Faculty Profile

Bio

Education
: 2012 Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction, Magna Cum Laude, Arizona State University; 2003 MAAE, Masters of Art Education, School of the Art Institute, Chicago IL; 1986 BFA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute, Chicago IL. Publications: 2013 Inside Artist/Teacher Burnout Lambert Press; 2008 Schooling Soundscapes: Traditional Schooling Versus Home Schooling Proximity (8) Chicago, IL.

Personal Statement

Teaching Philosophy:

“As we alter our relationship with our environment, we ourselves are made different.”
John Dewey

I have adhered to the beliefs that the love to learn increases when we are engaged in meaningful and purposeful production. That knowledge expands when prior experience is resourced and built upon. It is my role as an instructor /mentor to encourage my students that growth and transformation is enhanced when knowledge acquisition and experience are equally considered.

Emphasizing the relationship between education and actual experience and organizing the two so that knowledge is not only progressive but also reflexive contributes to an equitable space for the learner and their cohorts. By allowing the learner/learners the freedom to investigate and differentiate experiences, enhances cooperation and supports tolerance for diverse narratives and perspectives.

Artist Statement: 
I am an interdisciplinary artist that takes advantage of the accessibility of the materials and tools that are presented by the locales I inhabit. I consider my work post structural rejecting the claim of absolute truths. My intent is to confront the viewer with vague reconfigured forms that reflect a visual genealogy, and allow one to question a fascination with perfected bodies and how they inform our identity. Media images do not solely operate as symbols of specific single products, but combine with and transform one another to create collective forces that act upon our desires and self-justifications.