Anu Annam Arts Education

Teaching art has given me as much satisfaction as creating art myself. Helping my students learn how to draw, paint and create comics is truly my passion. I look forward to seeing my students blossom every day, beyond their wildest dreams, and begin to exhibit art themselves. I have been blessed to be able to do this for the past 15 years, and I look forward to a lifetime of teaching art.

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PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTIST, Huntington, NY 1992 – Present

Fine Artist

· Creates and sells original fine art concentrating in watercolor, watercolor collage, oil and pastel paintings.

· Proficient in Realism, Impressionism, Semi-abstract and Abstract Painting and Drawing styles.

· Exhibit art in solo and group shows internationally and nationally.

· Receive individual commissions for custom fine art portraits.

Cartoonist

· Sell prints of original cartoons done in traditional and computer media.

· Creates animations tackling social issues.

Murals

· Paint custom murals.

Digital Photography

· Display fine art digital photography at art shows and conventions.

Art Teacher

· Teach pencil drawing, pastel, oil pastel, watercolor, oil, collage, sculpture and acrylic media to students all ages,

including K-12, College Age, Adult, Special Needs and Elderly.

· Introduce a robust skill-based curriculum including still life drawing and painting, figure and portrait drawing and

painting, gesture drawing, imaginative two-dimensional art, imaginative sculpture, art reproduction, lessons in

perspective, proportion, shading and basic color theory.

· Emphasize the importance of creativity, individual style, technique, developing concepts and artistic confidence.

· Encourage communication between students in regards to each other’s artwork by implementing a critique where the

students discuss each other’s work with guidance and suggestions by the teacher. They comment and student-to students

teach each other. This is also done informally throughout the class.

· Relate to the students the importance of creativity, self-expression, enjoyment, patience, discipline, and knowledge

acquired through the making of art.

· Promote knowledge of currently established artists and art history in relation to student’s work allowing students to

acknowledge themselves as vibrant members of a larger art community and to acknowledge each of their individual

gifts.

Press

· Featured artist in Canvas Magazine, Awareness Magazine, Commentary of the Times and Newsday. Featured in The

Hindu, India Express, in the Arts and Culture section in Vaartha and Telugu Times, the top daily newspapers in

Hyderabad, AP, India and the national The Week Magazine as well as the television programs, In the Artist Studio FiOS

TV, ETV2, Kalanjali, Teja News and ITV.

A full biography, artist statements, images of artwork and press are on the website: www.anuannam.art.

A Digital PDF that is a Printable ARTWORK CATALOG for Anu Annam is available, along with a separate page for

Realistic Classical Commissions.

A printable digital PDF of biography and artist statement is also available.

Class Descriptions with photos of Student Work upon request

WORK EXPERIENCE

EXHIBITING ARTIST 1992-Present

· Full Exhibiting Artist CV available upon request

YOUTH DIRECTION AND ALTERNATIVES, Northport, NY 2017

Art Teacher

· Comic Book Club- Writing and Illustrating Sequential Art

ISLIP ART MUSEUM, East Islip, NY 2016

Art Teacher

· Fluid Breakdown I, Intro to Watercolor

· Fluid Breakdown II, Chemistry of Watercolor

NORTH SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT, Glen Head, NY 2014-Present

Art Teacher

· Beginning Drawing

· Intermediate Drawing

· Wet Media Drawing

ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND, Dix Hills, NY 2013-Present

Art Teacher

· Watercolor Portraiture

· Splashes of Color

ANU ANNAM ARTS & ILLUSTRATION EDUCATION PROGRAM, Huntington, NY 2009-Present

Art Teacher

· Private and Semi-Private Mentorship Programs

PATCHOGUE MEDFORD LIBRARY, Patchogue, NY 2014

Art Teacher

· Intro to Pastel

YMCA, Huntington, NY 2005 – 2012

Art Teacher

· Little Artists: Intro to Art

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON PARKS AND RECREATION, Huntington, NY 2008 – 2009

Art Teacher

· Sculpture

· Intro to Art

CAMPARI , Northport, NY 2013-2015

Curator

· Select artists to exhibit in the gallery

· Develop a theme for artists work through a careful artwork selection process and hanging

· Organize opening receptions and artist talks

· Design cards, banners, flyers for print and digital social media

· Promote the exhibition through email, social media, press, including magazines, newspapers, and television for the

Opening reception, closing reception, and the artist’s work

· follow through with and closed sales

LEGROS CULTURAL ARTS, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Long Island, NY 2009-2011

Assistant Visual Arts Director

· Organize multicultural visual arts events

· Judge artwork for art shows

· Consult for art shows

· Network to find venues, artists and to broaden organizations presence.

· Participate in benefits such as SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now) and the Haiti Relief Fundraiser

· Aid in public relations through networking in person, the web, and phone

FANTASTIC FUNHOUSE, Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY 2017-Present

Co-creator, Organizer, Entertainer, Muralist and Art Teacher

· Create programming for Cinema for Kids

· Designed and implemented a safe, educational, fun-filled children's museum-style art program for our community's

youngest members

PHILANTHROPY

STREET CHILDREN FUNDRAISER in conjunction with Sphoorti, Commack, NY, Andhra Pradesh, India 2009-Present

Creator and Organizer

· Organize art and music shows for the purpose of fundraising for the arts for the orphanage Sphoorti,

a five-star rated non-profit (GreatNonprofits.org) organization,

· Sell photos, paintings, and prints and donate a portion of the profits to Sphoorti, at art shows, individually

and online

· Keep in close contact with the Award-winning organization, which has a Fulbright Scholar art recreational therapist

www.artcenterforsphoorti.org

POP! DRAW ART SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISERS for the Jeffrey K. Fisher Drawing Studio, Smithtown, 2016

NY

Co-Director and Co-Founder

· Co-created concept of the fundraiser with the Drawing Studio team

· Acted as liaison with Cinema Art Centre to communicate details of the production and programming

· Detailed the PR to the team from press release to social media PR plan

· Oversaw costume and design for prop production

· Programming Star Wars and Dark Night Sketch Night events

EDUCATION

MA, Fine Arts (completing the thesis), Long Island University, Brookville, NY

Art Student’s League,

School of Visual Arts

Fashion Institute of Technology

Parson’s School of Design

BA, English and Fine Art, Tufts University, Medford, and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

AWARDS

2018 Suffolk County Decentralization Full Grant Recipient with Funding from New York State Council on the Arts

2017 Suffolk County Decentralization Full Grant Recipient with Funding from New York State Council on the Arts

2016 Honorable Mention, Art League of Long Island Holiday Art Fair

2015 Finalist in Long Island Press and Bethpage Federal Credit Union Best of Long Island, Best Artist Competition

2013 SPARKBOOM, Huntington Arts Council, Post No Bills Public Art Contest Winner

2013 Abstract Art Exhibit, Best in Show

2013 Who’s Hot in 2013 Honorable Mention

2010 Legros Cultural Arts Visual Artist of the Year Award

2008 Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute International Art Show

1st Place in Watercolor

2006 Moosnick Award

2006 Pusey Award

2004 Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence for Dedicated Service to the Nation and Profession

1990 Columbia Scholastic Award

COMPUTER SKILLS

Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Macromedia Flash, Quark Express, Microsoft Word,

Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint

Hardware: PC and Mac

All references are available upon request

Anu Annam Arts & Illustration is located at

THE STUDIOS @ SUITE PIECES:

1038 New York Ave, Studio C,

Huntington Station, NY 11743