Teaching Portfolio
Malaspina Printmakers 2013
Revolutionary Printmaking for Teenagers
with TA Matt Parisien
Vancouver BC, Granville Island Vancouver BC
The goal of this 5 day workshop is to inspire cohesive involvement of teenagers empowering the participants with an understanding of the role of the artist in the city, and to demonstrate the artist’s responsibility to contribute positively to civic life. Revolutionary Printmaking is meant to act as the first step of what can be accomplished in community-based collaborative public art here in Vancouver. Students will learn the primary steps of screen printing from designing a poster through to printing it.
Victoria High School 2013
New Extreme Youth Mentorship Program
Grade 10 class
In partnership with The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Victoria BC
I taught the students the art of stencil making. We selected birds for the theme of freedom. Each student customized their illustration. The group show was spray painted on the wall of the Art Gallery of Great Victoria.
L’école Victor-Brodeur 2012
Revolutionary Printmaking
Grade 10 class
In partnership with The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Victoria BC
I taught the students linocut and history of how printmaking is instrumental with revolutions. The students designed a personal "revolutionary" poster full of symbols and meaning personal to them.
Vancouver Island School of Art 2011
Street Art; Voice of the City
Victoria BC
I invited the students to investigate the social practice and placement of art in the public sphere. Supporting the philosophy that art making is available to everyone, this class dives further into the language of the everyday environment and offers creative response to public spaces. Students worked in the public domain as part of their studio practice.
Brooklyn Arts Council 2010
Creative Arts Workshops for Kids as IS52
In partnership with the Brooklyn Arts Council
Manhattan New York City
I worked with the students to create a mural that we painted in their school. The students selected iconic imagery after hearing stories about the Harlem Renaissance. This 12-week program is designed for groups of a dozen teens to work with professional teaching artists in various medium to strengthen artistic and developmental skills.
A final project is presented to family, teachers, peers, artists-in-residence, community residents and museum educators and artists in residency at the MoMA.
Youth Write 2007 & 2008
Canmore Alberta 2007
Calgary Albera 2008
Teaching Artist in Residence + layout and design of magazine
Over a one week residency, I guided students on artistic adventures that utilized spoken word, poetry, art and creative collaborations.