Jonathan Herrera is a Junior at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, working toward his BFA degree with a concentration in Print, Paper, Book. He has hands-on experience teaching youth through his work as an intern to teaching artist and MCAD adjunct faculty Melodee Strong, where he helped in the development of a Northside community mural. His duties included facilitating brainstorming sessions, helping youth develop their ideas creatively, and assisting in helping youth paint the mural itself. He has volunteered his services to facilitate art workshops in art centers in Chicago and Minneapolis. Jonathan works hard to create accessibility in both art and education for youth outside the institutional framework. Jonathan is dedicated to his studio practice and his teaching artist career in order to better the conditions of communities so that underserved youth do not feel limited in their future aspirations.