Isabelle Hardesty
Kirkland Arts Center Senior Teaching Artist
Seattle, Washington
Isabelle Hardesty is a Seattle based artist, educator, and young
adult fantasy writer. She frequently weaves stories into her lessons,
which students love.
With twenty years of teaching experience as a state certified art
educator, she combines her enthusiasm for teaching and her love of
art into fun and energetic art lessons, perfect for all ages!
She is excited to be teaching at Kirkland Arts Center. She received
her B.F.A. from New York’s Pratt Institute and has exhibited her art
in Paris.
Isabelle Hardesty enjoys teaching students art and does so
energetically and engagingly. Learning should be fun and
memorable and she makes sure to achieve both during her art
lessons.
In 2013 Isabelle Hardesty was named the Cobb County School
District Elementary School Art Specialist of the Year. In 2015,
Isabelle was the Cobb County School Visual Arts Elementary Lead
Art Teacher. She is the founder of #CR8TIVEFUNDING Twitter
Chats, bringing funding ideas to teachers nationwide.
She has also presented at the 2015 The National Art Education
Association convention in New Orleans on this subject. In 2016 she
presented a funding presentation in Macon, Georgia as part of the
annual Georgia Art Education Association convention.
Isabelle has been a state certified art teacher in both Georgia and
Florida. She lives in Seattle with her husband and son, who are both
artists as well.
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