C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
EDUCATION / TRAINING
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
PUBLICATIONS + PRESENTATIONS
EXHIBITIONS
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
PRESS
FIELD RESEARCH
pedagogies through fiber arts, including dying, spinning and weaving with Andean backstrap looms.
education, spiritual iconography, and high-elevation schools.
holistic dimensions of teaching and learning, and we studied with Tibetan refugees.
- Doctoral Candidate — PhD in Art Education, Concordia University, Montreal, CA, 2021-
- Master of Arts (MA) in Art Education — Brigham Young University, 2018
- Art Education Field Research — India, Nepal, Ecuador, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography & Graphic Design — Utah Valley University, 2013
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Secondary Educator, A.P. Art, Photography, & Graphic Design. American Fork High School, UT
- Adjunct Professor, Utah Valley University, Concurrent Enrollment Photography
- Adjunct Professor, ARTED 339, Computer Applications for Art Education. BYU
PUBLICATIONS + PRESENTATIONS
- “Reimagining the Art Classroom: Field Notes & Methods in an Age of Disquiet“ — Book co-authored with Dr. Mark Graham, Intellect UK, 2024
- “Pedagogical Propositions: Playful Walking with A/r/tography” — “Desert Walk” & “Disneyland Walk” propositions included in a book edited by Nicole Y. S. Lee, Rita L. Irwin, Angela I. Baldus, Daniel T. Barney, Joanne M. Ursino, & Zohreh Valiary EskandaryCo-editors. 2023
- “Left / Right, Droite/Gauche” — Book co-edited with Emma June Huebner, 2023
- Art Education Editorial Review Board member — May 2021 - present
- “Of Nothing: The Affordances of Conceptual Art in Teaching Photography” — Chapter in What Happens at the Intersection of Conceptual Art and Teaching?, edited by Jorge Lucero and Catalina Cabal, published by the Amsterdam University of the Arts, 2023
- “Anyone can make a religious object: Undoing spirituality and contemporary art” — Co-author, Article in the Journal of Contemporary Religion. Routledge. 2023
- “Strategies for Falling Apart: Pedagogical Possibilities in Photography that have emerged from the Pandemic” — Solo presenter, NAEA conference, San Antonio, TX, 2023
- “Spirit, Ink, Memory: Field Notes and Provocations for the Artist-Teacher” — Co-presenter, NAEA conference, San Antonio, TX, 2023
- “(Dis)Locating Myself with La Dérive, The Passaic, and Kara Walker: A Photo Essay” -- Æ: Graduate Journal of Art Education, 2022
- “Typographic Interventions: Disruptive Letterforms in Public Space” — Article in the Journal of Social Theory in Art Education (JSTAE), 2021
- “Move” — Valiz international “Wicked Arts Assignments” symposium presenter & session host, 2020
- “Photos of Nothing” — Presentation in Conceptual Art & Teaching Zoomposium, 2020
- “Erwin Wurm’s One Minute Sculptures” — Prompt/Proposition featured in Wicked Arts Assignments, Valiz, 2020
- “In Oliver Herring’s Studio” — Visual Arts Research Journal (VAR), Winter 2019
- “Thematic Photo Assignments” — Utah Arts Education Association Fall Conference 2019
- “Curriculum as a Theological Text: Destabilizing the Pedagogy of Spirituality”— Presentation with Dr. Mark Graham at the International Society of Education through Art (InSEA) World Congress, Vancouver, BC July 2019
- “Connecting High School Students with Contemporary Artists” — Presentation at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) conference (with Jethro GIllespie, Bart Francis, and James Rees), Boston, MA, March 2019
- “Un/Doing Spirituality: Contemporary Art, Cosmology, and the Curriculum as Theological Text” MA thesis, Dec 2018
- “Slip Studies” — Journal of Social Theory in Art Education (JSTAE), v.38, Moving Fault Zones, 2018
- “Bridging Contemporary Art and the Sublime” — Presentation at the Curriculum Slam sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago at the National Art Education Association conference, Seattle, WA, March 2018
- “A Weaving of Smoke: Ways of Teaching, Making, and Being — Inspired by Field Research with Tibetan Refugees in the Himalayan Mountains” — Changing Course: Masters of Art Education Graduate Research Symposium. Seminar for Research in Art Education, National Art Education Association conference, New York, NY, March 2017
- “Ritual and Resilience: Lessons from a Vibrant Community of Exiled Tibetans in Dharamsala, India” — Presentation with Dr. Mark Graham at the National Art Education Association conference, Chicago, IL, March 2016
- “13.8507° S, 171.7514° W” The Weight of the World Journal, Arizona State University Institute for Humanities Research, Jan 2015
- “Internet Explorers: Utilizing Emerging Technologies in the K-12 Art Classroom” — Presentation at the Utah Art Education Association conference, St.George, UT, Feb 2015
- “Portals to the Past: Rediscovering our Individual and Cultural Histories through Art” — Presentation at the Utah Art Education Association conference, St.George, UT March 2014
- “Suburban Sunsets” — Article and Photo Essay, INSCAPE Journal, BYU, 2013
- “Salt & Sea” — Photo Essay, Touchstones Literary Journal, UVU, 2012
EXHIBITIONS
- In-Tension — Group Exhibition, Produit Rein Gallery, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2022
