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Abbreviated CV 2025-2015

Steve Willis

5135 South Walnut Hill Drive, Springfield, Missouri, USA 65810

Mobile telephone: +1.417.234.6317

ORCID - 0000-0001-9353-4551

email: night4hawk@ymail.com, stevewillis@missouristate.edu

Website: http://night4hawk.wixsite.com/stevewillis

          

Education

 

  • 1999    Ph.D. in Art Education, Florida State University

  •             Area of Focus: Art Education, Art Assessment, and Curriculum

  •             Supporting Areas: Native American Studies

  • 1987   Master of Art in Teaching, Florida Atlantic University

  •             Area of Focus: Art Education and Curriculum

  •             Supporting Areas: Drawing, painting, and mixed surfaces graduate exhibition

  • 1974    Bachelor of Fine Art, Florida Atlantic University

  •             Area of Focus: Photography, Drawing, and Art History

  •             Supporting Area: Art Education, K-12 Certification

  • 1972    Associate of Art, Daytona Beach Community College

 

Employment

 

  • Current – 1999 - Missouri State University

  • 2017 - Professor Salary Incentive Program recipient

  • 2012 - Professor

  • 2007 - Associate Professor

  • 1999 - Assistant Professor

  • 2019 - 2013 & 2005 - 1999 - Coordinator of Graduate and Undergraduate Art Education

  • 2015 - 2013 - Provost Fellow for Diversity

  • 2014 - 2012 - Coordinator of Foundation Studies

  • 1999 -1995 - James S. Rickards High School, Tallahassee, FL

  • 1999 - 1997 - Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Adjunct  

  • 1994 - 1989 - Palm Beach Community College, Boca Raton, FL.  Adjunct

  • 1992 - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. Adjunct 

  • 1995 - 1975 - Atlantic Community High School, Delray Beach, FL


 

Scholarship

Peer-reviewed & Invitational

Publications - Presentations - Reviewer

 

PUBLICATIONS/EXHIBITIONS IN-REVIEW

  • Author - Songs of Silence – in-between space: A transformational process. International Journal of Education Through Art. InSEA.

 

PUBLICATIONS IN-PRESS

 

  • Author - Decolonizing Colonized Native American Spirituality in the U.S. Studies in Art Education.Staikidis,K., senior editor, Barnickel,A., asssiant editor. National Art Education Association. May

  • Author - Mindfulness and Meditation for Student Stability in the Classroom with Richards, A. InSEA Conference Proceedings. Canakkale, Turkey. Peer-reviewed.

  • Author – A Reflection on mindful meditation. A chapter in the conference proceedings for ART EDUCATION IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: REFLECTING ON TODAY, ANTICIPATING TOMORROW. Czech Council for the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) – International Virtual Conference. invited

  • Author – Education through the lens of spirituality. A contribution to Facing COVID-19 Challenges and Re-envisioning an Interconnective Future with Arnold, Caldwell, LaPorte, Pierce, Richards, Shin, Shipe & Wexler. Conference proceedings for ART EDUCATION IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: REFLECTING ON TODAY, ANTICIPATING TOMORROW. Czech Council for the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) – International Virtual Conference. invited

PUBLICATIONS/EXHIBITIONS IN-PROCESS

 

  • Editor with Richards, A. Critical Conversations about Decolonizing the Legacy of White Supremacy in Art Education. Kendall Hunt.  

 

SCHOLARSHIP

Books, Book Chapters, Journal Articles, Exhibitions, Presentations

 

2025

  • Author - Silent Songs and Sounds of Ceremony Series Canadian Art Teacher, 20.2

  • Author - Moirai: Weaving  Community  Arts Education Projects with Saldanha; Ferreira; Trigo; Liberman; Vassiliadou; Grabowski; Torres de Eca; Maximino. Conference proceedings. 2024 WAAE Summit, Athens.

  • Author – with Richards, A. Critical Race as an Excuse for Politicians to Prohibit the Promotion of Diversity. Conference proceedings. 2024 WAAE Summit, Athens.

  • Author-  with Richards, A. Finding Our Voice. Conference proceedings. 2024 WAAE Summit, Athens.

  • Author - Intersecting differing realities. Journal of Art and Design Education, Pakistan, JADEP. Jalil, R. (ed). 1(1). 157-162. Published in Pakistan by the National College of Arts, Lahore

 

2024

 

2023

  • Author - Enhancing Cultural Consciousness. The Canadian Art Teacher Journal (19)2. Creating our Future[s]. The Canadian Society for Education through Art. Quebec City. Peer-reviewed.

