Blas Goncalves-Borrega
DC
Summary
Results-driven educator with a focus on visual storytelling and strong composition skills. Designed effective lesson plans and creative workshops, driving student engagement and improving artistic skills across diverse learning styles.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Visual Arts Instructor
Aristocrafts DC
Washington DC
09.2024 - Current
- Designed and implemented engaging elementary drawing curriculum for diverse K-5 student groups.
- Facilitated hands-on drawing lessons & workshops, enhancing students' creative visual storytelling expression and technical drawing skills.
- Mentored aspiring young artists, providing constructive feedback to cultivate individual artistic styles.
- Collaborated with faculty to integrate interdisciplinary approaches into visual arts instruction.
Teacher
EYL - Enjoy Your Life LLC.
Washington, DC
01.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans tailored to many diverse learning styles.
- Facilitated small group discussions to enhance student comprehension and participation.
- Assessed student progress using formative and summative evaluation methods.
Art Teacher
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
Washington DC
01.2022 - Current
- Developed and implemented engaging art curricula aligned with educational standards.
- Facilitated creative workshops to enhance students' artistic skills and visual storytelling expression.
- Assessed student progress and provided constructive feedback to promote improvement and production.
- Coordinated exhibitions showcasing student artwork, fostering community engagement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sequential Art
Savannah College of Art And Design
Savannah, GA05-2021
Skills
- Collaborative teaching
- Student engagement
- Adaptive learning
- Color theory mastery
- Visual storytelling
- Instructional strategies
- Art history
- Strong composition skills
- Art critique methods
- Classroom management
- drawing techniques
Accomplishments
- Author of “Chalice Time,” published by Ohio State Press in From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: A Latinx Comics Anthology in 2025.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
publsihed in an anthology
“In this soulful comics anthology...Latinx creators celebrate the communal powers of food and sports, while also pointing to societal forces that attempt to diminish these touchstones of identity....A joyful mosaic of diverse comics storytelling.” —Publishers Weekly
Timeline
Visual Arts Instructor
Aristocrafts DC
09.2024 - Current
Teacher
EYL - Enjoy Your Life LLC.
01.2024 - Current
Art Teacher
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
01.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Sequential Art
Savannah College of Art And Design