Our Current Board

Sara Davis, President
Nina Sazevich, Vice President
Joan Avallone, Treasurer
David Hansen, Secretary
Edward Baba
Amy Eliot
Ilan Hornstein
Hannah Kahn
Don Lusty
Kathryn Morrison
Cindy Morton
Catherine Norris
Jeff Spicer
Meg Spriggs
Brenda Tucker
Kris Twining

Administrative, Management & Support Staff

Amy Auerbach, Gallery & Office Manager
Ann Kappes, Marketing & Business Development Director
E. Francis Kohler, CE2 Studio & Services Manager/Visual Arts Instrutor
Kim Malhotra, Development Director
Paul Moshammer, Studio Manager/Visual Arts Instructor
Elena “Bety” Ortiz, Habilitation Aide
Janessa Post, Gallery and Administrative Assistant
Chelsea Ryoko Wong, Art Sales Associate
Amy Taub, Executive Director
Matthew Verscheure, Associate Director
Thad Warren, Art & Exhibition Preparator

By Melody Lima

Pilar Olabarria

Visual Arts Instructor & Services Coordinator

Pilar Olabarria holds an MA in Conceptual Art, an MFA in Installation and Performance Art, and a Post Graduate degree in Art Therapy. Pilar is interested in mixed media art, from installation and performance to painting with oils.

Pilar received artist’s grants from Capp Street, New Langton Arts, Secession Gallery, and the San Francisco Art Commission. For the last 20 years, Pilar also taught art at Napa State Psychiatric Hospital and Vacaville Correctional Facility. As a volunteer, Pilar has traveled to the Middle East, Africa, and South America doing art projects with children and youth.

Pilar has been an instructor at Creativity Explored since 1984. She assumed the position of Service Coordinator in 2005.

Where in San Francisco can a visual artist find a great art studio, six hours a day of painting, sculpture, mixed media, conceptual art, performance, unique conversations, and sweet dispositions? At Creativity Explored, of course.

Teaching Artists

Pam Berry, Visual Arts Instructor
Frank Callozzo, Visual Arts Instructor
Victor Cartagena, Visual Arts Instructor
Suda Changkasiri, Visual Arts Instructor
Gilles Combet , Visual Arts Instructor
Leeza Doreian, Visual Arts Instructor
Ester Hernandez, Visual Arts Instructor
Judith LaRosa, Visual Arts Instructor
Eric Larson, Assistant Studio Manager & Visual Arts Instructor
Kelley Kerslake, Visual Arts Instructor
Geri Montano, Visual Arts Instructor
Larry Morace, Visual Arts Instructor
Ming Mur-Ray, Visual Arts Instructor
Pilar Olabarria, Visual Arts Instructor & Services Coordinator
Grace Rosario Perkins, Visual Arts Instructor
Mara Poliak, Visual Arts Instructor & Volunteer Coordinator
Miranda Putman, Visual Art Instructor
Horace Washington, Visual Arts Instructor