  • Author – with Alexander, A. & Richards, A. What actions are the USSEA interest group taking to (re)build bridges across North America in educational learning through art? The United States Society for Education through Art in NAEANews. Fall, 2023. National Art Education Association, Reston, VA. Invited.

  • Author - with Richards, A. Global Consciousness through the Arts: A Passport for Students and Teachers, 3rd ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.

  • Contributor/Artist – Dois Anos do Projecto Cartografias Texties 2021-2022 - Two Years of the Textile Cartography Project 2021-2022. (p. 232). http://apecv.pt/cartografias/cartografias-texteis-2023.pdf

  • Author – Chrysalis: Teaching with Love. KDP Publishing. ISBN-13: 979-8397999243

  • Author – The Hocq’reila Experience. Earth Circle Sanctuary.KDP Publishing.

  • Author – Mindfulness and meditation for student stability in the classroom. World Summit of Arts Education '2023, Heritage & Sustainability: Sustaining Islands of Culture and Arts Education. March 1, 2, and 3, 2023. Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal. peer-reviewed

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2021

  • Contributor/Artist – The Book of Arts: Believe. Ontario, CA: Gallerium.gallerium.art. 

  • Author - Empowerment through artistic voice: The role of education and the arts in raising global awareness and contemporary identity. (7)27. 2637-2657. The AmeSea Association Journal. Cairo, Egypt. Peer-reviewed. https://amesea.journals.ekb.eg/volume_21735.html

  • Author – STREAM. Research in Artistic Education and The Arts. 21(1), Winter. (8-12). Cairo, Egypt: Technical Education College of Helwan University. Peer-reviewed. https://seaf.journals.ekb.eg/issue_21178_21456_html.

  • Author - Cartographies of artistic education in the InSEA Congreso Regional: Cartografías de las Educación Artística y la Multiculturalidad Visual at El Universidad Alberto Hurtado: Facultad Filosofía y Humanidades. Peer-reviewed.

  • Author - The Journey of Awakening. A chapter in A Perspective of Multicultural Education and Diversity. Barrón, D. I. (Ed.), (51-58). Dubuque, IL: Kendall Hunt. ISBN 978-1-7924-3887-5. Invited.

 

2020

  • Author – Making/Teaching ART differently. iMAG v.10. Principal Editors: Torres de Eça, T. (Portugal); Saldanha, A. (Portugal); & Thomas, B. (Germany). InSEA Publications /APECV: Quinta da Cruz. Estrada de São Salvador, 3510-784 São Salvador, Viseu Portugal. https://www.insea.org/IMAG_10

  • Author with Richards, A. - Democracy in the 21st century, citizenship, and arts education, in Art Education: Conflicts and Connections (Vella, R., Saldanha, A., Maksimovic, M., & Johnson, J., Orgs) InSEA Publications. ISBN: 978-989-54683-8-6, DOI: 10.24981/2020-4. https://www.insea.org/docs/inseapublications/Art-Education-Conflicts-and-Connections.pdf. Invited.

  • Author – A Reflection on Mindful Meditation. ART EDUCATION IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: REFLECTING ON TODAY, ANTICIPATING TOMORROW. Czech Council for the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) - International Virtual Conference. Invited.

  • Author- Finding one’s voice through global awareness in times of challenge and transformation. InSEA Asia Regional Congress, Hong Kong, and The 7th World Chinese Arts Education Symposium: Proceedings (19-30). InSEA Asia Regional Congress, Hong Kong, 2018, and The 7th World Chinese Arts Education Symposium. Proceedings Chief Editor: Wong So-lan, Yichien Cooper, & Hung Yung-shan. Invited.

  • Author - with Richards, A. Global Consciousness through the Arts: A Passport for Students and Teachers, 2nd ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.

 

  • 2019

  • Author – Otherness as a form of knowingness in iMAG v7. InSEA Publications /APECV: Quinta da Cruz. Estrada de São Salvador, 3510-784 São Salvador, Viseu Portugal ISSN 2414-3332. Principal Editors: Teresa Eça (Portugal); Glen Coutts (Scotland); Angela Saldanha (Portugal); Ana Barbero (Spain). Invited/Peer-reviewed. ISBN: 978-989-20-7673-7   DOI: 10.24981/978 http://www.insea.org/IMAG/imag7/cap1_imag7.pdf. Invited.

  • Author with Cohee-Manifold, M. & Zimmerman, E. Frameworks for teaching about culturally sensitive art education in a global world based on an NAEA Handbook for Teachers in Learning Through Art, a chapter in Lessons for the 21st Century. Intellect. http://insea.org/docs/inseapublications/Learning-through-the-arts-lessons-for-the-21-century.pdf Peer-reviewed.

