About

Louise  is a practicing artist and arts educator with experience teaching visual arts in New York City Public Schools and community based organizations. She is a passionate advocate for K-12 arts education and an active member of the executive committee of the New York State Art Teachers Association.

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Education
​​BFA, Illustration, Parsons School of Design (2001) 

MS, Art and Design Education, Pratt Institute (2017)

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Professional Certification

Visual Art K-12, Professional Certificate, NYS

School District Leader, Professional Certificate, NYS

 

Professional Engagement

New York State Art Teacher Association Region 8, Executive Committee Secretary: 2023-present

 

Professional learning workshops for NYC Public School teachers

Artful Books: Advanced Bookmaking techniques, 2025

Bookmaking & Identity: Writing and Illustrating Our Own Stories, 2024

How to Make a Picture Book: Kicking off the EJK Bookmaking Competition, 2024

Bookmaking: A Process Approach, 2024

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New York State Art Teacher Association  Annual Conference, Workshop Presenter

A Brave New World, The use of A.I. to Analyze Works of Art, 2024

​​Enriching Student Learning Through Art and Research: Visual Art and School Library Collaborations, 2023

Empowering Student Voices Through Picture Book Making, 2022

 

International Bacculaurate Roundtable, Brooklyn, NY: 2019

MYP Arts Sharing Session, Host

 

Professional Experience

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY: 2023-present

Assistant Visiting Professor, Art and Design Education Department

ADE 401 Community Matters, Spring 2026

ADE 612 Student Teaching, Fall 2023-2026

ADE 611 Teaching in NYC Public School, Spring 2024-2026

ADE 414 Community  Based Internship, Fall/Spring 2024-2026

ADE 423 Museum Based Internship, Summer 2024

 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY: 2023-present

Assistant Chair, Art and Design Education Department

Certification Officier

 

The Boerum Hill School for International Studies, Brooklyn, NY: 2017-2023

Art and Design Educator, grades 6-10

Art and Design Subject Group Leader

Professional inquiry Facilitator 

Optics and Design Committee Chair