- Montreal Mural Festival — City-wide event, multiple installations, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2022
- Mere Exercises — Collaborative Performance, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2022
- Foster Dialogue — Group Exhibition, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2022
- 25 Photographs — Group Exhibition, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, New York — Nov, 2021
- Project Asterisk “Provo - Indian War” Monument, Critical Typographic Intervention — 2020
- BYU Art Department Faculty Show — Harris Fine Arts Gallery, UT, 2020
- Into The Desert, Group Photo Exhibition — American Fork Gallery, UT, Dec 2019
- Winter Annual — Boxcar Studios, Provo, UT, Dec 2019
- 34th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art Competition — Springville Art Museum, UT, Nov 2019
- Alpine District Showcase — May 2019
- Holy Hell — Writ & Vision, Provo, UT, March 2019
- Art Teachers at Work — 303 Gallery, Harris Fine Arts Center, Nov 2018
- Are We There Yet? — Third Space Studios, Oct 2018
- Glass, Concrete & Stone — Boxcar Studios, Provo, UT, Aug 2018
- Impossible Spaces -- ARTcetera gallery, Provo, UT, May 2018
- At The Fringe of Nirvana — B.F. Larsen Gallery, Harris Fine Arts Center, 2016
- The Hem of Enlightenment — BYU Gallery on Five, 2016
- International Studies Photo Competition – Kennedy Center, March 2015
- Demolition -- B.F. Larsen Gallery, Harris Fine Arts Center, Nov 2015
- The Weight of the World – Arizona State University Institute for Humanities Research, Jan 2015
- International Studies Photo Competition – UVU Travel Center, March 2015
- Alpine Art Educator Exhibition — Russe Gallery, Sept 2015
- Living As Form: Socially Engaged Art Exhibition — Gallery Gallery, Provo, UT June 2015
- DRIP -- Collaborative Student Exhibition, Timpview High School, 2014
- Brothers + Sisters — Photo + Video Exhibition, UVU Awards Banquet, 2014
- The Age of Godz — BYU Gallery On Five, Sept 2013
- GALAXSEA — Gallery on 21st, Aug 2013
- Pasega Rowing Team Documentary Film — Cultural Center, Apia, Western Samoa 2013
- Rheumatic Relief Humanitarian Exhibition & Fundraiser — UVU Library 2013
- Suburban Sunsets — Solo Exhibition, UVU Library 2013
- VEIL — Video Installation, UVU Lab Gallery, 2012
- Mother Monument — Black Sheep Gallery, 2011
- 911 Portraits — Group Photo Show, Rotunda Gallery, Orem Library, 2011
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
- The Graduate Thesis Award for Outstanding National Recognition in Art Education, 2021 — The United States Society for Education Through Art (USSEA)
- Utah Art Educator of the Year 2021 — Awarded by the Utah Art Education Association (UAEA)
- Travel Grant for Conference Presentation — National Art Education Association conference, Seattle, WA March 2018
- BYU Graduate Mentoring Grant — Ecuador Field Study 2017
- Travel Grant for Conference Presentation, National Art Education Association conference, New York, NY March 2017
- BYU Graduate Mentoring Grant — Nepal Field Study 2016
- Travel Grant for Conference Presentation, National Art Education Association conference, Chicago, IL March 2016
- Student of the Year — Awarded by the Utah Art Education Association (UAEA), Feb 2016
- BYU Graduate Mentoring Grant — India Field Study 2015
- Juror’s Choice Award, International Studies Photo Competition – Kennedy Center for International Studies, March 2015
- REVERB Grant Recipient, BYU Department of Visual Arts — Maternal Mortality Project 2014
- Travel Scholarship, National Art Education Association conference, New Orleans, LA March 2015
- Travel Scholarship, National Art Education Association conference, San Diego, CA March 2014
- Outstanding Student of the Year, Department of Art & Visual Communications, UVU, 2014
- First Place, International Studies Photo Competition – Utah Valley University, 2013
PRESS
- National Public Radio (NPR), “This American Life” podcast, episode #715, “Long Awaited Asteroid Finally Hits Earth.” Chapter 1 of the episode follows my wife and I as we petitioned for adherence to WHO and CDC guidelines in schools, amid anti-mask groups who believed the pandemic was a hoax. The following news articles featured photos of us and / or our names.
- The Washington Post, “A county commission was set to discuss masks in schools. Then a maskless crowd showed up to protest.”
- NBC News, “Utah meeting on masks is canceled when residents without masks pack room.”
- Yahoo News, “Anti-mask rally for schools in Provo, Utah as US sees record COVID-19 cases.”
- Forbes, “Anti-Mask Rallies Continue in U.S. Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases And Deaths”
- Daily Herald, “Anti-mask crowd fills Utah County meeting on mask mandate exemption request; meeting rescheduled due to health concerns”
- Salt Lake Tribune, “In packed meeting, Utah County residents protest requiring students to wear masks — saying it’s ‘against freedom’”
- Good Morning America, featured in a story about teachers during the pandemic, July 2020
FIELD RESEARCH
- ECUADOR, Otavalo & Quito, 2017
pedagogies through fiber arts, including dying, spinning and weaving with Andean backstrap looms.
- NEPAL, Kathmandu & Khumbu Region, 2016
education, spiritual iconography, and high-elevation schools.
- INDIA, Dharamsala & Himachal Pradesh, 2015
holistic dimensions of teaching and learning, and we studied with Tibetan refugees.
