BIO

WHO IS SHANI PEREZ-ANTHONY?

Shani Perez-Anthony is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Art and Design Education Department at Pratt Institute and a Visiting Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Art & Art Professions at Steinhardt, New York University. She is an Art Educator and Arts Office Lead for New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), as well as an Art Education Consultant with a deep commitment to advancing arts education.

 

Currently, Shani leads the Visual Arts program at Elias Howe PS 51, where she has developed and sustained a comprehensive visual arts curriculum for the past 19 years. In addition to her school-based leadership, she serves as a professional development workshop facilitator for art educators and pre-service teachers across New York City and beyond.

 

Shani is a member of the NYCPS Arts Committee to the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP), a coalition of arts educators, consultants, museum directors, cultural arts organizations, arts-based nonprofits, Arts Education Roundtable members, Department of Cultural Affairs representatives, and higher education leaders. The committee advocates for equitable arts education, universal access to high-quality and sustainable arts programming, sequential arts instruction for all New York City public school students as an essential component of a well-rounded education, and the development of a comprehensive Arts Education Strategic Plan.

 

Her work also includes advisory roles on strategic initiatives with the Guggenheim Museum, NYU Astor Fellows, multiple higher education institutions, and various global and community-based organizations.

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AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2023:NYCDOE Arts Office Lead
2023:School Art League (SAL) Board Member
2023:Connect With Kids (CWK) Curriculum Developer
2023:Museum Hue Curriculum Contributor
2022:NYCDOE Visual Arts Citywide PD Facilitator (returning)
2021: Arts for All Abilities- Think Tank Participant
2021: Women’s Leadership Summit Panelist
2019: TAG Global Educator Awardee
2018: Teacher Advisory Committee Member for The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
2016: NYU Astor Fellow- Arts Down Under Arts Education in Australia 
2016: Appointed Member- Arts Education Committee to the Panel for Education Policy
2015-2016: Big Apple Fellow Awardee serving as 1 of 12 advisers to the Chancellor
2015-Present: Connected Arts Network (CAN) Citywide Facilitator
2015: AW16 Program Chair- New York City Art Teachers Association/UFT
2015: Planning Team Member- Manhattan Borough Arts Festival
2015: Chairperson- Brooklyn NAACP Education Committee
2015: Presenter-UFT Elementary Schools Division 8th Annual Early Childhood Conference
2015: NYCATA Elementary Educator of the Year Awardee
2015: Educational Consultant for The Pearl Dream, Inc. in NYC & Kenya
2014: Workshop Facilitator- ARTWORKS’14- NYC Art Teachers Association
2014: Photographer & Artistic Consultant for The New York Crusaders
2014: Invited Visual Art Facilitator- Rosie’s Theater Kids Family Day Event
2014: General Member- National Art Education Association (NAEA)
2013: Invited Board Member- Arts East NY
2013: Invited Teaching Artist- Blue Ridge Camp
2012: Curriculum Planning Team member, ICFNY (Inner City Foundation of NY, Inc.)