Patti Nelson has an MFA in Ceramics from SUNY New Paltz, where she was a Sojourner Truth Fellow. She has a BA in Fine Art with departmental honors from Hunter College, NYC, and majored in Integrative Studies, International Relations and Women Studies with a minor in Comparative Religion from Hendrix College, Conway, AR. Patti Nelson has shown nationally and internationally including DC, Seattle, and NYC (Chelsea and Brooklyn), and Budapest, Hungary. She has taught at the university level, in elementary schools, at the art centers (including The Clay Art Center and Cheltenham Center for the Arts.
Her multi-media installation based (ceramics, video, and found materials), and often site specific work ask the viewer to look at the familiar in a new way and challenge assumptions of value, importance and use.
Specialties: Teaching Ceramics, Sculpture (casting, mold making, multiple mediums, new media), Foundations, Art Seminars. Management, administrative experience, hiring, training.
Independent Consultant for Non-profits, Small Business and Individuals on Social Media, Marketing, Branding, Graphic & Web design, Strategic Planning/Programming and Development.
Patti Nelson is a Highly Effective Certified Special Education and Art Teacher in Washington DC. She has sat on the Chancellor's Teachers Cabinet, has been a Family Engagement Fellow, and has been a Teacher Selection Ambassador (the selection committee for new teachers to DC Public Schools).
Her multi-media installation based (ceramics, video, and found materials), and often site specific work ask the viewer to look at the familiar in a new way and challenge assumptions of value, importance and use.
Specialties: Teaching Ceramics, Sculpture (casting, mold making, multiple mediums, new media), Foundations, Art Seminars. Management, administrative experience, hiring, training.
Independent Consultant for Non-profits, Small Business and Individuals on Social Media, Marketing, Branding, Graphic & Web design, Strategic Planning/Programming and Development.
Patti Nelson is a Highly Effective Certified Special Education and Art Teacher in Washington DC. She has sat on the Chancellor's Teachers Cabinet, has been a Family Engagement Fellow, and has been a Teacher Selection Ambassador (the selection committee for new teachers to DC Public Schools).