Ashley Gunter | Teaching Artist
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Ashley J. Gunter


Education:
2021         *in progress* Moore College of Art and Design. MFA Socially Engaged Studio Art. Philadelphia, PA
2013          Pratt Institute, B.F.A. Art and Design Education  Brooklyn, NY
2009          University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
2008          Potomac School. McLean, VA


Teaching Experience:

August 2017 - June 2019                  Visual Arts Teacher.  National Cathedral School.  Washington, D.C.
                                                                         - Develops and implements art curriculum for 4th - 6th grade students.
                                                                         - Collaborates with other art educators to produce annual art show
                                                                         - Presented at Lausanne Learning Institute “Gaining STEAM” conference

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March 2016 - September 2017   Teaching Artist. F.H. Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center.  Washington, D.C.
                                                                        - Develops and teaches art projects for afterschool program
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August 2015- June 2017                 Visual Arts Teacher.   Friends Community School,   College Park, MD
                                                                        - Designs and teaches Visual Arts curriculum for 3rd- 8th grade
                                                                        - Develops curriculum map for Visual Arts department
                                                                        - Manages materials and budget for Art Department
                                                                        - Mentors young leaders that develop community building activities and events for middle school
                                                                        - Plans field trips and invites professional artists on campus to enrich learning
                                                                        - Collaborates with educators to produce a school-wide Arts Night featuring student artwork and musical performances


August 2014-June 2015                  Long Term Substitute Art Teacher. National Cathedral School.   Washington, D.C.
                                                                        - Instructed unit plans that engage 4-6 grade students in art history, techniques, and material exploration
                                                                        - Collaborated with faculty to develop strategies to address students’ learning and social concerns
                                                                        - Communicated with families to support students
                                                                        - Invited to deliver homily for school’s chapel service and closing ceremony

August -December 2013               Teaching Artist.   Art Works Studio School,   Mt. Rainier, MD
                                                                       - Created & taught social justice themed art curriculum for ages 6-14
                                                                       - Collaborated with art educators to develop curriculum for after-school program
                                                                       - Managed classrooms with 20-60 students
                                                                       - Taught variety of techniques, medium, and media including but not limited to ceramics, drawing, painting, and printmaking

January-May 2013                           Student Teacher.   Urban Assembly Academy of Arts and Letters,     Brooklyn, NY
                                                                       - Taught  middle school art classes with lessons ranging from observation drawing, surrealist paintings, and collage
                                                                       - Wrote & instructed original lesson plans within NYS visual arts standards

October 2012- May 2013             Teaching Artist’s Assistant.  Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Learning Through Art,   New York, NY
                                                                       - Worked with individual students and small groups, facilitated exploration of ideas  during art inquiries and projects
                                                                       - Exceeded expectations by collaborating with Teaching Artist to create projects

September 2010-May 2013         Tutor.  America Reads/Counts,   Brooklyn, NY
                                                                       - Aided students (ages 5-12) with homework after school
                                                                       - Helped teachers with classroom management

June-August 2012                            Assistant Teaching Artist.  Weeksville Heritage Center,     Brooklyn, NY
                                                                       - Prepared art workshops for youth and adult groups
                                                                       - Exceeded expectations by creating community focused art workshop which was added to museum education program

October 2011- April 2012             Saturday Art School at Pratt Institute, Teacher.           Brooklyn, NY
                                                                        - Taught students printmaking, self-portraiture and color theory and explored techniques in collage, printmaking, drawing, and                                                                          sculpture

​Skills:
- Creates curricula that includes imaginative lessons, art history lectures, and assessment.
- Uses variety of techniques to engage with students appropriately.
- Painting, drawing, relief printmaking, some ceramics, some digital photography
- Responsive Classroom & Developmental Design

Selected Exhibitions:
2018  Heritage: Now. DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
2018  BODIES. Otis Street Arts Project. Mt. Rainier, MD
2018  We Got Next: Young Contemporaries. D.C. Commission for Arts & Humanities. Washington, D.C.  

2017  Trascendence. Galerie Kritiku. Prague, CZ
2017   Process & Practice. DC Arts Center. Washington, DC

2016   
Radical Re-Imaginings, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Washington, D.C.

2016   Hashtags Unplugged,  Caelum Gallery, New York, NY

2015    Pressure Points. DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
2015    (Solo Exhibition) Affirmations. Anacostia Arts Center. Washington, D.C.

2013    Faculty Show. Art Works Studio School. Mt. Rainier, MD
2013    Shared Minds: Art & Design Education Student Teachers and Their Students. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY.

Bibliography:
Berkon, Eliza. "This New Art Exhibit Is All About Bodies, But Not Kind the Media Shows Us." DCist. September 13th, 2018
​​Jakubowski, Mikey & Zulch, Meg. "Affirming Black Beauty Through Safe Spaces: Ashley Ja'nae," Hooligan Magazine Issue #12. Wilson, Aileen & Martin, Camille T. The Art of the Art and Design Assignment: Pratt Institute. 2014. Print
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