  • Author/Contributor - Georgia Assessments for the certification of educators for art education. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Invited.

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2018

  • Author - Indigenous knowledge: Its role in education in African Science Education: Gendering Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria. (Abidogun, J., ed.), Routledge African Studies Series. Invited.

  • Author with Richards, A. - Global Consciousness through the Arts: A Passport for Students and Teachers. Des Moines, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishers. Invited.

  • Author - The intersectionality of understanding otherness (542-548) in Ahn, H., Choi, S., & Nam, Y. Spirit ∞ Art ∞ Digital: Proceedings from 2017 InSEA World Congress EXCO, Daegu, Korea.

 

2017

  • Author - A tapestry of individuality: Weaving complexion, identity, and authority in Transforming our Practices: Indigenous Art, Pedagogies and Philosophies. Ballengee-Morris, C, & Staikidis, K. (Eds.) Alexandria, VA: The National Art Education Association. Peer-reviewed

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2015

  • Author/Contributor - Georgia assessments for the certification of educators for art education. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Invited.

  • Author/Columnist - The United States Society for Education through Art in NAEANews: Advancing Art Education. 57(2), April 2015. National Art Education Association, Reston, VA. Invitational. Invited.
     

Exhibitions & Visiting Artist

2025

  • Artist - Exhibitor – Textile Cartography. Kyushu University. 4-9-1 Shiobaru, Minamiku, Fukuoka, 815-8540, JAPAN. Melanie Sarantou (curator). January

 

2024

  • Artist - Exhibitor - The thread of my memories - Το νήμα των αναμνήσεων μου. Textile Cartographies Walking Seminar. Maria Vassiliadou (curator). Nicosia, Cyprus. October

  • Artist - Exhibitor  - Exhibition in Valencia, Valencian Group, Doctora Mª Dolores Soto González (curator). Facultad de Magisterio, Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal, València, España. 26 February - 29 de March.

  • Artist - Exhibitor - REVEAL THE BODY, TAKE CARE OF THE SPACE. University of JAEN

  •             María Lorena Cueva Ramírez (curator). Jaén (España) March

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Report of Forgotten Voices: Women Artists in History.  Palacio de la Diputación, JAEN 1 Group. Dolores Araque (curator). Jaén (España) March

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Exhibition UBC Vancouver, the Asian Library on the University of British Columbia campus. British Columbia. Dr. Anita Sinner & Dr. Elly Yazdanpanah (curators). April and May

  • Artist - Exhibitor - RTD-Art atrium. European Commission Covent Garden building.

  • Lara Coutinho (curator). Covent Garden — Brussels, Belgium. June – July.

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2023

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Art as Social Sculpture: A group exhibition. The Museo do Pobo Galego - Ethnographic Museum of Galician People. Santiago de Compostela, Espana. 14th February and 5th March

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Textile Cartographies. A group exhibition. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  February.

  • Artist—Exhibitor—Textile Cartographies, A plan for Peace, a group exhibition, Swakopmund, Namibia, April.

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Textile Cartographies. A group exhibition and seminar in Guadalajara, Mexico. Organizer: Patricia Zabalza November.

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2022

  • Artist-Exhibitor - Art as Social Sculpture: Arts; Participation and Social Inclusion. Textile Cartographies. A group exhibition. Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. Curator Samia ElShiek December

  • Artist-Exhibitor. Art as Social Sculpture: Arts; Participation and Social Inclusion. Textile Cartographies. A group exhibition. Sala Manuela Ballester. University of Valencia, Valencia,  Spain. Curators Dolores Soto and Ramona Rodriguéz. November

  • Artisit-Exhibitor. Textile Cartographies Exhibition. AMASS Symposium at Corso Space, A group exhibition. National Gallery, Trade Fair Palace. Prague. Curators Angela Saldanha and Raquel Balsa. November

  • Artist – Exhibitor – Bricolage - International Exhibition of Virtual Arts. Organized by the Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia. Curators: Hardiman, Ariesa Pandanwangi, Angela Saldanha, Elida Maria Matsumoto, Ahamad Tarmizi, & MD. Imran Hossein.  https://bit.ly/bricolageexhibition

  • Artist - Exhibitor – Art as Social Sculpture: Arts; Participation and Social Inclusion. Textile Cartographies. A group exhibition. Contemporary Arts Centre of QC- Viseu, Portugal. March-May.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxeS9MYlVpc 

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Art as Social Sculpture: Arts; Participation and Social Inclusion. Textile Cartographies. A group exhibition. Bridge to Nowhere, Port-Pirie, Australia. May Curator; Cheryl Fisher. South Australian Living Artists Festival and the regional Brush With Art - Artists of the Flinders Ranges Exhibition.

