Art+Science

There are few people who have made a splash at Art + Science like Celi. Though she be quiet, she is fierce. Since getting on the floor at our Evanston location she has transformed into one of our company’s head colorists. Celi also believes in the core A+S philosophy that once you reach the top, that’s when you turn around and give back. Celi is one of our core color educators and makes sure to educate everyone she can, assistants, colorists and clients alike while she busts out a glorious balayage. As busy as she is, Celi is one of the most laid back people in the world. When she isn’t behind the chair, look for her on the beach or exploring Chicago’s unique boutiques.

• With A+S since 2009
• Education Includes: Revlon Professional Academy Paris, L’Oréal Professional Advanced Balayage

When asked what his favorite vacation spot would be, Elvis replied: “anywhere there’s a beach, food, eye candy, and cocktails.” It’s difficult to sum up someone who is able to do it so elegantly. Elvis has always been passionate about education and technical proficiency, but it’s his laid-back, compassionate outlook on life that’s helped him truly soak in the excellence without getting in his own way. When you sit in his chair, not only are you guaranteed a gorgeous balayage, but by the end of the appointment you’ll be laughing out loud and head over heels in love.

• With A+S since 2014
• Education Includes: L’Oréal Professional Advanced Balayage, Revlon Professional Color; Pravana Advanced Vivids

Jamie is the kind of creative person that inspires jealousy. When she came to us from Paul Mitchell the School she demonstrated a knack for hair color that quickly launched her through our apprenticeship program and onto the floor in Evanston. While she stays true to her technique, she never shies away from crazy creative colors and balayage. In her own words, she loves a good project. She brings to the chair an ineffable charm that’s hard not to love. And yes, she would love to give you unicorn hair.

• With A+S since 2016
• Education Includes: L’Oréal Professional Advanced Balayage, Sunlights Balayage, Pravana Vivids, Stephanie Brinkerhoff Bridal Styling, Vivienne Mackinder Editorial Styling, Paul Mitchell Editorial Mentorship (Robert Cromeans, Linda Yodice, Stephanie Kocielski)
• Special Services: Formal Styling and Wedding Hair

You will never know where the conversation might go when you sit in Marilyn’s chair. As one of our educators and master colorists, her work is absolutely impeccable (especially her reds and balayage), but she will take you on a journey. Her topics of talk range anywhere from foreign politics to restaurant openings to the Real Housewives of (insert city here). That fierce wit extends into her drive for excellence in her work behind the chair. You know when you see Marilyn you’ll get an incredible color and have a great time while doing it.

• With A+S since 2005
• Education Includes: Revlon Academy Paris (2011 & 2014); L’Orèal Balayage Advanced Training (2013, 2015, 2016)

Stephanie has been with our Wicker Park location since it opened its doors in 2003 and has since become one of the resident master of the bleach and tone. Her knowledge of hair chemistry and experience as a color educator means she always keeps your hair healthy even when going as blonde as possible. When she isn’t in the salon, she’s hanging out with her little munchkins, Clementine and Hazel, and her husband, Todd.

• With A+S since 2004
• Education Includes: L’Oreal Professional Advanced Balayage, Framesi Color, Goldwell Advanced, Revlon Professional Advanced Training

Susan started her hair career at a very young age and it quickly brought her to Art + Science. Susan is an essential piece of the Art + Science DNA, from her management, to her education, to her leadership as one of the salon’s head colorists. Education is a way of life for Susan, and it’s why she is the Education Director for the salons, always crafting the new generation while always finding new ways to inspire the masters. She looks to build deeper connections with her clients finding new inspiration behind the chair every hour of every day. When she isn’t in the salon, she’s probably on the beach somewhere beautiful or spending time with her family . When you sit in Susan’s chair, you know you’re in the hands of a consummate professional, a technical master, and a good person. It’s difficult to leave without a smile on your face.

