ANDREA WATLING
Art Discipline(s)
- Visual Arts
Bathurst | (506) 252-9475
Preferred School District(s)
- ASD-North
Preferred Grade Level(s)
- K-2
- 3-5
- 6-8
- 9-12
Can provide residency in
- English
Indigenous Artist
- No
Completed Policy 701
- Yes
Bio
Andrea Watling holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from NSCAD University (Painting &Drawing) and a Diploma in Fine Craft (Photography) from NBCCD, Fredericton. After falling in love with arts research and fine arts libraries while studying at NSCADU, Andrea completed a Masters in Library and Information Management at Dalhousie University in 2010. In 2011 Andrea was awarded an internship at the Library of the National Gallery of Canada, and worked at the gallery until 2012 before returning to NB. Andrea has been awarded ArtsNB Creation grants in 2006 and recently in 2021, and has exhibited her works across Canada.
Residency Project
I have many projects in mind, however I feel that art can act as a direct line specifically to a young person's emotional life, and see great value in exploring emotion through artmaking. Projects could include exploring emotions through a variety of mediums (colour exploration, music markmaking, painting, drawing, collage, etc.).
Teaching Experience
I taught Introduction to Acrylic Painting at NSCAD’s School of Extended Studies in 2010 and have been teaching private art classes for children and adults in Bathurst, NB since the fall of 2017. In the Anglophone North School District, I have been teaching students K-12 through the NB Artist-In-Residence program as well as the NB ArtsSmart program since 2018.