Visual Art Classes

My name is Nancy A. Jimenez De Avila I am the Visual Arts Teacher at Golden Valley High School. I graduated from California State University Northridge where I received my B.A in Fine Art & Teaching Credential. I have been teaching since 2013 and have been here at Golden Valley since 2018.

Classes that I teach...

Art 1= Beginners

• Need class to graduate high school.
• Graduation Requirements- Click HERE 
• Class Projects- Click HERE 
• Martials- We will work with graphite, color pencils, markers, construction paper, oil pastel, magazines, glue, and clay.

2-D Art= Students that enjoy art & move beyond the basic.

• Will receive elective credit to graduate
• Class Projects- Click HERE 
• Martials- We will work with include Art 1 plus... charcoal, watercolor paint, acrylic paint, clay with the potter wheel
• Requirement- Must have taken Art 1 OR have gotten my approval if you are a Seniors
• Approval Instructions- Send me an email if you are a senior. Otherwise, I will ask for your digital portfolio. In google Drive, take photos of your artwork & share that with me. Don't forget to give me permission to VIEW your folder. 

AP Studio Art Class for Drawing, 2D Design & 3D Art= Students will create 15 artworks on a Sustained Investigations. This is an independency study class, I will support your creativity & give recommendations.

• Will receive H.S. credit & College Credit .
• Portfolio Examples- Click HERE 
• College Board Overview- Click HERE 
• Requirement- Must have taken 2D Art OR have gotten my approval if you are a Seniors. You will need at least 5 finished pieces that are high quality works
• Approval Instructions- You will need my approval to add this class if you have not taken me for 2D Art. I will ask for your digital portfolio. In google Drive, take photos of your artwork & share that with me. Don't forget to give me permission to VIEW your folder.

Grades

• ALL Grades are posted on Infinite Campus. 
• Google Classroom is just for information only where students can watch videos and see teacher's example.
• Google Classroom is also where students will take photographs & upload it so I can grade with rubric.
• Padlet will be used for class critiques / digital gallery of class work
• ALL assignments will be given a point value, if students are unsatisfied with their artwork grade, they may re-submit for a higher grade BEFORE the last two weeks of each semester.
• I will STOP accepting any late work the last two weeks of each semester.

Standards

• Link to CA State Standards- Visual Art  p199 - p. 225
• Link to National Core Arts Standards
• Link to College Board AP Art & Design Program 

Please contact me if you have any questions or email me through Parent Square app

Thank you