High school visual arts educator with studio instruction experience in drawing, painting, and mixed media. Teaching grounded in structured studio routines, rigorous critique, material process, and individual artistic voice. Dual graduate degrees — MEd in Secondary Visual Arts Education (DePaul, 2025) and MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts (Columbia College Chicago, 2014). Illinois Professional Educator License in Visual Arts / Fine Arts, Grades K–12. Committed to building inclusive studio environments where students develop technical fluency and authentic creative identity.
The classroom is an active studio. Students develop technical skills and creative confidence through sketchbooks, critique, process work, and revision — with an emphasis on drawing, painting, and mixed media.
Interdisciplinary work spanning drawing, painting, installation, and performance. Investigates identity, labor, domesticity, architecture, and social sculpture through material process and endurance.
Developed and facilitated studio-based instruction in drawing, painting, mixed media, and composition. Guided students through project planning, critique, revision, and final presentation. Maintained structured classroom routines and a safe, organized studio environment.
Maintained classroom continuity and instructional standards across diverse subject areas in secondary settings.
Taught drawing, painting, and mixed media to students at varied skill levels using demonstrations, guided practice, and project-based instruction.
Supported mentor teachers and classroom instruction. Observed and practiced instructional routines and student engagement strategies.
Supported cinema, media, and interdisciplinary arts courses. Facilitated critiques, demonstrations, and student feedback sessions.
Substitute Educator License valid through June 2029. ICTS 214 Visual Arts — Passed.
Teaching and Learning: Secondary Visual Arts. GPA: 3.9. TEACH Grant recipient 2023–2025.
Interdisciplinary Arts and Media. GPA: 3.744. Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Manifest Urban Arts Festival 2013.
Studio Art / 2-D Studio Art. Fine Arts Scholarship 2001–2005. Study abroad: Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence 2004–2005. First Place, Florence Painting Competition 2005.
Continuing Studies. Additional portraiture coursework, Moraine Valley College.
AUSL Teaching Residency Scholarship 2023 · HomeSweetHouse Monograph 2014 · Ruth C. Boyd-Cook Painting Award 2004 · RISD Portfolio Award 2001 · Perfect AP Art Score 2001 · NAEA Representative, Metropolitan Museum 2001