Vanessa Gonzalez
Houston,TX
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Art Teacher
Northpointe Intermediate
07.2023 - Current
- Enhanced student creativity by incorporating various art mediums and techniques into lessons.
- Developed students'' artistic skills by providing personalized feedback and guidance on their artwork.
- Collaborated with other teachers to create interdisciplinary projects, connecting art with other subject areas.
- Organized school-wide art exhibits showcasing student talent and promoting the importance of visual arts in education.
Visual Art Teacher
KIPP Journey Collegiate
07.2020 - 06.2023
- Instructed students on visual arts techniques and assigned related art projects for students in 5th-9th grade levels.
- Researched best practices for arts integration and visual arts trends and applied new techniques to lesson plan material.
- Created engaging lesson plans, fostered culture of discovery and provided well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed in program.
- Worked collaboratively with school administrators to implement intellectually challenging visual arts program that provided creative outlet for students.
- Documented student work in order to exhibit and celebrate learning process of each scholar.
High School Team Lead Visual Art
KIPP Texas
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
- Trained new team members by relaying information on school procedures.
- Worked different stations to provide optimal coverage and meet goals.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring teachers with lagging skills.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish
Director of Hispanic Community
Promise Academy
07.2016 - 06.2020
- Prepared for public relations presentations and plans by gathering information on school objectives, vision for the Hispanic community
Elementary Art Teacher
Promise Academy
07.2016 - 06.2020
- Created art lesson plans and teach students develop their artistic abilities with different techniques
- Hispanic Representative
- Provide visual arts equipment and tools to facilitate creation of drawings, paintings, sculptures, printmaking, collages, crafts, and other projects
- Worked collaboratively with school administrators to implement intellectually challenging visual arts program that provided creative outlet for students
- Created engaging lesson plans, fostered culture of discovery and provided well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed in program
Board Member
Number Magazine
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Crafted business plans that identified long term organization goals and also detailed smaller goals to keep organization on track
- Networked at creative events to identify new talent and artistic works in local areas.
- Arrange and coordinate round-trip transportation of loaned works for hosted exhibitions.
- Proofread, edited, and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines
- Conducted editorial meetings with staff members to collaborate and review proposed publication suggestions
Visual Art Teacher
Omni Prep Academy/ Art Teacher Lower School and Middle School
08.2015 - 06.2016
- Developed and taught art lessons plans
- Taught classes on painting, collage, and color theory
- Inspired students and assisted in developing creativity and self-expression through various art forms and media
- Utilized technology to create digital art and introduce students to new media
Bookarts and Printmaking Teacher
Memphis College Of Art Community Education
08.2014 - 05.2016
- Distributed course syllabus and answered student questions regarding standards, material, grading and progression in Printmaking and Bookarts
- Conducted engaging in-class discussions to facilitate learning and encourage participation.
- Reviewed program materials and coordinated updates to keep department materials relevant and accurate.
Education
Certified EC-12 - Art Education
ECAP
Richland, TXMaster of Fine Arts - Fine Arts
MCA
Memphis, TN2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts - undefined
Memphis College Of Art
Memphis, TN2015
Skills
- Teaching
- Self-motivated
- Exhibition coordinator
- Skilled in Word, Excel and Power Point
- Materials preparation
- Spanish translator
- Classroom management
- Strong written and verbal communicator
- Art history
- Student Motivation and Engagement
- Art Exhibitions
- Educational leadership
- Visual arts instruction
- Time management
- Curriculum Development
- Lesson Planning
Websites
Accomplishments
• Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition
•Represented by the Agora Gallery NYC
•Selected print in the private collection of Center for the
Study of Political Graphics, Los Angeles CA
•Mid South Scholarship Art Award Juror
•Dixon Curator's Circle
•Crosstown Arts Residency
•Assistantship Ricardo Motilla/ Leon Guanajuato, Mexico
•Santa Fe Clay Internship/ Santa Fe, New Mexico
•Penland School of Craft Partial Scholarship Awarded Memphis College
of Art Merit Scholarship
•Memphis College of Art Portfolio Scholarship
Juried Exhibition
Red/Colors of Humanity Art Gallery/PA
The Place called Home/ Studio Montclair Gallery/NJ
Latin America Contemporary Fine Arts/ Agora Gallery/ New York
Barrier Free/ AMUM/ Memphis TN
We Rise/ Memphis College of Art/Memphis TN
James Lee House/ James Lee House690/Memphis TN
Tribute to the Disappeared/ Bowling Green Gallery/ New York
Timeline
Art Teacher
Northpointe Intermediate
07.2023 - Current
High School Team Lead Visual Art
KIPP Texas
07.2022 - 05.2023
Visual Art Teacher
KIPP Journey Collegiate
07.2020 - 06.2023
Board Member
Number Magazine
08.2019 - 03.2020
Director of Hispanic Community
Promise Academy
07.2016 - 06.2020
Elementary Art Teacher
Promise Academy
07.2016 - 06.2020
Visual Art Teacher
Omni Prep Academy/ Art Teacher Lower School and Middle School
08.2015 - 06.2016
Bookarts and Printmaking Teacher
Memphis College Of Art Community Education
08.2014 - 05.2016
Certified EC-12 - Art Education
ECAP
Master of Fine Arts - Fine Arts
MCA
Bachelor of Fine Arts - undefined
Memphis College Of Art
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