Jared Padilla-Elliott

NEW INSTRUCTOR! Jared Padilla-Elliott received his Bachelor’s degree in Art Education from California State University, Bakersfield. He graduated top of his department, was awarded Outstanding Graduate of Art and Art History, and was inducted into the Roadrunner Society for top scholars in the university. Padilla-Elliott has experience in after school education and enrichment programs and has held roles at the San Diego Museum of Art and at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. He currently works as an Enrichment Program Site Coordinator at the Preuss School at University of California, San Diego and as a Museum Educator at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Padilla-Elliott is an assemblage artist with work mainly composed of recycled material and found objects. His work brings the materiality of personal and found objects into focus with 2D and 3D compositions. He has exhibited work at Bakersfield Museum of Art, Harold J. Miossi Gallery, and Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

For the Fall 2024 Session, Jared is teaching the following class:

• 12. Box Assemblage (La Jolla Studio)