Assabet Alumni Artists

I am currently earning my Master's degree in Special Education. I  work with kids who have developmental disabilities, and art is a wonderful way for us to have fun and get messy! No matter what age, background, or education someone has, art is a universal language. Outside of work, ceramics is my favorite creative outlet.

Since graduating, I’ve been a teacher by day, and cartoonist by night. My mornings are spent playing with my preschool students and sharing my love for art and storytelling with them. Then by afternoon, I’m working on my own art! My passion project right now is my webtoon series "Imagine That," which was in development for years before I finally started making the official comic in January 2024. The comic currently sits at thirty seven chapters made up of over seven hundred hand drawn panels. The first season will be coming to an end soon though, because I will be starting art school at Montserrat College of the Arts this fall to continue to learn and improve my skills! 

What I have been up to since graduation is really focusing on my digital art. I finally got my dream iPad and have started working on Procreate. I absolutely love it! Recently, I have been experimenting with my art and I think I finally have gotten the sketchy style I've been wanting! 

"Nosotros la gente, peleamos y seguimos peleando por la vida que queremos."

Joann is a Communication Design major at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. His latest piece is made with charcoal and draws from the histories of both Americans and Mexican Americans, as well as challenges capitalist structures.

"Somos latinoamericanos, y nuestras voces se van a escuchar."