Dara joined the Academy faculty in 2008 teaching the art component for the
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program as well as DMPS’ first class
dedicated to teaching students how to throw on a pottery wheel. Dara graduated
from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1998 and taught for Chicago
Public Schools before moving to Des Moines, Iowa. She received her National
Board Certificate in Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood Art in 2004 and re-certification in 2014. Dara is also a working artist and owner of HALO Pottery by dara.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program as well as DMPS’ first class
dedicated to teaching students how to throw on a pottery wheel. Dara graduated
from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1998 and taught for Chicago
Public Schools before moving to Des Moines, Iowa. She received her National
Board Certificate in Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood Art in 2004 and re-certification in 2014. Dara is also a working artist and owner of HALO Pottery by dara.