Art Education: Jacob Hicks, Painter and Art Educator

Still from World’s Fair Commercial, student video, Queens Museum, CASA Residency with PS 11Q, 2023 — *World’s Fair Commercial* (student video), Queens Museum, CASA Residency with PS 11Q, 2023

Collaborative Stained Glass Tiffany Lamp Banner, Queens Museum, Art Access Weekend Drop-In, 2026, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Collaborative Stained Glass Tiffany Lamp Banner*, Queens Museum, Art Access Weekend Drop-In, 2026

Participants Creating Stained Glass Tiffany Lamp Panels, Queens Museum, Art Access Weekend Drop-In, 2026, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Participants Creating Stained Glass Tiffany Lamp Panels*, Queens Museum, Art Access Weekend Drop-In, 2026

Student Shadow Puppet Workshop, Queens Museum, CASA Residency with PS 135Q, 2026, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Shadow Puppet Workshop*, Queens Museum, CASA Residency with PS 135Q, 2026

Teen Oil Painting Workshop, Queens Museum, Queens Teens Institute, 2026, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Teen Oil Painting Workshop*, Queens Museum, Queens Teens Institute, 2026

Participant Paintings and Thanksgiving Dioramas, HANAC Harmony JVL Innovative Senior Center, Senior Exhibition, 2025, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Participant Paintings and Thanksgiving Dioramas*, HANAC Harmony JVL Innovative Senior Center, Senior Exhibition, 2025

Participant Automatic Drawings after André Breton, Shadow Puppet Theater Short Films, Collages, Ceramic Birdhouses and Easter Sculptures, HANAC Harmony JVL Innovative Senior Center, Senior Exhibition, 2025, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Participant Automatic Drawings after André Breton, Shadow Puppet Theater Short Films, Collages, Ceramic Birdhouses and Easter Sculptures*, HANAC Harmony JVL Innovative Senior Center, Senior Exhibition, 2025

Participant Flower Sculptures and Shadow Puppet Theater, HANAC Harmony JVL Innovative Senior Center, Senior Exhibition, 2025, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Participant Flower Sculptures and Shadow Puppet Theater*, HANAC Harmony JVL Innovative Senior Center, Senior Exhibition, 2025

Puppet Theater Performance, Queens Museum, Spring Break Camp, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Puppet Theater Performance*, Queens Museum, Spring Break Camp, 2023

Collaborative Paper City Sculpture, Queens Museum, Drop-In Family Program, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Collaborative Paper City Sculpture*, Queens Museum, Drop-In Family Program, 2023

Top: Student Sushi Sculpture, Queens Museum, Cultural After-School Adventures, 2023. Bottom: City Blocks Collaborative Sculpture, Queens Museum, School Tours, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — Top: *Student Sushi Sculpture*, Queens Museum, Cultural After-School Adventures, 2023. Bottom: *City Blocks Collaborative Sculpture*, Queens Museum, School Tours, 2023

Top: Student Humboldt Squid Sculpture, Queens Museum, Cultural After-School Adventures, 2023. Bottom: Student Humpback Whale Sculpture, Queens Museum, Local and Global Ecosystems Summer Camp, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — Top: *Student Humboldt Squid Sculpture*, Queens Museum, Cultural After-School Adventures, 2023. Bottom: *Student Humpback Whale Sculpture*, Queens Museum, Local and Global Ecosystems Summer Camp, 2023

Left: Student Giant Squid Sculpture, Queens Museum, Local and Global Ecosystems Summer Camp, 2023. Right: Seahorse Sculpture, Children’s Museum of the Arts, World-Building Short Animation, 2021, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — Left: *Student Giant Squid Sculpture*, Queens Museum, Local and Global Ecosystems Summer Camp, 2023. Right: *Seahorse Sculpture*, Children’s Museum of the Arts, World-Building Short Animation, 2021

