Instructors
The Art of Makeup Instructors
Celena Rubin
Founder & Director
Celena Rubin is a professionally trained working makeup artist from Los Angeles with over twenty years of experience in the field. Starting at the age of sixteen, she studied theater makeup at Hollywood High Performing Arts Magnet, and went on to study advanced makeup techniques during her university theater major. Celena then studied at a boutique private school with Emmy Award Winning makeup artist, David Dittmar, taking lessons from a successful working professional. Learning never stops though. Since then, she has taken many classes in fx, hairstyling, and more makeup! She has worked in theater, TV and film, print, commercials, advertising, music videos, runway and bridal. Celena has worked with some of the top celebrities and directors in Hollywood, and working for Good Morning America and 20/20, she has also worked with some of the top politicians in the country, including US Presidents and their families. Celena’s makeup work has been spotted in W, Oprah, Rolling Stone, Time, Vanity Fair and many more top publications throughout the world.
Marie-Flore Beaubien
Instructor
Marie-Flore Beaubien is a Los Angeles-based award-winning celebrity makeup artist with over 25 years of experience. She began her career working on independent films, and became popular amongst celebrity bands and rappers for music videos, but found her passion in beauty, advertising campaigns, the red carpet, and television. She has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, winning one Emmy for The Real (2021-2022), and an Emmy nomination for The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022-2024). She is also known for America’s Next Top Model (2003), Gayme Show (2020), Hollywood Today Live (2015-2017), and many other features and TV shows. Her list of celebrities includes Garcelle Beauvais, Jennifer Hudson, Eminem, Dave Mathews Band, Busta Rhymes, Wanda Sykes, Mickey Rooney, and many, many more.
Linda Wong
Instructor
Linda Wong is one of our prized Art of Makeup School graduates! Before The Art of Makeup she already had experience working as a makeup artist in Chicago, IL for the haunted house industry, also doing theatre, commercials, tv and film, and had an education in Fine Arts. When she moved to Portland, OR though, she wanted a formal education in makeup artistry. She attended The Art of Makeup School and became a certified makeup artist in 2016!
While working as a free-lance makeup artist in Portland doing all the things that she loves such as theater, film, commercial, runway, and editorial, Linda found a niche in her career that suited her perfectly, She now focuses on lifting the voices of women, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities. She chooses to work on photo shoots that empower women, building their brands and businesses. She also frequently does makeup for boudoir shoots and for women over 40. Linda has a reputation for this and is sought after for her nurturing and inspiring persona, and creative skills in airbrush, body painting and beauty for women of color and for mature skin.
Linda has been a guest instructor at The Art of Makeup School for 5 years. She teaches airbrush and body painting, beauty, fashion, and theatrical makeup.