Ms. Afrika Abney has over 15 years of experience providing visual art instruction to children and adults. She has designed and implemented numerous visual art workshops. She is a trained visual artist and art educator with expertise in curriculum development and teaching painting techniques.

1. Ms. Afrika Abney
Visual Art Workshop Facilitator
Kuumba Expressions
Visual Art Workshops
Email: kuumbaexpression@gmail.com
Website: kuumbaexpress.weebly.com
Summary
For more than 15 years, Ms. Afrika Abney has used her talent and skills to
provide and offer instruction to children and adults. Additionally, she has
designed, produced, and implemented several visual art workshops.
Highlights of Qualifications
● Hands-on experience in providing education to students for visual
arts.
● Thorough knowledge of art education principles and youth
development.
● Excellent knowledge of designing and implementing curriculum.
● Ability to resolve various issues effectively.
● Ability to coordinate with children and youth for the teaching
process.
● Trained art professional.
● Solid understanding of English language.
● Coordinated, designed and implemented workshops for children,
youth and adults in visual arts.
● Ability to plan ahead, anticipate and articulate teaching program.
Education
Bell Multicultural High School - 1993
Corcoran School of the Arts - 1997

2. Professional Experiences
Visual Art Workshop Facilitator. Washington, DC. Jan 2015 – May 2016.
Facilitated several visual art workshops that took place in 2015 (Culture Coffee
Too) and 2016 (Potter's House). Designed to serve youth between the ages of 6
through 12, including those with developmental disabilities. Participants are
provided instruction in painting, using traditional and non-traditional materials,
with the intent of enhancing their own natural artistic talent while expanding their
fundamental information about compositional studies, light and shadow, and
technique. Further, the workshop augments participants’ overall education,
particularly their communication skills. Additionally, participants are introduced to
many renaissance artists. Some of them include Romare Bearden, Jacob
Lawrence, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Polluck and Lois M. Jones.
Professional Visual Artist. Washington, D.C. 1981 - present. Extensive set of
experiences in the area of the arts including participating in exhibitions,
competitions, and gallery openings.
Past Visual Art Workshops (Partial Listing)
Kuumba Expressions' Visual Art Workshops. Culture Coffee, Washington,
D.C. (January 31, 2015) and Potter's House, Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2016
and May 23, 2016). Designed, created, managed and taught several visual art
workshops for children ages 6 - 12. Recruited children, prepared flyers and
promoted the visual art workshops.
References furnished upon request