Jeff Laidlaw joined the art staff at Cleveland during the 2003/2004 school year. He is an import from Canada and brings with him seven years of teaching Visual Art (2D and 3D), Photography, and Graphic Communications/ Design/Layout using computers. Mr. Laidlaw has a passion for all Art and the creative process but finds the most comfort in painting. Mr. Laidlaw attended the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada where he earned two degrees, a Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual) and a Bachelor of Education. During his first year in the Faculty of Fine Art, Mr. Laidlaw was invited to show paintings with the professors from the university; this lead to gallery representation by The Trianon Gallery who showed and sold his work. Upon graduation from the University, Mr. Laidlaw received the University of Lethbridge Art Award. Shortly after, he began teaching in the field of Art as that is where he believed that his abilities could best be shared with up and coming artists. At Cleveland Mr. Laidlaw is teaching Introduction to Art and Painting.Jeff Laidlaw joined the art staff at Cleveland during the 2003/2004 school year. He is an import from Canada and brings with him seven years of teaching Visual Art (2D and 3D), Photography, and Graphic Communications/ Design/Layout using computers. Mr. Laidlaw has a passion for all Art and the creative process but finds the most comfort in painting. Mr. Laidlaw attended the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada where he earned two degrees, a Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual) and a Bachelor of Education. During his first year in the Faculty of Fine Art, Mr. Laidlaw was invited to show paintings with the professors from the university; this lead to gallery representation by The Trianon Gallery who showed and sold his work. Upon graduation from the University, Mr. Laidlaw received the University of Lethbridge Art Award. Shortly after, he began teaching in the field of Art as that is where he believed that his abilities could best be shared with up and coming artists. At Cleveland Mr. Laidlaw is teaching Introduction to Art and Painting.