LUKAS ALLENBAUGH

abqa7u@r.postjobfree.com

www.cancancancan.com

206-***-****

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES

Lukas Allenbaugh owns and runs the business Clay Animation Network. He has taught and

produced art in a large variety of mediums over the past 17 years to students as young as 5 and

as old as 70. He is looking for self-employment in teaching the art of Clay-Animation through

summer programs, specialty classes and workshops, and evening classes for all ages of

students. Students who participate in his programs receive a DVD of their work and their work

is also placed on the web on www.cancancancan.com. The long-term objective of the Clay

Animation Network is to develop an online library of student works so that students are

continually learning from one another.

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Instructor Bio: Lukas Allenbaugh (a.k.a. "Mr. A") is presently entering his 6th year in teaching

animation, and his 16th year as a teacher. Formerly a public school teacher and Artist-in-

Residence as a mural painter, Lukas now teaches animation as a multidisciplinary and highly

expressive medium that incorporates basic physics, math, language arts, theater, and visual art.

Lukas is a practicing visual artist and animator and has taught workshops in botanical

illustration, 3D drawing, papier mache, drum building, and comic book illustration.

EDUCATION

B.S. Degree in Elementary School Education w/ Science Endorsement, West.

Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Artistic Study, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA

Video Productions and Animation, 911 Media Arts Center & The Experimental College,

Seattle, WA

Art training in large variety of classes over the course of 16 years as well as learning

independently through practice in over 12 artistic mediums.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS

Instructor has taught animation at the following locations.

After-School Programs (previous and upcoming)

Bryant Elementary (Seattle, WA) 2004 - Present

Adams Elementary (Seattle, WA) 2006-Present

Sacajawea Elementary (Seattle, WA) 2006 - 2007

The Bush School (Seattle, WA) 2007-Present

The Epiphany School (Seattle, WA) 2007-Present

Margaret Mead Elementary (Seattle, WA) 2007-Present

West Woodland (Seattle, WA) 2007-Present

The Eton School (Bellevue, WA) 2007 - Present

Chestnut Hill Academy (Bellevue, WA) 2007-2008

Pacific Crest Montessori (Seattle, WA) 2008-Present

Seattle Country Day School (Seattle, WA) 2008 - Present

Woodinville Montessori (Woodinville, WA) 2009 - Present

The Evergreen School (Shoreline, WA) 2009 - Present

North Beach Elementary (Seattle, WA) 2009

Thurgood Elementary (Seattle, WA) 2010

Summer (previous and upcoming)

University Heights Center (Seattle, WA ) 2006

St. Marks (Dallas, TX) 2007- Present

Bertschi School (Seattle, WA) 2007-Present

The Eton School (Bellevue, WA) 2007

Woodinville Montessori (Woodinville, WA) 2008- present

Whitman Middle School (Seattle, WA) 2008

Brighton School (Lynwood, WA) 2009 upcoming class

Northwest Film Forum (Seattle, WA) 2009 upcoming class

During School Programs

Woodinville Montessori ( Woodinville, WA) 2008- Present

Presently working with groups of up to 40 students to create collaborative Clay-

Animation productions in the themes of "Medieval History", "Geometric solids",

"Brer Rabbit", and "Parts of Speech."

Recently completed educational video with students combining video and

animation to showcase their school for promotional purposes.

EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Animation Booths/ Workshops:

Folk Life 2008-2010: Directed 200 participants of ALL ages to create a combined

metamorphosis animation over the course of 28 hours.

Bumbershoot 2008-2009: Directed over 400 participants to animate a combined

metamorphosis animation over the course of 21 hours. Scheduled to return in 2009.

Parent Map, Ecohaus, Meredith Mathews YMCA, Scheer family Birthday Party: Directed

animation booths and/or workshops for these groups.

Various Public Libraries: In 2010 Lukas has contracts with 5 public libraries in the Seattle and

surrounding areas to teach 1-day, 2 hour sessions.

Presentation Experience:

Presented to entire schools in order to introduce all-school projects, and to showcase and

explain student works by means of speaking, video presentations, and animations.

Locations: Cedarwood, Bryant, West Woodland, Pacific Crest Montessori, Woodinville

Montessori, University Heights Center, Garfield, and Mill Creek.

CERTIFICATED PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Kent Elementary School: Kent, WA 2002-2003

5/6TH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER

Taught science, language arts, reading and advanced math to 5-6th grade students.

Designed and implemented unique arts integration projects in the areas of science, math,

and language arts.

Effectively reached a wide variety of student ability levels through differentiated teaching

methods.

Engaged in teaching other staff members about arts integration.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ART SPECIALIST

Bryant Elementary School: Seattle, WA 2003-2006

Taught variety of art skills to 350 students, in K-3 grade levels.

Learned and utilized video productions skills in student-made educational videos, and

documentaries.

Taught over 15 different multi-media units, focusing the students on community learning

and peer tutoring.

Directed and produced DVD s for 350 students, on the subjects of animation and

puppetry.

Incorporated language arts, science, and math into lessons.

Played key role in fund raising for annual auctions through 10 student-produced art

projects.

Taught and advised other staff members about arts integration.

OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE

MURAL PAINTING TEACHER 2003 - Present

Designed educational DVD s and provided setup instructions for the painting of 4 all-

school murals at: Cedarwood and Mill Creek Elementary Schools.

Worked directly with 3 different PTSA groups of up to 30 parents on an ongoing basis to

teach them the overall mural painting process so they could then teach the students.

Each mural incorporates the artwork of every student in the entire school (over 3000

students in all programs combined).

Produced video documentaries of student projects.

PROFESSIONAL ART EXPERIENCE

MURAL PAINTER 1994 - 2005

Directed and took part in the painting of 7 large-scale (up to 120 ) murals in the following cities

for teen shelters and centers, city programs, and personal residences. Facilitated discussions

with various community groups throughout the planning process to capture their vision for each

mural. Lead various age groups of volunteers as small as 5 people and and large as 70 (of all

ages) to paint the murals.

Ellensburg, WA

Lynwood, WA

Everett, WA

San Jose, CA

Bellingham, WA

COMMISSIONED ARTIST 1992 - Present

Produced large array of commissions in the mediums of pen and ink, watercolor, graphite,

murals, stone and wood sculpture, including a 1st Place in National Holocaust Art Contest in

1994. Over 30 pieces sold.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Swing and Blues dancing, volunteering, biking, hiking, soccer, art, choir, percussion,

music composition, improvisational acting, and chess.

To view samples of student and instructor work go to:

www.cancancancan.com

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