Passionate arts educator with a 4 year background in education roles, an accomplished rising senior at the Rhode Island School of Design, skilled in fostering artistic collaboration and enhancing student engagement. Excels in fast paced environments and is skilled in classroom management. Has successfully guided students aged 3-19 in developing their technical skills while nurturing their individual artistic voices.
Assisted the development of second year students in their drawing studio by working with the professor to provide encouragement and constructive criticism, with a focus on teaching linear perspective and thematic exploration.
Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engaged with customers, maintained a calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
Provided instruction to students in a first year undergraduate sculpture studio, provided students with demonstrations of metal work and soldering, and of hand sewing, so that they could combine these skills to broaden their artistic practice. helped the professor guide class discussions on reoccurring themes of sustainability and recycling in art.
Nurtured individual talents of elementary aged students by identifying areas of strength and providing opportunities for further growth and development. Taught individual lessons on watercolor, observational drawing, and art history.
Managed art room supplies, equipment and resources to maintain consistent supply for projects, developed and taught engaging art lessons to classes with students of different age ranges and provided individual assistance so that all students could flourish as artists.
My artwork was chosen, from a pool of works by 107 other student artists, as the overall Winner of the show. My work was hung in the US Capitol building from 2022 to 2023.