EXHIBITIONS:
Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Appalachian State University 2022
Art in Isolation, virtual exhibition, Teachers College 2021
Inhabiting/Living Practice, Vancouver, BC 2019
Pictorial Pedagogy, Denton TX 2018
Black Lagoon Gallery, Austin TX 2012
The Wave Gallery, New Haven CT 2006
EDUCATION:
2017-2021 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (Denton, TX)
Ph.D. Art Education – Graduation August 2021
Dissertation: Apprenticeship to signs in art education
2003-2008 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (Denton, TX)
Master of Arts, Art Education
MA Thesis: A risk worth taking: Incorporating visual culture into museum practices
1996-2001 TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (San Marcos, TX)
Bachelor of Arts, emphasis in art history
Undergraduate thesis: The aesthetic influence of Odilon Redon on Matisse and Picasso
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE:
2021-present, Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) Assistant Professor of Art Education, College of Fine and Applied Arts.
Courses taught: 3333 Constructions of Childhood for art education majors; 3021 Visual Art in the Elementary School; 4444 Art Education Seminar; 3969 Differentiation and Inclusion; 2222 Introduction to Art Education; 3022 Art Education: Birth Through Six Years Old
2017-2020, University of North Texas (Denton, TX) Teaching Fellow, College of Visual Arts > Design (CVAD)
Helped design a graduate level course on New Materialism and co-taught three classes
Taught various undergraduate courses in Art Education and Art History: ART 2350 Survey I, AEAH 1750 Visual Arts Integration, AEAH 3753 Foundations of Visual Arts Studies, and EDEE 4104 Student teaching in EC through Grade 6 Student Teacher Supervisor, College of Visual Arts > Design (CVAD).
2017-2021 The Onstead Institute (Denton, TX) Graduate Assistant/Curriculum Specialist/Professional Development Instructor
Translate college-level curriculum into district approved formats
Design and lead virtual professional developments sessions for educators
Conduct market comparisons research for publications
Lead professional development sessions for Dallas ISD art teachers on project-based learning.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2019-2020 Ginnings Elementary (Denton, TX) Art Teacher (K-5)
2016-2017 Catherin Coleman Bell Elementary (Denton, TX) Art Teacher, (K-5)
2014-2016 Del Valle Elementary (Del Valle, TX) Art Teacher and Curriculum Writer (K-5)
2013 - 2014 Ridgetop Elementary (Austin, TX) Traveling art teacher and private instructor (K-5)
2009-2010 Del Valle Elementary (Del Valle, TX) Art Teacher, (K-5)
MUSEUM EXPERIENCE:
2010 - 2013 The Contemporary Austin (Austin, TX) Associate Director of Education
2009 Umlauf Sculpture Garden (Austin, TX) Education Coordinator
2007 - 2009 Crow Collection of Asian Art (Dallas, TX) Director of Education
2005 - 2007 Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth, TX) Family and Special Programs Coordinator
SERVICE WORK:
2023, Invited Reviewer for Visual Arts Research (VAR)
2023, Invited Reviewer for the Journal of Social Theory in Art Education (JSTAE)
2023, Committee chair for two undergraduate art ed honors thesis committees
2023-present, Serve on Curriculum Committee for App State Art Dept.
2022, Serve on the Painting and Drawing Search Committee
2021-present, Serve on the RCOE Program Advisory Team for the University
2021-present, Serve as the advisor for the art education student chapter at App State
2022-present, Serve as advisor for 30+ art education undergraduate students
2022, Second reader of undergraduate honors thesis committee
2022 - present, Serve on Education Committee for the Watauga Arts Council in Boone, NC
2018 - 2022, Editorial Assistant and Reviews Editor - International Journal of Education Through Art
CERTIFICATIONS:
2014 Special Education Certification (TX, K-12)
2012 English/Language Arts Reading Certification (TX, 4-8th)
2007 Museum Education Certification
2004 (renewed) Art Certification (TX, K-12)
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in edited books:
Wurtzel, K. (2008) Asian art in Dallas and museum education in the twenty-first century. In R. Belanger (Ed.), The Trammell > Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, 27-33.
