Riki
Morita
Skills
Palo Alto, Ca. 94301
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Volunteer Event Organizer, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, Japanese/English Interpreter
Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
Riki Morita Studio Art / Owner and Art Teacher
2008 - PRESENT, Palo Alto, Ca.
Private after school art classes. I focus on the whole child by promoting mindfulness, creativity and self-expression. I teach Elements of Art, Principles of Design, Visual Communication, Art History and Art Skills.
Beechwood School/ Substitute Teacher
Sept. 2017 - PRESENT, Palo Alto, Ca.
Volunteered as Art Teacher and substituted for Pre-K to 8th grade for all subjects. I applied the same philosophy to Beechwood students as I do for my private Studio Art lessons.
Palo Alto Unified School District / Spectra Art Teacher
August 2014-Nov. 2015 Palo Alto, Ca.
Taught the Spectra Art curriculum to Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders at Ohlone Elementary School.
Santa Clara Medical Center/ Art Educator for Medical Residents
Jan. 2013-June. 2013 Santa Clara, Ca.
Created custom curriculum for medical residents applying concepts and principles from Yale Medical Schools’ research on teaching empathy through Art to improve doctor’s diagnostic skills.
Maeda Design Studio/Packaging and Graphic Designer
Aug. 1991-Aug. 1992 Osaka, Japan
Pratt Institute/ Continuing Education 1992
Brooklyn, New York
Graduate coursework in Visual Communication
Oregon State University / Bachelor of Arts 1991
Fine Arts with focus in Graphic Design
Board Member for Fundraising at Japanese Cultural School (Medakano Gakko), Sunday School Teacher (First Congregational Church of Palo Alto), Organizer for Japan Tsunami Disaster Fundraising and Art Project for Ohlone Elementary School, Event Organizer for Shoebox Project