Jahkori Dopwell Hall
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About
My name is Jahkori and I am currently a rising senior at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. For more information please visit my official website:
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Education
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Junior IllustrationRingling College of Art and Design2018 - Currently EnrolledThe Ringling College of Art and Design is a private four-year accredited college located in Sarasota, Florida that was founded as an art school in 1931. As a Ringling College Illustration major, students will use both traditional and digital media, along with the core principles of Illustration (color, composition, visual concepts, and style) to bring their artistic creations to life. They will develop a solid foundation of technical skills, along with a familiarity of professional tools and resources. Paired with an understanding of storytelling and conceptualization, they will emerge as effective visual communicators, bringing creative problem-solving skills to workplaces around the globe. These abilities are what make Ringling Illustration graduates so attractive to companies in so many fields.
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Advanced Placement IllustrationHigh School of Art and Design2014 - 2018The High School of Art and Design is a Career and Technical Education high school in Manhattan, New York City. The Illustration department combines the best of two worlds, incorporating traditional drawing and painting skills with graphic design and computer technology. The course sequence begins in tenth grade with an illustration workshop that focuses on studio skills using traditional tools and materials, while the technology segment concentrates on Adobe Creative Suite’s Photoshop program. The junior year curriculum emphasizes practical commercial assignments, including newspaper editorial illustration, spot drawings, book cover and periodical designs. Drawing and painting from life are essential to picture making; the study of traditional rendering skills is thoroughly integrated with commercial graphic design orientation. Senior year illustration students pursue independent projects, while preparing a final portfolio and digital portfolio for professional review and college admissions.
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"A Proud Past, A Bright Future"W.A. Cunningham I.S. 2342011 - 2014Located in Brooklyn NY, Cunningham provides education to students from grade levels 6 to 8 within the Community School District 22 with the mission to provide youngsters with a safe, nurturing and supportive environment that contributes with their academic formation. This school is aimed to empower each student to learn today with leadership in mind for tomorrow. The school academic standards are based in experience revealing that all students can learn, grow and succeeded regardless their background when their effort, effort, perseverance, and diligence take place. With this idea in mind, J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham provides also extracurricular activities such as Multicultural Arts and Crafts, Chess, Writing Skills, Science Fiction, Community Service, Drama, Internet Research, Science Club, Homework Help, Tutoring, and Olympic Sports, beside special programs such as Project Arts, Computer Magnet, CIG Program, Johns Hopkins Math, Alternatives, and Character Education Programs.
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"Reach For the Stars"P.S. 236 Mill Basin School2009 - 2011PS 236 is a well-run, well-equipped elementary school teaching grades K-5. The school has an inviting library with big windows that overlook a reburished playground. The school sets high academic standards, and test scores are above the citywide average. Statistics also show that children with special needs perform average or above on state tests. For a few years this well-regarded school seemed to falter under a principal that never fully gained the community's trust and received low marks on school surveys, but under new leadership things seem to have stablized.
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"Every Student a Scholar"Christian Heritage Academy2003 - 2009Christian Heritage Academy was a private school located in Brooklyn, NY. It was a Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and High school, serving students from grades Pre-K to 12. Christian Heritage has a strong Christian leadership and was a real Christian school when it comes to teaching the Word. Devotion was never compromised. The students are in a safe place that offers a Christ-centered educational environment where every student is a scholar, every classroom a chapel and every teacher a missionary. “All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.” (Isaiah 54:13)
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Experience
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Student Ambassador / Tour GuideRingling College of Art & DesignSarasota, FLAug 2019 - Present (2 years 3 months)• Serving as a student leader and school representative at major functions involving Trustees, donors, prospective students, parents and other friends of the college
• Lead and direct campus tours - providing school information to prospective students and their parents
• Serve in a leadership role at events with other Ringling College student ambassadors
• Helping visitors navigate the campus
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Substitute Art TeacherBradenton, FLJan 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 11 months)• Provided interactive art instruction to various students in grades K through 5
• Encourage expression through poetry
• Assist with turning students’ personal poetry into visual art form
• Develop and institute weekly lesson plans to help students create new work.
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Teaching ArtistBoys and Girls ClubSarasota, FLOct 2019 - Mar 2020 (5 months)• Encourage artistic expression among Club members ages 6 to 18 through drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media and sculpture displayed at local and regional exhibits.
• Developed weekly lessons plans for student instruction.
• Helped students create new work through various art mediums.
• Encouraged group collaboration amongst students. -
FIRST Lego League CoachFIRST LEGO LeagueSarasota, FLSep 2019 - Jan 2020 (4 months)• Work with children ages 9 through 16 on Robotics and various projects
• Facilitate meetings and help ensure aspects of FIRST LEGO guidelines and rules are relayed
• Administrative responsibilities such as tournament registration and communication -
Art TeacherBaoAce Learning CenterSarasota, FLOct 2019 - Dec 2019 (2 months)• Provide instructional and hands-on workshops in painting and drawing
• Assist young artists with knowledge based artistic development -
MuralistSarasota, FLOct 2019 - Dec 2019 (2 months)• Contracted to design and paint an abstract mural for this financial services building.
