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  Eric Hunter Artist & Art Educator

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ERIC HUNTER, MFA    
ehunterartedu.com • ehunter@me.com • mobile 707.241.5253
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Art Educator using demonstrated capabilities in triggering creative inquiry, self-confidence, and interesting art. Committed to fostering the well being of my students and collaborating with faculty and staff.
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Curriculum Development: Studio Art, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Foundations in Art
  • 21 years Teaching Experience: 5-years College, 7-years Secondary, 9-years Elementary
  • Grant Writer successfully procuring thousands of dollars in grants for public schools
  • Project Lead The Way (PLTW) co-teacher
  • Mentor to High School and College Students in pursuing a degree/career in art and design
  • Professional Artist with Active Show Record
EDUCATION
Multiple Subject Teacher Certification Program, Spanish Language Institute, Spanish Immersion
Dominican University, San Rafael, CA
Master of Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing, Full Teaching Assistantship
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Bachelors of Arts: Studio Art, painting, drawing, printmaking
Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA
Associate of Arts Liberal Arts: Studio Arts, Minor Music, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA
CERTIFICATIONS
California Multiple Subject, K-12 Art
English Learner (EL) Authorization: Cross-cultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) 
Online Teaching Certification: Blackboard, Accessibility Principles and Practices
Infinite Campus: Gradebook and attendance software
California State Park System Environmental Living Program Certification
Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT) Certification, Humboldt State University, Arcadia, CA: Project Wild, Aquatic Project Wild, Project Learning Tree Certifications
Portable Planetarium, Lawrence Hall of Science University of California, Berkeley, CA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Curtis Bay Elementary-Middle School, Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD • Art Teacher Pre-K – 8
Instruction anchored in the K-12 Common Core Visual Art Standards
National Academic League Coach and Official, After School Art Club Coordinator, 2015 – 2017
Wake Technical College, Raleigh, NC • Art Instructor: Painting, Drawing, Foundations, Art Appreciation,
2-D and 3-D Design, Methods & Materials, Figure Drawing
Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC • Art Instruction: Courses taught- Art Appreciation, Online (transferable course) Upon completion, students are able to identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media. Hands on projects are photographed and uploaded to Blackboard, 2015
Carpe Diem/Sonoma Mountain High Schools, Petaluma, CA • Lead Teacher and Administrative Designee: Art, Science, and Math Instructor, Outdoor Education. Public alternative high school, individualized education plans, curriculum design, student contracts, 90% graduation rate, 2004 - 2011
Seeds of Learning Dario, Nicaragua • Lead Summer Teacher: In the rural communities surrounding Dario, Workshops and modeled lessons, integrating researched based Art, Math, and Science Curriculum. Used the anatomy and function of the eye to teach the Physics of Light, Visual Perception, and Color Theory, 2002
Wilson Elementary School, Petaluma, CA • Teacher Multiple Subject Classroom, Teacher Gifted and Talented Education (GaTE), Art Education. Extra-curricular activities (partial list): Team Sports Director, Software Preview Center Director, Committees: SITE Council, Curriculum Development and Text book Adoption, Technology, PTA Liaison, in 2002 Wilson School earned the coveted “California State Distinguished School” award, being recognized for instructional excellence and high student achievement, 1997 - 2004
Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA • Art Teacher, Drawing & Painting Summer Enrichment Program, 1993 -1997
SELECT WORKSHOPS & CONTINUING EDUCATION
  • Book Art Workshops: Bookbinding, Book Box Construction: Clamshell, Drop-Lid, Etui, Slip-Case; Tunnel & Carousel books; Paste Paper, Book cloth, Marbling Techniques. Book Editioning
  • Drafting, AutoCAD, Architectural Drafting, Architectural Design, Trigonometry & Applied Math
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Teacher Institutes: Art: The Modern Century, Sequential Art & Comics in the Classroom,
Kerry James Marshall: Dealing with US Racial History in the Classroom
  • Language Arts Teacher Trainer Workshops with Anita Archer, multiple trainings
·       Organizer, juror, gallerist for art exhibitions Pre-K – High school, college, professional settings
TECHNOLOGY                                                                                                                                                       
Classroom use: Blackboard, Infinite Campus, Digital projectors, Google Apps, Interactive Whiteboard, Promethean Boards, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft 365, Adobe Art & Design applications, Prezi, Social Media, Video, 3-D Printing; O/S Mac & Windows
EDUCATIONAL INTEREST & RESEARCH
  • STEAM: Promoting the inclusion of Art + Design in the core education plan. The arts teach flexible thinking, risk-taking and creative problem-solving essential to solve complex and pressing challenges facing the current graduates. Working collaboratively to create relevant, standards-based. The arts have always been the ultimate synthesis of all of the disciplines through skill building in the application of media to content driven by history and current events.
  • Art History
·       Modern & Contemporary painting
AWARDS, RECOGNITION, INCLUSION in PUBLICATIONS
•   Reviews, Kristen Woodward, Curator, Professor of Art, Department Chair at Albright College, PA
Waiting for Impact 2016, Integration 2013, Outgrown Ketchup 2011
•   Interview & Marbling Demonstration, CW22 Triangle Home TV, Raleigh, NC, 2015
•   First Place Award, Contemporary South, Chad Alligood Juror, Visual Art Exchange Gallery, 2014
Merit Award Longitude/Latitude, Susan Harbage Page, Juror, Visual Art Exchange Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 2014
•   Guest Lecturer: North Carolina State University, Naum Gabo, Constructivist Sculptor, 2012
•   Guest Lecturer: Studio Practice, Santa Rosa Community College, CA, 2010
•   Guest Lecturer & Panel Member: Sonoma State University
The Advantage of Graduate School for Your Art Career, 1996
•   Full Teaching Assistantship, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1991-1992
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Art Education Association (NAEA), College Art Association (CAA),), National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Smithsonian Institution
PERSONAL INTERESTS & EXPERIENCES
Art History, Architecture, Civil Rights, Environmental Science, Hiking, improving Spanish language skills, Music (read, sing, play brass instruments, guitar, and piano), Reading, Sports, Sustainable Design
SELECTION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
Monterey Bay Aquarium Volunteer, Baltimore City Public Health 1st Annual Smoking Cessation Poster Design Contest, Ben Center for Community Schools Annual Community Fair, Dia de los Muertos: City of Petaluma, North San Pedro Community Garden, Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness
Carpe Diem High School Yosemite Half Dome Hike & Campout
Seeds of Learning Improving Educational Opportunities in Rural Latin America, DC Central Kitchen Project
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Native English, Basic Spanish
TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Macao, Mexico, Nicaragua, Scotland, Singapore, Netherlands, and Untied States

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