Conference Presentations on Education, Art and Learning
List of presentations given at national and international conferences.
Exhibition Project "QR_U (an open school) ~ Questions, Responses & Unofficial Conversations"
An interactive social practice art and exhibition project I created with fellow artists Lois Klassen, Elisa Yon, and Adam Stenhouse. The project existed as a 10-day school-within-a-school at Emily Carr University of Art & Design in December, 2011 and online at http://qruopenschool.ca/. Participants were presented with a series of questions about their relationships with art, learning and technology.
InSEA Doctoral Research Award in Art Education (2017)
Awarded from the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA). The award recognizes an outstanding doctoral thesis in the field of visual arts education.
PhD Dissertation Award, Canadian Society for Education through Art (CSEA) (2014)
Annual blind review award for best 2013-2014 doctoral thesis in matters of interest to visual art education in Canada.
All State Art Symposium
I was the Co-Coordinator and Web & Social Media Coordinator for the All State Art Symposium held in Columbus, Georgia for 4 consecutive years (2013-2016). An annual program for Georgia high school art students with 600-900 annual artwork submissions.
Laura Jamieson Housing Co-operative: Board Member & Coordinator, Flooring Renovations
From 2005 to 2012, I was an active member of the(Laura Jamieson Housing Co-operative located in East Vancouver, BC. The main roles I performed were: Board member for 2 years, Coordinator of flooring renovations for 3 years, and Newsletter editorial team for 5 years. I also was one of the main organizers of a neighbourhood block party which involved closing off the street to live music, food and children's games.