Jessica Marks
Art Teacher at Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Italian Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Art Teacher
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Jun 2022 - Present
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Noel Community Arts School
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Art Teacher
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Jul 2020 - Jun 2022
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Eastampton School District
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Art Teacher
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Sep 2017 - Jun 2020
K-8 Art Teacher K-8 Art Teacher
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Collingswood Public Schools
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Student Art Teacher
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Mar 2017 - Jun 2017
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Painting with a Twist
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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400 - 500 Employee
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Art Instructor
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Dec 2014 - Jun 2017
Art Instructor of acrylic painting classes with various ages, talents, and class size. Give presentations on color mixing, brush techniques, and figure proportioning. Strongly encourage artistic individuality in each student. Required to finish projects in the allotted time and also keep the students fully engaged and satisfied with their finished painting. Primary teacher of a specialized Paint Your Pet class, instructing students to do their own individual work. Give one on one instruction to students, encouraging them to bring out their own creativity, as well as furthering their education in the arts. Assistant manager with the responsibilities of opening and closing the store, class scheduling, communicating with customers and students as well as handling multiple classrooms and artists. Show less
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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100 - 200 Employee
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Graduate Assistant
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Jan 2016 - May 2016
Instruct students on still life paintings; explaining compositional choices, value, color, space, and process. Give presentations on artists pertaining to the class topic, illustrating the importance of researching other artists to investigate different paint techniques. Discuss with the teacher grading of the students, analyzing how the students are progressing, and how hard they are working towards final presentations. Treat each student individually, encouraging each student to be creative and present each painting with a challenging idea. Encourage experimentation with color choices, techniques, compositions, surface material and tools. Show less
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Gallery Attendant
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Aug 2010 - May 2014
Assisted with gallery openings, spoke to artists and helped with the set up and preparation for the various art shows. Helped visitors with any questions they may have had about the show while obtaining knowledge about the artists and their work. Assisted with gallery openings, spoke to artists and helped with the set up and preparation for the various art shows. Helped visitors with any questions they may have had about the show while obtaining knowledge about the artists and their work.
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Internship
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May 2013 - Aug 2013
Assisted with putting up shows, and various other tasks around the gallery including cleaning, filing, and organizing artwork. Assisted with putting up shows, and various other tasks around the gallery including cleaning, filing, and organizing artwork.
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Education
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Painting -
Teach-now
Teaching Certificate, Art Teacher Education -
Marywood University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Painting -
Studio Arts Center International