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Anne Rankin
Anne is the Regional Training Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Muse locations. She began her career at Muse in West Hartford, Connecticut in 2014. Anne attended Arizona State University and received her Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts. She focused on developing her painting skills and creative concepts in the years that followed, leading her to Muse. Muse has become a second home to her and is a company she is proud to be a part of and help to set the standard for. You can find Anne's personal paintings displayed and for sale in many of Muse's locations.
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Kira Milligan
Kira Milligan grew up surrounded and inspired by the striking East African landscape in her home of Kijabe, Kenya. She left Africa to study art at the Savannah College of Art and Design and has recently graduated from SCAD with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting. Kira has shown and sold work in numerous exhibitions, both in the States and abroad. Landscapes containing architecture or the built environment are usually what she chooses to paint. She is at her happiest with a sketchbook in hand, drawing on the bus, at the National Gallery of Art, out her apartment window, or really anywhere she can sit/stand for 5+ minutes. Kira firmly believes that ANYBODY can paint, and she loves seeing the joy on someone's face when they accomplish something they did not know they were capable of!
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Margarita Portillo
With an eye for creativity, Margarita carries many years of experience in art projects both small and large. She graduated from George Mason University and received her Bachelors in Fine Arts with concentrations in both Sculpture and Painting. In her free time, she enjoys shopping, traveling and spending time with her loved ones. Being an Artist has opened many doors for her and she is grateful for every opportunity to help others discover, develop and deploy.
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Fareeha Rehman
Fareeha spends hours standing over an easel, focusing on brushstrokes and color-mixing instead of stress and responsibilities. She hopes everyone coming to her Muse sessions will do the same! Art has been a life-long passion of hers, and her drawings have been published in Volition magazine and displayed at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. She's a recent grad of George Mason University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. She also currently works at a lifestyle & arts magazine.
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Michaella Beatty
Michaella is a counselor in Prince William County, and understands that getting creative and painting is great therapy. She loves to spread the joy of creating and sense of fulfillment at Muse. Michaella was born and raised in Indiana, and has found herself loving the international atmosphere of NOVA. In her free time, she loves to hike, bake to satisfy her sweet tooth, and travel to places near and far.
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Haddy Kreie
Haddy grew up in a small town in Kansas, so as we are sure you can imagine, she left home as soon as possible! She got her degree in theatre and started traveling around the world. She's traveled all over, studying art and theatre in as many as 20 countries, but the number keeps growing. For the last several years she has been pursuing a PhD in Theatre Studies, with an emphasis in theatre history in francophone Africa. Her artistic style is influenced by her work in the theatre, painting scenery, and tends to tell the stories of her travels. She hopes to use her art to inspire people to get out of their comfort zones, explore the world, and relish the unexpected.
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Rachel Kromel
Rachel has been sharing the world of creativity with elementary students since she graduated from Lipscomb University in 2016. They have brought her endless joy and have allowed her to see how fulfilling it is to share the world of art with new and open minds. She wants to help spread that same love and joy by painting for Muse. In her down time Rachel loves to travel off of the beaten path, capture her adventures through photography, and create earth inspired paintings and drawings.
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Tiyyiba Zahid
Tiyyiba is a current student at George Mason University, majoring in Information Technology and minoring in Art. Tiyyiba has been painting for 8 years and has always had a strong passion for the arts.
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Alisha Alsop
Alisha received her BFA in Studio Art from Virginia State University with a concentration in drawing, painting and printmaking. She is a passionate artist who loves creating work such as paintings, knitting, or designing various artwork for clients. She loves teaching, being around people of all ages and in her spare time enjoys crafting and working on her personal studio projects.
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Samantha Green
Samantha Green is a local Woodbridge area artist famous for her coffee. When she is not a barista crafting the perfect macchiato, she is at home with her two cats Foxy and Frisbee, of whom you will hear many tales. Samantha works most frequently with watercolor and acrylics when she is painting and looks forward to sharing the fun of painting with you!
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