Biography

Graduating from the University of Southern California and completing both the single and multiple subject credentials, Arlene Cartozian taught for the Los Angeles Unified School District. After teaching all disciplines at the elementary level and art at the secondary level, Arlene continued her studies at California State University, Long Beach completing a Masters Degree in Sculpture.
 

Using traditional methods and subjects, she produced several public sculptures within the City of Paramount. As the first public sculptor in The City, she has initiated an awareness of art that extends beyond the limitations of museum walls. The community now enjoys four works in stone reflecting themes relating to man, woman, and child.

In conjunction with her own personal art work, Mrs. Cartozian continues to teach at California State University, Long Beach. The courses include Drawing, Sculpture and Art Education. In addition, she supervises student teachers and continues to teach through the extension programs within the CSU and UC systems. She has taught throughout the U.S., Canada, Italy, France and Japan. Her expertise in teaching drawing as well as sculpture, and the many certificate courses for teachers, comes from 24 years of experience working with Dr. Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These courses have provided teachers and students with the foundation for art as well as a better way of thinking creatively.