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Art as Social Sculpture: Arts; Participation and Social Inclusion. Textile Cartographies. A group exhibition. The Capelo Crafts Center- Island of Faial in The Azores archipelago. 15 July

 

2021

  • Artist Presentation - Spirituality and Coexistence with Benzer. Stellenbosch University Museum. Stellenbosch, South Africa. 14 July.

  • Webinar Artist presentation - Sharing Artistic Connectivity. The University of Brasilia. 9 April. https://youtu.be/xtoPn-ujopY

  • Artist - Exhibitor – I Want to Believe - 2021 exhibition and publication. gallerium.art.  Ontario, CA: Gallerium.

  • Artist - Exhibitor – International African Arts Conference at St. Lawrence University, Kampala, Uganda sponsored by the African Arts Association (AfrrAA). Director: Dr. George Kyeyune. Curator: Katrin Peters-Klaphake. Tonu Talve (Estonia) and Christina Afrikaner (Namibia) organizers. September.

  • Artist - Exhibitor – Art in Isolation Exhibition. Curated by HC Huynh. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. March

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Missouri Art Now. The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau March 5-27

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Missouri Art Now. The State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia. April 9-May 15.

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Missouri Art Now. Post Art Library and Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin. May 29-July 17.

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Missouri Art Now. Hannibal Arts Council in Hannibal. July 23-September 6.

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Missouri Art Now. The Albrecht-Kemper Museum in Saint Joseph. September 17-November 7.

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Coexistence and Spirituality with Benzer. The Cabot Gallery for Education through Art, Missouri State University. April-August. Art Education Faculty Exhibition: https://blogs.missouristate.edu/art/2021/05/14/art-education-faculty-exhibition/ 

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2020

  • Artist – Exhibitor - The African Arts Association (AfrAA) virtual exhibition. October – November.

 

2019

2018

  • Artist – Exhibitor - Roll Call: an international exhibition concerning immigration and migration. The Cabot Gallery for Education through Art. Curators: Hardy, S. (Los Angeles) & Enggist, A. (New York City). Invited.

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2017

  • Artist – Artwork included in Manifold, M. C. (2017). Art themes: Choices in art learning and making. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. Invited

 

2016

  • Artist - Hocq’reila paintings: The North, The South, The East, The West. Cave Region Review: A Journal of Literary and Visual Art. V.8.(75-79). Peer-reviewed

  • Artist - Cover artwork for Culturally Sensitive Art Education in a Global World: A Handbook for Teachers (2016) Manifold, C. M., Willis, S., & Zimmerman, E. (eds.). Reston, VA: NAEA. Invited.

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2015

  • Artist - Exhibitor - Tangled Exhibitions. Oporto, Portugal, Melbourne, Australia, & Springfield, Missouri, USA, and online at http://insea.org/docs/resources/INSEASPEXHIBIT2014.pdf.  InSEA affiliated group.

  • Visiting Artist - Hocq’reila. The University of Minnesota – Duluth, Minnesota. Invited.


 

Keynote <> Plenary <> Session Chair <> Moderator

 

2023

  • Presenter/Moderator Critical Identities: Inequities and Injustices with Benzer, De, Pierce, & Shin. National Art Education Association Conference. San Antonio, TX. 13-15 April. Peer-reviewed.

  • Presenter/Moderator Critical Identities: Inequities and Injustices with Richards, Jalil, Pierce & De. Fault Line. Çanakkale, Turkey September 4-8

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2022

  • Presenter/Moderator – Teaching strategies about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the classroom, with Benzer, Richards, Shin, Jalil & De. National Art Education Association Conference. New York City. March 4. Peer-reviewed.

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2021

  • Keynote - Empowerment through Artistic Voice: The role of education and the arts in raising global awareness and contemporary identity at Human Capacity Building: Education, Arts, Technology, and Heritage Conference. Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. 31 May. Invited. https://missouristate.zoom.us/j/96714978113

  • Closing Plenary - Finding equilibrium through creativity, ingenuity, and self-empowerment in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic at FINDING EQUILIBRIUM: ART EDUCATION DURING COVID. The Master of Art Education [MAAE] EXHIBITION LAUNCH. Beaconhouse National University (BNU-SVAD) Lahore, Pakistan. 8 May. Invited.  https://fb.watch/5maBcBZaMy/

  • Moderator/Presenter - Post-COVID-19: Teaching Artists Connecting Globally through Art-making Processes, with Benzer, Richards, Jalil, De, & Shin. National Art Education Association Virtual Conference, Chicago, IL. March 4. Peer-reviewed.

