Davia King

Building Community Through Art: Collaboration, Connection, and Empowerment

Davia King is an abstract expressionist and conceptual artist focusing on human connection. She was born on the edge of the scenic Wasatch Mountains in Provo, Utah, but the big city energy and culture of Los Angeles beckoned her, and in 2009 she moved to where she currently lives and works.

PRESENTATION:

Building Community Through Art: Collaboration, Connection, and Empowerment

Join Los Angeles-based street artist Davia King as she collaborates with the students of Western High School in Anaheim, CA, to bring a distinct and colorful mural to their campus. This presentation will show Davia in action as she plans and executes one of her distinct works, empowering students to be part of the process at every step along the way. Davia will also share her own story and talk about her career as an artist, discussing why she believes in the power of community and the importance of finding and appreciating the connections that exist between all of us.

LINKS:

Find everything you need to know about Davia and her work at daviaking.com

Abstract Landscapes

Joel Scholten • Instagram: @scholtenart

What are your 3 favorite painting lessons to teach?

Building Relationships with Students From Day One

Francisco Matas • Twitter: @fjmatasart

What are 3 questions you can use to start conversations in your classroom?

Animation Basics Without Technology

Catie Nasser • Instagram and Twitter: @catnasser

After watching Catie’s video, draw 2 ideas for a thaumatrope animation.

The Power of Storytelling in the Art Room

Ruth Byrne • Instagram: @ruthbyralen

Sketch a plan for a collage that reflects a journey you’ve been on.

Utilizing Games for Student Engagement

Nic Hahn for Art to Remember • Instagram: @minimatisseart

List 3 games that Nic shared that you would want to play with your students.

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Creativity and Idea Generation

Kristina Brown • Instagram: @kristinabrownart

Which lesson of yours could use an extra dose of creativity?

The Power of Drawing Prompts

Kaitlyn Edington • Instagram: @artwithmrs.e artofed.info/courses

Create a small drawing inspired by one of Kaitlyn’s prompts.

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Scaffolding Inquiry-Based Learning

LaTonya Hicks • Instagram: @pcsvisualart

What are 2 things you do in your classroom that help facilitate exploration?

Process-Based Artmaking

Mariana VanDerMolen • Instagram: @mvdm_art

What lessons do you teach that focus on the artmaking process? Are there any lessons you have that could spend more time on process?

Building Community Through Art: Collaboration, Connection, and Empowerment

Davia King • daviaking.com

Connect with 3 people and create blind contour drawings of them.

Finding Success Through Reflection and Adaptation

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Teacher Roundtable

After reflecting, write down three things you did well last school year and two changes you would like to make in the upcoming school year.

Teaching with Purpose, Intention, and Joy

Jonathan Juravich • Twitter and Instagram: @jjuravich artofed.info/flex

What are 3 things in your teaching life that bring you joy?

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Using Assessment to Nurture a Culture of Creativity

Katie White • kwhiteconsulting.com

Write 2 questions that you have about assessment in art. Ask one of them in the chat on conference day!

A Look at Podcasting with Students

Meera Ramanathan • Instagram: @ms.r_art_class

If you were to have students start a podcast, what would the topic be? List 5 possibilities.

Rethinking and Reinvigorating Your Curriculum

Kimiyo Cordero

What are two things you can do in the near future to help reinvigorate your curriculum?