Kehayr Brown is a sophomore at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, seeking his BFA in Furniture Design. He has seven years of experience as a teaching assistant at numerous educational institutions such as Burleigh Elementary School in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His responsibilities as a TA included: class preparation, clean up, and student supervision. Due to his interest in a career in secondary and post-secondary education, he has also worked as a TA at Mount Mary University, Bloom Gallery and Studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the Wauwatosa East High School special education department in Wisconsin, where he was responsible for general office tasks, grading, class preparation, and assisting students when needed. As a furniture designer and artist in other disciplines, Kehayr has taken much of his inspiration for his work and studio practice from colleagues.