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Maxine Leu is currently a 3D Media Instructional Support Manager at State University of New York at Purchase and a Teaching Artist at The D.R.A.W. Kingston. She has teaching experience in art classes and workshops with 5 ages up, primary students, teen interns, college students (non-major and major in art), adults, patients, and continuing education since 2015. Including at The State University of New York at New Paltz, Mount Saint Mary College, The Cornell Creative Arts Center, The Mid-Hudson Chinese Language Center, and The Creative Center at University Settlement, and Tainan Municipal Dagang Elementary School.
Q & A:
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What art classes do you teach in educational institutions?
I teach intro studio art and art foundation courses, which are mainly designed for art foundation students to lay the practical skills to move forward into advanced courses; and to give non-major students an introduction to a variety of art making. Students are introduced to 2D, 3D art, installation art, public art, and environmental art through skills in basic drawing, design, woodworking, casting molding, laser cutting, and video editing.
(* CV and student work examples, lessons plan and teaching philosophy available upon request.)
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Do you also teach art workshops for the community?
Yes, I enjoy working with non-profit organizations, art centers, and education programs. I love to make my mission to understand the people's needs and then design attentive, friendly, and specific techniques-focused workshops for the community. I have been promoting workshops, 4-6 section long classes and online classes. You can find my current workshops at "Event Sign-Up." Contact for a cooperation>>
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Painting and Drawing: still life, portrait & human anatomy, landscape, life drawing, Chinese brush painting, focusing on dry and wet mediums in pencil, charcoal, pastel, ink, watercolor, acrylic, and oil paint.
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Sculpture: figure modeling, clay sculpting, blocks carving, casting and mold making.
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Printmaking: Relief, Intaglio, Lithographic, and Silkscreen.
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Can you work with an educational team that is looking for a cooperative project that brings two fields together?