April Mitchell

April Mitchell has been drawing and painting since she was able to hold a crayon. She went to Canyon Crest Academy, an art-focused high school where she was accepted into the exclusive Conservatory art program. April then went on to graduate with her associates degree in graphic design from San Diego City College, where she was selected best artist in the Illustration category of the 2013 AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Student Portfolio Review. April is currently getting her bachelor's degree in illustration at Cal State University, Long Beach. She has been doing freelance graphic design and illustration work since 2013. April is a third generation art teacher, and she has been doing private art tutoring since 2010. She currently teaches at the Athenaeum in La Jolla, and has also taught at Pachis Art Studio in Liberty Station, and Bravo School of Art. www.behance.net/AprilCMitchell