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2020

  • Keynote – A Reflection on Mindful Meditation. ART EDUCATION IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: REFLECTING ON TODAY, ANTICIPATING TOMORROW. Czech Council for the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) - International Virtual Conference, 12-15 October. Invited. https://www.inseaconference.com/plenary-session.

  • Presenter/Moderator – A Webinar Conversation with the North American World Councillors for the International Society for Education through Art. Invited. https://www.insea.org/insea-webinars. April 25.

 

2019

  • Session Chair/Moderator – Presentation - Art in crisis and the arrival of the I. Lisbet Skregelid (University of Agder, Norway), InSEA SEMINAR- Art Education: Conflicts and Connections. Valletta, Malta. 9 October. Invited.

  • Session Chair/Moderator – Presentation - LOOK AT ME, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU, Artistic practice as a means to make the deaf community visible. Maria Lorena Cueva Ramirez (University of Jaén, Spain), 9 October. Invited.

  • Presenter/Moderator – The current state of art education in North America during the pandemic from the perspectives of the InSEA North American World Councilors Webinar with Richards, Alexander, and Silverman on 25 April. Invited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkqC86nIYNU&feature=youtu.be

  • Session Chair/Moderator - Global Consciousness through the Arts: A Passport for Students and Teachers with Richards (Jamaica), Shin (South Korea), Benzer (Turkey) Jalil (Pakistan), and De (India). National Art Education Association Conference, Boston, MA. 14 March. Peer-reviewed.

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2018

  • Keynote - Finding one’s voice through global awareness in times of challenges and transformations. The InSEA Asia Regional Congress, Hong Kong, 2018, and 7th World Chinese Art Education Symposium. The Regional Congress is hosted by the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and co-hosted by the Hong Kong Society for Education in Art (HKSEA) and the World Chinese Arts Education Association (WCAEA). 9 December. Invited.

  • Keynote - Research journaling strategies for discovering artistic identity aligned with Global Consciousness through the Arts: A Passport for Students and Teachers Chapters 7 and 14 at El Cartografias de la Educacion Artistica y la Multiculturalidad Visual, InSEA Congreso Regional, Santiago, Chile. July 25-27. Invited.

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2015

  • Keynote - International Perspectives in Art Education: Preparing K-12 Students to Succeed in the 21st Century. The 2015 Society for Art Education of Korea (SAEK) International Conference, Seoul, Korea. 23 October. Peer-reviewed. [Skype]. Invited.

  • Keynote - Quadratic Pedagogy and Hocq’reila. The 2015 Society for Art Education of Korea (SAEK) International Conference, Seoul, Korea. 23 October. Peer-reviewed. [Skype]. Invited.

  • Keynote - Parallel Construction: The Native American Sweat Lodge and the Art Classroom. Associação de Professores de Expressão e Comunicação Visual (APECV) 27th Annual Conference. 16 May. Invited.
     

Presentations

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2025

  • The Intersectionality of Critical Identities in Art Education with Shin, Ricahrds & Jalil. National Art Education Association Conference, Louisville, KY.

  • Teaching Art in Troubled Times with Thompson, Manifold, & Wexler. National Art Education Association Conference, Louisville, KY.

  • NAEA Distinguished Fellows Mentoring Sessions with Burton. National Art Education Conference, Louisville, KY.

 

2024

  • Critical Race Theory is an Excuse for Politicians to Prohibit the Promotion of Diversity with Richards. The Kapodistrian University of Athens. World Alliance for Arts Education Summit.

  • Finding our voice with Richards. The Kapodistrian University of Athens. World Alliance for Arts Education Summit.

  • Moirai: Weaving  Community  Projects with Arts/  Arts Education in for Social Inclusion

  • with Maria Vassiliadou, Teresa Torres de Eca, et al. The Kapodistrian University of Athens. World Alliance for Arts Education Summit.

