Art Staff

Melissa Lovingood

Teaching Artist

Melissa started working at BCAT in 2018 as the Teaching artist in metals. She holds a B.F.A. from East Carolina University and an M.F.A. from San Diego State University. Melissa has taught at the University of North Dakota, the University of Texas — Rio Grande Valley, Georgia Southern University, High Point University, and taught and was gallery director at North Iowa Area Community College.

Aaron Rosa

Teaching Artist

Aaron arrived at BCAT in August 2026 as the center’s Ceramics Teaching Artist. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Ceramics and Printmaking with a minor in Education from Bowling Green State University, as well as a Master of Fine Arts from Western Michigan University, where he was an Audrey Morean Petersen Fellow. He taught general art classes to 2nd graders of the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico and a variety of classes at Rochester Academy Charter School, and he also completed a residency at The Flower City Arts Center in Rochester, NY.