Corbett, Lassie

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Lassie Corbett is the instructor for all levels of Art Classes. Lassie is an accomplished local artist, passionate teacher, and gallery owner of a Place to Paint studio in Herndon. Lassie earned a Masters in Fine Arts from American University and a B.S. in Education from Murray State University. She earned a 4-year teaching certificate in Oriental Brush Painting from the Chinese Art Guild in Manila and studied fine arts and Asian studies at the University of the Philippines. She continues her arts education through annual workshops under nationally known artists. Lassie has an extensive history as an art teacher at the Vienna Arts Center, Herndon Community Center, and Northern Virginia Community College. She has taught classes at the Reston Art Gallery and Herndon Old Town gallery, and she has led fine arts workshops around the US and around the world including Bermuda, Turkey, Nepal, Greece, Mexico, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, and Hawaii. Lassie has won numerous awards, been accepted into juried art shows, and had work featured in many special exhibits. Professionally, Lassie is affiliated with the Reston Art Gallery, League of Reston Artists, Fairfax Council for the Arts, Vienna Arts Center, Virginia Watercolor Society, Potomac Valley Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, and others. Examples of Lassie’s work can be seen in her online gallery and samples of her student’s work can be viewed in the Compass gallery.