Director of Arts Education Outreach

OBJECTIVE
Master creative artist/designer with •••••+ years combined experience in education K••••• professional Fine Art, Photography, and Commercial Arts industry seeking full time Creative Arts Teaching position in public school or well-established charter school program. Half of my teaching experience has been with jr. high student and half with high school students.

RECENT EXPERIENCE

Bammel Middle School- Spring ISD, Houston, TX••••••••••
Art Teacher 6th•••••th

Young Artrepreneurs, Independent Program, Houston, TX ••••••••••
Program Director/Instructor
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Capoeira Afterschool Program, Brazilian Arts Foundation Houston, TX••••••••••
Instructor

Capoeira Summer Camp, Brazilian Arts Foundation Houston, TX••••••••••
Program Coordinator/Instructor

Discipleship Art Saturday Program Independent Program Houston, TX••••••••••
Program Director/Instructor

BACKGROUND

••••• My time in the city of Phoenix AZ
Visual Arts Teacher Future Development Charter School, Grades K•••••th ••••••••••
Language Arts Teacher CI Wilson Charter School, Grades •••••th••••••••••
Visual Art Teacher Ascending Roots Charter School, Grades •••••th ••••••••••

••••• My time in the Steel City •••••
Photography Instructor Manchester Craftsmens Guild, Youth Programs, Pittsburgh, PA••••••••••
Program Instructor National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Pittsburgh, PA •••••
Assistant Curator Wood Street Galleries Pittsburgh, PA••••••••••
Artist/Muralist Africa Mural Project, Multi-cultural Grant Center, Pittsburgh, PA ••••••••••
Design Instructor Manchester Craftsmens Design Pittsburgh, PA••••••••••
Photographer Assistant to Photographer Lonnie Graham Pittsburgh, PA••••••••••
Design Intern Marc Advertising, Pittsburgh, PA••••••••••
Photography Instr. Slippery Rock University, Summer School Art Program, Slippery Rock, PA •••••

••••• My time in the Big Apple •••••
Student Teacher Drawing & Design Lead Instructor Cooper Union Saturday Program••••••••••
Studio Assistant to Artist Ben Schoenzeit New York City, NY••••••••••
Muralist City-Arts, NYC Mural Project, Dominican Harlem, New York, NY ••••••••••

EDUCATION

Teachers Certification Program-Kingwood College, Houston, TX ••••••••••
MFA-Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA••••••••••
BFA-Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York City, NY••••••••••
HS Diploma-Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts Pittsburgh, PA ••••••••••

RECENT ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION
Chairman on the Board, Brazilian Arts Foundation- Houston, TX ••••••••••

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS PowerPoint, Publisher
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Flash
•••••mm Photography
Mac I Movie
Mac I Web
Java
Screen Printing
Drawing Media (Pencil, Pen & Ink, Charcoal, Crayon, Pastel, and Conte)
Painting Media (Watercolor, Acrylic, Tempera, and Oil)
Clay Modeling & Figure Sculpture
Crafts (Quilt-making and Jewelry)

EXPERIENCE & WORK CAPACITIES

Commercial & Fine Art Photography
Photo-documentary
Concept Design
Architectural Renderings
Fashion Sketch Artist
Advertisement Layout
Logos Signage & Corporate Identity
Illustration
Typography
Calligraphy
Tattoo Design
Stage Props
Mock-Ups
Cartoonist
Caricature Artist
Animation Character Development
Packaging Design
Textile Design
Furniture Design
T-shirt Design
Website Assets
Interior Design
Childrens Book Illustrator
Arts Curriculum Writing & Development
Organization Liaison
Workshops Coordinator
Guest Lecturer
Fine Artist / Gallery Shows
Gallery Curator

Arts Collaborative Assistant Facilitator
Dance Brazil, Brazilian Arts Foundation, Deborah Willis, Leonardo Drew, Philadanco Dance Company, Thurman Statom, Sam Gilliam, Lonnie Graham, and many others.

PUBLICATIONS
Illustrator •••••The Putting on the Brakes Activity Book for Young People with ADHD
Patricia •••••n, M.D., Judith M. Stern, M.A.•••••
Photographers Assistant •••••Thaddeus Mosley, African-American Sculptor
David Lewis, Lonnie Graham