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Ara Ko

Your First Masterful Art Instructor

Highly educated art teacher with a strong academic background in the arts, including graduation from art-specialized middle and high schools, a BFA in Ceramics, a BFA in Painting, and an MFA in Painting. With over 3 years of hands-on experience learning art education from my mother, who has successfully run an art academy with 100+ students for 30 years, I bring both academic expertise and practical teaching experience to my work.

Masterful in 2D art skills,

I design personalized pathways based on each child's unique preferences. I understands the growth mechanisms fostered through art education

Certifications

College Art Teaching Certificate

(Maryland Institute College of Art)

Certificate of Recognition from the Mayor of Baltimore as "Blooming Rainbow Community Project Director"

$12000 Winthrop Apartment(Bozzuto Management) Mural Competition Awardee

Sejong Scholarship Foundation of America SSFA, Excellent Student Award(1st place)

Leslie King Hammond Graduate Fellowship (Maryland Institute College of Art)

Education

Maryland Institute College of Art LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A, 2023, Maryland, USA

Ewha Womans University,

B.F.A Painting, B.F.A Ceramics, 2017, Seoul, Korea

Sunhwa Art High School

(Merit Scholarships for Admission)

Sunhwa Art School

(Merit Scholarships for 2 years)