Alyce Marie is the Founder & Art Director of Alyce's Art Studio. For the past 10 years, Alyce has been an art instructor, professional artist, and has enjoyed developing themed birthday parties for children. She graduated from San Jose State University where she obtained her BA in Pictorial Arts and developed an understanding and love of Art Education.
She opened Alyce's Art Studio in May 2011 with the desire to create an art community, to celebrate the artistic voice of her young students, and to inspire her students to think outside the box. Alyce's Art Studio teaches traditional art techniques, reflects new and creative ideas, and caters to the individuality of each of her students.
Jazmín Urrea is a visual artist working in installation, photography, video, sculpture, and performance. She received her MFA in Photography and Media from the California Institute of the Arts (2017), and a BFA in Photography from CSU Long Beach (2014). Urrea’s works have been exhibited at the Studio Museum in Harlem, The J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles, CalArts, UAM Long Beach, Santa Clarita City Hall, Blue Roof Studios, The Music Center, UCF, Flatline, and SADE LA. She participated in CURRENT LA: FOOD Triennial (2019) funded by the Department of Cultural Affairs and recently received the Rema Hort Maan Foundation Emerging Artist Grant (2020). She currently lives and works in South Central Los Angeles, CA.
Born and raised in Southern California Victoria fell in love with the outdoors. Memories of hiking, camping in the mountains, deserts and beaches of California remain imprinted in her mind.
She found her passion while earning her Bachelors of Fine Art in Illustration at California State University, Long beach. While attending art school Victoria developed a broad visual vocabulary and was exposed to a wide spectrum of ideas. It was not until she applied these fundamentals with the adventure of the outdoors that she truly learned to paint. Her paintings depict the places she loves and are deeply connected to her experiences there.
Many pieces are created outdoors on location or studies are brought back to the studio for her to expand on. She finds herself captivated by the ebb and flow of the ocean, the stretching shadows and the golden sunlight that California has to offer. Victoria currently lives in El Segundo as a full-time artist and continues developing her work.
Matthew Bae is an LA-native with a BFA from Otis College of Art & Design. His work explores challenging and playful states of creativity. Digital art and ink are his mediums of choice.He likes mysteries, surprises, questions, and opinions. His work ranges from micro graphite portraits to illustrations to graphic novels to architectural drafts with a focus on a considered narrative.
In his free time, he likes to meander outdoors, thoroughly play with dogs, study cinema, and gorge on delicious cuisine.
Lauren is a surrealist painter and educator whose work empowers individuals on the path of alchemizing pain into inner peace. She earned her BA in Fine Arts from UC Berkeley and has been teaching for over six years. Lauren primarily works with oil and mixed media to create symbolic, dreamlike compositions that explore healing, transformation, and the human experience.
Outside of the studio, Lauren enjoys yoga, reading, baking, and spending time in nature, which often inspire the organic forms and grounded energy found in her paintings.
Summer Teerlink is an illustration artist that grew up in the Hermosa Beach area. She enjoys using traditional mediums like graphite pencil and pen the most for her artwork but recently has developed a love for digital drawing as well. Her favorite subject to draw is portraits or characters from media that she likes. She is a fan of all things spooky and scary and has recently had some of her art displayed at the Sugarmynt Gallery in Pasadena.
When she’s not drawing at home for fun or for a commission, she enjoys going out to the movies, attending concerts, reading, and playing video games. She is constantly watching new and old scary movies and loves attending as many horror-related events as she can, especially during the Halloween season, which is her favorite time of year.
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Wendy Roble is a Southern California native who graduated from Reed College with a BA in Studio Art. From a young age she has nurtured a love for fantasy, horror, and the surreal, with her work oftentimes reflecting her appreciation for the natural world and thematically rich art. She has experience in a multitude of traditional mediums and digital programs but is especially fond of graphite and pen.
When not creating art she can be found playing the piano, reading, writing, or settling down with a favorite movie or video game to pass the time. She currently lives in the South Bay with a cat who loves sneaking food and getting into trouble.
A South Florida-born artist with Colombian and Cuban roots, Annette Mauricio holds a Fine Arts degree from Florida International University. With over fifteen years of experience as an art instructor, she has collaborated with prestigious organizations such as Art Nexus, Art Review, The Frost Museum, The Museum of Contemporary Art, and Art Basel in Miami, Florida. Her work has been exhibited in her hometown, including the vibrant Wynwood Arts District in Miami.
Annette’s artistic practice is deeply influenced by the intricacies of microscopic organisms and her admiration for individuals making a positive impact. Currently captivated by circles, she creates compelling portraits and intricate drawings using colored pencils, her medium of choice. Annette has been an instructor at Alyce’s Art Studio for over 11 years.
Natalie Hyland is a multidisciplinary artist originally from Los Angeles, California. Rooted in drawing with graphite, her practice extends across fiber art, illustration, painting, digital art, and character design. She brings a distinctive sensibility to each medium blending soft structure with expressive storytelling. Grounded in both craftsmanship and imagination, her work draws on vintage influences while reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens.
Elisa Brown is a multidisciplinary sculptor and painter who works with a broad range of media including oil paints, wood, and ceramics. Through her work she examines the ambiguous boundaries that distinguish self from other, her imagery touching on themes of identity, belonging, and authenticity. The study of realism is at the core of Elisa’s practice; her first love was portraiture, the human face providing an enduring source of fascination, and her second love landscapes, which she developed a deep appreciation for while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2015.Born and raised in Michigan, Elisa earned her BA in Visual Arts from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
While studying, she discovered a passion for woodworking and worked for several years as the proficiency instructor in the campus woodshop, teaching students of all levels how to safely operate heavy machinery and hand tools. When she’s not working on an art project, Elisa enjoys hiking, sewing, reading & writing, and exploring LA’s vegan food scene.
Isabella Yates grew up in San Diego and graduated from University of Puget Sound with a BA in Studio Arts. She is a life long lover of learning and loves to pick up new mediums. She has worked with a multitude of materials ranging from ceramics, printmaking, painting, drawing, and digital art. Some of her favorite mediums are ink and Procreate.
She enjoys creating work that is lively and playful. She enjoys rock climbing, mountain biking, and reading comics when she isn’t trying to pick up another craft. You may also catch her watching a history documentary or two.
Bayli Robinson grew up in Venice, CA. She graduated from Otis College of Art & Design with a BFA in Digital Media and went on to further her education at Gnomon School of Visual Effects. She worked for a fine art studio in DTLA creating and collaborating on large-scale art installations that were showcased at Art Basel, various museums, galleries, and public spaces. In addition, Bayli worked as a freelance designer for the toy company Jakks Pacific where she developed concepts to reimagine Frozen's Elsa and Anna for their Disney Princess toy line.
Her work encompasses a range of entertainment design such as concept art, character/ creature design, illustration as well as sculpting and painting. With a passion for storytelling, films and television, Bayli aspires to share her knowledge and passion for art with students.