BIOGRAPHY

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      My name's Eric Alexander Santoli and I'm a full time artist and teacher.  I'm a 2014 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a 2013 graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.  In addition to working on studio pieces and commissions, I am proud to be an Adjunct Professor at Bergen Community College and a teacher at the Ridgewood Community School.  Thank you for visiting my Website.  

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  EDUCATION

• University of Pennsylvania - (August 2010 - May 2014).

BFA Received 2014.

• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - (August 2009 - May 2013).

Certificate Received 2013: Painting Major and Drawing Minor.

• Ridgewood High School - (2009 Graduate).​​

  WORK EXPERIENCE

• Teacher, the Ridgewood Community School, Ridgewood, NJ - (October 2019 - Present)

Watercolor for Beginners levels I and II.

• Adjunct Professor, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ - (September 2015 - Present)

​Art 101: Introduction to Art and Visual Culture, Art History and Art Technique. esantoli@bergen.edu.

• Provisional Teacher of Art, Tenure Track,  Ridgewood High School - (September 2018 – June 2019)

​Studio art teacher, drawing, painting and fine art.​
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• New Jersey Substitute Teaching Certificate Received - (March 5th, 2018)

 Substitute Teacher at Ridgewood High School (April – May 2018): Taught Studio Art AP I and II, Fundamental Drawing, Acrylic Painting, Intermediate Art and Advertising Art.

• Instructor, the Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ - (September 2017 - September 2018)

 Oil Painting for Young People - Portraits, Pets and Figures.

• Instructor, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ - (September 2015 - December 2016)

 Drawing, painting and comic/cartooning classes for young people.

• Assistant Artist, Anne Harris Studio, New York, NY - (June 2014 - June 2015)

 Painting fine art murals, color mixing, large canvas stretching and preparation, drawing, cartoon transferring.

• Sotheby’s Summer 2013 Internship Program - (Summer 2013)

​ Intern in the Fine Arts Department: Research, client visits, appraisals, phone valuations and client information organization.