experiment with a variety of media. Chad is inspired by biomimicry, and the properties of light; working with light as an artform itself.

While studying art education at NHIA, he felt that classrooms should be intriguing, informative, and a fun, safe environment for students to express their thoughts and beliefs which enabled students to grow into strong individuals.

Substitute Lead Teacher and Emergency Studio Assistant Elise (She/Her) is a creator with a heart. In one hand, she help seniors in their day to day routine making sure they safe and fulfilling lives. And in the other hand, she passionately pursues art through illustration, printmaking and book arts. Currently, Elise finds herself taking roots in the NH seacoast exploring all that there is to experience. In the future, she hope to work in the biomedical field to further educate and research the human experience. Discovery is right around the corner and Elise can’t wait to get there.

Melanie Watanabe (She/Her) is a video editor and graphic designer who is a recent graduate from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. She strives to provide a comfortable space for viewers through her video and print work. She wants her work to bring people joy, relief, representation, and an overall appreciation for art. She uses flat colors, geometric shapes, and typography most heavily in her work, preferring to stick to a limited color palette to give a clean look. She has been creating ever since she was a child, and will likely continue for the rest of her life. melaniewatanabe.com

Susan Earnshaw (she/her) is a Substitute Teaching Assistant and loves everything about art, so she pursued it, gaining an Associates in Art from Northern Essex Community College. She also loves teaching, so she leads Sunday School at The First Church Congregational in Methuen. Her favorite parts were crafts, games, recess and snack time…. Well, all of it!

She works full time in early education and development, so is only available to us sometimes, but her heart makes her a valuable resource so we bring her around whenever we can.

In her free time, she strives to catch the most spontaneous and priceless moments for people to remember. In addition to her volunteer work with First Church Congregational in Methuen, she works with the elderly in their Activities Program at the Methuen Senior Center.

Susan just loves making art, observing artist and helping others find their way in the many paths of art.

Avery Roy (She/Her) is a Manufacturing Engineer and Machinist in Manchester. She has a passion for troubleshooting and design and seeks to apply her experience working in industry to more community focused efforts. Her time in manufacturing and academia has shown her that no concept is too complex with the right approach and a bit of patience!

Avery has earned her BS in Manufacturing Systems and her AS in Machine Tool Technologies. She loves creative writing and has produced several works of short fiction and roleplaying game stories. She is also working to contribute to local LGBTQ+ groups and a community greenhouse initiative.

Hi! My name is Austin (he/him/his) and I am an artist, entrepreneur, educator, husband, and father to a very spoiled French Bulldog named Ziggy. I have over 30 years of experience painting, 15 years experience in printmaking and photography, and am also proficient in digital design. I enjoy ceramics, hiking, art house films, and all genres of music. I am new to New Hampshire, I recently moved from Santa Barbara to be nearer to my Niece and Nephew so I could be around to enjoy them growing up. Family and community are very important to me and I hope to find my place in this community.

Jarrett Bregler (He/Him/His) is a classroom assistant. He is a NH native who has had a penchant for art since the age of two. He is a freelance graphic designer and digital artist with his own firm of Hookline Falls Creative. Jarrett is enrolled in the Experience More: Graphic Design and Media Arts program at Southern New Hampshire University where he is also a Student Makerspace Assistant and a Graphic Design Learning Fellow for the College of Arts and Sciences. Jarrett strives to support learners to find their artistic voice, to show them that their artistic goals are in reach, and most importantly, that learning is fun. When time permits, he chases his passions of creating motorsports graphics and photography.

Amara (she/her) is an energetic creative and local musician in the New Hampshire area known mostly for her equally colorful curls and personality. With over 10 years of experience in music, she is no stranger to the local arts community, and is deeply involved in growing and expanding the web of artists in the Granite State! Amara’s visual art medium of choice is photography, in which she loves to shoot bands and local concerts as well as candid photography. She also loves to play and explore in hands-on arts and crafts projects. When not playing shows with her band Cozy Throne, she is often working in the community helping to coordinate and run concerts and events for the Derry based non-profit the Jason R Flood Memorial Foundation, as well as running a youth art program at the Waypoint Youth Center in Manchester.