Online classes coming soon!
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Meet your instructors.
 Lisa Bisbee Lentz
Lisa Bisbee Lentz teaches the elements and principles of design in drawing and painting at Greater Good Gallery. Lisa Bisbee Lentz holds workshops and open studio time for kids and adults. A graduate of Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), she describes the learning experience, "It's a time to develop your imagination, relax, and enjoy the creative process with a little guidance from a professional artist. My workshops will focus on building skill-sets of design to create art. No experience is necessary and beginners are welcome."
Pointing out that creativity enhances mental health, Lisa explains, "Often it can be used as a meditation or therapy as a coping skill. In these uncertain times, we all need outlets where we can feel good expressing ourselves as we deal with the challenges of stress and anxiety." Lisa Bisbee-Lentz has taught Art & Design classes to individuals of all ages. She taught the basics of graphic design at the Art Advertising Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio; and in Denver, CO, at the Denver Institute of Technology. She taught elementary art classes to children in kindergarten through 8th grade in the Carteret County public school system. In Vancouver, Canada, she gave drawing and painting workshops to pre-schoolers and up to 80+ years of age. @lisabisbeelentz |
 Ashley McDaniel
Ashley McDaniel joins our art education venture at Greater Good Gallery. During the school year, she teaches art classes in the N.C. public school system at Creekside Elementary School. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Appalachian State University and holds an Art Education Teaching Certificate, k-12.
McDaniel conveys her creative journey, "I've always had a creative mind and passion for making visual arts. I can clearly remember my elementary art teacher inspiring me to hone my skills and develop my artistic voice. I hope to do the same for my students." Ashley has been working in art education since 2014. She explains, "With creative challenges and skill-building exercises, I hope the students take away from my class a sense of their own creative voice, confidence in making their own decisions, and have a lot of fun in the process." Ashley McDaniel creates fine art painting, enamel jewelry and multi-media artwork in New Bern, N.C. She grew up on the Neuse River and graduated from New Bern High School. At Appalachian State University, her primary concentration was in painting; and secondary in metalsmith in addition to jewelry design. Enameling and glass fused to the surface of metal, became a passion for her that she carried on beyond her college years. She has also painted many murals for local schools and children’s homes in the Watauga County. McDaniel returned to New Bern, NC to teach art classes in elementary school. McDaniel was a key component to Bohemian Artists of New Bern, where she sets up demonstrations for monthly ARTcrawls, writing press-releases and spearheading fundraisers for Community Artist Will. McDaniel’s exhibits include Greater Good Gallery and Broad Street Social Club.
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