• With A+S since 2000
• Education Includes: AVEDA Institute Minneapolis, Vidal Sassoon Cutting and Coloring – London, Revlon Advanced Color – Paris and Toronto; Revlon Professional Advanced Education – Madrid; Bumble & Bumble University – NYC; L’Oréal Professional Advanced Balayage – NYC; Wella Technical Color Master – Los Angeles
• US Educator for Revlon Professional

Alice is an artist, an artist of so many mediums that it’s almost mind boggling. Since starting with A+S in 1994, she has soaked up some of the greatest hair styling education in the world. But as all artists know, inspiration takes infinite forms. She is a student of art history, of punk music, of classical theater and so much more. When she isn’t behind the chair with Art + Science, she’s producing wigs for opera houses and theaters, both of which have taken her across the pond to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival several years in a row. Not only that, but she is an A+S artistic lead in our photoshoots and runway styling, bringing her unique brand to the salon, on stage, in front of the camera, in her classes as a long hairdressing educator, and in her chair. She loves a client who wants to challenge the fashion status quo and incorporate trends in new and exciting ways. Alice’s chair is an endless font of creativity.

• With A+S since 1994
• Education Includes: Bumble and Bumble Styling I&II, Shu Uemura Advanced Hair Styling, Vivienne Mackinder, Vidal Sassoon ABC, Certified Wig Design DePaul University
• Special Services: Wedding Hair, Editorial Hair, Hairdressing, Wigs, Make Up, Theatrical Hair and Make-up, Facial Waxing, Keratin Smoothing Treatment

You’d be hard pressed to find someone more dedicated to hair education than Christin. While her year is jam packed with clients and teaching our apprentices cutting and blow drying, you’ll have a tough time finding her in February. She might be in Thailand, maybe Vietnam. Honduras perhaps? Who knows! Check out her instagram for her travelogue and hair inspirations. No haircut is outside her wheelhouse because she’s the kind of stylist who masters every technique she tries.

• With A+S since 2005
• Education Includes: Bumble and Bumble Network Educator, Bb Straight Razor Series (Design Studio, Design Workshop, Creative, Styling, Bb Curl Workshop), Vidal Sassoon Creative Courses, Kerastase Training Workshop
• Special Services include: Straight Razor Hair Cutting, Wedding Hair, Keratin, Olaplex

Before becoming an incredibly talented stylist, Lauren studied to be a social worker and therapist. And you can tell. Not only does she bring exquisite styling skills to every head of hair, she brings deep, meaningful conversation as well. They say going to your stylist is like therapy, but with Lauren it truly is. She makes strong connections with every single one of her clients and it’s amazing she can keep her focus on you and your hair. Her skills with highly textured and ethnic hair have launched her in an educator role, teaching the rest of our staff how to handle curls of all types. Also, ask her about her adorable son, Liam. They’re both secret nerds.

• With A+S since 2014
• Education Includes: Bumble and Bumble (Razor, Shear, Business I, Styling I) Shu Uemura (Advanced Cutting, Styling, Razor) AVEDA (Formal Styling), Aquage (Cutting, Styling)
• Special Services Include: Highly Textured Hair, Wedding Hair

Please note: thick, course or natural hair usually requires additional time. Please inform front desk coordinator when making appointment. Highly textured hair cut is styled as a wash and go. Twist-out or other styles are additional charge. Please inform Front Desk Coordinator when making appointment.

Margaux walks a fine line between bohemian and technical badass, reflected both in her spirited outlook on life and in her carefully crafted haircuts. In another lifetime, Margaux might have pursued a career involving interior design, with her love of vintage architecture and her close attention to texture, proportion, composition, and balance. But a good haircut is just the beginning. As an unabashed and self proclaimed hobbyist, she is open to trying anything, from roller skating to playing the ukulele, and her discussion topics range from science and nature to aliens, metaphysics, and mythology. Margaux especially loves dry cuts, curls, and waves; she embodies a natural, dynamic style and has a passion for watching her clients and their hairstyles evolve.

• With A+S since 2010
• Education Includes: Bumble and Bumble (Styling Iⅈ Network Educator I; Design Studio; Advanced Razor Cutting); Shu Uemura Advanced Styling; American Crew Complete Method
• Special Services Include: Keratin Smoothing Treatment; Wedding Hair; Formal Styling

Paul hails from a family of successful artists and parlayed his imagination and drawings of his own superheroes into a wildly successful career in the hair industry. An international stylist celebrity, Paul chose a career in hair for the sole purpose of mastering a craft that directly impacts how people feel about themselves. Mentor, psychologist, artist…superhero creator. Find your inner superhero.

