Willow Chamblin is an art teacher candidate and illustrator/artist from New York. She is currently a senior, in progress to get her Bachelors in Visual Art Education from Molloy University.  Willow Chamblin's work is colorful, whimsical and fun. She is inspired by science, nature, folktales, tv shows such as Summer Camp Island by Julia Potts. She is also inspired by artists popular on social media such as Radhia Rahman [@knivesmeow] and Sha'an d'Anthes [@FurryLittlePeach]. Willow loves illustration and storytelling and works to incorporate it into all of the mediums she works with. Through her career at Molloy University she has been trained in drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics and studio art education. She particularly excels in ceramics. She has also independently taught herself a multitude of media outside the classroom such as needle felting, glass making, cartooning and laquerware. 

Willow's goal is to inspire with her students through art. She especially aims to uplift underserved students such as her Black and Indigenous students and students of color so that they can share any story through art. She also wants to inspire her students that art and science can go hand in hand with one another. She also aims to tell stories through her illustrations, share them with world and at the same time making room for other BIPOC and marginalized voices through her artistic and academic endeavors. 

Costa Rica| "Mi casa es tu casa: la tierra, y tú y yo"- My home Is Your Home: The Earth and Me and You| 

March 9th-18th 2024 

• Seminar and International Trip Offered through Molloy, International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ), and Maximo Nivel in Costa Rica 

• participated in 2 week spanish immersion with local host family

• Discussions on the importance of community service 

• Worked with local daycare to care for children   

• Painted murals for local rec center in Quepos, Costa Rica 

• On site examination and exploration of the biodiversity of Costa Rica

France| Stained Glass Windows, Religious Art and Prehistoric Art: The Art Of Southern France | 

June 1st- 14th 2023 

• On site examination and exploration of the making of stained glass windows, and the importance of stained glass windows in religious artwork 

• On site examination and exploration of prehistoric cave art of the Piscaux Caves 

• Discussions on the Prehistoric- Modern art history of Southern France. And  examination of how each time period evolved and related to the the past and present. 

Molloy University| Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Art Education |

March 1st 2023

• Organized Molloy University's first conference for art education students 

• Conference titled ‘Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Art Education’ with invited Keynote Dr. Joni Boyd Acuff from The Ohio State University  

• Created a space that centered voices of women of color in art education and healing through community

Vietnam| Reconciling the Vietnam War and Internalizing the Vietnamese Perspective |

Dec. 27, 2022 - Jan. 9, 2023

• Seminar offered through Molloy University International Education

• Traveled to Vietnam to visit significant historical sites of the American-Vietnamese War

• Learned about the American-Vietnamese war through a Vietnamese lens

• Sites visited include: Chu Chi tunnels, The mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, The Memorial Pagoda of Thich Nhat Hanh 

Ireland  | Honors Conference on Migration, Global Ethics, and Sustainability |

Jun. 2022

• Traveled to Ireland to attend a conference at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick

• Attended lectures regarding Irish-Nigerian relations and Inter-Disciplinary approaches to Sustainability