  • Abstraction through Meditation 2. Acomparte Cultural Center. Springfield, MO

  • Abstraction through Meditation. Acomparte Cultural Center. Springfield, MO

  • Art Education and Creative Aging: Older Adults as Learners, Makers, and Teachers of Art with Davenport, Manifold, Bourgault, & Hoeptner. National Art Education Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN

  • A Growing Concern: Cancel Culture in Art Classrooms with Benzer and Richards. National Art Education Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN

  • Acknowledging Indigenous Histories in Art Education with Slivka, Lentis, Staikidis, Eldridge, Santos, & Garnet (Moderator). National Art Education Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN

  • The Intersectionality of Critical Identities in Art Education with Richards & Shin. National Art Education Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN

  • NAEA Distinguished Fellows Mentoring Sessions with Burton. National Art Education Conference, Minneapolis, MN

 

2023

  • A Reflection on Mindful Meditation and Teaching with Love Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau. November 29

  • Mindfulness and Meditation for Student Stability in the Classroom with Richards. Fault Line. Çanakkale, Turkey. September 4-8

  • Deconstructing the Colonialism Fault Lines to Build an Equal and Just Global Community with Richards. Fault Line. Çanakkale, Turkey September 4-8

  • Mindfulness and Meditation. World Summit of Art Education '2023, Heritage & Sustainability: Sustaining Islands of Culture and Arts Education. March 1-3. Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal

  • A Reflection on Mindful Meditation. Missouri Art Education Association Conference, Springfield, MO. March 25.

  • Cultural Appropriation versus Cultural Appreciation: Why it Matters. With Benzer. Missouri Art Education Association Conference, Springfield, MO. March 24.

  • The Effects of Cancel Culture on Teenage Population in Art Classrooms with Benzer & Sedra. National Art Education Association Conference. San Antonio, TX. 13-15 April.

  • Mindfulness and Meditation for student stability in the classroom with Benzer. National Art Education Association Conference. San Antonio, TX. 13-15 April.

  • 2023 NAEA Distinguished Fellows Mentoring Sessions with Burton. National Art Education Association Conference. San Antonio, TX. 13-15 April.

 

2022

  • Finding one’s voice through global awareness in times of transformation. The University of Arizona. 14 April. Zoom.

  • Artes na Educação (Arts in Education). Open Source MOOC at : https://www.nau.edu.pt/en/partners/private-entities/apecv-associacao-de-professores-de-expressao-e-comunicacao-visual/ Associação de Professores de Expressão e Comunicação Visual Organização Sem Fins  Lucrativos, CAE: 94120- NIF: 502152400Webinar. 3 JAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhhOLX3WYxU

  • Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation through Art: Why it Matters, with Benzer & Richards. National Art Education Association Conference. New York City. 3 March.

  • Reconciling Cultural Appropriations and Cultural Dynamism in the Art Room with Benzer & Richards. National Art Education Association Conference. New York City. 5 March.

  • (mis)Understanding Cultural Diversity with Benzer. Missouri Art Education Association, St. Louis. 8 April. Peer-reviewed.

  • Cultural Appropriation VS Cultural Appreciation through Art: Why it Matters with Benzer. Missouri Art Education Association, St. Louis. 9 April. Peer-reviewed.

 

2021

  • Finding one’s voice through research journaling and artistic engagement. Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand. 10 July

  • Authenticity and joy in a time of uncertainty with Silverman, Alexander, Richards, and Veitgen. International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) Webinar. Invited. 16 February. https://youtu.be/3dIjos51aZE

  • Radical Art Making as a Process for Building Global Citizenship with Richards and Benzer.  SEAMOS RADICALES / BEING RADICAL, INSEA European Regional Congress. Baeza, Spain. Peer-reviewed. 8 July

  • The Dichotomy of Cultural Diversity with Richards & Benzer. United States Society for Education Through Art Virtual Conference. Peer-reviewed. 17 July.

  • Cultural Appropriation, Cultural Appreciation, and Cultural Collaboration through Art with Benzer & Richards. United States Society for Education Through Art Virtual Conference. Peer-reviewed. 16 July

  • Post-COVID-19: Sharing Artistic Connectivity is Essential for Art Education with Benzer & Richards. United States Society for Education Through Art Virtual Conference. Peer-reviewed. 15 July

  • Connecting with others through the art-making process is essential. The University of Arizona. [Zoom]. 1 April

  • Using Conceptual Pedagogy to Counteract Cultural Appropriations in the Art Room with Benzer & Richards. National Art Education Association Virtual Conference, Chicago, IL. 5 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • Authenticity and Joy in a Time of Uncertainty, with Silverman, Alexander, Richards, & Vietgen. National Art Education Association Virtual Conference, Chicago, IL. 5 March. Peer-reviewed

  • Post-COVID-19: Sharing Artistic Connectivity is Essential for Art Education with Benzer & Richards. National Art Education Association Virtual Conference, Chicago, IL. 4 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • Sharing Artistic Connectivity is Essential for Art Education with Richards & Benzer. USSEA Regional/InSEA Endorsed Conference in Santa Fe, NM.

