Oakton High's new photography teacher.
Although a new addition to Oakton’s faculty, Susan Silva is anything but new to the teaching world. For Silva, teaching Photography is more than a job: it’s her life. In her free time she enjoys painting, drawing, photography, reading and attending art festivals. And with seventeen years of teaching experience, her love of the arts is obvious.
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Silva took art classes in high school.
“My art teacher inspired me to make a career out of my talents,” Silva said.
After attending college at West Virginia University, Silva’s next destination was Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I taught ceramics, painting, drawing and photography,” said Silva.
After her time in Nevada, Silva moved across the country to Virginia. Coincidentally, in her four years in Fairfax, Silva has substituted on and off for two years with Art History and Studio Art classes at OHS.
“Anything art…I just want to be in it,” said Silva.
Silva not only seems enthusiastic about her job, but she also seems incredibly sincere. To her, joining Oakton High could only be exemplified with a single word: “Serendipity.”
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