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Shelley in a few words
I am a visual artist from Canada living in London.
I create various forms of Visual Art, specializing in painting and drawing.
I studied fine arts at OCAD University in Toronto majoring in Drawing and Painting, where I meticulously developed my technical skills with oil paint, acrylics, watercolours, charcoals, and mixed media. I have a special interest in the human figure and trained for many years in anatomy for artists.
What I offer:
- Original hand crafted artwork for your business space, venue, office, or even your own home.
- Custom illustrations for your book, blog, social media, flyer, poster, and more.
- Murals that will attract passers by and enhance the curb appeal of your business.
- I am just beginning my hand at Procreate, and would love to create you custom digital paintings and illustrations at a discounted price to other more established freelancers with no loss on quality.
- You dream it, I can help you create it. Let's talk ideas.
Experience
- AYLWARD ACADEMYTeacher of ArtSeptember 2022 - Today (2 years and 5 months)London, UK
- Greatfields SchoolTeacher of ArtNovember 2021 - Today (3 years and 3 months)London, UK• Engages students in the creative process, cultivating their talents while deepening their knowledge and understanding of art, design, and culture.• Cultivates productive classroom environment through routines and positive behaviour management, maximizing learning time and enthusiasm for the subject• Monitors and assesses students' performance, preparing progress reports and communicating feedback to students and their guardians.• Collaborates with team on schemes of work and improvements within the department.
- Trinity College School - TCSFaculty Associate of the Arts DepartmentNovember 2020 - June 2021 (7 months)Port Hope, ON, Canada• Collaborated with lead teachers on lesson plans, schemes of work, and developments within the Art department.• Developed and implemented original schemes of work, enhancing student learning by optimizing a wide range of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities.• Cover teacher for all departments, observing and evaluating students' performance, behaviour, and wellbeing within the classroom while facilitating learning.• Designed and delivered Digital Media Arts and Figurative Drawing extracurricular clubs.
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Education
- Professional Graduate Diploma in Education, Secondary Art and DesignUniversity of the West of Scotland2020Professional Graduate Diploma in Education, Secondary Art and Design
- Bachelor of Fine ArtsOCAD University2018Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Drawing and Painting
- Drawing and PaintingGriffith University2017Drawing and Painting