NAME:
Donna Staten
SCHOOL:
Gattis Elementary
CLASS:
K-5 Art
SCHOOL PHONE:
428-2020
Donna Staten is entering her second year at Gattis. Prior to that, she was an
art specialist in Temple ISD for 22 years. Her students were recognized at
state, national, and international levels numerous times. She has had 92
winners in the prestigious International Children's Art Exhibition, judged in
Japan, including 12 Gold medals and 2 Supreme Gold medals. Fifteen students
were named national winners by the Crayola Dream-Makers Art-in-Education
Program, and 17 students were named to the Save the Children Permanent Artist
Collection. Numerous student artworks have been published in books,magazines,
journals, calendars and other publications.
Ms. Staten's online student gallery at Artsonia.com has consistently been
rated among the top schools and she has received the Artsonia Leadership
Award several times. She was also the first ever "Camp Crayola" director for
Binney & Smith. She has spoken at state level conferences and to numerous
civic groups; served on a TEA Textbook Panel; and is published in Arts &
Activities Magazine. She has curated a number of international art exhibits
and is listed in Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in Education for her
work with art education.
Ms. Staten's students have been exhibited at these locations: Crayola
Factory, Easton, PA; US Dept of Educ. Bldg. and the Caring Institute, both
in Washington DC; EPCOT/Disneyworld; IACA World Awareness Children’s Museum
and the Empire State Building, both in New York; Texas Governor’s Office;
Texas Capitol; Springfield, Utah, Museum of Art; Colorado Springs Fine Arts
Center and many universities. Internationally: Russia, Czech Republic,
Japan, France, Romania and other countries.