Meet the Teacher

My name is Adina Cosden and this will be my second year as the art teacher at Gate City Public Charter School for the Arts. I first joined the Gate City team as a one-on-one teaching assistant. Last year was very special to me, getting to watch all of our amazing learners grow as artists, explore their passions, and find new language to express their interests with. I couldn’t be more excited for round two!

I received a BFA from New Hampshire Institute of Art in 2018 with a major in Illustration, then graduated in 2021 from the dual degree Master’s program for Arts Administration and Policy/Modern and Contemporary Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

I’ve worked for arts and youth development nonprofits for over ten years as both an educator and curator. I’m passionate about the intersection between art and social practice. My favorite classroom environments I strive to emulate are interdisciplinary and experimental, centered around values of care, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

In my freetime, I like to play with my dog, read, do puzzles, play tabletop and video games, and go hiking (as long as it’s warm enough - I’m from California and still not used to the cold).