SoYoung Park-Bovee typically can be found behind the scenes, letting her teaching shine through the art of young Delawareans.
But for the next two months, Park-Bovee's talents can be seen in a different light.
Her work, along with creations of 10 other art teachers from the Christina School District, is featured at the Delaware Art Museum on Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington.
"Teaching and painting is my life," said Park-Bovee as she stood beside an "expression" of sunflowers from her backyard that she distorted using drops of milk in the painting process. "When I do this, I feel alive."
The 28-piece exhibit, titled "Creativity Multiplied: Art Teachers in the Christina School District," features art of many stripes ranging from abstract cubism to traditional oil paintings to aluminum sculptures.
For Laura Hand-Donahue, who will teach at Glasgow High School this fall, the exhibit is a unique opportunity to motivate students.
"We create art each day by showing our students," said Hand-Donahue, who built three digitally modified portraits for the exhibit. "But this gives us the opportunity to show students that when you develop these skills we are teaching, you can take them to great levels."
But the teachers say the exhibit is more than just a chance to show off. Park-Bovee stressed it is an opportunity to stay in touch with the artist side of being an art teacher.
Park-Bovee cannot remember a time when art was not a part of her life. She came from a family of artists and is now following the path of her father, who was an art teacher for more than four decades in her native South Korea.
"It's just natural to me," said Park-Bovee, who also painted a more traditional illustration of a woman lounging in the sun.
But Park-Bovee's love for artistic expression has always had competition.
"I needed a way I can share. The best way I can share is to be a teacher," Park-Bovee said. "Teaching is a very precious job. I can't think of any better job."
But like many jobs, teaching can be draining, making it tough for artists to foster their own creativity and participate in the professional art community, the teachers said.
"I don't want the teachers to stop developing and learning," Park-Bovee said. "We want to push ourselves. A working mind gives us more connection and gives us closer connections to students."
And though teaching may sometimes slow expression, the teachers said, the creativity of their sometimes very young students is always inspiring.
"I think teaching enhances my art," said Katherine Reynolds, a teacher at West Park Place Elementary who contributed her photography to the exhibit. "They have this untouched creativity and the way they perceive the world enhances my expression."
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