About myself—
Hi there!
My name is Maureen Coleman and I was born in Syracuse, New York. I left home after high school to pursue an undergraduate degree at High Point University in North Carolina; graduating as magna cum laude honors with a B.S. in Interior Design back in 2018. It was definitely a wonderful experience to be able to see what life is like outside of my small hometown here in Central New York. But after graduation, I felt a pull to return back home and alter my life path from designing interiors to teaching art. My first true love.
This website of mine takes you through the journey I have taken to arrive here, and where I am today. It is important to share with you my background in interior design as it has informed my teaching philosophy more than I ever thought it would. Creating detailed interior renderings, using critical thinking to solve problems, and absorbing brutally honest critiques, are all experiences I have been able to take and add to my “teaching tool-belt” as I like to call it.
Although I may not have started within the world of education like many of my fellow educators, I play it as one of my biggest strengths. I am adaptive, inquisitive, and a strong creative mind.