Meet Our Artists

Are you trying to find a Teaching Artist? COMPAS helps organizations and communities like yours connect with talented teaching artists and performers across Minnesota and the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area. Explore our artist profiles below.

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Select from the categories below to see which COMPAS teaching artists can fulfill the vision you have for your community. Teaching artists offerings can be adapted to suit your needs. Contact us to explore your options further and ask questions, or start your journey and book an artist now.

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Art Form

Participant Type

Focus Area

Program Type

Christian is a black man wearing a cultural outfit.

Christian Adeti

Dance, Music, Performing Arts

Dance, Performing Arts

Kashimana is a black woman wearing a patterned shirt and a red flower in her hair.

Music, Performing Arts

Music, Performing Arts

Malia is a white female wearing a purple shirt.

Malia Araki Burkhart

Performing Arts, Public Arts, Storytelling, Theater, Visual & Media Arts

Susan Armington

Performing Arts, Visual & Media Arts

Lisa is a white female wearing a white shirt.

Visual & Media Arts

Mike is a white male wearing a black shirt.

Music, Performing Arts

Chandreyee is a South Asian woman who is wearing a red dress.

Chandreyee Basu Thakur

Dance, Performing Arts

Aimee is a Black woman wearing a gray shirt.

Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Theater

Bart is a while male wearing a black shirt.

Theater, Visual & Media Arts

Sayge is a black woman wearing a multicolored shirt.

Visual & Media Arts

Naomi is a white female wearing a black shirt.

CORDA is a white male and white female. The female is holding a cello and the male is holding a guitar.

Music, Performing Arts

Teresa is a white female wearing a black shirt.

Visual & Media Arts

Danielle is a black woman wearing a purple shirt.

Danielle Daniel

Performing Arts, Storytelling, Theater

Desdamona is a white female wearing a gray shirt and glasses.

Literary Arts, Spoken Word

Benjamin is a white male wearing a white shirt and vest.

Benjamin Domask-Ruh

Performing Arts, Theater

Jan is a white female wearing a pink hat and purple snowsuit.

Visual & Media Arts

Lucy is a white female wearing a red shirt.

Lucy Rose Fischer

Visual & Media Arts

Dylan is a white male wearing a blue shirt and brown jacket.

Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Theater

Roshan is an Indian female wearing a black shirt.

Storytelling, Visual & Media Arts

Sean is a black male wearing a black shirt.

Visual & Media Arts

Pooja is an Indian female wearing a white dress.

Pooja Goswami Pavan

Music, Performing Arts

Morgan is a white female wearing a blue shirt.

Morgan Grayce Willow

Joan is a white female wearing a gray shirt.

Joan Griffith and Guest

Music, Performing Arts

Visual & Media Arts

Mike is a white male wearing a black shirt.

Visual & Media Arts

Holmes Avenue Strings are three white females wearing black shirts and holding instruments.

Holmes Avenue Strings

Music, Performing Arts

Soli is a black male wearing a black shirt under a white shirt.

Music, Performing Arts

Heidi is a white female wearing a black shirt.

Public Arts, Visual & Media Arts

Music, Performing Arts

The Kalpulli KetzalCoaticue dancer is wearing a pink headdress and costume.

Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue

Dance, Performing Arts

Julia Klatt Singer

Katrina is a white female wearing a green shirt.

Katrina Knutson

Public Arts, Visual & Media Arts

Laura is a white female wearing a gray shirt.

Visual & Media Arts

Kristoff Krane (Christopher Keller)

Music, Performing Arts

mick is a white male in a black shirt.

Music, Performing Arts

Sarah is a white female wearing a cream dress.

Music, Performing Arts

May is an Asian female wearing a gray shirt.

Literary Arts, Theater

Ann-Marie in a black blouse.

Ann-Marie Loushine-Thompsen

Dance, Performing Arts

Performing Arts, Theater

Jon is a white male wearing a black jacket.

Christopher is a white male wearing a white shirt.

Christopher Lutter-Gardella

Public Arts, Theater, Visual & Media Arts

Laura is a white female wearing a printed dress.

Laura MacKenzie

Music, Performing Arts

Charlie is a white male wearing a blue shirt and white cowboy hat.

Charlie Maguire

Music, Performing Arts

Shakun is an Indian female wearing a blue shirt.

Shakun Maheshwari

Performing Arts, Visual & Media Arts

MaLLy is a black male wearing a white shirt.

Music, Performing Arts, Spoken Word

Music, Performing Arts

Anne is a white female wearing a patterned shirt.

