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Art Teacher History

Location:
Staten Island, NY, 10305
Salary:
95000
Posted:
September 26, 2025

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Resume:

KATALIN GYOKENY

Certified, experienced, art teacher looking to make the Specialties at your school fun and educational.

Staten Island NY 10305 (ready to relocate)

**************@*****.***

http://www.katalingyokenyart.com

516-***-****

NYS certified visual art teacher K-12 (professional certification)

•9 Years of teaching studio arts, and art history K-12 full-time.

•5 years of teaching studio arts at a college. (SUNY Farmingdale and Briarcliffe College)

•20 years of teaching continuing education at QCC (Queensborough community college and Nassau Community college)

•Commitment to serving students of diverse age, ability, ethnicity, and social status.

Responsibilities:

Writing own Curriculum, Unit plans, weekly lesson plans, providing necessary instructional materials

•Closely monitoring student progress relative to their individual course schedule

•Responding promptly to questions or requests from students, and/or parents

•Maintaining timely grading of student work

•Holding regularly scheduled office hours each week

•Participating in faculty meetings, hardware, software and/or educational training sessions as scheduled

Authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Work Experience

Art Teacher

New World Prep. Charter school - Staten Island, NY

August 2004 – present

Teaching students grades 2, 3 and 4 to draw, paint and sculpt. I infuse my lessons with art history. We also write poetry and short stories related to the art lessons.

Art Teacher

Uncommon Charter HS - Brooklyn, NY

August 2020 to August 2023

HS students learned to draw, paint, sculpt, use mixed media, researched art history, wrote poetry,

Achievements:

1)Developed and successfully implemented an inclusive art curriculum designed to stimulate creativity and critical thinking skills in all students, regardless of their demographics.

2)Encouraged students to express their ideas through art, resulting in an increase in class participation and student engagement.

Art Teacher

Williamsburg Charter HS - Brooklyn, NY

August 2018 to August 2020

HS Students gained experience in visual arts, such as drawing, painting, collage, art history, digital photography, photoshop, poetry, creative writing and clay sculpture

Achievements:

1)Developed and implemented a comprehensive art curriculum that incorporated elements of multiple art disciplines, including painting, drawing, digital photography, and Photoshop.

2)Created a virtual art teaching module during the pandemic, successfully adapting to remote learning and maintaining student engagement in art.

3)Led a school-wide art exhibition showcasing student artwork, promoting students' creativity and talent in the wider community.

Art Teacher

Hyde leadership - Brooklyn, NY

August 2017 to August 2018

K-5. Inspiring children to love and create art.

Achievements:

1.My 4th graders won First Price in all charter school art competition in Albany in 2017

Other Teaching Responsibilities

•Timely development and submission of curricula, syllabi, Unit plans and lesson plans

•Monitoring and reporting of student attendance and progress

•Preparation and oversight of examinations

•Assessment and grading, according to institute policies

•Advising and office hours (minimum 2 hours per week per course)

•Coordinate course lecturers, travel, and student workload with another program faculty

Assistant professor of Visual Arts

Farmingdale State college - Farmingdale, NY

September 2005 to June 2010

• Instructing college students at the Visual Communications department in Drawing, Watercolor Painting and Art history

Education

Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapy

Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY

September 2012 to 2014

Master of Science in Education (art education)

Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY

September 2009 to June 2011

MFA in Fine Arts

School of Visual Arts - New York, NY September 1994 to June 1996

Links

http://www.katalingyokenyart.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/katalin-gyokeny-b6bb291/



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