LEZLIESILVERSTEIN

Maker Educator · Fabricator · Community Artist

I design hands-on programs, fix what's broken in the shop, and lead community art projects from first sketch to final install — with a lot of curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and compassion along the way.

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01 / About

About Me

I'm a maker educator, fabricator, and community artist with a background that spans museums, classrooms, public art, and neighborhood-level programs. I like building things that work — exhibits, curricula, cars made of scrap wood, teams — and I like teaching other people to build things too.

Most of my work lives at the intersection of hands-on learning and real fabrication skill: running a shop safely, training staff and volunteers, and turning a rough idea into something a kid (or a whole neighborhood) can actually touch. I care a lot about curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and compassion — not as buzzwords, but as the actual approach I bring to every program, repair, and install.

[ Experience ]

  • Maker Educator — KID Museum, Bethesda, MD
  • Aftercare Coordinator — Sitar Arts Center, Washington, DC
  • Eco-Art Educator & Public Art Coordinator — Artist Boat, Galveston, TX
  • Adjunct Faculty, Young People's Studio — Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
  • Lead Arts Instructor — Access Art
  • Content Coordinator — North Avenue Knowledge Exchange, MICA
  • Discovery Guide — Children's Museum of Houston

[ Education ]

  • MFA, Sculpture — Cranbrook Academy of Art
  • MFA, Community Arts; Certificate, College Teaching of Art — Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
  • BFA, Sculpture & Photography — Washington University in St. Louis
  • C.A.T. Fellowship — Community Arts Training Institute, Regional Arts Commission

[ Skills & Toolkit ]

Shop & Fabrication
Table SawMiter Saw Band SawDrill Press RouterScroll Saw PlanerLaser Cutter WeldingElectronics Sewing3D Printing
Design Software
IllustratorRhino TinkercadGlowforge LightBurnSketchUp Bambu Studio
Shop & Program Management
Tool Sign-Off TrainingShop Safety Staff OnboardingBudgeting Grant ReportingVendor Coordination
02 / Portfolio

Selected Work

A mix of museum fabrication, exhibit design, and community art projects.

04 / Contact

Let's build
something.

Reach out about programs, commissions, collaborations, or just to say hi.

© Lezlie Silverstein Baltimore, Maryland