MEET THE TEACHER

Ashleigh Stangel teaches Ceramics and AP Art and Design at Grier School. She received her formal training and PA teaching certificate from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, and graduated with the Jane D. Bonelli Art Education department award for excellence in teaching and academics. She earned her AP Art and Design Certificate over a summer institute at Columbia College Chicago, and has returned to higher education as a MFA Illustration candidate through Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).

Art has surrounded Ashleigh her entire life. She grew up in a household of ceramics and pottery, both parents as working professionals and artists. This cultivation and love for fine art has inspired her to provide the same experience for her students. Her AP Art and Design alumni have received admissions offers at top art and design schools (RISD, Ringling, SAIC, Pratt, Parsons, SVA, SCAD) and she hopes to continue that trend onward and upward. Grier Art Department goals are emulated in Ashleigh's everyday pedagogy: to learn, to grow, and to develop a unique artist voice.