Angel Kawash
Deptford Township,NJ
Summary
Teaching Artist facilitating creative learning experiences at the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Delphi Program. Proficient in animation and illustration. Aiming to expand outreach and impact within the arts community.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Artist Instructor
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
09.2023 - Current
- Co-teaching Teen Media, Delphi Program
- Instructing students on Time Based projects
- Artist talk curation and Student productions
Artist Instructor for Summer camp
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
07.2023 - Current
- 4 weeks of teaching from ages 7-14 years old
- A different class each week such as, Intro to Animation, Puppet theater, Digital Art, and Monsters and Supers
- Classes incorporated story building and design
Artist Instructor for Summer camp
Cab Calloway
Wilmington, DE
07.2023 - Current
- Anime art summer camp for 12-15 year olds
- Campers learned how to create media works using colored pencil, watercolor and marker
- Enjoyed the art of anime prompts and themes
Freelance Artist
GravesTombs
01.2020 - Current
- Artist Branding and Social Media Marketing
- Niche Body of work and Horror Aesthetics
- Movie Posters, Commissions, Prints and Apparel works
PreCollege Instructor
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
09.2023 - 08.2024
- Teaching Animation from ages 10-14
- Using digital programs to create motion
- Coordinated and facilitated training, encouraging group participation and ownership.
Adjunct Instructor
Delaware College of Art and Design
Wilmington, DE
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Digital Drawing Concepts Class
- Animation I and II Classes
- Digital Media and Methods Class
- Curating Artist Talks and Model Sessions
- Building students observation, drawing and digital art skills
- Working in Story-telling and Concept Design
- Compositional and basic Design studies
- Adobe Program trainings such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Animate, Premiere Pro and After effects
- Learning Animation Principles
- Students create Walk Cycles, Looping gifs, and School films
- Developed and improved curricula, course formats and lesson presentations for diverse topics.
- Coordinated field trips related to course content and provided appropriate learning opportunities outside of the traditional classroom setting.
Teaching Artist
Philadelphia Arts and Education Partnership
Philadelphia, PA
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Teaching drawing skills, arts and animation
- Youth Diversion Program - helping students with behavioral records
Artist Instructor
GreeneCreations
Greeneville, TN
06.2022
- Anime class for 9-15 year olds
- Students learned how to draw naruto in a 2 hr session
Education
Bachelor's of Fine arts Degree - Animation Major
University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA01.2018
Associates of Fine Arts -
Delaware College of Art and Design
Wilmington, DE01.2016
Highschool Diploma - Graphic Arts Program
The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia, PA01.2014
Pre-College -
Tyler Arts
Philadelphia, PA01.2013
Skills
- Character Design
- Character Animator
- Concept Artist
- Background Artist
- Motion Graphics
- Art Education
- Storyboarding concepts
- Digital art creation
- Animation techniques
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Youth mentorship
- Creative direction
Artist Experience
- ANIMATED WOMEN UK INTERNSHIP, John Serpentelli, 2017, AWUK logo animation, Character Designer, Colorist, Motion Graphics and Clean up
- WELLSPAN COMPANY INTERNSHIP, John Serpentelli, 2017, Background Artist using Adobe Illustrator
- UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS STUDENT FILM, 2017, Storyboarding, Character Design, Colorist, Background Artist, Animator TV Paint and Photoshop
- NET NEUTRALITY - WE TRANSFER - MCd Workshops, 2018, Hired Colorist and Lip Sync Animator using TV Paint, Worked under Chris Mcdonnell
- BALLET AFTER DARK SHORT FILM, Babara K. Asare-Bediako, 2019-2020, Colorist, Clean-up and Inbetweening using TV Paint, AWARDED BEST DOCUMENTARY and selected by several film festivals
- GravesTombs, Freelance Artist, 2020 - Present, Artist Branding and Social Media Marketing, Niche Body of work and Horror Aesthetics, Movie Posters, Commissions, Prints and Apparel works
- DELAWARE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN - Iron Animator, 2019-2020, 'Aw, Shoot' by Angel Kawash, Lana Gerace and Emily Rebold, Won Most Compelling story, Sotnem Gum Advertisement, 24 hour animation Event
- DELAWARE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN - Moving Pictures, 2024, Freelance Contract, Procreate Animation, Character frame reaction with 3 different position poses., Character animation, color and background artist.
Timeline
Artist Instructor
Philadelphia Museum of Art
09.2023 - Current
PreCollege Instructor
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
09.2023 - 08.2024
Adjunct Instructor
Delaware College of Art and Design
08.2023 - 08.2024
Artist Instructor for Summer camp
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
07.2023 - Current
Artist Instructor for Summer camp
Cab Calloway
07.2023 - Current
Teaching Artist
Philadelphia Arts and Education Partnership
05.2023 - 09.2023
Artist Instructor
GreeneCreations
06.2022
Freelance Artist
GravesTombs
01.2020 - Current
Bachelor's of Fine arts Degree - Animation Major
University of the Arts
Associates of Fine Arts -
Delaware College of Art and Design
Highschool Diploma - Graphic Arts Program
The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
Pre-College -
Tyler Arts