Curriculum Vitae

Colleen Brand

Art Instructor & Creative Guide
📍 Based in Greater Philadelphia, PA area | 💻 colleenbrandart.com | 📧 hello@colleenbrandart.com

Teaching Experience

North Penn Arts Alliance – Lansdale, PA
Continuing Education Instructor
2018–Present

• Teaches semester-long courses in Abstract Acrylic Painting, Mixed Media with Acrylic, and Neurographic Art

• Develops lesson plans that encourage experimentation, personal expression, and technical growth

• Adapts content for beginner and returning students in both group and individual formats
  
  

Utility Works – Lansdowne, PA
Acrylic Painting Instructor
2019

• Led introductory acrylic painting course for adult learners

 
Greater Norristown Art League – East Norriton, PA
Guest Speaker & Workshop Leader
2017

• Delivered a presentation titled “Painting Intuitively and Energizing Your Work”

• Guided participants through hands-on exercises in abstract painting techniques
  
  

Whitemarsh Art Center – Whitemarsh, PA
Acrylic Painting Instructor
2014

• Led introductory acrylic painting course for adult learners

• Emphasized confidence-building and creative exploration through color and texture

Classes & Workshops 

• Abstract Acrylic Painting – 2018–2025

• Abstract Impressions of Nature – 2025, 2026

• Creative Background Papers for Collage – 2025

• Abstract Mixed Media – 2024

• Gelli Plate Printing and Collage – 2025

• Neurographic Art – 2023, 2024

• The Art of the Cut-Out: Inspired by Matisse – 2024, 2025

• Private Custom Workshops – Ongoing

Available for tailored sessions at art centers, libraries, and educational institutions.

Artist Talks & Presentations

• Painting Intuitively and Energizing Your Work – Greater Norristown Art League, 2017

• Acrylic Painting Workshop – Whitemarsh Art Center, 2014

Skills 

• Curriculum Development

• Workshop Facilitation

• Teaching Adults & Lifelong Learners

Education & Professional Development

• BA in Graphic Design from Moravian University

• Ongoing study in modern and abstract art practices

  • Attends a yearly, week-long intensive at Hudson River Valley Art Workshops

  • Regularly attends classes at Fleisher Art Memorial

• Conference attendance and artist community engagement

• Design background, bringing structure and clarity to creative instruction

Art Awards/Honors

• Awarded feature artist by  Schuylkill Valley Journal through Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center, January 2026

• Honorable Mention for "See the Forest for the Trees", Reconfiguration Show at The Plastic Club, jurored by Rick Snyderman, former owner of the Snyderman Gallery, December 2018

• Second Place for "Going Coastal", Member/Student Show at Fleisher Art Memorial, Abstract Painting category, jurored by Sophie Sanders, 2018

• Honorable Mention for "Untitled", Member/Student Group Show at Fleisher Art Memorial, Works on Paper Category (Painting Intuitively), 2017

• First Place for “Puddle Dance”, Member/Student Group Show at Fleisher Art Memorial, Painting Category (Painting Intuitively), jurored by Shelley Langdale, Associate Curator, Prints and Drawings, Phila. Museum of Art, 2014

• First Place for “Smoky Horizon”, Scapes, The Plastic Club, jurored by Karen Baumeister, Adjunct Professor at Montgomery County Community College and Faculty at Fleisher Art Memorial, 2013

• Third Place, Best of Print, Fleisher Art Memorial, 2011

• Best of Show, Moravian College, Celebrating Moravian Women, 2000