Education
Master of Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY. 2005
Deans Scholarship and Oscar Kolin MFA Fellowship recipient
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 2002 with Highest Distinction.
Scholarship recipient and Amsden Award for Excellence in Art History
Teaching Experience
Sept. 2008 – Present The Studio School of Josephine DeFrancis, Lenexa, KS.
- Teaching private and group art lessons to children, teens, and adults out of my personal art studio
- Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramics, Craft Projects
- Mentored High School Students with Art School Application Portfolios
July 2008 – Aug. 2008 Kids at the Crossroads, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO.
- Taught Middle School Children art during a 3 week all day intensive Art Camp
- Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Sculpture
- Culminated in an exhibition of Student Work
Jan. 2003 – Aug. 2003 The Studio of Jo Marie Hart, Stilwell, KS.
- Taught private and group art lessons out of my personal art studio
- Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Craft Projects
- Mentored High School Students with Art School Application Portfolios
Sept. 2002 – Aug. 2003 The Art School of Swangstu-Ferguson Studios, Leawood, KS.
- Instructor for children’s and teen’s mixed media, drawing, and painting classes
- Mentored High School Students with Art School Application Portfolios
June 2002 – July 2002 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
- Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Drawing I and II Summer Session
- Taught under Associate Professor Tanya Hartman
- Facilitated Figure Drawing, various drawing projects, and critiques
April 2001 – Aug. 2003 Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
- Instructor for Boredom Busters/ Summer children’s art workshops
- Assisted with Saturday Children’s Art Workshops
- Assistant for Children’s Workshop at the Plaza Art Fair
References Available upon request
Master of Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY. 2005
Deans Scholarship and Oscar Kolin MFA Fellowship recipient
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 2002 with Highest Distinction.
Scholarship recipient and Amsden Award for Excellence in Art History
Teaching Experience
Sept. 2008 – Present The Studio School of Josephine DeFrancis, Lenexa, KS.
- Teaching private and group art lessons to children, teens, and adults out of my personal art studio
- Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramics, Craft Projects
- Mentored High School Students with Art School Application Portfolios
July 2008 – Aug. 2008 Kids at the Crossroads, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO.
- Taught Middle School Children art during a 3 week all day intensive Art Camp
- Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Sculpture
- Culminated in an exhibition of Student Work
Jan. 2003 – Aug. 2003 The Studio of Jo Marie Hart, Stilwell, KS.
- Taught private and group art lessons out of my personal art studio
- Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Craft Projects
- Mentored High School Students with Art School Application Portfolios
Sept. 2002 – Aug. 2003 The Art School of Swangstu-Ferguson Studios, Leawood, KS.
- Instructor for children’s and teen’s mixed media, drawing, and painting classes
- Mentored High School Students with Art School Application Portfolios
June 2002 – July 2002 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
- Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Drawing I and II Summer Session
- Taught under Associate Professor Tanya Hartman
- Facilitated Figure Drawing, various drawing projects, and critiques
April 2001 – Aug. 2003 Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
- Instructor for Boredom Busters/ Summer children’s art workshops
- Assisted with Saturday Children’s Art Workshops
- Assistant for Children’s Workshop at the Plaza Art Fair
References Available upon request
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