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Lia Sova
Lia Sova is certified to teach art in grades K-12. She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and holds a degree in both Art Education and Psychology. She has three years public school teaching experience at Oakville Elementary in Mehlville School District in St. Louis, MO.
In 2004, she and her husband Marc Sova opened Smock Paper Scissors Art Academy in Collinsville, IL! In 2006, Lia and Marc relocated SPS Art Academy to Edwardsville, IL. For the past six years, Lia has had the ... read morefortunate experience of teaching smaller groups of talented kids who love art and working with families who support the arts!
Lia's approach to teaching is infused with the four elements of a Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE) which are: art history, art production, art aesthetics, and art criticism. She includes aspects of another approach called Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) where recommended students enjoy more choices in their art making and work independently from the teacher. She remains current in her field by attending professional development art education conferences and through continuous online research.
As an artist, Lia loves to paint and work with clay and has been inspired by her Mexican heritage. During her education, she traveled to the small village of Tlaxiaco in Oaxaca, Mexico to study with Mixtec potters. She is inspired by the paintings of Frida Kahlo and other famous artists.
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