Philip "Frank" Sharlow
Visual Arts
f.sharlow@gsaanh.com
Frank Sharlow is an interdisciplinary visual artist and art educator who has been exploring visual art making in various mediums since childhood. A native of upstate New York, he has lived in New Hampshire for the past 18 years, six of which he spent teaching art lessons to underprivileged youth in the Lakes Region with Casey Family Services.
Frank has a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Master’s degree in Education focused in Curriculum & Instruction: Technology. He is the recipient of the 2013 Art Educator of the Year award from Plymouth State University.Frank’s teaching philosophy of concentrating on the process over the product is based on his belief that the creative process involved in making art is a powerful one. Learning to communicate through the visual arts builds confidence and self awareness. As students encounter challenges in various art making activities, they are given opportunity to employ innovation and problem solving. These are skills that transfer over not only to other content areas academically, but to real life skills that they can carry with them a lifetime.
Visual Arts
f.sharlow@gsaanh.com
Frank Sharlow is an interdisciplinary visual artist and art educator who has been exploring visual art making in various mediums since childhood. A native of upstate New York, he has lived in New Hampshire for the past 18 years, six of which he spent teaching art lessons to underprivileged youth in the Lakes Region with Casey Family Services.
Frank has a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Master’s degree in Education focused in Curriculum & Instruction: Technology. He is the recipient of the 2013 Art Educator of the Year award from Plymouth State University.Frank’s teaching philosophy of concentrating on the process over the product is based on his belief that the creative process involved in making art is a powerful one. Learning to communicate through the visual arts builds confidence and self awareness. As students encounter challenges in various art making activities, they are given opportunity to employ innovation and problem solving. These are skills that transfer over not only to other content areas academically, but to real life skills that they can carry with them a lifetime.
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