• With A+S since 1995
• Global Artistic Director of American Crew
• Education Includes: Vidal Sassoon ABC, Bumble and Bumble (Business Immersion I, Fierce Conversations, Styling Your Career, Leadership Know Your Strengths, Advanced Razor Cutting, Advanced Shear Cutting, Cut Mastery)

It’s hard not to believe in superpowers after seeing one of Rob’s blowdries or precision haircuts. Maybe he was bitten by a radioactive Sassoon educator? His incredible passion and creativity with hair isn’t only brilliant but also infectious, which is why he’s taken almost every Vidal Sassoon class ever offered…and then teaches it to our core cutting team on Mondays. For an artist like Rob, his imagination doesn’t end behind the chair. He dedicates his off time to classic comic books and video games (and, of course, his cat Bowie).

• With A+S since 2003
• Featured in Allure Magazine as well as Modern Salon and American Salon
• Education Includes:Vidal Sassoon Academy (4 week Intensive; 5 Day Cutting Classic; 3 x 5 Day Creative Cutting, ABC, ABC 2, 2-Day In-Salon with Traci Sakosits); Butterfly Studio Intro to Straight Razor; Bumble and Bumble (Network Educator 1&2; Design Workshop; Design Studio; Bb Curl, Cut Mastery) Revlon Professional Collection

How does one define the pillar of an organization? Tara’s unwavering commitment to her craft & to the relationships she builds at Art & Science have led her to become an indispensable leader in the salon & in the industry. She’s the first to give back to her community, be it by donating her work to support a cause or fostering a four-legged companion from PAWS Chicago that she nurtures and loves. Perhaps it’s the Gemini in her, but Tara isn’t satisfied if she is not learning, which is reflected dedication to advanced education and the willingness to take on every course to continue to elevate her skills. Expect greatness from your Tara experience; she won’t rest until she’s satisfied that you love your haircut.

• With A+S since 2005
• Education Includes: Bumble and Bumble (Design Workshop, Network Educator I, Styling I, Bb Curl, Cut Mastery); Vidal Sassoon Academy (In Salon with Traci Sakositis, ABC, ABC2, Creative); Keratin Certification
• Special Services Include: Keratin Smoothing Treatment

Yeefah came to Art + Science in 2009 and brought with her advanced education, passion and, most importantly, drive. She is the kind of stylist who is always looking for new ways to expand and better her craft. Due to her unwillingness to stagnate, Yeefah has created opportunities to present on stage as an educator for numerous product companies, serve on panels specializing in ethnic and highly textured hair, serve as a board member of Harry Truman’s cosmetology advisory board, mentor high school students interested in cosmetology and even demonstrate her work with Bumble and Bumble at New York fashion week. Behind the chair, Yeefah loves clients who are open minded, who believe in the inherent goodness of man and view the world with an optimistic lens. Anything is possible. Yeefah lives that truth.

• With A+S since 2009
• Education Includes: Bumble and Bumble (Network Educator I, Threading, Styling I&ll, Razor Cutting, Shear Cutting), American Crew (Method I&II, Advanced Clipper), Vidal Sassoon (ABC Intensive), Shu Uemura (Braid Couture, Faux bob and up styling), Aquage Master Class, Mizani Relaxer Training, Kris Sorbe Hairdressing, Sam Villa (Textured bob)
• Special Services Include: Mizani Relaxers, Highly Textured Hair(natural hair) Curly/Wavy Hair, Asian Hair, Very Thick Hair, Very Fine Hair, Wedding Hair

Please note: thick, course or natural hair usually requires additional time. Please inform front desk coordinator when making appointment. Highly textured hair cut is styled as a wash and go. Twist-out or other styles are additional charge. Please inform Front Desk Coordinator when making appointment.

