Mehmet Kraja
Hingham MA ◆ http://mehmetkraja.art ◆ metkraja@yahoo.com ◆ 646-420-0718 __________________________________________________________________
Education
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Master of Arts in Teaching/Art Education 2018 Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, Certificate for Graphic Design 1999
Higher Institute of Fine Arts, Tirane, Albania, BFA in Fine Art/Painting 1991
License / Certification
Visual Art (5-12) Initial License, MA, # 481094
Teaching Experience
Boston College High School, Boston, September 2019-Present -Teach Art (Grades 7-8) -Advisory, Oversee the academic and emotional growth of a group of 12 advisees (grade 8)
-Lead After School Printmaking Art Club. -Taught “for-credit” Intro to Drawing course (Grades 9-12) BC High Summer Program 2019
Barnstable High School, Hyannis MA, Long term substitute, March-June 2019
-Taught Fine Art 1, 3 & 4 and Art Integration courses (Grades 9-12)
Boston Latin School, Boston, Student Teaching Practicum, September-December 2018 – Co-taught AP art & FVA courses (Grades 11-12), alongside educator Stephen Harris
– Designed and taught own lessons (Grades 11-12)
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2017-2018 Saturday Studios 2018
– Designed and taught eight-week lessons on painting and printmaking (Grades 9-12)
– Curated an exhibition of student works at the end of the program at Arnheim Gallery Family Day, October 2017
– Designed and taught an art activity to the community attending Family Day
Teaching Assistant at Massachusetts College of Art and Design:
– Assisted John Thompson for Introduction to Printmaking course, Spring 2018 semester
– Assisted Christopher Sullivan for Drawing the Figure in Color course, Spring 2018 semester – Assisted Christopher Sullivan for Studio for Drawing course, Fall 2017 semester
Professional Artistic Experience
Orthodox Byzantine Holy Icons, Woodbury, NY, 2001 to present
– Commissioned murals and icons
Painting Workshop of Georgia Mannetta, Athens, Greece, 1994-1998 – Painted murals and icons
Shows
MassArt Auction 2021, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, April 2021 MassArt Auction 2020, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, April 2020
2019 NAEA Member Exhibition NAEA Studio & Gallery, Alexandria, VA, July 2019
All School Show 2018, Godine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, March 2018 Colors: Gallery 4, Rockland MA (Honorable Mention), April 2016
Presentation of Albania: Boston City Hall, Boston, MA, March 2011
A World of Watercolor: Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, November 2009 Arts Alive! Front Street Gallery, Scituate, MA, April 2008
Group Show: The Gallery at North River Community Church, Pembroke, MA, January 2008 DUMBO Art Under The Bridge Festival: Brooklyn, NY. September 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 BWS Group Show: Art & Sciences Building, Kingsborough College, Brooklyn, NY. July 2005 Art Display: MTA Building, Brooklyn, NY. September 2004
Affiliations
4th Floor Artists, Rockland, MA/present
Brooklyn Watercolor Society, Brooklyn, NY/past
Artistic Skills
Expertise in: Figurative Painting, Drawing, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Printmaking, Byzantine Art. Working knowledge of: Digital Photography, Photoshop and Illustrator
Languages
Albanian, Greek
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