Academy driven curriculum Observational studies on location Portfolio review with college admissions staff AP certified Instructor Community College connections National Portfolio Day Field Trip Art gallery/museum field trips College credit available Travel abroad opportunities
E. Dominic Black, MA Ed. is a professional artist and art teacher with a B.A. in Art and a Master’s Degree in Education. He is the painting and drawing instructor at San Dimas High School, where he has taught basic, advanced and AP Studio art for over fifteen years. On weekends, Mr. Black teaches location sketching in watercolor to adults and children through the Community Education Program in Monrovia, CA. Dominic has also taught 2D design at the Career and Technical Education Center in Pomona, where he also created an advanced level painting program, Reed Fine Arts. Dominic is the co-creator of "Palates & Palettes," food, wine and painting events held at the Millard Sheets Art Center. He is also a professional muralist, and has created over ten murals for the city of San Dimas, including one for the Veteran’s Monument at Freedom Park. Mr. Black has led art study trips through Europe every summer for the last seven years, and is currently planning his next trip with students abroad to Greece in July 2018.