Andrea Avendano

I am a visual artist and art educator with extensive experience teaching children, teenagers, and adults in diverse educational and cultural settings. I studied Art Education at the School of Visual Arts in New York and hold a Master’s degree in Art History. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Social Anthropology, where my research explores art, childhood, and creative expression.

Throughout my career, I have taught visual arts in the United States, Chile, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic, working in schools, universities, community programs, and independent art projects. I have also served as Director of a university Visual Arts and Art Education program and developed creative projects with children from diverse cultural backgrounds.

My professional and academic experience brings together visual art, art education, and interdisciplinary research, with a particular interest in creativity, cultural diversity, and the ways children and young people express themselves through art.

My teaching style is creative, student-centered, and encouraging. I believe every student has a unique way of seeing and expressing the world, and my role as an art educator is to help them discover and develop their own visual language.

In my lessons, I combine artistic techniques with observation, experimentation, storytelling, and creative exploration. Rather than focusing only on producing a “perfect” final result, I encourage students to enjoy the process, take creative risks, ask questions, and build confidence in their own ideas.

I adapt each lesson to the student’s age, interests, experience, and goals. Whether we are drawing, painting, working with mixed media, or exploring art from different cultures, I aim to create a warm and supportive learning environment where students can develop both artistic skills and a genuine love of creating.