Meet the Artists

Allison Newkirk

Allison is a trained artist, earning a BFA in Illustration from Pratt Institute in 2003 and a MA in Art History from CUNY Hunter College in Manhattan.  She is a NYS certified art teacher.

Since graduating Allison has done freelance graphic design and taught various workshops to a variety of age levels.  She also worked as a graphic designer at a direct mail company and then HarperCollins children’s books in NYC before moving to Elmira.  She worked as a high school art teacher in the Elmira City School District for 4 years.  Allison is currently pursuing her freelance career while raising her beautiful daughter. 

Megan Hugg

Megan is a trained artist, earning a BFA in Studio Art from SUNY Geneseo in 2006 and a MA in Education from Elmira College in 2008. She is a NYS Certified Art Teacher who worked for the Elmira City School District as a high school and elementary art teacher for four years.

Megan has also worked for GST BOCES as an Instructional Technology Specialist, assisting teachers in surrounding districts in using instructional technologies in the classroom. In addition to teaching, Megan's specialties are photography, web design, graphic design, computer generated art, drawing (in a variety of mediums), and watercolor paintings.