• Local accreditation in the Sarasota newspaper upon timely completion of mural in business district. -
Co-Instructor / Art & Literacy TeacherAlta Vista Elementary SchoolMay 2019 - Jul 2019 (2 months)• Development, coordination and implementation of daily lesson plans and activities
• Engagement in an immersive service-oriented experience providing leadership, mentorship, teaching, and collaborative opportunities to elementary students (K-3rd Grade)
• Provided 34 AV students with the opportunity to learn literacy and art skills, and develop an understanding of healthy eating and proper nutrition through mentorships
• Created typography/organized student's artwork for display in Eagle Fest's Mission Nutrition cookbook -
Southside Elementary SchoolYEA (Youth Experiencing Art)Sarasota, FLOct 2018 - Apr 2019 (6 months)• Instructed children and provided guidance with painting in creating scenes for Fractured Fairytales
• Assist students in forming ideas and bringing them to life on paper
• Developed and implemented lesson plans using age appropriate material.
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Art CounselorBrooklyn, NYJul 2018 - Aug 2018 (1 month)• Worked as a head counselor with children in elementary grades.
• Assisted and instructed various groups of children in creating artwork.
• Taught students to use their imagination to create expressive art.
• Prompted student motivation and effective listening skills through the implementation of positive reinforcement. -
Camp CounselorBrooklyn, NYJul 2017 - Aug 2017 (1 month)• Assisted head counselor in working with children in elementary grades.
• Showed responsibility in counseling groups of small children.
• Provided support to Aviator counselors with group coordination on activities.
• Chaperoned participants to onsite activities.
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Teen Apprenticeship ProgramBrooklyn, NYJul 2016 - Aug 2016 (1 month)• Learned the fundamentals of art and how to instruct young children in basic art lessons.
• Developed good work habits and learned about the expectations of the workplace.
• Artwork exhibited at Christie’s Young Visions 2016 Exhibit.
• Visited museums and galleries.
• Considered for a paid job during the summer.
• Was eligible to receive one elective credit or art credit towards graduation.
• Worked with the Kindergarten - third grade children’s camp conducting art lesson plans.
• Developed and implemented lesson plans using age appropriate material.
• Prompted student motivation and effective listening skills through the implementation of positive reinforcement and weekly rewards.
• Successfully achieved student participation by utilizing artistic creativity and incorporating “real life”connections into the classroom in order to gain and maintain students’ interest and encourage self-expression. -
Adventurers Amusement ParkBrooklyn, NYJul 2016 - Aug 2016 (1 month)• Marketed the sale of art materials, stuffed and air filled toys.
• Conducted cash sales transactions.
• Operated refreshment booth and toy store.
• Provided assistance to other vendors.
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Awards
• 2020 Amateur Artist Winner - Featured Artwork in Visions For Vision 2020–The TGF Art Challenge to Celebrate Vision - (The Glaucoma Foundation)
• 2019/2020 Emerging Leader of the Year Award (Ringling College of Art & Design)
• 2019 Social Entrepreneurship Conference & Incubator Competition Participant
• 1st Place Winner – GBM Shark Tank Pitch Competition (April 2019)
• SRQ Sarasota Magazine – “Once Upon A Time In Southside Elementary” (April 2019)
• Christie’s New York – Young Visions 2018 & 2016 Exhibit
• Adobe Certification Award.
• Gold Honor Roll for 95+ average.
• Perfect Attendance Award for all four years of junior high and high school.
• Theater Arts and Backstage Management scholarship award.
• $500 scholarship for the Neuberger Berman office art commission project.
• N.S.H.S.S. "How I Got Into My Dream School" scholarship $500.
• New York City Chancellor's Endorsed Regent's Diploma.
• Consecutive 4 year Silver & Gold Honor Roll Student.
• $5,000 scholarship for participating in more than five “Studio in a School” art programs.
- $16,000 scholarship from the Ringling College of Art and Design president Larry R. Thompson. -
Affiliations
During my high school years, I was closely affiliated with the Studio in a School Institute. Studio in a School is an institute that serves young people by integrating the visual arts into teaching and learning and provides professional development for artists and teachers. I was introduced to Studio in a School by my High School Illustration Teacher when he gave out flyers for the Studio TAP program. Most of the success I have today is due to my involvement with Studio. To me, Studio sparked a new understanding of myself and my artwork, helping it improve each session. Studio in a School is special to me because it is the only program I joined that had my artwork noticed and displayed in renowned places such as Christie’s and Lincoln Center. Being a part of the Studio Institute helped me learn many new things and was helpful in my life, especially when it came time to apply for colleges. The Studio institute programs I was enrolled in were the Teen Apprenticeship Program (March 2016 – August 2016), Studio Intensives in Painting & Portfolio Development (Oct. 2016 – Dec. 2016), Figure in Motion with the New York City Ballet (January 2017 – February 2017), Studio Intensives in Painting and Portfolio Development (Oct. 2017 – Dec. 2017), and the Neuberger Berman Commision Project (January 2018 – February 2018). Applying for events with Studio in a School, added more experience to my résumé. With the help of Studio in a School, I was always able to have a variety of artwork in my art collection, making my art portfolio stand out from other applicants. The Studio Institute impacted my life the most, by giving me the opportunity to accomplish my very first dream job of teaching art to children when I was only 16 years old. This experience left me with a desire to continue on the teaching path, and continue to pursue my dreams.
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