What an honor it was to serve as an invited guest presenter along with the amazing Katie Jarvis for a recent National Art Education Association Open Studio Conversation. This was a free Webinar of sorts (more of a conversation, really) and it was a true treat to present alongside Katie who is famous for her … [Read more…]
FSU had another tremendous showing in Chicago for the 2026 National Art Education Association Conference! First, awards and honors were bestowed upon Ryan Shin (Distinguished Fellow), Gabbi Sue Roland (NAEA New Professional Award), Yiwen Wei (Southeastern Region Higher Educator of the Year), Marilyn Proctor-Givens (Florida Art Educator of the Year), Hannah Richardson (Indiana Art Educator … [Read more…]
Renee Sandell and I had the recent privilege of being the featured guests on Davis publications long-running “K-12 Art Chat – The Podcast” where we talked about our 2023 book, “Real Lives Now: Narratives of Art Educators and 21st Century Learning”, the power of storytelling in education, and more. The episode is available on most … [Read more…]
I’m honored to share that I was voted President-Elect of the Florida Art Education Association. I’m excited to serve and learn under current President Christy Garton for the next two years before assuming the mantle myself. It’s a true thrill to work alongside Christy and serve an organization that means so much to me and … [Read more…]
Florida State University had an amazing showing at the recent annual Florida Art Education Association Conference in St. Petersburg last week. FSU Art Faculty, Carrie Ann Baade, was featured as a keynote speaker, while Dr. Rachel Fendler, Dr. Marilyn Proctor-Givens, Hung-Chi Chu, and Gabbi Sue Roland respectively received the Higher Education Art Educator of the … [Read more…]
Summer graduation at Florida State University was special as always! Congratulations to graduates Dr. Badreyah Almuqhawi, Dr. Catherine Usewicz, and Dr. Amber Noor Mustafa. It was my honor to serve as your respective major professor, instructor, and doctoral committee member. What a wonderful ceremony, and I am proud of you all!
The FSU Department of Art Education recently hosted our first EdD Summer Institute at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota . We are so excited that our online EdD program is up and running with an amazing cohort! Thanks to Rachel Fendler, Marissa McClure Sweeny, Amber Ward, and Ann Rowson Love for their leadership! I’m proud … [Read more…]
Florida State University’s Department of Art Education had another tremendous showing at this year’s National Art Education Association Conference in Louisville, Kentucky! The list of FSU faculty, students, and alum who were accepted to give presentations was impressive as always, and included (but was not limited to): Associate Dean – Sara Scott Shields, Departmental Chair … [Read more…]
Congratulations to Maclain Hardin Kurza who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation yesterday in front of a packed classroom with 50 more attendees watching on Zoom! Special thanks to Dr. Pat Villeneuve who led the way through the major stages of Maclain’s dissertation, and to Wen Guo, Ann Rowson Love, and Kimberly VanWeelden, for serving on … [Read more…]
I recently returned from the AESJ Symposium at the University of Georgia, where FSU had another outstanding showing. Presentations were accepted by FSU faculty, students, and alumni, including (but not limited to): Dr. Rachel Fendler, Dr. Amber Ward, Dr. David Gussak, Dr. Ann Rowson Love, Dr. Sara Scott Shields, Dr. Annie McFarland, Dr. Stephen Newbold, … [Read more…]