Laura Karinna Rivera

Laura Karinna Rivera is an experienced instructor currently teaching at Richmond Art Center since September 2018, specializing in drawing, painting, digital illustration, animation, and comic book drawing. Previous roles include a part-time daycare assistant at Camp Ridgeview, providing care for children ages 5 to 12, and a data entry specialist at CMO Floors, focusing on website design and management. Laura's teaching experience extends to working as a middle school art teacher at Secretaría de Educación Pública, where responsibilities included organizing cultural events. Additionally, Laura served as CEO of Creative Jobs, creating and selling artistic merchandise at conventions. Early career roles included manager assistant in a hospital cafeteria and various responsibilities as a live-in babysitter and fruit seller. Educational background encompasses degrees in classical animation and writing for film and television from Vancouver Film School, as well as an Associate of Arts in digital arts film animation from Pima Community College.