“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
~ Pablo Picasso 

My name is Maria Murphy and I'm excited to join the Notre Dame School family. 
My background in Art includes working in the advertising field as a graphic designer as well as teaching Art to grades K-12 for over 20 years. I  attended St.John's University where I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Before becoming a teacher, I worked for an advertising agency service studio where I created packaging used in television and print ads. I also constructed props for theater and film production. 
Next, I attended Queens College and earned a Masters in Art Education. I interned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Uris Education Center. My passion for art and love of teaching led me to where I am today.
I look forward to working with your children and exploring the creative process.
 

We proudly use The Christian Heritage Art Program in our classroom. This is a video series which relates our faith to the art which is being studied. 
Each video in the series is grade specific. Such topics include Prehistoric Cave Paintings (God made a beautiful world and allows us to apreciate all of its splendor), Native American Art (Missionaries helped to spread the word of God, thus introducing our faith which was embraced).

Please follow the link to your child's grade level to see what we are doing in their Art class. You can find the subpage in the menu on the left, underneath the listing for this class page.

* All students should bring a smock to class (example: an oversized T-shirt)
* Students in grades 6, 7, 8 should bring in a sketch book

Maria Murphy
mmurphy7211@ndsnet.org