CURRICULUM VITAE
HIGHLIGHTS
Artist - Educator - Arts Consultant
Ongoing Creative Re-searching and Exploration.
Developing Aesthetic Awareness from an Artistic Perspective.
Multi-media: Painting - Sculpture - Theatre - English Lit - Poetry
- Photography 35 mm, E-Commerce
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
The Greatest Knowledge Anyone Can Acquire Is Self-Awareness.
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Professional Arts Education Experience:
Designed Arts Curriculum in Canada and the Caribbean - Fine Arts Courses - Workshops - Private Tuition - All Ages - All Levels of Development - Explore a Classical Approach to Art-making and The Fundamentals of Arts and Design - Multi-media - Portraiture - Life Drawing - En Plein Air - Still Life - Portfolio Development.
To express creativity, using any medium, a basic understanding of the Fundamentals of Art and Design is vital. (Copy work from photos not recommended). Students of art must let go the urge to control the experience or the materials. In other words, explore the basic rules of art making before you break them. It’s vital to study with a trained fine arts teacher, if you can, someone who can guide you to express your unique voice.
Consider - Does a Poet know the next word when s/he is writing a poem? Does a Musician know the next chord as s/he is exploring or creating or (exploring) their music?
With fewer words, William Shakespeare said, "The Play's The Thing".
Professional Musicians Play! - Actors Play! - Dancers Play! - Visual Artists Play! - Writers Play! - With letting go or playing comes great freedom - To be yourself - To explore boundless possibilities.
Consider - If you are a student of the piano how long could it take to play Chopin by sight, - then - with passion? Consider now - How long could it take to Discover Your Own - Unique - Voice!?
The Playing - The Exploration - A Sense of Wonder - Is The Thing! |
Professional Teaching Experience:
Teacher Grades 7 - 12 BJC - BGCSE
Fine Arts and Graphic Design |
Andros Island, The Bahamas |
Teacher Grades 7 - 12 GCSE - BGCSE
Fine Arts and Graphic Design
Acting and Script-Writing |
Abaco Island, The Bahamas |
Teacher on Call
Intermediate-Senior |
Frontenac Board of Education
Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Teacher
Continuing Education |
Frontenac Board of Education
Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Teaching Assistant
Society and Education |
Faculty of Education
Queen's University, Canada |
Teaching Assistant
Summer Arts Programme |
Faculty of Fine Arts
Mount Allison University, Canada |
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Academic Education:
Bachelor of Education
Intermediate-Senior
Fine Arts/English |
Queen's University
Faculty of Education
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Bachelor of Film Studies
Production/Criticism/Theory
Popular Culture/Media Literacy |
Queen's University
Faculty of Film Studies
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Bachelor of Fine Arts
Painting, Sculpture, Canadian Lit |
Mount Allison University
Faculty of Fine Arts |
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Areas of Expertise:
| Public Speaking and Presentation Skills |
Multi-Cultural Research |
| Curriculum Development and Implementation |
Public/Community Relations |
| Counseling-Guiding to Resolve Key Challenges |
Lateral Thinking Exploration |
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Projects and Accomplishments:
Voices from the High School
Motivated Students to Explore Social-Comment, Script-Writing and Acting. |
Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island
The Bahamas |
1st International Multi-Cultural Festival
Unity & Understanding Celebrating nine (9) Countries within the school family |
Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island
The Bahamas |
World Music Festival
Spearheaded, Fund raised and Coordinated
Indigenous Music, Dance and Costume Design
Theme: Keeping the Tradition Alive
(22) Bahamian Students Performed |
Harbourfront Centre
World Music Festival
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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National Junior Junkanoo Competition
Designed Costumes, Choreographed
Indigenous Music and Dance |
Nassau the Bahamas
Junior Junkanoo
Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island |
Artist in Education - Teens at Risk
Designed Curriculum and Facilitated Course
Self-Awareness & Conflict Resolution |
Co-partnered with Ontario Arts Council
and Frontenac School Board, Kingston, Ontario |
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Video Documentaries Produced and Directed:
| Involved in All Phases of Production and Post-Production |
| Familiar Faces Hidden Lives (12 mins.) |
| New Eyes (Art Portfolio 22 mins.) |
| Inside In-Formation (Teens at Risk) |
| Ontario Students' Against Drunk Driving |
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Theatre Acted and Directed:
| Numerous Children's Productions |
Avion Players |
| Elephant Man & Delicate Balance |
Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
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Reviews, Articles and Artwork Published:
| Kingston Artists' Association |
Just Another Point of Viewing |
| Organization of Kingston Women Artists |
Calendar |
| Whig Standard Newspaper |
Companion (cover page) |
| Studio Magazine |
Artist Cavelle Kingston |
| Whig Standard Newspaper |
Companion (cover page) |
| Argosy Weekly Mount Allison University |
Jung & Art, Young & Anorexic
Reported on: Art Therapy Conference,
Quebec City |
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Travel:
The Bahamas Belize Bermuda Canada England France Holland Morocco The Netherlands Spain USA |
The Artist is a person who is an expert in the training of perception.
Marshall McLuhan 1967
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