Visual Arts
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The Lee Visual Art Magnet Program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive and unique visual art experience. Our goal is to inspire students to be lifelong advocates of the arts. Students learn to creatively problem solve while developing a strong work ethic. The program has an emphasis on art production to help students develop a personal portfolio that is a representation of their personal aesthetic. Art production is supported with a thorough investigation of art history and practice in art criticism. All classes are taught by professional artists who are actively involved in art community. |
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Hunter Museum/Chattanooga Field Trip
Faculty
Jessica Johnson
I am very excited about the new school year at Lee High School. I began my teaching career December of 2011 at Huntsville High School. I earned on Bachelor of Science Degree in Studio Art from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2009. In 2010 I continued my education by earning a Master’s in Art Education from UAB. I love art and anything that allows me to create something from nothing. When I am not teaching, I enjoy painting in my studio space at Lowe Mill. Fun fact: I play roller derby for Huntsville's flat track roller derby team, The Dixie Derby Girls.
I am very excited about the new school year at Lee High School. I began my teaching career December of 2011 at Huntsville High School. I earned on Bachelor of Science Degree in Studio Art from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2009. In 2010 I continued my education by earning a Master’s in Art Education from UAB. I love art and anything that allows me to create something from nothing. When I am not teaching, I enjoy painting in my studio space at Lowe Mill. Fun fact: I play roller derby for Huntsville's flat track roller derby team, The Dixie Derby Girls.
Dave Willmarth
is another of our Visual Arts Instructors. He has a Master's in Arts Education from the University of Montevallo and a Bachelor of Science in Art with a concentration in painting, photography, and an arts history minor. he has worked professionally as an independent artist in Birmingham, Alabama for many years. Dave's work has been collected by a number of private individuals and corporations. His work has also been included in exhibitions throughout the state and a two man exhibition in France with the artist Nall, who he apprenticed for in the summers of 1999 and 2000
is another of our Visual Arts Instructors. He has a Master's in Arts Education from the University of Montevallo and a Bachelor of Science in Art with a concentration in painting, photography, and an arts history minor. he has worked professionally as an independent artist in Birmingham, Alabama for many years. Dave's work has been collected by a number of private individuals and corporations. His work has also been included in exhibitions throughout the state and a two man exhibition in France with the artist Nall, who he apprenticed for in the summers of 1999 and 2000
John “Jahni” Moore
"A Creative Spirit Manifest in the Flesh"
"I paint because it's in me to do, just as the lion roars and the cricket chirps. I am an artist of the people. My goal is to bring art to everyday people. I believe that we should hold his truth to be self-evident; all are created sacred, endowed with an inalienable right to greatness."
Thomas Moore, "Jahni" born June 20, is an African-American artist and art collector. As an artist he has gained acclaimed in the United States and Colombia, South America having done several works in the hometown of famous Latin artists Pedro Nel Gomez and Fernando Botero. The artist has won many awards for both creative and humanitarian accomplishments. He believes that creativity should be an integral part of any effective educational (the root of a nation) and healing process.
Social commentary is a central theme to his artwork. On one side are intricately hauntingly detailed charcoal works on paper contrasted with vivid paintings in near living color. In 1999 he did his first "professional" mural at Earlyworks Children's Museum. The piece is still on exhibit today. Jahni has served as an educator and taught "art" on every academic level from kindergarten to university.
Lives and Works in Huntsville, AL
Website: www.jahnitheartist.com
Education: B.S. Art, Alabama A & M University
M. Ed Art Education, Alabama A & M University
"I am fascinated by the magic and duality of human journey. Art is wand or baton I use to provoke a seed of inspiration toward hope. Through the use of vivid imagery fused with magic and reality, I expose or juxtapose a particular event, emotion, or cause in the human continuum. My studio is a laboratory where I experiment with art supplies and life stuff in the form of social commentary. With the use of paint, charcoal, pen and ink, and found objects, I seek to invoke revelation, healing, and ultimately revolution within the audience. My goal is to put art where it is most effective."
"As an artist of the people my goal is to put art back in the lives of everyday people. Everyone deserves the beauty and culture that art can bring to a community. Public art speaks to this. In that I feel that public art is the highest calling. I’ve never missed a deadline or failed to complete a commission."
"A Creative Spirit Manifest in the Flesh"
"I paint because it's in me to do, just as the lion roars and the cricket chirps. I am an artist of the people. My goal is to bring art to everyday people. I believe that we should hold his truth to be self-evident; all are created sacred, endowed with an inalienable right to greatness."
Thomas Moore, "Jahni" born June 20, is an African-American artist and art collector. As an artist he has gained acclaimed in the United States and Colombia, South America having done several works in the hometown of famous Latin artists Pedro Nel Gomez and Fernando Botero. The artist has won many awards for both creative and humanitarian accomplishments. He believes that creativity should be an integral part of any effective educational (the root of a nation) and healing process.
Social commentary is a central theme to his artwork. On one side are intricately hauntingly detailed charcoal works on paper contrasted with vivid paintings in near living color. In 1999 he did his first "professional" mural at Earlyworks Children's Museum. The piece is still on exhibit today. Jahni has served as an educator and taught "art" on every academic level from kindergarten to university.
Lives and Works in Huntsville, AL
Website: www.jahnitheartist.com
Education: B.S. Art, Alabama A & M University
M. Ed Art Education, Alabama A & M University
"I am fascinated by the magic and duality of human journey. Art is wand or baton I use to provoke a seed of inspiration toward hope. Through the use of vivid imagery fused with magic and reality, I expose or juxtapose a particular event, emotion, or cause in the human continuum. My studio is a laboratory where I experiment with art supplies and life stuff in the form of social commentary. With the use of paint, charcoal, pen and ink, and found objects, I seek to invoke revelation, healing, and ultimately revolution within the audience. My goal is to put art where it is most effective."
"As an artist of the people my goal is to put art back in the lives of everyday people. Everyone deserves the beauty and culture that art can bring to a community. Public art speaks to this. In that I feel that public art is the highest calling. I’ve never missed a deadline or failed to complete a commission."