  • Deal Me In: Conversations about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Art Education with Legan, Birhanu, and Benzer. The Missouri Art Education Association. Lake of the Ozarks. 26 March.

 

2020

  • Critical Race Theory and Anti-racism in Education with Silverman, Richards, Alexander, and Acuff. InSEA Webinar presentation - October 11. Invited. https://youtu.be/o17PUXr1Zgw

  • Facing COVID-19 Challenges and Re-envisioning an Interconnective Future Webinar with Shin, La Porte, Caldwell, & Richards, A. Czech Council for the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) - International Virtual Conference, 15 October. Invited.

  • These are unprecedented times in art education: Conversations with artists and educators in two very different parts of the world Webinar with Silverman (USA), McDonald, (AU), Richards (USA), Baker (AU), Alexander (USA), Coleman (AU). 9 May. Invited.

  • The current state of play of art education during the pandemic from the perspectives of the InSEA Executive as global leaders in art education Webinar with Coutts (Scotland), Elsheikh (Egypt), Bodkin (Ireland), Ferreira (Portugal), and Eca (Portugal). 25 May. Invited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXCZijVqeH4&feature=youtu.be

  • The situation of race in the United States Webinar with Joni Boyd-Acuff, Allan Richards, Amanda Alexander, and Jonathan Silverman. 10 October. Invited.

  • Connecting with others through the art-making process. University of Arizona School of Art. [Zoom] March. Invited.

 

2019

  • Portugese MOOC https://youtu.be/QHMIDfgRzHY?si=KA_YH_kPyuHJj3fw

  • InSEA Research and Praxis Webinar Series Launch Webinar. Join Australian Art Educators this Arts Education Week Thursday 23 May 2019 at 8 am (Australian EST) Please join InSEA World Councillors, Professor Steve Willis and Dr. Kate Coleman as we kick off our new Research and Praxis webinars in Australia during International Arts Education Week. May 23. Invited. https://www.insea.org/%23webminar1InSEA-R%26P

  • Citizenship, Arts Education, and Democracy in the 21st Century with Richards. InSEA SEMINAR- Art Education: Conflicts and Connections. Valletta, Malta. Peer-reviewed.

  • Practical experiences for visual arts research and journal development, 2019 InSEA World Congress in Vancouver, Canada, July 9-13. Peer-reviewed.

  • Finding one’s identity and voice through visual arts research and journal development, 2019 InSEA World Congress in Vancouver, Canada, July 9-13. Peer-reviewed.

  • Addressing the Dichotomy of Cultural Diversity with Richards, A., 2019 InSEA World Congress in Vancouver, Canada, July 9-13. Peer-reviewed.

  • Transforming Local Communities to the Ethos of a Global Economy: Who is Responsible?” with Richards, A. 2019 InSEA World Congress in Vancouver, Canada, July 9-13. Peer-reviewed.

  • InSEA and CSEA President's Panel with Torres Eca. International Society for Education through Art World Congress. Vancouver, BC. July 9-13. Peer-reviewed.

  • A Problem-based pedagogy, art education, and cultural diversity with Richards. 16 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • Finding one’s voice through visual research. Missouri Art Education Association Conference. Kansas City, MO. 13 April. Invited.

 

2018

  • Round Table: ARTCEPTIVITY. The Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand) and Southeast Asia and Pacific International Society for Education Through Art (InSEA). 4 December. Invited

  • Finding One’s Voice through Visual Arts Research & Journal Development. Don Bosco Auditorium, University of Saint Joseph Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde, Macau, China. 6 December. Invited.

  • Finding one’s voice through visual arts research and journal development. With Richards. The International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) and The Society for Arts Education in Namibia (SAEN) in Walvis Bay, Namibia.  1 November. Peer-reviewed.

  • Citizenship in Arts and Education Programs with Richards. International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) and The Society for Arts Education in Namibia (SAEN) in Walvis Bay, Namibia.  31 October. Peer-reviewed.

  • Global Awareness: Transforming Otherness into Educational Assets through Art Education with Richards. The International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) and The Society for Arts Education in Namibia (SAEN) in Walvis Bay, Namibia.  31 October. Peer-reviewed.

  • Practical experiences for visual arts research and journal development with Richards. The International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) and The Society for Arts Education in Namibia (SAEN) in Walvis Bay, Namibia.  31 October. Peer-reviewed.

