Triada is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in New York City and Standish, Maine. She empowers teachers and students to awaken their innate creativity, linking artmaking to critical thinking, emotional growth, and academic success across disciplines. Her artwork explores human-nature relationships and integrates mindful art practices, translating complex inner experiences into visual forms that foster self-awareness, resilience, and conscious presence. Triada has taught K–12 and adult learners, led arts integration and STEAM programs, and served on faculty at William Paterson University and Kean University, mentoring future art educators. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and her publications include a chapter in Digital Learning in High-Needs Schools (Routledge) and the article “Biomimicry and Human Design: Observing Bird Structures and Functions to Create Flying Machines with Artificial Intelligence” in the Journal of Technology Integrated Lessons and Teaching (JTILT).

Learn more on her website, blogs and Instagram.  Blogs: https://professorsamaras.blogspot.com/ and https://triadasamarasartist.blogspot.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triadasamaras/

As an art educator, my goal is to empower both teachers and students to awaken their innate creativity. John Dewey wrote, “Art is not the possession of the few… it is the authentic expression of individuality.” I believe everyone can express personal meaning through art, connecting deeply to themselves and the world. Art fosters critical thinking skills like analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, enhancing academic success across subjects. As Elliot Eisner says, “The arts are ways of knowing, thinking, and communicating.” Art also nurtures emotional growth, resilience, and confidence, enriching students and educators alike. In my classroom, creativity is central to learning and growth.