ANGELA NATRASEVSCHI
ART EDUCATOR
CONTACT
970-443-8555
anatrasevschi@gmail.com
www.angelanatrasevschi.weebly.com
Po. Box 321, Pahala, HI 96777
QUALIFICATIONS
Hawai’i Teacher Standards Board
Standard License, Art K-12, English 9-12
Experience working with diverse
populations and cultures
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts with concentration in
art education
Minor: English.
Colorado State University
2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts with concentration
in painting
Colorado State University
2017
Pratt Institute. Foundation year. Brooklyn,
New York. 2012- 2013.
AWARDS
Cooke Foundation Beautification Award,
Mural, 2023 [Hawaii Community
Foundation].
Creative Performing Arts Award- Painting,
2017 [Colorado State University].
Creative Performing Arts Award- Poetry,
2017 [Colorado State University].
1st Place Poetry- 2016. Celebrate
Undergraduate Research and Creativity
Competition. [Colorado State University].
WORK EXPERIENCE
Secondary Art Teacher
Ka’u High and Pahala Elementary School 2020 – Present
Taught 8th to 12th grade Ceramics 1&2, General Art 1&2, Drawing and Painting
1&2, Directed Study: Art Problems, Photography 1, Beggining Art & Design, and
Arts & Crafts 1&2.
Nonprofit Director
Dog Days of Summer Sanctuary 2022 – Present
Worked alongside President to ensure daily care for 20 to 30 dogs residing at
the sanctuary
Created marketing materials that increased awareness about DDS resulting in
an increase in donations and adoptions
Managed and operated multiple social media platforms
Increased fundraising efforts through special events
Professional Substitute Teacher
Maui and Hawai’i County 2019 – 2020
Substituted in a variety of elementary and middle school classrooms
Taught art and arts integration in the lower grades
Experience as a classroom teacher in K– 5, special services, intermediate
school art, math, and history
Student Teacher
High Plains K-8 October – December, 2017
Created and taught lessons on pattern and symmetry using foam plates for
printmaking, multimedia lessons on underwater animals and habitats, and clay
mask lesson using Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak as inspiration.
Fort Collins High School August – October, 2017
Created and taught drawing lessons on concept using song lyrics as inspiration
for surrealist imagery.
Created and taught drawing lesson using found objects as inspiration for creative
problem solving of integrating 3D and 2D.
Related CSU Meets Africa – ART495I/ART495H
Free State, South Africa. May – June, 2017
Created and taught art lessons at twelve different schools for K-12 students in
Free State, South Africa. Including lessons on personal storytelling, and material
exploration.
Taught a wide variety of abilities, socioeconomic groups, and cultural groups.