Ana Pozzi Harris
Office – 706-867-2746
Cell – 706-300-0198
217 Hansford Hall
Dahlonega campus
University of North Georgia
Education
Ph.D. Art History – 2007 – University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
M.A. Art History – 1998 – Queen’s University at Kingston, Kingston, ON, Canada
B.A. Art History & Advanced Honors Certificate – 1996 – University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Employment
Senior Lecturer – August 2020-present – Department of Visual Arts, University of North Georgia
Faculty – May 2019-present – eCore ARTS 1100 – University System of Georgia
Prior Positions
Lecturer – January 2014-August 2020 – Department of Visual Arts, University of North Georgia
Online Adjunct Faculty – April 2013-May 2014 – Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division
Part-Time Faculty – August 2006-December 2013 – Department of Visual Arts, University of North Georgia
Assistant Instructor – Fall 2004, University of Texas at Austin
Coordinator – Cisneros Seminar, Spring 2005, Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant – Fall 2000-Spring 2002, University of Texas at Austin
Curatorial Intern – Summer 2002, Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin
Research Assistant – Fall 2001, Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin
Research Assistant – Fall 1999, Department of Art History, University of Delaware
Teaching Assistant – Fall 1996-Spring 1998, Queen’s University at Kingston
Research Assistant – 1997-1998, Department of Art, Queen’s University at Kingston
Slide Collection Assistant – Summer 1998, Queen’s University at Kingston
Awards / Grants / Fellowships
2023-2024 Presidential Innovation Incentive Award – University of North Georgia. With Elissa Ferguson. "The Historic Church Project: community engagement through undergraduate research and information design."
Best Collaborative Campus Event Award for the 2022-2023 Academic Year – 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition. Awarded to Department of Visual Arts and Multicultural Student Affairs. 2023 Blue and Gold Awards, University of North Georgia.
2022-2023 LEAP into Action Grant – University of North Georgia. “The Hispanic and Latino/a Connection: real-world experiential learning for UNG art students and high school students in North Georgia.” Newsroom Article; “LEAP into Action: An Opportunity to Shake Things Up.”
2021 UNG Teaching Excellence Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty – University of North Georgia.
2005-2006 The JacquelineBarnitz Endowed Scholarship in Art History – College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin. [Dissertation Research]
2003-2004 Ralph Nelson Fellowship – Office of The President, The University of Texas at Austin. [Dissertation Research]
2002 Lucas Fellowship – College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin. [Dissertation Research]
M. K. Hage Endowed Award – College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999-2007
Queen’s Graduate Award – Queen’s University at Kingston, 1996-1998
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Teaching Experience
Courses Designed and Currently Taught
Internship in Visual Arts
Students in the B.A. in Art with Graphic Design and Digital Arts concentrations and in the Art History Minor apply skills acquired through academic study by working at an agency or institution through an agreement originated by the UNG Department of Visual Arts and the Office of Career Services. To earn credit, students submit weekly documentation of progress, an employer evaluation, and a final portfolio upon completion. [UNG ART 4850 - capstone]
Art History Undergraduate Research
Currently offered as an independent study by special request, this course provides students the opportunity to conduct research on an art history topic of their choice, with the goal of producing an undergraduate-level scholarly research paper during the long semester or summer. Students meet regularly with the supervising faculty member/s to report their progress and submit a polished paper to complete the course. Enrolled students are asked to make a commitment to present a shortened version of their paper at the spring semester UNG Annual Research Conference. [UNG 4905 - independent study]
Mexican and U.S. Latino/a Art
A history of Mexican and Mexican American art. Topics include Mesoamerican art, art created in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, Mexican art after independence, the Mexican mural movement, Magic Realism, the Ruptura generation, contemporary Mexican art, the origins and development of Chicano art, and contemporary U.S. Latino/a art. Topics are studied as part of their historical and cultural contexts. [UNG ART 3570 - upper-level]
Topics in Latin American and Latinx Art
Selected art exhibitions from Latin America and U.S. Latino/a minorities are studied as part of social, political, and cultural contexts. Topics include painting, sculpture, photography, video, installations, performance, and digital media from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Uruguay. Approaches to the study of Latin American and Latino/a art are discussed. [UNG ART 4590/4591 - upper-level]
Pop Art
