Members promote and participate in the creation of collaborative, safe and supportive learning communities. They recognize their shared responsibilities and their leadership roles in order to facilitate student success. Members maintain and uphold the principles of the ethical standards in these learning communities.
My passion for teaching, specifically in the visual arts, stems from my ties in the artistic fields. Simultaneously to my educational profession, I am an actively working artist focused on raising awareness for endangered wildlife. I am the Exclusive Artist for Polar Nation and have been producing artwork for products that raise proceeds for Polar Bears International for polar bear conservation. Via this journey, I have been active in my local art community.
This year I had my first solo exhibition In Peril at For the Love of Art art gallery, which focused on endangered species and informed my audience about the threats to wildlife and the environment. I have donated art to the local Lions Club to raise proceeds to send Type II diabetic kids to camp. I interned for the historical Embassy Cultural House, curated their International Women’s Day exhibition, and participated in many of their events. I have also been a volunteer teaching assistant in various schools.
Today, I proudly educate emerging artists at For the Love of Art art gallery in London, Ontario.
Finally, I am currently preparing for my upcoming solo exhibition in June and am participating in UPwithArt in support of the Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness and Museum London.
CHALK TALK!
In celebration of World Art Day, we hosted a Chalk Talk event outside the front of W.C Kennedy Collegiate Secondary. I spent the entire day outside supervising and facilitating the festivities as students from all classes came to participate. The premise of this event was to spread positivity with chalk art and messages. My visual arts classes used this time to have artistic freedom and be leaders for other students to join in on the creative fun. This was a great way to build the school community and uplift the students’ spirits.
ART IN THE COMMUNITY
My seniors installed their Philosophies of Art collaborative project and did a public art talk. This was a great way to implement installation and curation into our lesson and talk about displaying art in public spaces. I brought them outside for them to think about how, where, and why they would install their art in a certain location. We talked about how this impacts their artwork and message. I had one group doing formalism and installed theirs on a platform and used the sidewalk lines to lead our eye into the piece. We discussed not only how the location can enhance the meaning of your work, but also how public perspectives can deepen and expand those meanings. This public gallery walk activity also encouraged the students to think about the influence of space and how they can spread a message with their artwork.