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Leah L-Rubin

Leah L-Rubin

Bethesda,MD

Summary

Engaging teaching/artist skilled in introducing students to diverse mediums, developing lesson plans and assessing student progress. Proficient in fostering imaginative environment and making learning fun for all participants from lower school students to senior citizens while creating and exhibiting mixed media and ceramic work.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

ART EDUCATOR

OLLI - Osher Life Long Learning Institute at American Univeristy
10.2025 - Current


  • Teaches classes on history of collage with weekly. hands on projects, and designed a new three-dimensional collage course-A book making workshop to be offered in 2026
  • Inspires students and assists in developing creativity and self-expression through various art forms and media.

ART EDUCATOR

National Presbyterian School
03.2025 - Current


  • Develops and implements engaging ceramic art lessons for lower school students in after school program

ART EDUCATOR

St Patrick’s Episcopal Day School
01.2024 - 01.2025
  • Designed and teaches an after school Ceramics workshop for lower school students focusing on hand building techniques for sculptural based projects.
  • Develops and implements engaging art lessons for students in lower school through various art forms and media.

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ART EDUCATOR

Marymount School of New York
01.2012 - 01.2024
  • An independent college preparatory school for girls N-12. Taught Art in the Lower School and Upper School. Designed engaging, interactive, and multisensory museum activities for Kindergarten to Class II for monthly visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art located across the street from Marymount School of New York.
  • Managed art room supplies, equipment and resources to maintain consistent supply for projects.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to create stimulating art curriculums.
  • Documented student work in order to exhibit and celebrate learning process of each child.
  • Taught classes on drawing, painting, collage, color theory and sculpture.

ART EDUCATOR

Stone Ridge School Of The Sacred Heart
09.1990 - 2000
  • A private Catholic college preparatory school for girls. Taught Middle School Art for an Art teacher on maternity leave.
  • Taught classes on painting, collage, and color theory.
  • Developed and implemented engaging art lessons for students in grades 1-8

Education

Bachelor of Arts - NYS College of Ceramics - School of Art & Design

Alfred University
Alfred, New York
05.1985

Master of Arts - Mason Gross School of Arts

Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
05.1987

Skills

  • Designs Art and Ceramic sculpture workshops for young masters
  • Creates and implements art curricular senior citizens for OLLI- Osher Life Long Learning Institute at American University in Washington DC
  • Active mixed media/ceramic artist at Artists & Makers Studios in Rockville, MD

Publications/Exhibitions


  • 2025 WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE DMV, curated by Florencio Lennox Campello fall exhibition at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
  • Current Virtual Exhibition: https://art-fluent.com/gallery/emotional-thresholds/
  • Current Publication: MONOCHROMICA issue 001 on BLUE: http://monochromica.com/issues/issue001.html
  • 2025 Glen Echo Labor Day weekend Art show, Glen Echo, MD
  • 2024- Monthly member exhibitions at Artists & Makers Studios members gallery, Rockville, MD
  • 2007-2024 Ceramic artist at City Potter's , Chelsea, NYC
  • 2023 - Designs workshops connecting Children’s Literature with art-making at NY Society Library of New York
  • Published articles in School Arts magazine, Jan 1993 and March 2015


Activities

Writing and illustrating a creative nonfiction Children's picture book about Eartha Kitt- A Catwoman Comes for Lunch

Timeline

ART EDUCATOR

OLLI - Osher Life Long Learning Institute at American Univeristy
10.2025 - Current

ART EDUCATOR

National Presbyterian School
03.2025 - Current

ART EDUCATOR

St Patrick’s Episcopal Day School
01.2024 - 01.2025

ART EDUCATOR

Marymount School of New York
01.2012 - 01.2024

ART EDUCATOR

Stone Ridge School Of The Sacred Heart
09.1990 - 2000

Bachelor of Arts - NYS College of Ceramics - School of Art & Design

Alfred University

Master of Arts - Mason Gross School of Arts

Rutgers University