Vicki Boatright (Bztat) Email & Phone Number

Canton, Oh, Us

Canton, Oh, Us

Artist, curator, mentor, teaching artist, creative consultant, writer and speaker. Artwork specialization includes: contemporary pet portraits, public art, murals, paintings, drawings and mixed media collages. I create artwork by commission, including: interior and exterior murals; event specific "Dialogues" murals that are painted on site at conferences and other events; pet portraits; etc. I contract with a variety of organizations as a Teaching Artist, providing arts instruction for children, adolescents and adults, and I mentor artists with developmental and mental health disabilities in my own studio. I lead workshops and community projects to utilize the arts for community and individual development, and I provide public speaking on a number of arts topics. I also offer creative communications and marketing consultation to artists, businesses and political campaigns.I am my own brand manager, utilizing various social media platforms, blogging and website design to share the story behind my artwork. I am a passionate advocate for community concerns and I enjoy collaborating with teams to share my creative talents for the betterment of my world.

Manage operations for a unique gallery and co-working space for artists and creative professionals; curate exhibitions in an integrated gallery space.

Provide specialized arts instruction and mentoring to high school students with developmental and mental health disabilities in school and community settings.

Provided visual arts programming for artistically talented adults with developmental disabilities; provided opportunities for program participants to engage actively with other artists in the arts community.

Provided arts instruction to children and adults through various programs in the community, including: Artful Living Program, ArtsinStark SmArts Program, St. Peter’s School, Massillon Museum, etc.

Duties included: Engaging residents of The Boulevards neighborhood in community development through public art projects.

Canton, Oh, Us

Duties included: providing mental health counseling for children, adolescents and adults with specialization in therapy for trauma survivors.

Duties included: providing mental health counseling to children, adolescents and adults with specialization in trauma and children in out of home placement.

Duties included: Providing clinical supervision to therapists and case management staff working with children in therapeutic foster care; providing clinical training for staff regarding foster care and mental health issues; developing and coordinating a therapeutic arts program for at-risk youth, utilizing visual and performance arts to promote mental health recovery; providing individual, family, and group therapy; providing foster parent training; developing mental health services program in therapeutic foster care program; assisting with mental health certification and COA accreditation processes; and aiding development of continuous quality improvement program.

Duties included: Providing clinical supervision to therapists and case management staff working with children in therapeutic foster care.

Canton, Oh, Us

Duties included: Providing clinical supervision to therapists; providing mental health counseling for children, adolescents and adults with specialization in therapy for trauma survivors.

Ma, Counseling And Rehabilitation

Ma, Fine Arts Painting And Printmaking

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Painting And Printmaking