Teaching

Instructor of Art History & Education

University of Arizona

ARE 361 Creative Arts Methods

Aug 2025- Dec 2025
Jan 2024- May 2024

Preparing for elementary education students to teach art in the self-contained classroom. Various visual thinking methodologies through participating in classroom activities; planning art lessons; presenting art lesson to the class.

ARE 438/538 Teaching Art and Visual Culture

Jan 2025- May 2025

Jan 2024- May 2024

Integrating art and visual content in education classrooms. Develop lesson plans, build community skills, teach in classrooms. Leading a teaching team in developing a curriculum framework and organizing the Saturday Art School. Supervising and mentoring pre-service art educators.

ARH 201 Survey of Western Art in Society: Prehistory through Gothic

Aug 2024- Dec 2024

Aug 2023- Dec 2023

A survey of the art and architecture of western civilization from prehistoric cultures through the Gothic period utilizing interdisciplinary methods. Leading Discussion sections and artistic activities for 50 students.

ART 150 Asian Art and Visual Culture

ARH 312 Survey of Medieval Art History

ARH 319 Introduction to American Art

TFTV 160 Popular Entertainment

FTV 200 Flim and TV Aesthetics

Aug 2022- Dec 2025

Graduate Teaching Associate

MOCA Satellite Program

Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson

The program engages youth and certified educators in curriculum connected to the museum’s exhibition.

Reaching over 850 students across 16 schools in Tucson.

Teaching Artist

Aug 2025- Dec 2025

Banks Elementary, Pueblo Gardens, Picture Rocks Elementary, Craycroft Elementary, Borton Magnet Elementary, Elvira Elementary, Lynn Urquides, Dietz K-8, Cragin Elementary, Wright Elementary, Rivera Elementary, Los Ninos Elementary School, Tully Elementary, Blenman Elementary, Gallego Primary Fine Arts School, Safford K-8

Let Let Art Gallery & Art Studio

A community-based art space founded and directed by Ling-Yu Chou, dedicated to fostering creativity, intercultural understanding, and lifelong learning through inclusive art education.

Creative Director, Founder, and Instructor

2020- 2023

Planned, directed, and coordinated all interdisciplinary art courses and community programs, including summer and winter art camps, serving over 100 students ranging in age from 3 to 90.
Instructed art classes and demonstrated diverse artistic techniques across multiple media. Supervised and mentored teaching staff, providing feedback, coaching, and professional development support.
Managed financial budgets, administrative operations, and marketing strategies to enhance program visibility and sustainability.

Lion Pencil Simbalion Art Museum

An interactive art studio that explores creativity and nurtures aesthetic feelings. Play-n-create philosophy that lies in the meeting up of Aesthetic experiences, Natural environments, and Industrial knowledge. Inspiring your five senses of aesthetics and releasing your imagination.

Museum Education Project Manager

2018- 2020

Planned and established an art museum reflecting the company’s culture and values.
Managed the museum’s budget and prepared annual KPI reports related to staff performance and educational programming.
Developed and curated exhibitions and designed accompanying educational programs to enhance audience engagement.
Organized and facilitated touring creative art workshops for in-service teacher education, integrating hands-on practice with contemporary art pedagogy.