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My Name is Mrs. Ishkhanian (or Mrs. Arda).
My Birthday is March 19th.
My husband Stephen Perkins is the Curator of Art at the Lawton Gallery, UWGB, and teaches Museum and Gallery Studies. We have a 15-year-old daughter, and a 10-year-old yellow Labrador dog.
My hometown
has been De Pere for the past 7 years.
I am of Armenian origin born in Egypt. I attended high school in Beirut, Lebanon and immigrated to America in late 1979. I graduated from California College of Arts with a BFA in Film and Video. I continued my studies at San Francisco State University and received my Teaching certification from the University of Iowa.
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My teaching experience encompasses preschool to high school. This summer, I will be teaching Painting in the Learning In Retirement program at UWGB. I also enjoy basic art instruction to interactive multimedia computer projects, and cultural explorations.
As an Art teacher, I share my love of the Arts with students. I enjoy helping them embark on a life long journey of exploring, experimenting and appreciating art. I encourage students to find creative solutions to problems and provide venues for them to express themselves through art.
I have traveled extensively in Africa, Europe, Australia and Mexico; these experiences of different cultures inform my teaching philosophy. I believe that it is vitally important to introduce children at an early age to the artistic products of other world cultures.
I have exhibited my artwork in New York City, Amsterdam, Cairo, Chicago, Iowa City, San Francisco and Green Bay.
I am fluent in Armenian, Arabic and French.
A Few of my Favorite Things!
Hobbies: Gardening, embroidery, cooking and doing re-search on numerous subjects.
Strangest favorite food: I had Grasshopper once, and it was quite good with the spicy sauce.
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Travel Destinations you have visited: Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Armenia, Russia, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany, France, England, New Zealand, Australia, Raratonga, Jamaica, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico and Canada.
Dream Vacation: Immerse in the cultural events and explore the arts, music and history of different countries.
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