Khari Wendell McClelland
Faculty
Khari Wendell McClelland is a diversely talented and ever-evolving artist. Originally from Detroit, Khari has become a darling on the Canadian music scene with reviewers lauding his performances as a clever mix of soul and gospel. Khari’s songwriting crosses genres and generations, joyfully invoking the spirit of his ancestors who straddled the US-Canadian border in efforts to escape slavery and discrimination.
Courtney Neya McCraken
Courtney “Neya” McCracken is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator from the Pacific Northwest who is exploring themes of process and presence. Her primary mediums are animation, drawing, and painting, and her films and installations have been shown across the US, including screenings at the Museum of Science in Boston and at the ICON Illustration Conference. She recently received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Illustration, and has an extensive background in movement, music, and sound design.…
Margie McDonald
Faculty
Margie McDonald is the artistic director for the Port Townsend Wearable Art Show now heading into its sixth year.
Margie’s work in Wearable art and sculpture has been exhibited in the New Zealand World of Wearable Art Exhibition, Bainbridge Island Art Museum, Museum of Northwest Art, Northwind Arts Center and Simon Mace Gallery.
Michael McGriff
Morning Workshop Faculty
Michael McGriff is an author, editor, and translator whose work centers on the intersection of surrealism with place, working-class life, and poverty in rural America. He is the co-author, with J. M. Tyree, of the linked story collection Our Secret Life in the Movies, which was selected as one of NPR’s Best Books of 2014.…
Darrell McKinney
Darrell McKinney is a Washington-based interdisciplinary artist. His practice explores the intersections across design, art, and architecture. The work speaks to how design can be utilized to explore the complexities of politics, race, and social infrastructure through the interconnectedness of history, people, and places.
He received a Master of Design from the School of the Art institute of Chicago.…
Ted McMahon
February 14, 2026 Reading
Ted McMahon, a retired pediatrician, now devotes his remaining time to music, poetry, and political activism. He lives in Seattle with his wife, artist and musician Rosanne Olson.
Tim McNalley
Vocal Support
Tim said he didn’t have much interest in music until he started playing it. Because his dad (bassist Joe McNalley) is a musician, he was always around it, went to concerts all the time and was “tripping over upright basses his whole life.”
Tim started playing the electric bass and guitar at the same time when he was twelve. …
Katie McNally
Maine
Katie McNally grew up playing Scottish and Cape Breton music near Boston, Massachusetts and currently tours with her own projects, Pine Tree Flyers and the Katie McNally Trio. A member of the cross-genre fiddle supergroup, Childsplay, Katie has also toured with Karan Casey, John Whelan, and Galician bagpiper Carlos Núñez.
Equally at home on the concert stage or in the dance hall, she has appeared at Celtic Colours, Celtic Connections, Newport Folk Festival, and The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, as well as countless folk venues throughout North America and Europe.…
José Enrique Medina
March 14, 2026 Reading
José Enrique Medina earned his BA in English from Cornell University. His poetry collection Haunt Me won the 2025 Rattle Chapbook Prize. His second book, Man Without a Skirt, was selected by Ellen Bass as the runner-up in the 2025 Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize.…
Eduardo Mendonça
Faculty
Eduardo Mendonça —musician, producer and composer—is a native of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Eduardo received his degree in Arts Education from the Music Institute of the Catholic University of Salvador.
He is the Music Director for iBuildBridges Foundation, and is the Artistic Director for the international performance ensemble Show Brazil!