Connie Cosby Stewart Professor School of Art and Design College of Performing and Visual Arts University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Connie Cosby Stewart DATE: December 12, 2016 POSITION: Professor School of Art and Design College of Performing and Visual Arts University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado HOME ADDRESS: 1711 58th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80634 OFFICE PHONE: (970) 351-2426 HOME 330-6033 EDUCATION: Year(s) Degree Institution Area of 2005 PhD, Educational Leadership Union Institute & University; Cincinnati, OH Aesthetics Education Dissertation: The Role of Questions & the Questioner in Visual Interpretation 1994 M.A., Visual Arts University of Northern Colorado; Greeley, CO Painting and Drawing Thesis: To Know and Be Known: Icons of Interpersonal Relationships
1974 B.A., Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude University of Northern Colorado; Greeley, CO Elementary Education CERTIFICATIONS: Colorado Professional Teacher License, Endorsements: Art Education K-12, Elementary Education (2/19/2-2014-2/19/2019) WORK EXPERIENCE: Year(s) Institution Position Responsibilities 1993-2016 University of Northern Colorado Visual Arts 2013 -present Area Head of Art Education; Coordinator Low Residency MA program 2015- Full Professor 2010 –2015 Associate Professor (Tenured); 2005 – 2009: Assistant Professor 2005-present: Graduate Faculty, Professional Teacher Ed. Faculty 2001 – 2005: Full-time Lecturer 1997-2001: Part-time/ Full-time 1993-1997: Part-time 2007-2016 University of Northern Colorado Executive Director: Center for Integrated Arts Education Direction and management of programs and research. Collaboration with state arts agencies. Strategic arts education planning with K-12 schools and districts. 2001-2002 Chappelow Arts and Literacy Magnet School Literacy and Visual Art Instructor 4th and 5th Grade Visual Arts 5th Grade Literacy 1992-1998 Aims Community College Visual Arts and Humanities Instructor Instructed Courses Including: Survey of History Survey of Non-Western Art History Survey of the Humanities Life Drawing Creative Drawing Art Through Time 1991-2005 Aims Community College: Instructor Instructed grades k-9:
College for Kids 1992-1999 Aims Community College Senior Education Instructor Developed and taught classes appropriate for Art Therapy Applications in Long-Term Care Facilities. 1994-1995 Dayspring Christian Schools Visual Arts Instructor Grades 9-12 Instructed Grades 9-12 AREA OF SPECIALIZATION: Art Education; Aesthetic Education, Contemporary Art RESEARCH AREAS/INTERESTS: Integrated and Trans-disciplinary Arts Education, Contemporary Art Theory and Practice in Arts Education, Interpretive Questioning Methods in Arts Education PUBLICATIONS: Authors Publisher Date Pages Stewart, Connie What is Your Worth, Art and Labor Art Education, The Journal of the National Art Education Association Accepted for May, 2017 Stewart, Connie with Goodwin and Eliaz McMilan Art of the Everyday, Social Practice and Lived Experience Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Spring 2015 104-107 Stewart, Connie Install America or Wherever You Are Published ON LINE National Art Education Association October 2014 Isgreen, and Stewart, Connie Best Practices in Visual Art Education Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Fall 2009 October 2009 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 ,19 Stewart, Connie The Trickster and the Questionability of Questions Art Education, The Journal of the National Art Education Association May, 2009 13,14,15,16,17 are
Stewart, Connie Thinking on Questioning Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Spring/Summer 2009 Spring, Summer 2009 12 Stewart, Connie and Cepaitis, Alicia Dirt Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Winter 2009 Fall 2009 16, 17, 18 Stewart, Connie Art Dialogue in the Classroom: Gabriel Orozco Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Vol. 20, No.2 Fall 2007 16, 17, 18 Stewart, Connie Art Dialogue in the Classroom: Janine Antoni Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Vol. 20, No.1 Spring 2007 17, 18, 20 Stewart, Connie Art Dialogue in the Classroom: Thomas Kinkade Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Vol. 19, No.2 Fall 2006 17, 18, 20 Stewart, Connie ArtSource Colorado 2006: Creative Play Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Vol. 19, No.2 Fall 2006 21, 22 Stewart, Connie Art History, Passion, and Questions Collage, A Magazine for Colorado Art Educators Vol.18, No.1 Spring 2005 10-13 Stewart, Connie, and Harding, Robert Al Content, Context and Creative Process on Integrated Art Exploration Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities January 2003 Conference Proceedings on CD FUNDED PROJECTS:
Date Grants/ Funded Projects Amount Purpose 2015- 2017 With Dr. Slivka and Dr. Donna Goodwin National Endowment for the Arts: Art Works $35,000 Arts Education Leadership Institute with a on Tradition, Culture and Contemporary Arts Practice National Endowment for the Arts: Art Works 25,000 Art Education Leadership Institute with a focus on Arts and Movement and related research Colorado Creative Industries, State of Colorado via Think 360 Arts 49,000 University/State Agency Collaboration for Arts Education Services Colorado Creative Industries, State of Colorado via Think 360 Arts 46,500 University/State Agency Collaboration for Arts Education Services 2011-12 Colorado Creative Industries, State of Colorado via Think 360 Arts 46,500 University/State Agency Collaboration for Arts Education Services Colorado Council on the Arts, of Colorado via Think 360 Arts $43,000 University/State Agency Collaboration for Arts Education Services 2009- 2010 Erion Foundation $75,000 Planning and Development with partner public schools Anderson Arts Center, Consortium Partner, National Endowment for the Arts $24,025 Fund Anderson Ranch Art Educator Institute and speakers for the CIAE Leadership Institute. Colorado Council on the Arts $46,500 University/State Agency Collaboration for Arts Education Services Provost’s Office - UNC $5000.00 $5,000 Funding for speakers for the 2009 Leadership Institute Colorado Council on the Arts $103,000 University/State Agency Collaboration for Arts Education Services, Longitudinal Research, Collaboration with Think 360: Arts Complete Education Erion Foundation $72,000 Longitudinal Research: Arts Education Planning and Development with partner public schools National Art Education Association Foundation Research grant $5,000 Research: Student Perceptions of the Academic of an Arts Education 2011 2011
