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Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Education

 

2009               MS in Art Education, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, 

  Areas of Research: Art practice as research, value of objects, space, and interaction

 

2002               BS in Elementary Education and Visual Arts, Gordon College, Wenham, MA        

                        Art concentrations: Painting and Sculpture

 

 

Professional Experience

2018- 2020            Visual Art Teacher

                                Arlington High School, Arlington, MA

                                Designed and taught curricula for Foundations in Studio Art, Ceramic Sculpture and Pottery, Sculpture

2018                       Art Teacher, long-term substitute 

                                Hardy and Bishop Elementary Schools, Arlington, MA

                                Design and teach visual art curricula, aligned with the district and state standards

                                Differentiate instruction to meet diverse student needs

2010- 2018            Assistant Professor of Art Education (FTE annual contracts)

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

 

Pedagogical Courses Taught (undergraduate and graduate):

Art and Human Development

Concepts and Processes in the Classroom (with a studio focus)

Saturday Studios: Prepracticum 1

Seminar 5: Designing Curriculum in the Visual Arts

Student Teaching Seminar

 

Studio Courses Taught (undergraduate and graduate):

Interdisciplinary Portfolio

Studio Investigations

 

Academic Responsibilities:

EdPrep Coordinator (2015-2018)

Student Teaching Placement Coordinator (2015- 2018)

Family Day project in the gallery (2010-2017)

Academic Advisor (2010-2018)

Faculty Advisor, Student Government Association, NAEA pre-service chapter and Art Education groups (2013-2017)

Committees: Awards (2016-2017), College-wide Curriculum (2012-2016, 2017-2018), Library (2011-2012) Multicultural (2010-2011) Art Education Department Curriculum (2010-2018), and Art Education Graduate (2010-2011)

Program Links meetings (2012-2013)

 

2011-2014            Gallery Educator, Looking to Learn Program

Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Educational programing for contemporary art exhibitions, grades 4-12

 

2012                       Evaluator

Art21 Educators, New York, NY      

Assisted with analysis and report writing

 

2002-2011             Art Teacher, grades K-5

Winthrop and Doyon Schools, Ipswich, MA

 

Curriculum and content:

Designed and taught lessons aligned with the district and state frameworks

Piloted interdisciplinary art integration program for writing and art

Differentiated curriculum to meet diverse student needs

 

School community engagement:

Planned, organized, and displayed student artwork for Student Art Shows

Student Leadership Council project and an extracurricular art club

Visual Art Subject Area Curriculum Committee (2004-2006, 2008-2010)

 

2003-2011             Director and Instructor

Summer Art Classes, Ipswich, MA  

Studio art classes, ages 5-11

 

2006                        Art Instructor

LynnArts Center, Lynn, MA

Summer art classes, ages 7-11

 

2004- 2007           Instructor

Kids to College, North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA 

Eight-week art classes, ages 7-14

 

2002                       Art Instructor

AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, NH 

Studio art classes, ages 6-13

 

2002                       Visual Art and Grade Two Student Teacher

Pine Grove School, Rowley, MA

 

2000                       Art Camp Head Instructor

Norwich Recreational Programs, Norwich, VT

Art classes, ages 5-12

 

2000                       Arts and Crafts Director

Camp Fiddlehead, Hanover, NH

Art classes for large groups of 40 campers, ages 7-12

 

1999                       Waterfront Director and Swim Instructor

Camp Advenchur, Alton Bay, NH

 

Guest Lectures, Conferences, and Assistantships

 

2017                        Presenter, Massachusetts Art Education Association Conference

                      University of Amherst, Amherst, MA

Witnessing Personal Growth in Classrooms and Galleries

 

2017, 2013,             Guest Artist and Presenter, Art and Vocation Course,

2014, 2007-09        Gordon College, Wenham, MA

Artist, Teacher, Researcher

 

2016                        Presenter, Massachusetts Art Education Association Conference

Lesley University, Cambridge, MA  

Teaching standards vs. teaching creativity

 

2015                        Co-Presenter, Massachusetts Art Education Association Conference

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA

Skills and Dispositions of a Successful Teacher and 

Fostering Creativity in the Age of Assessment

 

2015                        Co-Presenter, National Art Education Association Conference, New Orleans, LA

                      Problem-finding: Structuring a portfolio course to develop students/ art practice.

