Studio Art

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you’re not directly working in the arts, do the art play a role in your life, if so how?

A: 我是一名全职艺术家.

Q: How has/did the W&J art department/program help you in your after undergrad life?

A: Exponentially. Patrick Schmidt, John Lambertson, and Pat Maloney were integral in shaping my relationship to art and art history. 我经常回想起那段时间和那些教训.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you’re not directly working in the arts, do the art play a role in your life, if so how?

A: I currently teach art to grades 4-6 at Pine-Richland School District. 这是我的第9年，但我教艺术的第10年. 我真的相信作为一名艺术专业的学生&作为老师，我教我教的是艺术而不是工艺, and it has been more meaningful for my students with that mindset. I have not yet sought a master's, but I plan to get a Master in Fine Arts, someday.

Q: How has/did the W&J art department/program help you in your after undergrad life?

A: The W&艺术系是我在毕业期间和毕业后所能站立的最坚强的基石之一. 我继续向工作人员和其他校友学习，他们已经并将继续以艺术家和教师的身份展示他们自己的作品. 他们自己的成就以及他们的鼓励促使我分享我自己的艺术，并想办法让艺术品在画廊展出.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you're not directly working in the arts, do the arts play a role in your life, is so how?

A: I'm a Senior Software Engineer working on clinical trial software. While I don't have as much time as I'd like to dedicate to art, 我仍然保留着一个小工作室，只要有时间就画画.

Q: How has/did the W&J艺术系/项目帮助你毕业后的生活?

A: The art program gave me a solid foundation to pursue art, even as a hobby. I also grew to appreciate forms and styles of art I may otherwise have ignored.

Q: How has/did the W&J艺术系/项目帮助你毕业后的生活?

A: W大学的艺术系&J非常适合我. 不确定自己想要什么样的生活, 个人和专业, the program allowed me to expand on how I thought about things. Being mathematically driven for the better part of my academic career, 我发现自己依靠这些具体的原则来解决生活中更加流动的问题. 通过艺术系的多次讨论, 我在思考上有了某种顿悟，并且能够在解决问题方面释放出新的创造力. 艺术在很多方面都闪耀着光芒, 无论是古典绘画还是雕塑, or in ways of thought. The W&我的艺术系让我成为了一个更好的艺术家, problem solver, dentist, orthodontist, 最重要的是成为一个更好的人. 没有它，我就不会有今天的成就.

Q: If you have gone on to graduate (or post-undergrad training) school, where did you attend, and for what degree?

A: 卡洛大学教育学硕士.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you're not directly working in the arts, do the arts play a role in your life, is so how?

A: I currently teach 9-12th grade art at Bridges Preparatory School in Beaufort South Carolina. 这是我在教室里的第11个年头. 在经历了南方不同的学校之后, 我觉得PA(或大多数北方学校)比其他许多大学培养教师的能力要好得多. As for the arts, 我在WashJeff度过了一段美妙的经历, 尤其是能够在佛罗伦萨学习...我非常感激在那里度过的时光.

Q: How has/did the W&J艺术系/项目帮助你毕业后的生活?

A: 我从W中学到了宝贵的技能和人生经验&J Art Department. 我不仅被鼓励成为一个全面发展的艺术家, my professors and peers helped shape me into the person I am today. 当我成长为一名艺术家的时候, developing techniques, in my senior year, 我决定申请法学院. The W&J Art Department made sure that I would always be able to nurture my creative and unique spirit. I made a vow with my art professors that I would always be me, an artist, 不管我以什么为生. 我入职几年了, I am happy to report that I am still marching to the beat of my own drum, 不管别人在做什么. I made a promise to my art mentors that I would never let anyone extinguish my creative flame.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you're not directly working in the arts, do the arts play a role in your life, is so how?

A: I am currently a Research and Sales Associate with Winston Wachter Fine Art, a gallery in Chelsea, New York.

Q: How has/did the W&J艺术系/项目帮助你毕业后的生活?

