Teaching Experience and Philosophy

Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA)ILL 464B ILLUSTRATIONA senior-level course focused on contemporary themes and concepts, designed to help students develop their final project portfolios for the illustration industry. The course emphasizes translating thematic vocabulary into inventive visual solutions, while preparing students for the professional world by fostering industry-ready visual awareness and skills.
ILL 205 ILLUSTRATION IA course focused on concept-driven and job-simulated illustration assignments, emphasizing contemporary themes, professional habits, and industry-aligned work- flvows. 2024-present
FNDN 150B STUDIO DISCOVERYVisual Fieldwork This class provides the opportunity to explore, discover interests, realize personal inclinations, and investigate new concepts to better understand the wide range of offerings at CIA. Integrated into the foundation year, this class offers an interdisci- plinary exposure to studio subjects, mediums, faculty, and facilities. 2025-Spring 2026
FNDN 131 LIFE DRAWINGTaught life drawing to foundation students, emphasizing observation, proportion, anatomy, and expressive mark-making. Students developed skills in charcoal, conte, graphite, and watercolor through in-class exercises, museum visits, and collabo- rative projects that fostered critical thinking, visual literacy, and cross-disciplinary engagement. 2024
FNDN 130 OBSERVATIONAL DRAWINGTaught foundational 2D drawing and life drawing, developing students’ skills in charcoal, conte, graphite, watercolor, and other media. Combined in-class and experiential learning, including museum visits and collaborative projects across class sections, fostering technical skill, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary engagement.
Rhode Island School of DesignILLUS 3770 101 EMBROIDERYMaterial as Storyteller Designed and co-taught undergrads and graduate students with Wénrán Zhào This all-level course to explore narrative potential of traditional and digital embroidery, equips students with a comprehensive skill set in embroidery, textile materials, and narrative techniques.
Teaching Assistantship Experimental and Foundation Studies (EFS)Spring 2024, supported professor Mark Millof in teaching Foundation Design class. Primary engagement taking place through participation in critiques.
ILLUS-3722-01 DIGITAL + ANALOGWorked with professor Susan Doyle. Illustration undergraduate studio elective that surveys potential ways for analog media can be strategically used in tandem with the risograph to create unique multimedia prints. Designed and led presentations on various printmaking and risograph techniques, considerations, and elements of design.

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