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Education _______

2014 - 2016

Professional Masters in Art and Design Education, National College of Art and Design

Action Research Project Aimed to explore the potential of a school art garden as a strategy for raising students' level of environmental awareness.

Grade: 2.2

2008 - 2012

BA Honours Degree in Fine Art, Dublin Institute of Technology, Portland Row

Studied a diverse range of subjects over four years including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, digital media, art history, visual culture and psychology of art. Final year project focused on disused garden spaces as sites for potential in Dublin.

Grade: 2.1

Sept 2010 - January 2011

Erasmus semester in Printmaking, Art Academy of Latvia

Teaching Experience

September 2021 - Present

Art and SEN Teacher - St. Kevin's Community College

Teaching art to Junior Cycle, Transition Year, LCA and Senior Cycle students.
Leading and designing Fashion design module in TY with great success. Guided a student through the process which led to her participating in the World Final in Monaco. First DDLETB school to win Irish final and go on to the Worlds.
Organised a tour for 5th and 6th years to Andy Warhol Exhibition.
Member of graduation comittee, responsible for overseeing graduation art and murals.
Running school attendance and school journal art competitions.
Learning support classes with 1st and 2nd years.
Member of L2LP and SEN Committee.
Team teaching within the art department.
Facilitating therapeutic art classes with parent and student group for students with anxiety.

Promoting the use of Ipads and technology within the art classroom.

Responsible for co-orrdinating Street Art Tour and gallery trip for 5th years.
Co-organised fundraising bake sale in aid of Ukraine Crisis.
Running a lunchtime photography club.
Photographer for Michael Martin's visit at the launch of ' Deis Connects' an initiative allowing students to have laptops and devices.
Organised a tour of artroom and workshops for open evening
Worked collaboratively with music department on an art installation on the school grounds.

September 2020 - August 2021

Art Teacher and Subject Coordinator RPT Contract - Clonturk Community College

Teaching art to Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Senior Cycle students.

Subject coordinator responsible for liaising with second art teacher and school management.

Set up new art room and organised art supply orders.
Promoting the use of Ipads and technology within the art classroom.

Responsible for coordinating art and photography trip to The Botanic Gardens and a virtual gallery visit to Visual Carlow during lockdown.

Co-tutor to 1st year class group.

Teaching Sustainability module as part of The Ethical Education programme, SPHE, Life Skills and resource classes.

Applied for Arts Council Funding and Creative Schools Programme.
Applied for World Wise Schools funding for Global Citizenship Education.
Liaised with colleagues in allocating grant money towards Global Citizenship Education Resources for The Art Department and the school.
Organised whole school community art project in honour of frontline workers.
Worked with Transition Year students on Piano project (Students designed and painted piano which will become a feature of the school community)

Organised membership to recreate in order to focus on sustainability within the art department.

Introduced Visual Thinking Strategies into Art History at Senior Cycle.

Set up art department instagram account in order to share student artwork and promote the art department beyond the school community.

Participated in staff meetings, subject department meetings, Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate training days.

Took part in CPD throughout the year to better practice as a teacher and artist

September 2016- 2020

Art Teacher - Lucan Community College

Teaching art to Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Leaving Cert Applied students.
Additional subject: English as an additional language.
Designed and implemented weekly creative mindfulness modules for 6th year students.
Teaching tourism awareness module in Transition Year and coordinating Tour guide training programme.
Responsible for coordinating various student trips to exhibitions and events.
Member of school climate change awareness committee and accompanied students to climate action protests and helped coordinate climate action events in school.
Leading Junk Kouture Fashion Design module in Transition Year and accompanied students to the Junk Kouture Regional Finals in The Helix.
Organised whole school Arts Week where students participated in workshops in visual art, animation, circus arts, music, drama and dance. Responsible for liaising with facilitators, Garda vetting, scheduling and liaising with Arts Week Committee and management.
Facilitating lunchtime photography club, portfolio preparation classes and student art exhibitions.
Participated in staff meetings, subject department meetings, Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate training days, parent teacher meetings and supervised classes when required.

September 2017 - June 2018

Art Teacher - Griffeen Community College

Responsible for the initial ordering of equipment and resources for the art department in the first year of school opening.
Sole art teacher and subject coordinator, responsible for promoting art across the school and liaising with management to ensure smooth running of the art department.
Planning and implementing lessons to mixed ability classes.
Promoting the use of IPads and technology within the art classroom.