A: 我在W上的工作室艺术课程&J教会了我各种各样的艺术创作技巧，我现在作为一个当代画廊的销售助理应用到我的工作中. 对我来说，深入了解艺术是如何制作的至关重要，这样我才能自信地与客户沟通. 艺术史课程帮助我培养了对不同艺术运动的兴趣，并教会了我如何写艺术. This was really important in my previous role as an auction cataloguer, 现在，当我为det365app的咨询客户写展览或做艺术品研究时，我都会使用它.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you’re not directly working in the arts, do the art play a role in your life, if so how?

A: Currently working as a mental health counselor at an outpatient clinic utilizing art therapy. 它有助于情绪表达的愈合过程.

Q: How has/did the W&J art department/program help you in your after undergrad life?

A: W&J really pushed me to further analyze my art and what it means to me. 我能够更好地将自己与我的作品联系起来，并最终通过创作艺术的过程更好地了解自己. 这在我的艺术治疗领域尤为重要.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you’re not directly working in the arts, do the art play a role in your life, if so how?

A: 我目前是西弗吉尼亚州立大学研究中心的通讯助理主任 & Public Service in Institute, WV (just outside of Charleston, WV). I am in charge of essentially all of the visual communications that come out of our area.

Q: How has/did the W&J art department/program help you in your after undergrad life?

A: While I was at W&J, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to do something in art. 我的导师(Patrick Schmidt)曾建议我参加ITL的一些设计课程，因为他认为我会喜欢并擅长它. 我确信我不会喜欢它，想要离电脑越远越好. 15年后，我每天都在电脑上工作，我仍然热爱它的每一分钟. 我很感激帕特里克在我身上看到了我没有看到的东西，他推动我走出了自己的舒适区.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you’re not directly working in the arts, do the art play a role in your life, if so how?

A: 我目前是三一区学区的一名小学美术老师，担任该学区艺术部门的负责人. This is my eleventh year teaching in Pennsylvania's public school system. 我之前在博尼塔斯普林斯教了两年书, 我的艺术生涯是从华盛顿社区艺术文化中心的助理主任开始的, PA in 2005.

Q: How has/did the W&J art department/program help you in your after undergrad life?

答:本科入学时，我有机会和艺术系一起第一次去了纽约市. I experienced the opening of an incredible art installation called "The Gates" in Central Park, 由世界著名艺术家克里斯托和让·克劳德创作. I traveled through galleries in Chelsea and visited the Museum of Modern Art. 成年后，我经常想起这次旅行，以及它如何影响了我作为一名艺术教育者的教学方法.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you’re not directly working in the arts, do the art play a role in your life, if so how?

A: 热情宠物公司总经理. I use my graphic design and art knowledge in our social media all the time. 我也创造和销售个人佣金的一面. 

Q: How has/did the W&J art department/program help you in your after undergrad life?

A: The department is a great resource for questions plus a plethora of networking connections.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you’re not directly working in the arts, do the art play a role in your life, if so how?

A: I am the Associate Director of Business Development at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. 我在儿童博物馆的展览部工作，负责开发的管理, resources, and administrative needs of the traveling exhibitions program. 我也是AAM NAME(美国博物馆联盟国家博物馆展览协会)专业网络的董事会成员.

Q: How has/did the W&J art department/program help you in your after undergrad life?

A: I developed many skills beyond painting while an undergrad at W&J and many of those skills translated beautifully into my current career. Time Management: Being an art major takes a lot of time management. 你需要了解完成一个项目需要多少时间，然后据此预算时间.

问:你目前的职位/头衔是什么? If you’re not directly working in the arts, do the art play a role in your life, if so how?

A:联蓝百货的商品业务助理, a mission-based apparel company focused on sustainability and water clean-ups. 虽然我目前的工作更多地集中在物流和运营方面，但我在W大学获得的美术学位&J是进入我的硕士课程的必要条件，我知道这个基础将是必要的，因为我将继续我的职业生涯，并能够在大流行后的世界中重新回到创造性的一面.

Q: How has/did the W&J art department/program help you in your after undergrad life?

A: No matter what industry you are in, the foundation's skills taught by the W&J art department are essential for any creative/collaborative environment. 有些人可能具有创造性思维, 但是理解设计理论, knowing how to use it, 能够批判性地检查和批评你的工作是使一个人成为专业人士的原因.