Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Karina Mata received double Bachelor of Arts degrees in Film and Media Studies and Sociology from the University of California, Irvine. Among some of her passions are making her niece laugh, taking pictures with her grandpa’s Polaroid Land Camera, exploring new methods for photo printing, and encouraging […]
Eva is a practicing visual and teaching artist with an M.A.Ed. from The Art of Education University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking “La Esmeralda” from the Fine Arts Institute of Mexico. She is the lead Visual Arts teaching artist at Inner-City Arts, where she has […]
For close to 25 years, Jennifer has worked in the field of arts and education as a professional actress, teaching artist, classroom teacher, administrator and program leader. She leads the Professional Development department facilitating arts education workshops for teachers, administrators, teaching artists and community members. She also teaches drama to all ages TK-12th. As an […]
Bob Bates has been a professional artist for over fifty years and has taught art throughout the country, including at the University of Miami in Florida. While working with kids on Skid Row in Los Angeles, Bob had a spiritual vision: to create an art space where at-risk children could explore their creativity, learn and […]
