December Art Teacher of the Month MingYon Blackwell

I have been teaching art for over 20 years, publically and privately. I am currently teaching art at Pulaski High School in Milwaukee as well as teaching at UWM for their “Saturday Academy” classes and “College for Kids”. I hold several roles here at Pulaski high school. I am the department chair, Infinite campus liaison as well as serving on the schools learning team and think tank. I hold a BFA in Painting and Drawing, Teacher Certification in Art Education, UW-Milwaukee; MA in Visual Arts, Cardinal Stritch University and I just received my certificate for administration/supervision in May of 2015 from National Louis University.
I enjoy working with and teaching young people new and creative ways to make art. It takes a strong mind and an expressive demeanor to teach the urban youth of today. I help these students break away from the lives that they lead outside of school by exposing them to the world of creativity and beauty. My life is art and I teach what I love, art!

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