Holly Davis is an artist, wife and mom from York, PA. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Beaver College, completed her PA Art teaching certification through Millersville University, and received her Masters in Education from Wilkes University. She also studied at Glasgow School of Art in Scotland and Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. Holly has exhibited work throughout Pennsylvania, in Scotland, and in North Carolina, and she was the recipient of a PA State Grant for the Arts. Holly loves clay and teaching art, especially ceramics. She has taught artists of every age and has a passion for sharing her appreciation of clay with those she gets to work with.

Roxanne Elfreth currently works at the Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy, part of the York City School District. For the past seven years, she has been teaching art and exploring curriculum, 21st Century Thinking, and project-based learning. Through community programs, she has worked in the City of York to develop opportunities for children to explore ideas and experiences through art.

Samantha Heck graduated from Kutztown University with a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts in 2014. Since then, she has been involved in many programs that allow her to work closely with two things that bring her joy, art and children. Recently she has been motivated to continue her education to pursue a masters degree in Psychology. She feels it is extremely important to continue to grow and achieve future goals that will enable her to become a better role model and mentor for youth. She is very excited to be able to serve the youth at Creative York!

Kayla Krebs has been working with Creative York/YorkArts since 2009. She is involved in the Art in the Park program, teaching classes, and gallery sitting. In the past, she has been a judge for the Yorkfest Children’s Exhibit and the Yorkfest Chalk Walk contest. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Kutztown University.

Ivy Rodgers is a graduate of York College’s Fine Art program, where she focused on painting and printmaking, as well as minoring in Art History. She has had a studio at Marketview Arts in Downtown York for 2 years, and was the Gallery Assistant to Matthew Clay Robison for 2.5 years.  She had her first solo exhibition of her work at the age of 21, and has shown regionally at numerous galleries and institutions in group shows and juried exhibitions alike. She has experimented with many different mediums such as, collage, letterpress, charcoal drawing, ceramics and assemblage sculpture. Ivy is very involved in the downtown York arts scene, including designing the logo and branding for Paco’s in Royal Square District, as well as running York’s first-ever art criticism site entitled CritiqueYork. She listens to a lot of hip hop and eats a lot of noodles.