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ABOUT

     As an artist, teacher, and musician, I am always seeking to learn more about people and artistic expression. To understand other cultures, I submerge myself in their environments and become a participant in their daily life. I value exposure to the beautiful variations among humans, places, and societies. 

     In the classroom, I provide opportunities for students to discuss and discover the differences and similarities amongst reading materials, art, and artists. As a class, we undertake the course’s journey benefiting from different perspectives, decisions, conditions, and guidance that arise within individual and group learning.
     Teaching and creating art has been my tool for aiding adult and children’s exploration of themselves, others, and their environments. As an art educator, I aim to help others recognize visual arts as an essential means of nonverbal communication, as well as a language that unites different cultures past and present.     

     My goal as a teacher and artist is to help others discover the magic of art.  Art allows for one to develop creativity, resourcefulness and the ability to conceive the novel, the dissimilar, and the unidentified. I also believe it is essential to remain a working artist and expose myself to art forms and practices within contemporary through ancient times. In turn, practicing different techniques and retaining artistic knowledge, allows me to present a well-rounded curriculum that encourages all forms of creative expression within a classroom. Being both an artist and a teacher, has accentuated my ability to perceive, understand, and create art.
    I take on the role of being a leader rather than an art expert in the classroom. An optimal learning environment is a place where students feel comfortable in expressing their ideas and where students are inspired to learn more throughout the course. Motivating and facilitating learning becomes easier when the student feels heard and respected. Ultimately, I hope my students leave my classroom with an expanded connection to art and the desire to discover more artistic experiences. The art world has had a substantial impact on my own life, and I strive to relay that influence to my students as well.

 

 

 

​Teaching Philosophy

​CV:

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Selected Group Exhibitions

  • “2013 Annual Art Auction Exhibition” Root Division, San Francisco, 2012

  • "Bike or Ride" Lucky 13, San Francisco, 2012

  • "Future Beings" The Farm, San Francisco, CA, 2012

  • “The Eye of the Beholder” Root Division, San Francisco, 2011

  • “The Token Woman Show” Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2010

  • “To The Theatre” Jack DeRieux Little Theatre, Walnut Creek, CA. 2007, 2008

  • “B.S. Art Education Show,” Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI. 2006

  • “We Love Pussy Cats” Studio One Eleven, Portland, OR. 2005

  • “Unveiling” Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR. 2004

  • “Prodigal Children of the Buisch” Red Gym Gallery Madison, WI. 2004

  • “Appropriation” Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI. 2004

  • Women’s History Card Project (Winter 2004), based in Portland, OR. National distribution & Exhibitions.

 

Solo Exhibitions

  • “Simple” Fireworks Gallery, Madison, WI 2008

  • “Under the Cushion” King Club, Madison, WI 2007

  • “Steep Slide” The Red Gym Gallery, Madison, WI 2006

Publications

  • Dirty Candybar Artist Collective Zines.  Distributed at local bookstores in San Francisco: Pens & Needles, Modern Times, 2008-2009

Lectures​​

  • Guest lecturer on claymation at Zuem, San Francisco’s Multi Media Arts and Technology Children’s Museum, 2009-2010

My Artwork:

​Below is a sampling of my artwork. I create works in a variety of mediums from ceramics, digital photography and design, to drawing, and painting.

Student Awards and Recognition:

​2012-2013 National Ap Art Exhibition - Featured student

  • 40,000 portfolios were submitted in 2013, and my student was chosen from this group - making her in the top 1% of high school artists today.  She is one of 25 featured in the exhibition.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2012 and 2013

  • ​In 2012, three of my students were recognized by the California Region of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Throughout California, students submitted 1784 works of art to The Scholastic Art Awards this year.  1 Gold key, 5 silver keys, and 11 honorable mentions. These students are participating in an exhibit of the student work at Reynolds Art Gallery in the Jeannette Powell Arts Center of the University of the Pacific in Stockton.
  • ​In 2013, two of my Advanced Placement Art students were awarded Silver keys as well as honorable mentions for their artwork submitted to the 2013 Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards - Alliance for Young Artists.  Their work was recognized as exceptional from over 2,000 entries within California. One student received two silver keys and 1 honorable mention while another received 8 honorable mentions.

Dr. Suess' Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Scholarship Challenge

  • Student's artwork has also been selected as a finalist in the Oh, the Places You’ll Go! scholarship challenge. Her self-portrait will be on exhibition at Peabody Gallery, a fine art gallery representing The Art of Dr. Seuss, where it will be featured during a special event, beginning March 2 and running through March 31, 2012.

​​Art IS Education Showcase 2011-2012

  • Over 20 students within the Visual Arts program at Moreau exhibited artwork at Cinema Place Gallery in downtown Hayward. The exhibition, Art IS Education, was shared with numerous other Bay Area schools. Art IS Education is a program of the Alameda County Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership, a project of the Alameda County Office of Education in partnership with the Alameda County Arts Commission. Art IS Education is an annual showcase of arts learning in Alameda County schools in March during national Arts Education Month.

Pete Stark Congressional Art Competition 2012

  • A.P. art student’s photograph was runner up in the competition. Over 10 schools and 30 of the best student artists in the Bay Area were amongst the competitors.​

Stand out Moments:

 

1. Started a student art gallery featuring 8 shows a year and 50 artworks a show.

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2. My AP Art student was 1/25 chosen from 60,000 to be featured in the National AP Art Exhibition.

 

3. ​ For 2 years in a row, one or more of my Ap Art students have received Silver Keys from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.​

 

4. In 2012, 100 students of mine participated in the "Create Peace Project" to help educate people on ending violence and promoting peace.

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5. I've advised over 100 students in creating a 300 page yearbook.

 

6. Since I started teaching AP Art, I have doubled the class size from 10 to 20 students. 90% pass rate on exam.

 

7. While teaching, I have created artwork for at least one art exhibition a year.

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8. Guest lecturer on claymation at Zuem, San Francisco’s Multi-Media Arts and Technology Children’s Museum, 2009-2010.  A National Teacher Workshop sponsored by KQED.

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Outside of School Exhibitions - Students work featured

 

  • Days of the Dead Group Exhibition: Oakland Museum of Art, 2008​​​

  • Evolution of a Sacred Space: Dia de los Muertos Exhibition, Meek Mansion, Hayward, October 2009​

  • The Art of Remembrance: Days of the Dead, Meek Mansion, Hayward, CA, October-November 2010​​

  • Lillian Black Festival, Bishop O’Dowd High School, Oakland, Ca., February 2009 - 2013

  • Hayward Education Foundation Art Benefit, Cal State East Bay, 2009-2013

  • Art Is Education, A Continuum of Learning, Cinema Place Gallery, Hayward Ca. March-April 2011

  • Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton, CA., June - July 2012​. 20 student works, 10 first place, 1 Judges favorite, and one Best in Show.

  • “Postcards for Peace Project”, 2012. Oakland based artist group that uses creativity to promote hope and good will around the world.  Over 100 of my students created postcards for students in Ghana - each postcard represented their vision of peace and in return they will receive a card from a student in Ghana. http://www.createpeaceproject.org/

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