Co-authors of chapters in edited books:
Sheilds, A., Cloutier, G., Fursman, J., Castillo Inostroza, J., Arias-Camisón, A., Lap-Xuan Do, Gajdošíková, P., Gillard, Y., Jamouchi, S., Klungland, M., Kukkonen, T., Lee, N., Peck, S., Schwember, F., Thomas, K., Wicks, J., Wright, E., Wurtzel, K. (2022). Inhabiting/living practice: An emergent collaborative arts-based exhibition, In H. Mreiwed, M. R. Carter, S. Hashem, > H. Blake (eds.). Connections in Arts Based Educational Research, Springer. (forthcoming 2022).
Journal Articles:
Wurtzel, K (2023). Showing up: A creative reflection on ritualization for art educators. Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education. 39, 90-99
Wurtzel, K. (2022). Becoming an artist: Embodying emergent art making practices. Artizein. 7(1), 123-129.
Wurtzel, K. (2019) Becoming the traveler: A journey into new materialism and art education. Trends: The Journal of the Texas Art Education Association, 60-62.
Wurtzel, K. (2018). Disrupting the mother/daughter relation. Trends: The Journal of the Texas Art Education Association, 27-33.
Hilliard, K. > Wurtzel, K. (2009). Power and gender in ancient Egypt: The case of Hatshepsut. Art Education, 62(3), 25-31.
Wurtzel, K. (2023). Mom don't hurt the floor: An expressive and responsive book review (forthcoming).
Kalin, N. M. > Wurtzel, K. (2018). Nurturing creativity in the classroom (book review). Teachers College Record.
PRESENTATIONS: Presentations at International, National, Regional Conferences, and personal invitations to speak
2023: From disequilibrium to possibility: Actively taking up fault lines in preservice art education programs, (paper presentation) InSEA World Congress, Sept. 4-8, Turkey.
2023: Playing in the fault line: exploring spaces of curricular and pedagogical uncertainty for the self. (workshop) InSEA World Congress, Sept 4-8, Turkey
2023: Getting ready to get ready: A preservice workshop on learning to trust yourself in the fault line. (workshop) InSEA World Congress, Sept 4-8, Turkey
2022: Sitting-with: Embodying a pedagogy of expanded perception as a form of care with pre-service art education students. NAEA Higher Ed pre-conference, online, Feb. 12.
2022: Muddle-ing with: Embodying emergent practices through the entanglement of art education research and teaching. NAEA Higher Ed pre-conference, online, Feb. 12
2021: Thoughtful pedagogy: A healing collaboration during isolation, iJADE online conference, March 26-28. Co-presenter: Michael Leonas.
2021: Removing the layers: Practicing with and through moments of vulnerability, National Art Education Association (NAEA), online, March 4-7.
2021: Creative interventions, vulnerable encounters: Research methodologies in an era of uncertainty, National Art Education Association (NAEA), online, March 4-7. Co-presenters: Dr. Christina Hanawalt, Dr. Kimberly Powell, Dr. Kira Hegemon, and Sue Uhlig
2020: Dwelling with signs and materials during a pandemic, Emerging Conversations, University of Arizona, online, Oct. 24.
2020: Apprenticeship to signs in art education, Dissertation Pecha Kucha > Graduate Research Poster Sessions, Art Education Research Institute (AERI), Sept. 25. One of several doctoral students/candidates presenting on current, ongoing research.
2020: Taking a line for a walk: Lives of lines at art school with Matthew Ritchie, National Art Education Association, Minneapolis, MN, March, 26-28. Co-presenters: Dr. Nadine Kalin, Dr. Christopher Moffett, Samuel Thomas, and Cindy Davis. *Cancelled due to Covid-19
2020: Cliches for Days: A Diffractive Look at Apprenticing Oneself to Signs With and Through Material Interactions. National Art Education Association, Minneapolis, MN, March, 26-28. *Cancelled due to Covid-19
2020: A Fortune Teller’s Fortune: Encountering Signs that Inform one’s Pedagogical Path. Presentation at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, March 19, 2020. *Cancelled due to Covid-19
2019: So You Want to be an Art Teacher? On the Job Knowledge and Practicalities. Presentation at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, Oct. 23.
2019: Art Education Curriculum as Gift. Paper accepted by the 2019 InSEA World Congress, Vancouver, Canada, July 9-13. Co-presenters: Dr. Jorge Lucero, Dr. Nadine Kalin, Alex Valdez, Rory Parks, Beatriz Galuban, and Shoshana McIntosh.
