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Kaete Roche' Held is the youngest of six children. Her love for art, literature, and nature
was encouraged by her parents. Summers spent at her grandmother's seashore cottage
led her to a wondrous world of imagination and creative play. Living close to the water has
always influenced her life and work.
Kaete was chosen by the Essex County Parks Commission of New Jersey as their first Art
Specialist. She worked through her college years painting and exploring the world of
art-making through the eyes of children.
An accelerated graduate of Kean University, she found her calling as an art educator with
the guidance of three mentors: Dr. Pearl Greenberg, art education supervisor at Kean
University; Dr. Zara Cohen, her supervisor while Kaete did her practice teaching, and the
university's director of its gallery; and Frank Capasso, art educator, director of Essex
County Parks, and professional artist.
Studying with these master teachers, and many others in her path, shaped Kaete's
personal style as a teacher in the public schools of La Habra, CA and Brick Township, NJ.
Children delight in their explorations with Kaete while they develop critical thinking skills
and learning about different cultures in a fun, whimsical and positive way.
Kaete now lives in Wilmington with her husband Alan, where they have a studio. She
works with individuals or small groups in the studio, or travelling to her students by request.
Twenty-five years of teaching, directing summer camps and art programs, and working with
the elderly at assisted living facilities, has made art education Kaete's continual vocation in
life. She has shown her work at art shows in Spring Lake and Long Beach Island, NJ and
Wilmington, NC. Her watercolors, photography, and clay pieces are in many private
collections.
Volunteer Efforts and Professional Organization Memberships
 | Carolina Beach Arts and Activities Committee | |
| Airlie Gardens | |
| The Children's Museum of Wilmington | |
| The Wilmington Montessori School | |
| Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington | |
| Cape Fear Hospice Care (Sunshine Camp) | |
| Celebrate the Arts | |
| Mural Painting of the Parking Deck at Market and 2nd Streets | |
| Full Belly Project | |
| Orange Street Pottery | |
| Coastal Carolina Clay Guild | |
| Fat Cat Pottery | |
| Brunswick Arts Council | |
| Cape Fear River Watch | |
