Caitlin Aleskovsky
Amore Art Owner/Founder / Lead Teacher

Ms. Aleskovsky studied visual arts at UB Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts, BAK Middle School of the Arts, and Dreyfoos School of the Arts. In addition to teaching and managing Amore Art, she is pursuing a college degree in Human Services Therapy.

She is a mother of three children, Sean & Kristin in High School and Alexa in Elementary.

She has a passion for both helping people as well as creating art. The one complaint she has heard continuously during her children’s elementary school years was/is, we need more art! Yes, most schools have a wonderful art program as part of the curriculum, but this equates to usually 30 minutes a week.

Leslie Johnston Tuohy
Amore Art Teacher

Leslie Tuohy is the wife of Michael and proud mama of daughter Haley. Her love of art began in her early years. She loves to work with her hands in all mediums. When she lived in Houston, she sold embellished jeans, jackets, photo albums and picture frames. Once she moved back to Florida, she began painting with several mediums, doing pottery, making jewelry, doing resin pour canvas art, making charcuterie boards and trays and teaching classes in these arenas as well.

Leslie spent her summers in camp until after college because SHE LOVE CHILDREN, and is so excited to introduce your child to this program and guide them through the wonderful world of art!!!

Hope Briden
Amore Art Teacher

Hope Briden was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, and is new to the West Palm Beach area this year! Hope graduated from Clark University in Worcester, MA in 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in English and a double minor in Studio Art and Education. She received her Master’s degree in teaching in 2023 and immediately began her teaching career. Although she primarily taught English in Rhode Island, Hope incorporated as much art into her curriculum as possible and is excited to begin an art-centered career here in Florida! In her free time, Hope enjoys painting, sculpting with clay, linoleum block printing, and creating miniatures. Students will benefit from Hope’s four years of teaching experience, over a decade of camp counseling experience, and a lifetime of creativity.

Dene
Amore Art Teacher

I was born and raised in South Florida and throughout my life, I have always spent my free time crafting and learning new things. My crafting goes from wire jewelry, to costume design, to painting, to CRAFTS. My knowledge is always expanding as I ask more questions. I learn visually and physically so I can respect how other children may learn in their own ways. From a young age, I have worked children parties, festivals and theaters doing face painting and theatrical makeup. I volunteer through my church to have cookies and crafts at children hospitals as well as home renovations. If you want a memory to cherish forever, ask your children to tell you a story at bedtime. Children are a gift and art is the gift, that keeps on giving. I look forward to learning from my students as much as they learn from me.

Sophia D’Angelo
Amore Art Teacher

Sophia D’Angelo is a visual artist and designer with a BFA in Design & Visual Communications from Montclair State University. She has a passion for creativity in all forms—painting, collage, animation, and design—and loves sharing that passion with young artists. With experience teaching in classrooms, camps, and community programs, Sophia brings patience, warmth, and a love of self-expression to everything she does. Her goal is to inspire children to see the world through a creative lens and find confidence in their own imagination.

Nina Curto
Amore Art Teacher

Nina Curto graduated with her Bachelors Degree in both Art History and Psychology at Florida State University. She has been involved in the arts since a very young age, from music to mixed media. As a young South Florida resident, she participated in local events such as honor bands, solo performances, festivals, and marching band competitions as a trumpet player, and as an artist was recognized in the Martin County Fair, the Martin Arts Awards, the Marvin S. Cone Art Show, and the Scholastics Arts & Writing Show. In college, she was a proud member of the world renowned FSU Marching Chiefs and engaged in art therapy workshops to learn more about the budding field. She has experience working for programs that serve a variety of children, including summer camps, aftercare programs, mentoring programs, as well as programs that work with children with developmental disorders. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health with the University of South Florida and would love to continue expanding upon her passion for the arts and working with children, hoping to one day combine this with her growing knowledge of therapy services to practice art therapy! She is very excited to have the opportunity to help bring art into the school district she grew up in as a child and interact with children who need a creative expression outlet to decompress after their school day and maybe even find a love for art in the process.