Anne McFaul Reid

Visual & Media Arts

Kelley is a white female wearing a plaid shirt and green scarf.

Visual & Media Arts

Minnesota Percussion Trio

Music, Performing Arts

Pauline is a South American female wearing a red shirt.

Dance, Performing Arts

Alanna is a black woman wearing a blue shirt.

Dance, Performing Arts

Rita of South Asian descent wearing a beautiful intricate traditional dance costume.

Dance, Performing Arts

Nanilo are two white females wearing red and white shirts.

Music, Performing Arts

Sarah is a white female wearing a blue shirt over a striped shirt.

Fiber Art, Visual & Media Arts

Julia is a white female wearing a yellow shirt and blue jacket.

Julia Nickerson

Performing Arts, Theater

Karla is a black woman wearing a blakc shirt and red pants.

Dance, Performing Arts

Visual & Media Arts

Garrett is a while male wearing a brown suit.

Garrett Obrycki (g)

Performing Arts, Theater

Marie is a white female wearing a white shirt.

Marie Olofsdotter

Literary Arts, Visual & Media Arts

Orkestar Bez Ime (OBI)

Music, Performing Arts

Sarina is a white female wearing an orange shirt.

Sarina Partridge

Music, Performing Arts

Nicholas Pawlowski

Nicholas Pawlowski

Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Storytelling

Music, Performing Arts

Louis is a black male wearing a black jacket and blue shirt.

Louis Porter II

Ragamala Dance is a female duo wearing red and green dresses.

Ragamala Dance Company

Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Storytelling, Visual & Media Arts

Nirmala is an Indian woman wearing a traditional dress playing her instrument.

Nirmala Rajasekar

Music, Performing Arts

Anita is a white female wearing a black shirt and T. Mychael is a black male wearing a striped shirt.

Anita Ruth & T. Mychael Rambo

Music, Performing Arts, Theater

T. Mychael is a black man wearing a plaid shirt under a black shirt.

T. Mychael Rambo

Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Theater

Emmett is a white male wearing a blue shirt and patterned scarf.

Visual & Media Arts

Ann is a white female wearing a black shirt.

Music, Performing Arts

Glenda is a white female wearing a denim shirt with multicolored scarf.

Djenane is a black woman wearing a white dress.

Djenane Saint Juste

Dance, Performing Arts

Jen is a white female wearing a blue shirt and black sweater.

Performing Arts, Theater

SEE is a black male wearing a black shirt.

See More Perspective

Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Spoken Word

Literary Arts, Spoken Word, Theater

Siama is a black male wearing a blue dress.

Siama's Congo Roots

Music, Performing Arts

Sandy is a white woman with curly hair.

Theater, Visual & Media Arts

Andrea is a white woman in a black dress holding two harps.

Music, Performing Arts

Kevin is a white male wearing a purple shirt.

Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Spoken Word, Storytelling

The TaikoArts Midwest performers are wearing black shirts under blue robes.

TaikoArts Midwest

Music, Performing Arts

Stefon is a white male in a black shirt and black jacket.

Stefon "Bionik" Taylor

Literary Arts, Music, Performing Arts

Terrell is a black man wearing a black shirt.

Music, Performing Arts

Music, Performing Arts

Ticket To Brasil is a trio wearing brightly colored clothing.

Ticket To Brasil

Music, Performing Arts

Traki is a group of six males and females wearing dark shirts.

Music, Performing Arts

Joe is an Asian male wearing a camo shirt.

Dance, Performing Arts

Kyle Tran Myhre (Guante)

Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Spoken Word

Caley is a white female who is wearing a purple shirt.

Caley Vickerman

Public Arts, Visual & Media Arts

Deacon is a white male wearing glasses and a blue and black plaid shirt.

Visual & Media Arts

Levi is a white male wearing a dark suit coat and white shirt.

Performing Arts, Theater

Amy is a black woman in a black shirt.

Visual & Media Arts

Willow Brae are two white females wearing printed shirts.

Music, Performing Arts

Victor is a South American male wearing a green shirt.

Public Arts, Visual & Media Arts

Andrew is an Asian male wearing a red shirt and black jacket.

Visual & Media Arts

Z Puppets Rosenschnoz are a white male and female wearing red clown noses and white shirts.

Z Puppets Rosenschnoz

Performing Arts, Theater, Visual & Media Arts

Zhang Ying & Rhonda Lund

Music, Performing Arts, Theater

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Sarina Partridge

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Sarina Partridge

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Spanish Style Dancer

A woman in traditional Spanish dance dress.

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