 

2014                        Presenter, Massachusetts Art Education Association Conference,

MassArt, Boston, MA

Teaching from the Contemporary and Linking Contemporary Art and Curriculum Standards.

 

2013                        Presenter, Massachusetts Art Education Association Conference,

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA

Practice, Practice, Practice: Balancing Instruction, Artmaking, and Contemporary Concepts in Curriculum.

 

2012                        Co-presenter, National Art Education Association Conference, New York, NY

If You’re Not Learning, They’re Not Learning: a Multi-Layered Collaboration

 

2012                        Co-presenter, Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Conference, Minneapolis, MN

           Symbiotic Learning: Faculty, Students and Staff in the Classroom and the Gallery

 

2010-2012              Guest Reviewer, Master of Science in Art Education Thesis Reviews

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

 

2008-2009              Graduate Assistant to the Chair of Art Education

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

                       

2008                        Co-presenter, National Art Education Association Conference, New Orleans, LA

Developmental Understanding for Ourselves and our Students: a Model for Growth

 

2008                        Panel member, National Art Education Association Conference, New Orleans, LA

Continuing the Conversation: Art Based Education Research, the Next Generation

                       

2008                        Co-presenter, Massachusetts Art Education Association Conference,

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Developmental Understanding for Ourselves and our Students: a Model for Growth

 

2005                        Guest Presenter, Summer Literacy Institute, Ipswich Public Schools, Ipswich, MA

Visual and Verbal Thinking

 

 

Publications

 

Katzew, A., Archambault, A. (2016). Approaching interdisciplinarity in a school of art and design. In J. Hoffman Davis (Ed.), Discourse and disjuncture between the arts and higher education.nThe Arts in Higher Education. (pp. 117-141) New York: Palgrave MacMillan.

 

 

Awards and Honors

 

2014                Higher Education Art Educator of the Year, Massachusetts Art Education Association

2008                Graduate Travel Grant, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Ecuador

2002                Phi Alpha Chi Honor Society, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

1998-2002      AJ Gordon Scholarship (academic leadership), Gordon College, Wenham, MA      

2001                Gordon in Italy Program, Orvieto, Italy        

 

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Massachusetts State Professional Teaching License, Visual Art, PreK-9

Massachusetts State Initial Teaching License, Visual Art, 5-12 

Massachusetts State Initial Teaching License, Elementary (1-6) (general classroom)

National Art Education Association Membership

Massachusetts Art Education Association Membership

 

 

Press

 

Lui, F. (2011). Selections 11. Artscope, 6(5).

 

 

Select Art Exhibitions

 

2018                Those Who Can, Teach, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA         

2018                Exempla, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

2017                Changing Shape, MAEA Members Exhibit, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA

2016                Clearly Defined, MAEA Members Exhibit, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA

2016                Art Educators of Massachusetts: MAEA Summer Juried Exhibit, MA Transportation Building, Boston, MA

2015                MAEA Members Exhibit, MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, MA

2015                MassArt Auction, Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Boston, MA

2015                Imagine, Hawthorn Hotel, Salem, MA

2015                New Works, Arnheim Gallery, Boston, MA

2013                Faculty/ Alumni Recent Work, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

2013                Through the Looking Glass, Mad Hatter Gallery, Marlborough, MA

2011                AE01 Faculty Exhibition, Arnheim Gallery, Boston, MA

2011                Selections 11, Paine Gallery, Boston, MA

2011                Chain Letter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA

2010                Collective, Galatea Fine Arts, Boston, MA

2009                MSAE Thesis Show, Arnheim Gallery, Boston, MA

2009                Alumni Show, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

2008                Que Phenomonal, Arnheim Gallery, Boston, MA

2007                To the Least of These, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

2006                Recent Works (solo), CTK Church, Cambridge, MA           

2005                Faculty Art Show, Ipswich Public Schools, Ipswich, MA

2004                North Shore Art Show, Wenham Museum, Wenham, MA

2003                Faculty Art Show, Ipswich Public Schools, Ipswich MA

2001                Senior Thesis, Gordon College, Wenham, MA

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