Contemporary Lesson Ideas, Colorado Art Education Association Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. Invited Presentations: Panelist: Higher Education Division Art Integration and Innovative Teaching: Strengthening Art in Schools While Staying Current in Art, National Art Education Convention, San Diego California Suminagashi Demonstration, High Plains Library District Community Conversation on Creativity for a Healthy & Balanced Life, UNC Alumni Association. UNC Centerra Campus Loveland, Colorado Chris Burden and Using Toys as an Art Medium, Teaching for Artistic Behavior Conference, Aurora, Co Install America: Community Based Art Installations , National Art Education Convention, San Diego California Arts Applied: Arts Integration and New Media, National Art Education Convention, San Diego California 2014 Selected Art Exhibitions, Invited UNC Faculty Exhibition, Mariani Gallery, Greeley, CO. 2013 Juried Presentations: Work Sample Assessments???? Colorado Art Education Association Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. Mapping New Terrain: Arts Applied Colorado Art Education Association Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. Invited Presentations: Resource materials for using Contemporary Art in the k-12 classroom Teaching using Ann Hamilton, Cartsen Holler and Theo Jansen, Teaching for Artistic Behavior Conference , Denver Co Panelist: Grant Writing Workshop; Graduate Student Professional Development Series; University of Northern Colorado Invited Artist Show: Barbie’s Birthday Celebration, The Bean Plant Studio, Greeley, CO Professional Development Workshops
Success through ART Grantee Schools Annual Convening, presented by Colorado Creative Industries, Think 360:Arts Complete Education, Center for Integrated Arts Education; Arvada Center, Arvada, Colorado 2011 Juried Presentations Assessing Assessments Colorado Art Education Association Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. Multi-Sensory Classroom Ideas from the 54th Venice Biennale Colorado Art Education Association Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. With Kris HeintzNelson Transforming the Future of Art Education: A Panel Discussion on Contemporary Perspectives on Hosting a Student Teacher Colorado Art Education Association Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. With Talya Dornbush, Sarah Shay, Lisa Hocktritt, Anne Thulson, Sarah Chung and Claudia Lewis Wondering Aloud: Encouraging Student Inquiry through the Arts Colorado Art Education Association Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. With Michelle Shedro, Donna Goodwin Does a Plan Make a Difference? - Discuss purposes of arts integration, and evidences of learning by examining the results of a strategic planning project between the University of Northern Colorado and 15 partner schools. National Art Education Convention, Seattle, Washington ArtSource Colorado: A For Statewide Professional Development and Advocacy A panel presentation , National Art Education Convention, Seattle, Washington Invited Presentations Speaker: Bridging Campus and Community. School of Art and Design Faculty Advance, Greeley, CO Facilitator and Panelist: Art?...Art Who??, Colorado Watercolor Society, Denver, CO Keynote Speaker: The Essential Role of Art in the Education of Colorado’s Students Scholastics Rotary Luncheon, Denver, C) Speaker and Facilitator, September 11, Witness and Response, Library of Congress Workshop: Teaching with Primary Sources, Loveland, CO Invited Workshop Presentation Workshop Designer and Keynote Presenter: The Integral Role of the Arts in Transformational Learning in the High School. School of Creativity, Innovation and Artistic Learning. Durango High School, Durango , Colorado
1995 Selected Art Exhibitions, Invited Images of the Defined, One Woman Show, Madison and Main, Mini Gallery, Greeley, CO. Art in eARTh, Tointon Gallery, Greeley, CO. 1994 Selected Art Exhibitions, Juried Greeley Art Exposition, American Association of University Greeley, CO. Colorado Women Printmakers, One West Contemporary Art Center, Fort Collins, CO Master Thesis Exhibition of Interpersonal Relationships: Images of the Defined, Mariani Gallery, UNC, Greeley, CO. on Permanent Loan Colorado Landscape, School of Music, College of Visual & Performing Arts, UNC, Greeley, CO. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE NATIONALLY Institution /Organization Role 2015-2016 National Art Education Association-Higher Education Division Representative for the Pacific Region 2014 National Coalition for Core Art Standards (2014) Reviewer invited by the Colorado Department of Education 2011-12 Arts Education Partnership Planning Committee for the Arts Education Partnership National in Denver, CO (2012); 2010 National Art Education Higher Education Division: Ad Hoc Professional Development Committee Discussed Professional Development needs PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN COLORADO Year(s) Institution/ Organization Role