MEET OUR TEACHERS
All of our teachers bring valuable experience and dedication to the classroom. We work on bringing the best individualized educational experience. We keep our class sizes small so that our instructors can work with each student one on one.
Our incredible team is truly the heart of Art Haus. It’s their dedication, passion and artistic talent that keeps students invested in the learning process. Take a look below to learn more about the team.
STEPHANIE HILLMAN (SHE/HER)
Owner
Adult Pottery Teacher
Stephanie Hillman has always loved the arts, specializing in watercolor and ceramics, she has been creating art her entire life and studied both mediums extensively through local art schools and programs as a child and young adult. She has participated in and helped run many local art festivals and events and has a large connection within the art community in Salt Lake. Stephanie has been a professional artist and teacher for 16 years and loves sharing her knowledge through teaching, which prompted her to open her own art school in 2016. Her business, Art Haus, focuses on offering high quality art classes to children and adults focusing on pottery, painting and drawing. With the success of opening her school, Stephanie was accepted into the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program and completed her business certification in 2021 which helped her grow her business into one of the largest art schools in Salt Lake. Art Haus has become more than just a school, but an amazing studio of artists and instructors who inspire creativity and bring a sense of community to the city. Stephanie has also worked with local non profits through volunteering and donating her time as a board member to bring the arts to the underserved communities in Salt Lake. Art is an essential part of the human experience and Stephanie believes that everyone deserves to have equal access to the arts.
When Stephanie is not running her business or creating, she spends most of her time outdoors. Her favorite activities are hiking, backpacking, skiing, and generally just spending as much time out in nature along with her dogs.
CONNOR WEIGHT (HE/HIM)
Adult Watercolor Teacher
Graduating from the University of Utah with a Bachelor's degree in Painting and Drawing and a Minor in Printmaking, Weight is an emerging Salt Lake City artist that continues to produce work in a variety of different mediums. His work ranges from heavy political based narratives to lighthearted caricatures and surrealism. While exploring the depths of art creation, Weight is always seeking new sources for inspiration, types of creative work, and challenges that push him to new heights.
ARIEL CORPUZ (SHE/HER)
Adult Oil/Acrylic Painting Teacher
Hi! My name is Ariel, and I’ve been an art lover all my life. I’ve been studying drawing and painting throughout my academic career. I recently graduated at UVU in illustration, gaining a great network of like-minded artists and mentors. Since graduating I’ve had the privilege of teaching painting to a wide range of folks, and I’ve enjoyed every bit of it! Along with teaching I paint pet portraits, family portraits, and do live wedding painting. I love to learn new mediums and ways to create. I can’t wait to meet fellow artists at Art Haus!
CABBY STEINMANN (SHE/HER)
Children's Art Teacher
Receptionist/Office Assistant
Hi! My name is Cabby and I teach kids drawing and painting. I am from Louisville, Kentucky and have been making art for as long as I can remember, beginning with mini art lessons with my dad and my “how to draw animals” book. Once I began high school I started to take painting more seriously and would spend time outside of class creating paintings out in nature, which is still my favorite way to paint. I received a Bachelor of Arts at Transylvania University, majoring in studio art. During the summers of high school and some of college I worked as a summer camp counselor in North Carolina and it was always the highlight of my year. Teaching kids new skills and seeing them light up as they discover their talents was always so rewarding. After college I worked mostly in the service industry while making art on the side as much as I could. Now, having just moved to Salt Lake City this past September I am so grateful to be able to combine my passions of making art and working with kids at such a great studio as Arthaus. Outside of work you can find me hiking with my husband and our dog, painting in the canyons, baking ponderosa cake, or having a scoop of mint chip at Hatch Family Chocolates.
CREELYSSA BELNAP (SHE/HER)
Adult Pottery Teacher
I am a pottery instructor at Art Haus in Salt Lake City. I have practiced oil painting, printmaking, welding and ceramics. You can visit my website at creelyssabelnap.wordpress.com.
I started doing pottery in high school, I struggled with the wheel but found a love for hand building. I always had an interest in the arts starting with music at a young age.Â
After high school I withdrew myself from art. Only when I found myself at Weber State University, in 2014 I found myself back exploring the visual arts. After encouragement from a professor I changed my major to the fine arts, and I finally learned how to throw, and I spent most of my semester helping the new students with their first week of throwing and friends who didn’t trust themselves on the wheel. While being a student, I have worked in an art gallery as an assistant, and as the director of the Shepherd Union Art Gallery. I graduated from the program in 2018, after having many work experiences in the pottery studio at Weber State.
I have always found pottery to be meditative and relaxing. It is something I hope to pass on to my students.
