Justine Adeboyejo is a teaching artist and painter from Chicago, IL. She has exhibited work both nationally and internationally in Barcelona, Spain. She earned her Masters in Early Childhood Education and has completed art education coursework at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Both her personal art studio practice and teaching practice are […]
Matías specializes in teaching guitar, bass, keyboard, percussion and music production. At Inner-City Arts she developed the Rock Band program for youth of all skill levels to perform in a band. As a musician she has her own solo project and has performed with a wide variety of local artists and bands. Her primary genres […]
Ashley loves exploring spatial relationships, color, and typography with students of all ages. She is a multimedia designer and art director who has been on teams that race against time in theaters and recording studios, collaborated to create winter wonderlands for television, summer camps and art classrooms for new media feature films, and worked on […]
Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Cynthia Nava earned her BFA in Illustration from California State University, Long Beach. Cynthia is a teaching artist who loves to share her enthusiasm and love for art with her students. Her playful and colorful illustrations have been featured in various art shows and events in the […]
Michael Sample is grateful to work alongside the team at Inner-City Arts. He has spent the last 15 years of his career working in arts education, developing programs for children, families, and educators with international nonprofit organizations. Prior to his work in the education and nonprofit sector, Michael was an award-winning professional actor, performing in […]
Rebecca is a dedicated arts educator with over two decades of experience teaching in Los Angeles. Since 2017, she has been leading the ceramics program at Inner-City Arts. Her passion for ceramics began in high school and has since evolved into a thriving home studio practice teaching adults and teens, where she has shared her […]
Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Karina Mata received double Bachelor of Arts degrees in Film and Media Studies and Sociology from the University of California, Irvine. Among some of her passions are making her niece laugh, taking pictures with her grandpa’s Polaroid Land Camera, exploring new methods for photo printing, and encouraging […]
