Ana Maria Farina

Ana Maria Farina is an experienced educator and artist, currently serving as an Educator at Dia Art Foundation since January 2023 and as an Instructor at SUNY New Paltz since September 2019. Farina has held various teaching positions, including Founding Visual Arts Teacher at Comp Sci High and Visual Arts Teacher at Williamsburg Charter High School. Additionally, Farina has experience as an Artist-in-Residence at ProjectArt, where the focus was on providing arts education in low-income communities, and as a Teaching Artist at Creative Art Works and the Children's Museum of the Arts. Farina has also worked as a Faculty Assistant at Teachers College, Columbia University, supporting courses in Visual Arts Research Methods and Philosophies of Art in Education. Educational qualifications include a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from SUNY New Paltz and a Master of Arts in Art and Art Education from Columbia University, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design from Faculdade Santa Marcelina.