Meet the Teaching Artist – Shannon Feeney

I am a teaching artist.  As a teaching artist, I employ a design process in the classroom.  The students and I research, plan, execute, revise, celebrate and envision each lesson together.  The purpose of this process is to help my students foster a deeper connection to their own creativity and imagination, thus encouraging further exploration and expansion of their own artistic appreciation, interests, and pursuits.

I am currently in a yearlong visual arts internship at the Dr. William W. Henderson K-12 Inclusion School, Lower Campus in Boston.  My students range from 3 to 6 years of age.  Henderson provides an enhanced arts experience and the school delivers support and enrichment based on an individual student’s needs.  It’s truly a magical environment, where a student’s positive interactions and school/community service are celebrated.

Shannon Feeney has been a professional graphic designer and painter since 1998.  Her work has taken her all over the globe from California to China and Europe.  She has experience teaching in the Boston Public Schools, as well as the Saturday Studios program at Massachusetts College of Art.  She is currently enrolled in the MAT: Master of Arts in Teaching program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.