Anthony carries the quiet courage of a man who only speaks when he knows what he’s talking about. Watching him work is akin to watching an artist paint, be it with a shears, free hand clipper, or straight razor, he takes pride and care with every head of hair. While he says put yourself first, Anthony is one of those rare people who knows he wouldn’t be anywhere without offering exceptional quality and customer service. When he isn’t in the shop busting out enviable fades, he’s exploring the city’s food scene, spending time with his family and his dog Cocoa, or giving back to the community. He’s usually the first person to offer his help to a cut-a-thon, either raising money for a cause or just giving a veteran a well-deserved clean up.

• With A+S since 2015
• Education Includes: Redken Exchange NY Segmentation Men’s Cutting, American Crew Method 1, Bumble and Bumble Razor Cutting
• Special Services Include: Highly Textured Men’s Hair, Men’s Chemical Services, Graphics

George has the honor of being one of the very first employees of Art + Science. Over the years, he has become an essential part of the Art + Science culture, either due to his thriving business in the Evanston salon, his mentoring of assistants in the men’s cutting program, or his extensive education resume. George has taught cutting classes on almost every continent on Earth with companies ranging from Pivot Point to American Crew, MENSDEPT and, most recently, Reuzel (where he is the head of education). George has been an expert men’s specialist his entire career, though he is just as dedicated to his female clients. He doesn’t just get his inspiration from hairdressing; George’s real full time job is raising his two teenage boys. And, while he doesn’t like the music, he makes sure both Alessandro and Santino are with him every step of the way. Come to George for the incredible cut, stay for the stories. Trust me, he’s got plenty.

• With A+S since 1989
• Education Includes: Pivot Point Academy, Vidal Sassoon ABC, Bumble and Bumble University, Old School Barber Academy (Schorem Rotterdam)
• Special Services Include: Keratin Smoothing Treatment, Perms, Men’s Hair

Jo is the kind of hair professional and guru who will guide you when you need guidance, listen to you when she needs to listen, and do whatever she needs to do to get the perfect look for you. When Jo came to A+S in 2013, she had been a hair professional since 2003 and an accomplished educator with AVEDA. She quickly conquered our apprenticeship and staked her claim on the floor at our Evanston salon before becoming one of our key Men’s and Hairdressing educators. This is the kind of drive Jo exudes in every aspect of her life, if she’s training for a half marathon or perfecting a fade or messy chignon. She excels with wedding hair but she always feels at home with a set of clippers in hand.

• With A+S since 2013
• Education Includes: AVEDA Minneapolis, AVEDA Educator 2010-2013, Bumble and Bumble Styling I, Razor Cutting, Fashion Shows in Chicago, Des Moines, Minneapolis
• Special Services: Wedding Hair; Formal Styling

What Matt does with men’s hair seems effortless, but it is borne of years of dedication and training. Matt is the kind of barber who soaks up education and opportunity like a sponge. Since joining the A+S team in 2012, he has become an essential part of the barbering culture, from educating our core and men’s cutting apprentices, to his work with American Crew and his position as manager of the A+S barbershops. But ‘effortless’ is the word for Matt. The man never breaks a sweat, and doesn’t need to. When he isn’t in the salon or the barbershop, he’s exploring every restaurant in town and, trust me, he has plenty of opinions on all of them. And, while the restaurant scene is one of his passions, nothing pleases him more than seeing a haircut form on someone who was born to wear that certain shape.

• With A+S since 2012
• Education Includes: American Crew Method 1&2; American Crew Collections; American Crew MMG, Reuzel Education, Full MENSDEPT. Curriculum, Vidal Sassoon ABC Cutting, Bumble and Bumble Shear Cutting; AVEDA Advanced Education
• Regional Educator with American Crew
• Core Barbering Educator with Art + Science

Paul hails from a family of successful artists and parlayed his imagination and drawings of his own superheroes into a wildly successful career in the hair industry. An international stylist celebrity, Paul chose a career in hair for the sole purpose of mastering a craft that directly impacts how people feel about themselves. Mentor, psychologist, artist…superhero creator. Find your inner superhero.

• With A+S since 1995
• Global Artistic Director of American Crew
• Education Includes: Vidal Sassoon ABC, Bumble and Bumble (Business Immersion I, Fierce Conversations, Styling Your Career, Leadership Know Your Strengths, Advanced Razor Cutting, Advanced Shear Cutting, Cut Mastery)