ABOUT THE ARTIST
Character Design || Illustration || Educator
Hello all! My name is Grace Adams, and I'm a 26 year-old (she/her) artist and art educator based out of Central Florida. I received my BS in Art Education - All Grade in May 2018 from Indiana State University.
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I currently keep myself busy as a middle/high school art teacher, a DM for D&D, a voice actor, and a Destiny Community Artist.
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As a fun mix of both athlete and art student, I've been exposed to many exciting experiences growing up - from fourteen years on the softball field to a life-long passion for free-handing my favorite video game and television characters since 4th grade, I throw myself full-force into what I enjoy the most.
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I hold a deep passion for character design, concept art, climatology, photography, space, and sharing all of that with others. As any young professional, I aspire to share these passions with as many people as I can.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Current Occupation: Middle/High School Art Teacher, Artist, and Voice Actor
EDUCATION B.S. Visual Arts Education, Indiana State University - May 2018
LICENSURE Teaching Certificate for Visual Art Pre-K - 12 - May 2018
August 2021Â - Ongoing
ART TEACHER
PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY
Develop lesson plans for grades 6-10
Plan and teach 2D Art, Digital Design, & Photography classes
Collaborate with PLC team and admin for SEL development
Instruct subjects relative to 2D art, Digital Design, & Photography
August 2020Â - May 2021
ART TEACHER
SUNRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Develop lesson plans for grades 6-8
Plan and teach hybrid 2D Art-2 classes for simultaneous Online and Face-to-face students
Collaborate with PLC team and admin for SEL development
Instruct subjects relative to 2D art & design
August 2019Â - May 2020
ART TEACHER
CRONE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Develop lesson plans for grades 6-8
Collaborate with Encore team and admin for best student growth and development
Instruct subjects relative to 2D and 3D art and design
Run two student clubs, Art Club and Tabletop Club
December 2018 - June 2019
PARAPROFESSIONAL
WESTERN AVENUE ELEMENTARY
Collaborating with staff and other educational assistants to meet student goals and plans
Daily behavior management of students consisting of monitoring their actions pertaining to individual learning plans
Provide daily instruction to students while assisting them in mainstreaming
March 2018-May 2018
STUDENT TEACHING
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
8 weeks classroom teaching experience with students with special needs grades 6-8
Taught and designed lesson plans within the special needs classroom and environment
Made accommodations to assist students in learning the lessons while also teaching the Elements and Principles with DBAE
January 2018 - March 2018
STUDENT TEACHING
FARRINGTON GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8 weeks classroom teaching experience with grades K - 5
Prepared and taught a unit plan, daily lessons, and fulfilled all classroom activities
Followed sub plans for 2 weeks and fulfilled all substitute duties
Taught 2-Dimensional Art and incorporated DBAE
February 2015 - May 2018
GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
THE INDIANA STATESMAN
Developed full page designs for the paper
Collaborated with Editor-In-Chief to create eye-catching front page, Features, and Sports page designs
Utilized Adobe programs such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator to edit images and create advertisements.
Other notable honors/involvement
August 2014 - present - Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship
September 2015 - Mark S. Hannig Scholarship recipient
Spring 2017 - Artwork chosen for Juried Student Exhibition
Awarded Dean’s List recognition
May 2018 - First Aid & CPR Certified
February 2019 - received CPI training
February 2019 - June 2019 - Freshman head coach & assistant JV/Varsity coach for Burlington Central High School