# Karen S.

> Visual Artist, CA Credentialed Art Teacher, & Yoga Instructor

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/karens1

Visual Artist (BFA) and CA Credentialed Art Teacher, with 15+ years teaching and curriculum development experience. Participating artist with ArtSpan and Silicon Valley Open Studios. Experienced with mural painting, museum installation, and textile design. Certified yoga teacher, 200hr.

## Work Experience
### Art Teacher @ Community School of Music and Arts
Jan 2023 – Present | San Mateo, California, United States

### Teaching Artist @ Create Mix and Mingle
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Led corporate team building events, studio classes, and children's summer camps

### Yoga Instructor @ City of San Mateo
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Taught community center yoga classes (All-Levels, Yoga 1, and Chair Yoga) in person and online.

### Studio Staff @ Yoga Tree San Francisco
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
Front Desk Reception and Greeter

### Product Designer @ Peking Handicraft
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Created hand drawn and computer generated illustrations for print on home furnishings and textiles.

### Art Teacher @ Creative Arts Charter School (CACS)
Jan 2011 – Jan 2016
Taught arts integrated curriculum to grades 1-8. Implemented studio habits of mind, student self-assessments, and design thinking strategies.

### Art Specialist @ Children's Day School
Jan 2000 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area
Taught preK-8 arts integrated classes. Generated student artwork for school fundraisers and spring fair. Collaborated with performing arts department to design sets for all school productions.

### Museum Preparator @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Jan 1998 – Jan 2002
Wrote condition reports for incoming artwork, utilized wood-shop tools to prep gallery, printed and posted artwork signage, worked on 15+ person crew to ensure successful installation of rotating art exhibits.


## Education
### BFA in Painting
Purchase College, SUNY

### Art Teaching Credential
San Francisco State University

### undergrad Studio Art
School of Visual Arts


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/karenslovak
- Portfolio: https://www.karenslovak.com
- Portfolio: https://svos.org/artist/karen-slovak/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13