Portrait-making for Teens
Teen (Gr 7-12) | Registration closed 10/2/2026
Do you love to craft, color and get messy but have always wanted to get better at painting and drawing faces? Then this is the perfect class for you! Fun and approachable instruction will be paired with demos and guided practice. Each class, students will explore and practice their imagination and observation skills in color, charcoal, collage, painting, and more. All experience levels are welcome!
With artist Reba Nehring
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Dag Nehring
Dag (he/they) is a Massachusetts-raised Neurodivergent Teaching Artist with 10+ years of experience painting, teaching, and working in the arts. Dag holds a Certificate in Painting from The Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts and A Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Pennsylvania. During his education Dag received numerous awards in recognition of his work including the Richard E. & Dalto Woosam Scholarship, Academy Merit Award and Gray Trust Scholarship, Barnet Prize for Abstract Art, Caldalder Prize for Landscape, and the Linda Lee Alter Scholarship. Dag began teaching in 2021, and has taught classes and led workshops on topics including painting and drawing, color theory, and mixed media approaches for adult learners and high school students. Dag is especialy passionate about working in non-traditional spaces and providing learners of diverse backgrounds and abilities with enriching, thoughtful creative lessons. Dag has participated in group shows at Chase Young Galery and The New Hope Art Center, and in 2016, accepted a scholarship and residency at The Vermont Studio Center. Dag was recently a recipient of a CERF grant and continues to paint in their studio in Leominster. “I started drawing and painting from life when I was 15 and that observational practice informs the decisions I make about color in my work today. My paintings explore and push the boundaries of color and what is visible in light and atmosphere.”