Laurie Knowles joins the Academy of the Arts teaching morning art classes for adults and homeschoolers. She graduated from The University of Georgia with a degree in Early Childhood Education.  She taught 5 years in the private school sector - Athens Academy in Athens, GA and Highlands School in Irondale, AL.  Laurie has homeschooled her children and also taught art classes to hundreds of homeschool students at a co-op in the Pinson area for the last 18 years.  During that time she has enjoyed sharing her love of art history, techniques and using a variety of mediums to spark creativity within her students! 

Laurie’s favorite artists are Van Gogh, M.C. Escher, and her daughter Emma who is a studio art major at Mississippi College.  

She currently lives in Trafford, AL with her husband and their two younger children.