martha chapman bio

  • Teaches adult watercolor classes for the Danvers Art Association, Manchester-by-the-Sea Parks & Recreation, and private lessons
  • Teaches children's after-school Multicultural Art Club and Summer Art Camp for Manchester Parks & Rec
  • Teaches childrens' art workshops for the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum
  • Runs adult crafting workshops for Manchester Woman's Club and Manchester Council on Aging
  • Runs fish printing workshops for local art associations
  • Serves on the Manchester-by-the-Sea Cultural Council
  • Secretary, Friends of Manchester Trees
  • Worked at the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum and Nor'east Frameworks in Manchester
  • Worked as a visual arts specialist for the Beverly Public Schools for twenty five years, Ayers Ryalside Elementary School
  • Taught after school art enrichment for fifteen years at Ayers
  • Taught summer art workshops for children for the Beverly Public Schools, and the Guild of Beverly Artists  
  • 2010 MAEA Massachusetts Elementary Art Educator of the Year
  • Commonwealth of Mass DESE Educator's License Certifications:
    • ​​Visual Art  PreK to 9
    • Elementary 1 - 6
  • M.Ed. UMass Lowell, B.F.A. UMass Amherst
  • Member Mass Art Ed Assn, Danvers Art Association, Salem Arts Association
  • Current passions: proud grandmother and watercolor painting