OBJECTIVE:To provide organized art instruction in a challenging environment with opportunities for continued growth and developmentAPPLICABLE SKILLS:Collage, drawing, painting with acrylics and oils, mixed media, sculpture, intaglio, monotypeEDUCATION1986M.F.A., Painting, San Jose State University 1982 B.A., Painting, Printmaking , University of California, Santa Cruz EXPERIENCE1988-PresentPiedmont Schools Adult Education, Piedmont , CA Art Instructor Provide adult art instruction with focus on mixed media, drawing, furniture art and maskmaking 1989-Present Chandra Garsson Art Studio, Oakland, CA Art Instructor Conduct ongoing independent art classes which focus on mixed media, collage, drawing, painting, sculpture, art theory and criticism 1995-Present Oakland Public Schools Adult Education, Oakland, CA Art Instructor Provide art instruction for elderly 1987-1994 A.S.U.C. Art Studio, Berkeley, CA Art Instructor Instructed adults in book arts and mixed media 1993-1994 Oakland Public Schools, Oakland, CA Art Instructor Provided art instruction to children grades 1-6 through Museum of Children's Art 1990-1991 Festival at the Lake, Oakland, CA Public Art Facilitator Provided art instruction for project, "1000 Faces," commission of 17 celebrity masks 1990 Oakland Art Museum, Oakland, CA Conducted art classes for children 1987-1988 City of Oakland, Parks and Recreation, Oakland, CA Conducted classes for children in painting, drawing, collage and mixed media sculpture 1983 Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA Artist in residence, instruction of intaglio and monotype Workshop Instruction1993-1994Oakland Art Supply, Oakland, CA 1993-1994 Amsterdam Arts, Oakland, CA RELATED EXPERIENCE1995Pro Arts Organization, Public Relations Representative 1973 Study of surrealism, extensive European travels to conduct independent research project References available upon request |