2019: The Space of Overlap: Micro Disruptions Explored Through Minor Practices. Paper accepted by the 6th Conference on Arts-Based Research and Artistic Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, July 7-8.2019: Releasing the Adult Gaze and Reframing Together, International Society for Education through the Arts (InSEA), 36th World Congress, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, July 9-13.
2019: I Am My Own Tapestry: Weaving the Threads of Motherhood and Art Education Together. National Art Education Association, Boston, MA, March, 14-16. Co-presenters: Natalie Olson > Krissi Oden.
2018: Crafting Stories, Creating Photos. Texas Art Education Association, McAllen, TX, November, 8-10. Research Hype (Research Forum), Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Conference, McAllen, TX, November, 8-10. Co-presenters: Corina Carbona.
2017: Care Curriculum (Effective Teaching Practices), Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Conference, Galveston, TX, November 2-4. Co-presenter: Alex Valdez.
2017: When Science and Art Forge New Curricular Pathways, National Art Education Association, Seattle, WA, March 23. Co-presenter: Natalie Olson.
2006: Visual Culture in the Art Classroom, Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Conference, Galveston, TX, November.
2006: Learning at the Kimbell Art Museum: Museum education as negotiation, investigation, and provocation, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
2005: NAEA Student Chapter: Community Projects, Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Conference, Austin, TX.
2005: Learning to Pause: The Importance of Teaching Visual Culture and Enhancing Visual Literacy. Kansas State University Cultural Studies Conference, Manhattan, KS, March, Co-presenter: John Thompson.
2004: Technology, Theory, and Authentic Learning, National Art Education Association, Boston, MA, March 4-8. Co-presenter: C. Bain > S. Talusani Keller.
2003 The Contributions of British Art Education: The Evolution of an Ongoing Struggle. Victorian Interdisciplinary Studies of the Western United States Conference, Austin, TX, October.
2023: Come paint with me!: An exploration of street art and outsider artists with high school students at App State.
2022: World(ing) with high school students: An onsite App State workshop/museum collaboration with high school students
2021: Traces of becoming: recalibrating our connection to everyday objects through printmaking. A workshop for Lewisville ISD fine arts instructors (all levels), online, June 2021: Playful printmaking: finding joy in the process of with young students, A workshop for pre-service art educators at the University of North Texas, online, March 2021: Thinking-with materials in the art classroom. A workshop for Gainesville ISD Fine Arts Instructors (all levels), Gainesville, TX, Feb.
2021: Painting with spices: virtual art lessons from your kitchen. A workshop for Dallas ISD Fine Arts Instructors (all levels), online, Feb.
2021: It’s ok to feel ______, dealing with the pandemic in your classroom. A workshop for Lewisville ISD Fine Arts Instructors (all levels), online, Lewisville, TX, Jan.
2020: The importance of representation and what it tells us. A workshop for Gainesville ISD Fine Arts Instructors. Gainesville, TX, Aug.
2020: Collage that matters. A workshop for Maybary ISD Visual Arts Instructors. Maybary, TX, June 4 *Cancelled due to Covid-19
2020: Making it count: Real world learning throughout the fine arts curriculum. A workshop for Gainesville ISD Fine Arts instructors. Gainesville, TX, June
2019: Problem based learning in the art room, A workshop for Dallas ISD art teachers, Onstead Institute, Dallas, TX, October 12 > 19.
HONORS, AWARDS, RECENT GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS > SCHOLARSHIPS:
2023 Schools in Partnership co-grant recipient (App state)
2020 UNT Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award
2019 NAEA Nomination Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers Session
2019 The Joann Elliot Bond Memorial Scholarship, University of North Texas
2019 The Paul Voertman Scholarship, University of North Texas
2019 Denton Public School Foundations Grant, Denton ISD
2018 Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor, University of North Texas
2018 CVAD Student Project Award, University of North Texas
2018 Toulouse Graduate School Travel Grant, University of North Texas
2017 CVAD Student Project Award, University of North Texas
2017 Onstead Institute Award, University of North Texas
2015 Teacher of the Year nomination, Del Valle ISD
2004 Marcus Fellowship recipient, University of North Texas
2004 Outstanding Graduate Student in Art Education, University of North Texas