Tell us a little bit about you and your background.

Kevin graduated from Queens College with a program in Art Education. Kevin obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Art Education (Teacher K-12) and is currently doing his Master’s (MSED) at Queens College. He was inspired to teach by his high school ESL teachers, who helped him grow to be a great student and demonstrated that teachers are a necessary tool to help students do better in the future. Kevin is experienced with various mediums and specializes in mixed media and digital art. Kevin loves painting, drawing anime characters, and digital portraits in his free time.

What attracted you to work at One River School?

Seeing young students improve their skills and find their own creative voice. 

How would you describe what it is like to teach here?

The ability to inspire children, share their creativity, and create a fun classroom environment.

What has been your favorite project to teach and why?

Cartooning Class. Kids nowadays are very fascinated by cartoons or anime. I feel anime or cartoons are becoming something big for art educators to help students learn more about art 

Is there a special One River moment that stands out for you?

Students Succeed, looking at them happy about the hard work they put into their artwork./ 

What do you enjoy outside of One River?

I love doodling, making portraits of people, and mixing realism with abstract art. I do digital art and ceramics when I know I would spend my whole day at home because as you know ceramics requires a lot of your time