Left: Paper Flower Bouquet, Queens Museum, Spring Family Program, 2023. Right: Valentine’s Day Illustration, Children’s Museum of the Arts, Holiday Short Animation, 2021, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — Left: *Paper Flower Bouquet*, Queens Museum, Spring Family Program, 2023. Right: *Valentine’s Day Illustration*, Children’s Museum of the Arts, Holiday Short Animation, 2021

Left: Student Puppets, Children’s Museum of the Arts, Movie-Making Club, 2021. Right: Visitor Brown Paper Bag Rabbit Puppets, Queens Museum, Lunar New Year Celebration, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — Left: *Student Puppets*, Children’s Museum of the Arts, Movie-Making Club, 2021. Right: *Visitor Brown Paper Bag Rabbit Puppets*, Queens Museum, Lunar New Year Celebration, 2023

Student Collaborative Panorama Miniatures, Queens Museum, Cultural After-School Adventures, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Collaborative Panorama Miniatures*, Queens Museum, Cultural After-School Adventures, 2023

Left: Participant Salt-Dough Ornaments, Queens Museum, Shinnecock Nation Workshop, 2023. Right: Visitor Salt-Dough Calaveras, Queens Museum, Día de Muertos Celebration, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — Left: *Participant Salt-Dough Ornaments*, Queens Museum, Shinnecock Nation Workshop, 2023. Right: *Visitor Salt-Dough Calaveras*, Queens Museum, Día de Muertos Celebration, 2023

Student Cardboard Dinosaur Sculptures, Smithsonian Associates, Ecosystems Camp, 2022, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Cardboard Dinosaur Sculptures*, Smithsonian Associates, Ecosystems Camp, 2022

Top: Salt-Dough Calavera Preparation, Queens Museum, Día de Muertos Celebration, 2023. Bottom: Student Preserved Brain Sculptures, Smithsonian Associates, Gross Me Out Camp, 2022, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — Top: *Salt-Dough Calavera Preparation*, Queens Museum, Día de Muertos Celebration, 2023. Bottom: *Student Preserved Brain Sculptures*, Smithsonian Associates, Gross Me Out Camp, 2022

Student Flying Machine Sculptures, Queens Museum, Take to The Skies Camp, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Flying Machine Sculptures*, Queens Museum, Take to The Skies Camp, 2023

Top: Assorted Stop-Motion Puppets, Children’s Museum of the Arts, World-Building Short Animation, 2021. Bottom: Student Plasticine Sculpture, Queens Museum, Comic Book Club, 2023, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — Top: *Assorted Stop-Motion Puppets*, Children’s Museum of the Arts, World-Building Short Animation, 2021. Bottom: *Student Plasticine Sculpture*, Queens Museum, Comic Book Club, 2023

Student Panorama of New York City, Queens Museum, CASA Residency with PS 135Q, 2024, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Panorama of New York City*, Queens Museum, CASA Residency with PS 135Q, 2024

Students with Their Panorama of New York City, Queens Museum, CASA Residency with PS 135Q, 2024, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Students with Their Panorama of New York City*, Queens Museum, CASA Residency with PS 135Q, 2024

Collaborative Jumbo Brontosaurus Sculpture, Queens Museum, Wonderful World of Weird Animals Summer Camp, 2024, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Collaborative Jumbo Brontosaurus Sculpture*, Queens Museum, Wonderful World of Weird Animals Summer Camp, 2024

Collaborative Jumbo Brontosaurus Sculpture (Side View), Queens Museum, Wonderful World of Weird Animals Summer Camp, 2024, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Collaborative Jumbo Brontosaurus Sculpture (Side View)*, Queens Museum, Wonderful World of Weird Animals Summer Camp, 2024

Painting and Drawing Class, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Painting and Drawing Class*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Visitor Paper Spaceship and Tower Sculptures, Queens Museum, Drop-In Family Program, 2024, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Visitor Paper Spaceship and Tower Sculptures*, Queens Museum, Drop-In Family Program, 2024

