Student Work — Erin Nicole Power Printmaking

Current Student Work -
In addition to maintaining my own active artistic practice, I have been teaching Visual Arts at the secondary level for over twenty years, in both the United States and Türkiye. Throughout this time, I have developed and delivered a wide range of art courses, including Drawing & Painting, Ceramics, Photography (digital, analog, and alternative processes), Printmaking (relief, intaglio, and screen printing), and Graphic Design. My teaching has supported students at various levels, from introductory exploration to advanced preparation for post-secondary study in the visual arts.

I have taught in diverse educational settings, including programs aligned with both the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Art curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). For the past six years, I have taught the IBDP Visual Arts course, guiding students through the full scope of the curriculum and supporting their development as independent, concept-driven artists. In addition to classroom teaching, I serve as an IBDP examiner, assessing both the Process Portfolio and the Extended Essay in Visual Arts, which has further deepened my understanding of international assessment standards and best practices in arts education.

Additionally, I enjoy contributing to the professional art education community through mentorship, participation, and presentation at Art and Education conferences. I am an active member of the International Society of Education through Art (INSEA).

Below are some images of student artwork.

Grade 9 - Turkish National Curriculum: 80 minutes a week. For most students this is their first ‘academic’ instruction in the arts. The course focuses on introduction to the Elements and Principles of Art and Design, observational drawing, drawing media/tool use, compositional elements, arts in context, making meaning from art, art analysis and developing language skills through art
Examples below are: Fauvist Self Portraits, Life on Land mixed media artworks, Sustainability maps.

Grade 10 - Turkish National Curriculum / IBDP Preparation course: 80 minutes a week for seventeen weeks. This course builds on the foundations gained in Grade 9. The first semester is spent focusing on watercolor painitng and how to build a painting from ideation, to technique.

Examples below are watercolor paintings showing daily life and traditional geometric design.

2025 IBDP Exhibition Photos - A sample of a few of the works from the 2025 Exhibition.

2024 IBDP Exhibition Photos - A sample of a few of the works from the 2024 Exhibition. Scores for the students ranged from 5-6

2023 IBDP Exhibition Photos - A sample of a few of the works from the 2023 Exhibition. Scores for the students ranged from 4-6

2022 IBDP Exhibition Photos - A sample of a few of the works from the 2022 Exhibition. Scores for the students ranged from 4-7.

2020 IBDP Exhibition Examples - A sample of some of the works from the 2020 IBDP Exhibition. These exhibitions took place in the student’s homes as we were on country-wide lock down. Scores for the cohort ranged from 4-6.

Studio Art and Printmaking Examples (2017-18)

Ceramics Examples (2006-2011)