EDUCATION

Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs de Paris, Paris, France (1986)
MA graphic design/multimedia

TEACHING ARTIST

Montalvo Arts Center – Teaching Artists in the school program – Arts Integration STEM to STEAM, Campbell, CA
4th grade:

• The Water Project 2: Schallenberger Elementary (Spring 2016)

2nd grade:

• Insects unit, Rosemary Elementary (Spring 2016)
• The Water Project 2, Village Elementary (Spring 2016)
• The Water Project, Village Elementary (Spring 2015)
• Forces and Motion, Sherman Oaks Elementary (Spring 2015)
• Forces and Motion, Capri Elementary (Fall 2014)
• Forces and Motion, Village Elementary (Spring 2014)
• Forces and Motion, Lynhaven Elementary (Spring 2014)
• Rocks and Soil, Capri Elementary (Fall 2013)

Sausalito Art Festival Foundation, Artist Teaching Art Program, Sausalito, CA
3rd grade:

• “Sailing through Sausalito History” part II – video project (Fall 2014)
• “Sailing through Sausalito History” part I – video project (Fall 2012/Spring 2013)
• “What a Wonderful Creek” video project (Spring 2012)

ART AND ENVIRONMENT CAMPS

Art and Design Thinking Camp, Alum Rock, 2016.

Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA

• 2016
  Maker Space: Tinkering Studio (6 and up)
  Maker Space: Thrones (9 and up)
  Maker Space: Art Installation (6 and up)
• 2015
  Wishing Tree (6 and up)
  Thrones (9 and up)
  Art Trek: Discover Your Creative Nature (8 and up)
• 2014
  Art Trek: Discover Your Creative Nature (8 and up)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

• 2016 – The Arts in Your Classroom Conference, Professional Development Workshops, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA.
• 2015 – The Arts in Your Classroom Conference, Professional Development Workshops, two workshops, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA.
• 2014 – Marion Cilker Conference for the Arts in Education, “Digital Posters about Water Conservation Awareness using iPads”, San Jose State University.
• 2014 – Campbell Union School District STEAM Conference, Professional Development Workshops, 20 elementary teachers, one workshop, Campbell, CA.
• 2014 – The Arts in Your Classroom Conference, Professional Development Workshops, 20 elementary teachers, one workshop, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA, 2014.
• 2000 – Artistic Practical Experience Workshop, 20 elementary teachers – nine workshops, Paris, France.
• 2000 – Expression and Citizenship Workshop, Paris. 20 elementary teachers – two workshops, Paris, France.

WORKSHOPS

• 2016 – Sunnyvale Public Library, Protecting our Watershed – Pollution Awareness, Sunnyvale, CA
• 2016 – Protecting our Watershed – Pollution Awareness, Fair Oaks Park, Sunnyvale, CA
• 2016 – Tinkering Sessions, Workshop for families, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
• 2010/2012 – Workshop all ages, experimentation with different techniques/medium. Kaleid Gallery, San Jose, CA. See: Collage workshop
• 2010-2013 – Art sessions K-5, Cumberland Elementary, Sunnyvale, CA,  individual and collective projects, in conjunction with the curriculum, based on experimentation with various techniques.
• 2008/2010 – Art sessions K-5, Doyle Elementary, San Diego, CA, different projects, individual and collective, in conjunction with the curriculum, based on experimentation with various techniques.
• La Source, France. association “Countering social exclusion through art”: created and directed by Gérard Garouste (Normandy). Worked with two groups of at-risk teen-agers, one week each group. Experimented with both individual and group paintings, outside and inside the studio to produce a collective painting of 2×6 m in size
• Regional Plastic Arts School of Martinique, Fort-de-France, French Caribbean. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students – 2 weeks
• Nursery School C. Demange, Paris. 25 children – 8 sessions, collective projects
• Nursery School C. Demange, Paris. 30 children – 6 sessions – individual project: creation of a book, story, images, production

MUSEUM WORKSHOP

• 2010 – Summer Salon Series, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA – Hands-on workshop with collective piece made at the end of the evening, on the theme: A Different Look at the Permanent Collection. + video projections indoor/outdoor, silkscreen printing on site, banners.

MY STUDENTS IN EXHIBITIONS

• 2015 – ArtSplash at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
• 2014 – ArtSplash at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
• 2012 – The Billboard Art Project – Cumberland Elementary, 3rd and 5th grade Temporary public art. Workshops with elementary school children to create images for LED billboards. The images created by both classes (50 students in total) were shown in Salem, Oregon during one month, 24/7.

MY STUDENTS IN SYMPOSIUMS

• 2014 – Waterwheel Symposium with the 4th and 5th grade students presenting their projects about water. Online, Worldwide

ARTICLE

• 2014 – WEAD magazine No.7 Cultivating Communities: Teaching Arts Integration in Elementary Schools in the Bay Area