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Micah Snider [Link]
PO Box 620611 Littleton, CO 80162
316-708-0828 [Link]@[Link]
Profile Artist and Art Instructor with a solid background in visual arts education, including 15+ years of
experience. Currently holds a professional license in the state of Colorado-Visual Art PreK-12, CTE
-An art professional who possesses a comprehensive understanding of current art education trends
with the proven ability to lead, manage, create, and collaborate at all levels.
-Educator with a capacity to connect with and guide diverse populations of students.
Teaching Jefferson County Public Schools
Experience
Dakota Ridge High School, Littleton, CO 2016-Present
Art Educator
Principal: Dr. Jim Jelinek
303-982-1970 [Link]@[Link]
Wichita Public Schools
Wichita North High School, Wichita, KS 2014-2016
Art Educator
Principal: Sherman Padgett
316-973-6305 SPadgett@[Link]
Kelly Liberal Arts Academy, Wichita, KS 2005-2014
Art Educator
Principal: Brian Huffman
316-973-4153 BHuffman@[Link]
Emporia State University 2013-2015
Art Education Instructor, Distance Learning BCCC
ESU BEST Program Supervisor at BCCC: Tim Warner
316-322-3375 TWarner@[Link]
Education Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction May 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education with Drawing and Painting Emphasis May 2005
York College, York, NE 1997-2001
Undergraduate studies in Art, Education, and Psychology
Awards Senior Legacy Artist in Residence 2016-2017
Scholarships
Granted funding to work with a professional mosaic artist to install a large scale permanent legacy
Grants
gift from the class of 2017 to Dakota Ridge High School.
Impact Award-Kelly Liberal Arts Academy 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
The Impact Award began in 2010, as a way for students to honor a single teacher who has
impacted their education.
Clayton-Staples Scholarship 2011, 2012, 2013
Wichita State University
Athletic Scholarship for Soccer 1997-2001
York College
Target Grant 2008
Granted $700 to take students to Tanganyika, where they experienced life drawing, by spending
the day observing, sketching, and journaling about the many different animals they encountered.
Professional Colorado Art Education Association (CAEA) 2016-Present
Memberships
Kansas Art Education Association (KAEA) 2003-2016
State Conference Committee
National Art Education Association (NAEA) 2003-Present
Art Exhibits Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities April-May 2017, 2018, 2019
Jeffco Faculty Exhibition at Lakewood Cultural Center March-April 2017 & April-May 2019
McPherson College Kansas Art Faculty Exhibition March-April 2016
Solo Exhibition at Songbird Juice Co. December 2015-February 2016
USD 259 Faculty Art Exhibits at Fiber Studio and CityArts 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
Group Exhibition at Fiber Studio August 2015
Sold numerous privately commissioned works of art 2005-Present
Student Art Exhibits at Denver Art Museum, History Colorado Center, Arvada Center for Arts and
Humanities, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Foothills Art Center, Pirate Gallery, Wichita
Center for the Arts, Fiber Studio, CityArts, Century II, Exploration Place, Bank of America, State
Capitol Building, Great Plains Nature Center, Credit Union of America, [Link], and AMAC.
All from 2005-Present
