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Mr. Jeremy YocumART 1-2, ART 3-4Bachelor's in Art Ed, Master's in Art and Designjyocum@phoenixunion.org
Welcome to Art Class!
I am pleased and honored to be a founding teacher at the Phoenix Coding Academy. Art has always been my passion. I am a working artist that regularly shows my work at different galleries and restaurants around Phoenix. I look forward to sharing my passion for art with my students!
High School PresentBiography:
Mr. Yocum resides in Phoenix, AZ. He has been an educator for the past 22 years and has taught all ages and many different subjects in the arts. Along with teaching high school students, he currently teaches printmaking to adults at the Mesa Arts Center and Xico, Inc. Arte y Cultura. Mr. Yocum is a working artist and enjoys creating pieces with bright, bold colors and some of his subjects include animals, creatures and objects of pop culture from the 1980s. His pieces can be seen around the valley in restaurants and galleries and he regularly participates in First Friday in downtown Phoenix.
Education:
Bachelor's of Science in Art Education, Northern Arizona University
Master's of Art and Design, University of Northern Colorado
Certificates:
Art, PreK-12Career and Technical Education, Industrial and Emerging TechnologyStructured English Immersion, PreK-12Gifted EndorsementTeaching Experience:
K-6 Art, Mesa Public Schools (5 years)
9-12 Art, Mesa High School (12 years)
9th Grade Art 1-2, Phoenix Coding Academy (6 years)
Gifted Seminar, Phoenix Coding Academy (2 years)
Tech Mindset, Phoenix Coding Academy (1 year)
12th Grade Art 3-4, Phoenix Coding Academy (1 year)
Printmaking Master Instructor, Adult Education, Mesa Arts Center (8 years)
Printmaking Instructor, Adult Education, Xico Arte (7 years)
Art Experience:
Art Shows and Exhibits, Arizona, 2003-Present
Moniker Street Fair, London, 2016
UNCO Graduate Show, Colorado, 2017
Creator of the Yocumonsters, Cute and Creepy Taxidermy, 2017
ASU Polytechnic Library Solo Show, Arizona, 2018
Children's Art Show, Missoula, MT, 2018
Cowtown Skateboards, Jeremy Yocum Artist Series Boards, 2018
Yocumonster Show, Phoenix, 2019
Children's Art Show, Missoula, MT, 2019
Grinder's Coffee, Sunnyslope, 2020-21
Coding Academy Responsibilities:
Art Teacher
Gifted Seminar Teacher
Yearbook Advisor
Focus Group Leader
District and State Art Departments:
AZ State Art Education Page/Art Standards