  • The Intersectionality of Understanding Otherness at the Third African and the Middle East InSEA Regional Congress and The Second AmeSea International Conference, Cairo, Egypt. April 1-3, 2018. Invited.

  • Internationalizing Art Education with Bastos & Hutzel. National Art Education Association Conference, Seattle, WA. 22 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • Research journaling strategies for discovering artistic identity aligned with International Citizenship through the Arts with Anderson, Richards, & Kelly. National Art Education Association Conference, Seattle, WA. 22 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • Mapping and Redressing ‘Culture’ in Art Education and Research with Lim, Shin, Beaumont, Benzer, & Richards. National Art Education Association Conference, Seattle, WA. 24 March. Peer reviewed

  • Conceptual Frameworks for Culturally Sensitive Research and Teaching in a Global World with Cohee-Manifold, M. & Zimmerman, E. National Art Education Association Conference, Seattle, WA. 24 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • InSEA – Beyond Regionality. Missouri Art Collaborative. Friday, August 24, Governor’s Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Jefferson City, 65101. Invited.

  • Research journaling strategies for discovering artistic identity aligned with Global Consciousness through the Arts. Springfield Public School secondary art teachers’ professional development. February 23. Invited.

  • Multiple intersections of first-person understanding of Otherness by pre-service art educators. The 35th InSEA World Congress - Spirit ∞ Art ∞ Digital”. August 8. Daegu, South Korea. Peer-reviewed.

  • Teaching in a Diverse Classroom with Richards. The International School, Agra, India. Invited

 

2017

  • International Connections and Global Initiatives for Change: Possibilities for Participation in InSEA with Hutzel, Manifold, Irwin, and Blakie. National Art Education Association National Conference in New York, NY, 3 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • Understanding Otherness with Preservice Art Education Learners with Wexler. National Art Education Association National Conference in New York, NY, 3 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • A Study of non-Native Cultural Immersion at the Acoma Pueblo with Kendra Efker, Olivia Libby, Sydney Messerli, Erin O’Sullivan & Sarah Stracke. National Art Education Association National Conference in New York, NY, 4 March. Peer-reviewed.

 

2016

  • Curriculum Development for Global Education with Richards. The 2016 Society for Art Education of Korea (SEAK) International Conference. Seoul, South Korea. September 23-24. Peer-reviewed. [Skype]. Invited.

  • The intersectionality of understanding Otherness by pre-service art educators. Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, Milwaukee, WI. 7 October. Peer-reviewed.

  • The Benefits of InSEA: An International Network of Art Educators with Manifold. The National Art Education Association Conference in Chicago, IL. 17 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • A Tapestry of Individuality: Weaving Complexion, Identity and Authority in Transforming our Practices: Indigenous Art and Pedagogies with editors Ballengee-Morris and Staikidid and authors. The National Art Education Association Conference Chicago, IL 18 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • Cultural Sensitivity in a Global World: A Guide for Teachers with Manifold, C. M. & Zimmerman, E. The book is published by the National Art Education Association. 19 March. Chicago, IL. Invited.

  • Missouri Arts Council FY17 Annual Arts Education/Artist in Residence and Professional Development grant applications. JULIE HALE, Arts Education Program Specialist, MISSOURI ARTS COUNCIL, 815 Olive Street, Ste. 16, St. Louis, MO 63101-1503 Invited.

  • The intersectionality of understanding Otherness by pre-service art educators. Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Educators (MoNAME). Kansas City. 22 October. Peer-reviewed.

 

2015

  • Primary components of Art Education. The Art Education Program at the University of Minnesota - Duluth. 3 March. Invited.

  • First-person Voices from the Pueblos with Bliss, Corbett, and Lankford. The National Art Education Association Conference in New Orleans, LA, 26 March.  Peer-reviewed.

  • Nurturing Cultural Appreciation and Mutual Respect through Art with Manifold and Richards. The National Art Education Association Conference in New Orleans, LA, 27 March.  Peer-reviewed.

  • Onye Ocha or Nigeria: There and Back Again. The National Art Education Association Conference in New Orleans, LA, 27 March.  Peer-reviewed.

  • Redesigning how Multicultural Education is delivered in the 21st-Century Classroom with Richards. The National Art Education Association Conference in New Orleans, LA, 28 March. Peer-reviewed.

  • Onye Ocha or Nigeria: There and Back Again. Missouri Art Education Association. Kansas City, MO. 10 April. Invited.

  • Learning Continuity in Pre-Service Visual Art Teacher Education with Boulton-Funke. Missouri Art Education Association. Kansas City, MO. 11 April. Invited.


 

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