Student Self-Portrait with Swans after Giuseppe Arcimboldo, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Self-Portrait with Swans after Giuseppe Arcimboldo*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Student Surrealist Landscape, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Surrealist Landscape*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Student Still Life with Flower and Duck, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Still Life with Flower and Duck*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Student Surrealist Interior, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Surrealist Interior*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Student Dream Interpretation Painting, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Dream Interpretation Painting*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Student Surrealist Elephant-Human Hybrid Drawing, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Surrealist Elephant-Human Hybrid Drawing*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Student Art History Airplane Window Drawing, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Art History Airplane Window Drawing*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Student Indirect Oil Painting of a Dinosaur, West Nottingham Academy, Painting Two, Eric Fischl ’66 Residency, 2013, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Indirect Oil Painting of a Dinosaur*, West Nottingham Academy, Painting Two, Eric Fischl ’66 Residency, 2013

Student Multimedia Self-Portrait, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015, art education program led by Jacob Hicks — *Student Multimedia Self-Portrait*, New York Art Studio, College Prep Program, 2015

Collaborative Stained Glass Tiffany Lamp Banner

Participants Creating Stained Glass Tiffany Lamp Panels

Participant Paintings and Thanksgiving Dioramas

Participant Automatic Drawings after André Breton, Shadow Puppet Theater Short Films, Collages, Ceramic Birdhouses and Easter Sculptures

Participant Flower Sculptures and Shadow Puppet Theater

Student Collaborative Panorama Miniatures

Students with Their Panorama of New York City

Collaborative Jumbo Brontosaurus Sculpture

Collaborative Jumbo Brontosaurus Sculpture (Side View)

Visitor Paper Spaceship and Tower Sculptures

Student Self-Portrait with Swans after Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Student Surrealist Elephant-Human Hybrid Drawing

Student Art History Airplane Window Drawing

Student Indirect Oil Painting of a Dinosaur

Teaching Experience

2022–PresentEducator, Queens Museum, New York, NY

2026Queens Museum Artist Educator-in Residence, CASA Partnership, PS 135Q

2026Artist Lecturer and Workshop Facilitator, Queens Teens Institute, Queens Museum, New York, NY (April 2026)

2026Through Our Eyes, Our Own Visual Language, HANAC Harmony Senior Center Partnership hosted by the Queens Museum

2025Queens Museum Artist Educator-in Residence, CASA Partnership, Bell Academy, PS 135Q, New York, NY

2024Visiting Teaching Artist, Student Critiques, The Art Students League, New York, NY (Painting, Composition, Still Life Painting and Composition, Spring 2024)

2024Queens Museum Artist Educator-in Residence, CASA Partnership, PS 135Q, New York, NY

2024Museum commission to make art activity worksheets to activate the Visitor Interpretation Station for A Billion Dollar Dream: The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair exhibition, Queens Museum, New York, NY

2023Queens Museum Artist Educator-in Residence, CASA Partnership, PS 135Q, PS 11Q, Bell Academy, New York, NY

2023Workshop Facilitator, Indigenous Practice Studio, Queens Museum at Shinnecock Nation, Southampton, NY (August 10)

2022Educator, Smithsonian Associates, Washington, D.C.

2022Artist Lecturer and Workshop Facilitator, Queens Teens Institute, Queens Museum, New York, NY (November 22)

2021Artist Educator-in Residence, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY

2020–2022Private Drawing and Painting Instructor, New York, NY

2019–2022Educator, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY

2019–2021Painting and Drawing Instructor, Manhattan Youth, New York, NY

2015College Prep Painting and Drawing Instructor, New York Art Studio, New York, NY

2013Eric Fischl ’66 Teaching Artist-in-Residence, West Nottingham Academy, Colora, MD

2013Teaching Assistant, Long Island University, New York, NY (Curatorial Practice, Fall 2013)

2011Graduate Teaching Assistant, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY (Art & Culture: 1960 to Present, Fall 2011)