2015/2016

NCAD School Placement- Student Art Teacher, CBS Westland Row Secondary School

Taught art up to Junior Cycle and art history to the years.
Worked with staff and students to create props for the school musical.
Organised art exhibition for school open evening.
Assisted in the running of after school theatrical make up classes.

2014/15

NCAD School Placement - Student Art Teacher, Mac Dara's Secondary School Dublin

Taught art up to Junior Cycle and art history to 5th years.
Assisted class teacher with Junior Cert and Transition Year Classes.
Displayed students artwork around the school.

Employment History

October 2016- May 2017

Assistant Creative Practitioner - Rathmichael National School

Assisted artist Jane Groves in the running of art workshops as part of Dunlaoghaire Creative Classrooms Project.
Led the class in dry point printing and mono printing sessions.

July 2016- February 2017

Art Facilitator - Manuscript Illumination Workshop, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

Facilitated a number of Manuscript Illumination workshops inspired by The Book of Kells using calligraphy and painting techniques suitable for children over eight years old.

2015 - 2016

Visual Arts Workshop Assistant at The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children

Assisted artists in the running of visual arts workshops as part of The Design It Exhibition, Temple Bar Trad Fest, Early Years Portrait Programme and the Animation Art Show.

Art Facilitator- Scoil Neasáin Primary School Art Day

Facilitated two fairy house construction workshops using recycled materials on the theme of wellbeing and shelter with junior infants and 3rd class during the Scoil Neasáin Art Day.

Art Teacher - Emerald Cultural Institute

Designed and implemented art workshops in a variety of centres across Dublin with students aged 12-17 as part of a multi activity English language summer camp run by Emerald Cultural Institute in Summer 2015 and 2016.

Courses and Training

2023

JCT (Junior Cycle Art Cluster Day)

2021/2022

New Leaving Cert Specification Session 4

Check and connect mentorship programme training - St, Kevin’s Community College

Introduction to Mosaics evening course -10 weeks - Crumlin College of Further Education

New Leaving Certificate Specification Session 3 - Dublin West Education Centre

Visual Art cluster day - JCT Training via zoom

Autism Training with Sarah Lamb (NCSE Support Advisor) - St. Kevin’s CC

Sketchbook Circle Membership - Collaborative Sketchbook Project with art teachers living abroad

2021

Connecting and Creating from Home - Sketchbook Circle

Global Citizenship Education Grant Application Seminar - Worldwise Global Schools Exploring Global Citizenship Education through Art -Worldwise Global Schools

Visual Thinking Strategies- The Practice of Looking - The Lab Gallery

Visual Art Cluster Day - JCT Training via zoom

Oil Pastel Landscape Workshop with Declan O’ Meara-Art Teachers Association

Art Teachers Association National Meeting-ATAI via Zoom

2020

Universal Design for Learning in the classroom - Lucan Community College

New Leaving Certificate Art Specification - Drumcondra Education Centre

2019

Residential trip to Berlin for Art Teachers - Sketchbook Circle

Roll, Ink, Repeat wallpaper print workshop - Temple Bar Gallery and Studios

2017-2020

Junior Cycle Visual Art Cluster Meetings - Moyle Park College and Greenhills College

Junior Cycle Inservice Training - Lucan Community College

2016

National Induction Programme for Teachers- Dublin West Education Centre

Magenta Principles Workshop- Lucan Community College

NCAD - Glass in the Art Class

Exhibitions

2023

Group Exhibition at The Turquoise Cafe, Roundwood

2020

'Ethereal', solo exhibition of Ink Paintings, Container Coffee, Dublin

2017

INCOGNITO, Jack & Jill’s 2017 Public Art Project, The Solomon Gallery

2014/15

‘Bill Murray-Chasing the White Whale’ Exhibition, The library Project Temple Bar

Mini Print Exhibition, Sea court Print Workshop, Co. Down

'Personal Space' Exhibition, The Hive Gallery, Waterford

2013

'Dark Matter' A collaborative Exhibition between collectives ArtHouse and Lauren Ipsom, Bio Space

'Graffiti puzzle' Community Arts Project with D7 Educate Together School, ArtHouse and Art Tunnel smithfield