ANNA FERN ERVIN

Artist, Educator, and Accessibility Specialist

https://annafernart.wixsite.com/annafernart 

annafernart@gmail.com

(252)-269-0018

 

EXPERIENCE

Educator, August 2023-January 2023, Prince George County Public Schools, Lanham, MD 

• Independently designed and implemented curriculum aligned with state standards, focusing on fundamental art principles and techniques for students grades 9-12.

• Fostered creativity, critical thinking, and artistic expression with  a trauma-informed classroom environment.

• Skilled in classroom management in a setting with SPED and ESOL students, differentiating lesson plans and enacting both 504s and IEPs to meet a range of needs and abilities; class size of 35-37

Therapeutic Art Class Instructor, May 2021- August 2023, Farring-Baybrook Rec center, Baltimore, MD 

• Independently designed and guided adults with developmental disabilities through therapeutic art classes.

• Taught self soothing and coping skills through art.

Library Assistant, January 2023- August 2023, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 

• Managed patron relations, shelved books, monitored inventory, and  repaired damaged books.

Metal Studio Technician, August 2019-January 2023  Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 

• Facilitating shop safety through instruction and monitoring student use of machinery.

• Tool and machine repair, maintenance, and distribution.

• Advising and assisting student construction of projects.

Artist Assistant, May 2022- August 2022, Personal Best Ceramics, Baltimore, MD 2022

• Organization, production, and support of an independent ceramic business

• Supported the opening of a shared ceramic space, acquiring materials and tools.

Disability Support Intern, August 2021- May 2022 Remote and in person, Make Studio, Baltimore, MD 

• Monitored and advised open studio time at a progressive art studio for adults with disabilities

• Instructed ceramic workshops in a therapeutic art context.

Fine Art Commissions, 2015 - current

• Executed commissioned artworks for clients, including portraits and ceramics.

 

EDUCATION

Maryland Institute College of Art 2023, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD, Cum Laude in Interdisciplinary Sculpture, Sustainability and Social Practice

University of North Carolina School of The Arts 2019, HS Diploma, Winston-Salem, NC

Penland School of Craft Metalworking workshop, Penland, NC

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Summer Intensive, Chicago, IL

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VOLUNTEER WORK:

Hidden Harvest, Blue Light Junction, Cherry Hill Farm, the Farm Alliance of Baltimore, Baltimore Food, Baltimore Clayworks, Extinction Rebellion, Pure and Faultless, Rahab's Corner

 

EXHIBITIONS

2023 ArtWalk, Baltimore, MD

2020 FYE Exhibition, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2019 Scholarship Exhibition, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2019 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Thesis Exhibition, Winston-Salem, NC

2019 The Fillmore, RAW : REFLECT, Charlotte, NC

 

AWARDS

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Creative Entrepreneurship Internship Award

MICA yearly scholarships: Creative Vision Award, Presidential Scholarship, Arnell Lewis

Art Scholarship, AEGO USA Inc. Scholarship, Dean’s Grant

2019 Kenan Foundation Penland Fellowship

2019 Scholastics Portfolio Gold Key

2018 David LaChapelle Endowed Scholarship

 

SKILLS

Organizational: Scheduling, innovating, idea generation, organization, liaising, problem solving, decision making.

Teaching: Experienced in education, lesson planning, classroom management, restorative approaches. trauma-informed instruction, studio guidance, therapeutic teaching, curriculum design, remote learning.

Academic: Efficient in writing, communication, presentation, and public speaking.

Technology: Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Zoom, Word, Google Drive, Adobe Suite.

Visual Arts: Accomplished in drawing, painting, ceramics, metalworking, woodworking, art history, critique, art theory.