ASHLEY MOTT (SHE/HER)
Children's Painting/Drawing/Pottery Teacher
Adult Pottery Teacher
Receptionist/Office Assistant
Ashley Mott is a multi-media artist and master teacher with over a decade of experience in university, college, secondary, private studio, and community education settings. Following a prolific career in dance arts and choreography, Mott has recently been shifting her focus toward pursuing a life-long passion for ceramics and jewelry-making. Through Alpenglow, her multi-media arts LLC, she creates works that bring people a sense of joy and contentment - something to make them smile. In addition to pottery and 3-D visual arts, Ashley also enjoys sewing, painting, encaustics, print-making, and designing original clothing for vinyl and sublimation printing.
NATASHA LEBARON (SHE/HER)
Children's Cartooning Teacher
I studied animation and illustration at UVU and SLCC and have been drawing my whole life. For me, cartooning is the strongest medium in communicating powerful stories and dynamic characters. I thoroughly enjoy abstracting bodies and environments to create intriguing visual stories. I currently have a small art business where I sell commissions and my own designs! When I'm not drawing you can finding me climbing a mountain with my little family, teaching yoga, or talking somebody's ear off about yoga.
ELEANOR EARLY (SHE/THEY)
Children's Art Teacher
El” Early was raised in Park City where she would spend most of her childhood exploring the mountains and appreciating nature. After four years at the Salt Lake School for the Performing arts, El moved to Manhattan to further their education in 2022, and Graduated with a BFA in Animation at the School of Visual Arts.
El specializes in illustration, animation and storytelling. Their love for the surreal and absurd art lead them to their first teaching job at PlayDay, as an after school art instructor for kids. With this newfound passion for teaching, she has come back to Utah ready to share it with Art Haus!
JESSICA PARKER (SHE/HER)
Adult Drawing Teacher
My name is Jessie Parker I am originally from California and moved to Utah to pursue a career in art where I graduated with a BFA in Illustration at UVU. Being in school was an environment I really thrived in so I am very grateful I get to come back in an educational setting being the teacher! I believe getting a grasp on the techniques of drawing greatly improves your expression in all other mediums and is a crucial step in creating compelling work. I am looking forward to sharing what I’ve learned and watching my students grow!
NATALIE GARZA (SHE/HER)
Adult Pottery Teacher
Studio Assistant
Natalie is an interdisciplinary artist who grew up in the mountains of Colorado. Graduating with a BA in Studio arts and psychology from the University of Colorado Boulder, with her specialty
being in oil painting, acrylic, gouache, and wheel throwing. She has been working as a freelance artist and teacher in Salt Lake City for the past year. She has worked with Art Access Utah as a
drawing mentor in their partners program, as well as a teaching artist for elementary age kids in a non-traditional classroom setting. Natalie’s personal portfolio focuses on abstract figure and
portrait work, as well as color theory and expression in a bold and expressive style.
CHYNA JOHNSTON (SHE/HER)
Children's Art Teacher
Hello! My name is Chyna I am an artist in Salt Lake City and I specialize in watercolors, oil and digital design. I have been creating art as long as I can remember and it has been my one constant passion over the years. If I am not currently creating I am thinking about my next project. I have been teaching for over 8 years now and really love to help others grow skills in something I am so passionate about. I am so excited to be part of Art Haus!
RANDEE LEE BULLARD (SHE/HER)
Children's Pottery Teacher
Adult Pottery Teacher
Randee Lee is a Salt Lake City based ceramic artist in the evening and a 3rd grade teacher during the day. She graduated from the University of Utah in 2014 and is expected to complete her master’s degree in curriculum design this December. From 2015 to 2017 she served as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Panama. She’s been throwing pottery since junior high and currently sells her work on randeepots.com. Besides pottery, snowboarding and her kitty boy, Grr, are her other loves in life.
HANNA BOWEN (SHE/HER)
Children's Pottery Teacher
My name is Hanna Bowen and I am a ceramic artist teaching at Art Haus. I was drawn to art from a young age, from finger painting to making mud pies in the backyard. I have always found art as a great way to express myself. I started ceramic classes in 2010 and haven't been able to stay away since. I earned my Bachelor's of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Ceramics and a minor in Sculpture from the University of Utah in 2021. I'm always excited to share my love of art with others and help them express themselves as well.
See some of my art at: handbornceramics.com
JERANY SMITH (SHE/HER)
Studio Assistant
Hi! My name is Jerany. Salt Lake has been my home for several years now and I continue to grow in my love of the city, mountain and desert landscape. The majority of my life has been invested in the arts including music, dance, drawing, painting and ceramics. Ceramics has become my main area of focus over the last three years with a new emphasis on exploring/broadening my skillset in the form of teaching and studio upkeep at Art Haus. Outside of my creative endeavors I am a licensed physical therapist assistant, cat/dog mom, rock climber and a lover of live music. I look forward to investing time into this community while sharing my knowledge and learning from each persons unique style, interpretation and expression of their art.