Mason Zabrucky

masonzabrucky2023@gmail.com / Pittsburgh PA

Education

  • 2023, Rhode Island School of Design, Master of Arts in Teaching (Art & Design Education.)

  • 2022, Rhode Island School of Design, Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts.


Certification

  • Teacher Certification: Rhode Island Department of Education, Art (All Grades)

  • Praxis Art Content Knowledge 5134 (pending)


Art Teaching Experience

Student Teacher at Central Falls High School, Central Falls RI.

  • Cooperating Teacher; Susan Volluci.

  • Designed and taught lesson plans for Art History, Advanced 2D Drawing, and Materials in Artmaking classes for grades 9-12 for 5 weeks with an additional 30 hours of prior observation.

  • Responsible for scheduling classes, organizing the classroom, taking attendance, and managing classroom materials.


Student Teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, Providence RI- and George J West Elementary School, Mt. Pleasant RI.

  • Cooperating Teacher; Katharina Schroetor.

  • Designed and taught art lesson plans for grades K-5 for 6 weeks with an additional 30 hours of prior observation split between both placements.

  • Responsible for scheduling classes, organizing the classroom, taking attendance, managing classroom materials, and dismissing students.


Related Teaching Experience

Art Teacher- Laughlin Memorial Library in Ambridge Pennsylvania (2021)

  • Responsible for scheduling the event, organizing the classroom, managing classroom materials, and demonstrating 2D artmaking techniques.


Art coach- Iron Horse Theater in Pennsylvania (2018)

  • Responsible for focusing on an individual student and tutoring them with various artistic mediums and artmaking techniques.


Art Teacher- Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Pennsylvania (2017)

  • Responsible for assisting students, and modeling the instructor’s practices.


Other accomplishments / Experiences

Member of the Pittsburgh Society of Artists (2021)

Apprentice of Ron Ehrlich- world renowned abstract painter.

  • Documented and organized Ron’s work.

  • Worked with Ron on his paintings as a subordinate/consultant.

  • Assisted Ron with applying to online art venues.

  • Partially renovated his house by removing 10+ years worth of dried paint from his floors.


Skills / Medium / Technical Proficiency

  • Acrylic paint

  • Aseprite (digital animation program)

  • Blender (digital 3D modeling program)

  • Charcoal

  • Clay

  • Clip Studio Paint (digital drawing program)

  • Graphite

  • Google Drive (digital organization program)

  • Mache Sculpture

  • Pencil / Pen

  • Premiere Pro (digital editing program)

  • Watercolor

  • Zoom (digital meeting program)

  • 3D fabrication

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