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Teachers

Art School of SF Bay teachers are skilled artists with Fine Arts degrees, working in realistic tradition. We teach representational drawing from nature to kids and adults in a creative and approachable way.

 

We do believe that even sophisticated concepts of fine art can be taught to anybody, no matter how young and untrained. Everything can be explained in simple words and taught in the form of exciting game.

 

Our method focuses on traditional disciplines, techniques and tools necessary to release the essence and expansion of fully realized self expression.

Maria Zhalnina

Maria Zhalnina

Founder, Creative Director, Teacher

San Jose & Mountain View studios

Vika Haimov

Vika Haimov

Teacher, WC studio manager

Walnut Creek studio

Austin Bath

Austin Bath

Teacher

San Francisco studio

Ekaterina Goncharova

Ekaterina Goncharova

Teacher

San Francisco & San Rafael studios

Luka Fernandez

Luka Fernandez

Teacher

San Francisco studio

Cameron Kunz

Cameron Kunz

Teacher

San Francisco studio

Vasu Ramamurthi

Vasu Ramamurthi

Teacher

Mountain View studio

Svetlana Teplova

Svetlana Teplova

Partner, Director, Teacher

San Jose & Mountain View studios

John De Pianto

John De Pianto

Teacher

Online

Roberto Gonzalez

Roberto Gonzalez

Teacher

Walnut Creek

Andrew Kim

Andrew Kim

Teacher

Mountain View & San Jose studios

Sarah Noel Raymond

Sarah Noel Raymond

Teacher

San Jose studio

Irene Xu

Irene Xu

Teacher

Mountain View studio

Hugo Kobayashi

Hugo Kobayashi

Teacher

San Francisco studio

Hana Buechel

Hana Buechel

Teacher

San Francisco & San Rafael studios

Sara Szumilas

Sara Szumilas

Teacher, SJ studio manager

San Jose studio

Anna Butyrskaya

Anna Butyrskaya

Teacher

San Jose studio

Ryan Wolf

Ryan Wolf

Teacher

San Jose studio

Stephani Diep

Stephani Diep

Teacher

San Jose studio

Masha Ashikhmina

Masha Ashikhmina

Teacher, MV studio manager

San Jose & Mountain View studios

Cody Blocker

Cody Blocker

Teacher, SR studio manager

San Francisco & San Rafael studios

Nadzeya Makeyeva

Nadzeya Makeyeva

Teacher

San Francisco studio

David Mar

David Mar

Teacher

San Jose & Mountain View studios

Jeff Ockerse

Jeff Ockerse

Teacher

Mountain View studio

Jaleyna Lara

Jaleyna Lara

Teacher

Stratford, Amy Imai, Queen of Apostles

adult art class Мarin

All locations
San Francisco

1603 and 1601 Irving Street, San Francisco CA 94122

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1954 Old Middlefield Way #K, Mountain View CA 94043

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700 S Winchester Blvd #15, San Jose CA 95128

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1510 4th Street,

San Rafael, CA 94901

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Live Zoom classes, Pacific Standard Time

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1530 Bonanza Street, Walnut Creek CA 94596

Winter-Spring 2026 semester: 
First Day of Classes: January 5, 2026 (Monday)
No Classes May 23 (Saturday) - 25 (Monday) - Memorial Day weekend
Last Day of Classes: May 31, 2026 (Sunday)
Jobs:
We are currently looking for a 4-12 y o teacher for the  San Rafael studio. Email us!
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