Roxana Corradino

I am a proud alumna of Florida International University, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000 and where today I hold a position as courses in Performance Art, Art History I, Art History II, and Exploring Art. In 2003, I received a Masters of Fine Arts degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago where my work explored issues of Cubanindad, for example, the contradiction between nostalgia and reality, as well as issues of immigration and exiles. Moreover, probing political and social commentary concerning the Cuban/American experience.

For over a decade I taught art and drama courses at an alternative institution for pregnant and teen parents. Along with my tenure in the public-school system and at FIU, I proudly served my community volunteering at the Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials - The Education Fund and with other local organizations. Moreover, I worked as a committee member of The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) serving on its Educational Advisory Board for numerous years. In 2010, I traveled to Romania and had the honor to serve at an orphanage where I taught art to children and young adults. Today, I have started my own company called Art and Joy Inc. whose goal is to engage and enrich the lives of “Golden Ages” in our community. I have several local television and radio appearances discussing a variety of subjects from education to politics to food. Also, I have exhibited my own work in several group shows in Miami and the Midwest. However, what I enjoy the most is travel. I have had the chance to visit twenty- six countries, twenty-four American states and have set foot on four out of the seven continents. My favorite world sites include the Atacama Desert in Chile, Tulum Mexico, Chicago, Micanopy Florida and the streets of Pamplona. Currently, my top five places to visit are Papua New Guinea (PNG), Rapa Nui, Hawaii, Iceland and Antarctica. In my spare time, I enjoy music, gardening, cooking, knitting (poorly), Pilates, cuddling my cat Calixto and dog Betsy and spending time with my friends and family especially son Matteo Giuseppe.

Teaching Philosophy

My goal as your child’s art instructor is to continue to develop their creative abilities, and to instill an enthusiasm and appreciation for the arts as well as to develop the skills necessary for self-expression. Through structured art experiences and processes, your child will build on their critical thinking skills and will learn creative methods of problem-solving. They will also make meaningful connections between art, art history and their core academic classes. Moreover, art is a confidence builder and can provide your child with a unique new way of seeing and understanding themselves, their community along with their world.

Statement of Faith

I believe the Bible is the perfect word of God that was divinely inspired and written by men chosen specifically by God for His purpose and plan. I believe the Bible is written without error, absent of flaws and unabridged truth. I believe in the Trinity, that God is a Three-in-One being, He is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit and that they worked together in Creation. I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that he was born physically and died for our sins and rose again on the third according to the scriptures. I believe the Holy Spirit is an agent of God whose purpose is to empower the followers of Jesus with spiritual gifts. I believe all men have sinned and are saved through God’s grace and not works. I am a member of Southwest Community Church, where I serve as a substitute in the children program, Awana and as a sermon translator. Additionally, I am actively associated with a Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) study group that meets weekly.