Patro Pero Ulmer

At Midlands Technical College, I teach Art 101, Art Appreciation, Art History, Abstract Art, and Painting while designing curriculum and guiding rigorous studio development.

I bring experience from Claflin University, where I prepared pre-service educators to integrate art across the curriculum through design thinking, research, and portfolio development. My teaching connects contemporary visual culture to historical frameworks and centers critique, critical inquiry, and culturally responsive pedagogy.

Outside the classroom, I maintain a professional visual art practice in painting, drawing, and found-object sculpture, including commissioned public artwork for the City of Columbia. I’m also an MFA candidate continuing graduate-level studio research and critique practice.