A study of the historical development of Pop art from its origins in Great Britain in the late 1950s, through its heyday in the U.S. in the 1960s and 70s, as well as the present-day international expressions called Late Pop, Post-Pop, and Neo-Pop. Discussions include international artists, women artists, Black artists, and Hispanic artists. Visual culture of the 1960s and Pop-related artistic expressions, such as psychedelic art, album covers, Pop-era graphic design, advertising, and fashion are also explored. [UNG ART 4590 - upper-level]
Modern Art History
A study of European art regarded as Modern from 1850 to 1945, with a focus on the historical avant-garde movements and their relationship to modern culture and society, to other contemporary artistic styles, and to the art of the past. [UNG ART 3550 - upper-level]
History of Graphic Design
A history of graphic design and typography from antiquity to the present. The invention of writing, the manuscript, the graphic renaissance in Europe, the industrial age, the modernist era, the information age and the digital revolution are explored. [UNG ART 3503 - upper-level]
Visual Literacy and Communication
A study of visual forms as tools for communication. Through image analysis and context research, participants discuss problems such as: how art objects and forms acquire value; how meaning is communicated through visual and historical references; the role of artistic intention and chance in the creative process; audience theory; the social perception of historical artists, academic artists, avant-garde artists, commercial artists, craft artists, digital artists, women artists, and minority artists. [UNG ART 3500 - upper-level]
Introduction to Art History II
A survey of European art and architecture from the Renaissance to the present day, emphasizing artistic changes over time in response to changing social and historical contexts. Students develop solid image analysis skills, research skills through secondary sources, and approaches to the study of art. [UNG ART 2520 - Lower-level for majors and General Education]
Art Appreciation
A course fostering an awareness and appreciation for the visual arts. Students build vocabulary that allows for the analysis of art objects and gain awareness about the influence of art on culture, politics, history, religion, and science. [eCore ARTS 1100 - General Education]
Prior Courses
Surrealism [UNG ART 4590]
Aesthetics and Criticism [UNG ART 4560]
Asian Art History [formerly UNG ART 3580]
Contemporary Art History [formerly UNG ART 3560]
Introduction to Art History I [UNG ART 2510]
Art Appreciation [UNG ART 1100]
Academic Mentoring
Mentor. An average of fifteen students per semester mentored upon request in a variety of situations. | Advising and registration | Graduate school applications| Recommendation letters written to support study abroad, internships, graduate school, and employment applications | Consultations on independent research projects | Information about Visual Arts programs | Tours of Visual Arts facilities.
Faculty Mentor. Art History Undergraduate Research. Mackenzie Becker, “Post-Romanticism in Costume: Observed in the Works of Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, and John Galliano, 1980s-2010s.” Paper completed in Fall 2022 and presented at 28th Annual Research Conference (CURCA), March 24, 2023.
Faculty Mentor. Animation Project. Katherine Miller, “ARTHur, The Art History Detective: a mystery unravelling animation.” Project completed in Spring 2023 and presented at 28th Annual Research Conference (CURCA), March 24, 2023.
Appointed Mentor. Scholarship Recipient Naomi da Rosa. Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) Beca Program. 2022-2023.
Honors Course Upgrade. Kaitlyn Pittard, Upgrade for ART 3570 Mexican and U.S. Latino Art. Spring 2021.
Committee Member. Senior Thesis Defense. Sharon Jackson, “Investigation into the Artistic Creative Process.” Honors Program. April 2020.
Faculty Mentor. Undergraduate art history papers presented at:
– 14th Annual Conference of the Americas, Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA, February 11-12, 2011.
– Tenth Georgia Undergraduate Art History Forum. North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, GA, February 25, 2011.
– Ninth Georgia Undergraduate Art History Forum. Wesleyan College, Macon, GA, March 19, 2010.
– University Honors Conferences. 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Student Engagement
Faculty Advisor. TimeFrame – UNG Art History Club, since December 2022.
Webmaster. TimeFrame Website. Since August 2022.
Social Media Faculty Contributor. TimeFrame Instagram. Since February 2022.
Co-Founder with Elissa Ferguson. TimeFrame – UNG Art History Club. February 2020.
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Institutional Service
Current Committees
University and College
Member. University of North Georgia Academic Affairs Committee. Since Fall 2023.
Chair. Non-Tenure Track Faculty Affairs Committee. Since Fall 2023.
Member. College of Arts and Letters Curriculum Committee. Since Fall 2021.
Co-Chair with María José Maguire. Latinx Faculty and Staff Committee. Beginning Fall 2023.
Department of Visual Arts
Chair. Visual Arts Scholarships Committee. Since Fall 2023.
Leading Member. Visual Arts Curriculum Development Committee. Since August 2022.
Past Committees/Projects
University and College
Member. Latinx Graduation Celebration Planning Committee. Fall 2023.
Application Reviewer. 2022 UNG Teaching Excellence Awards Review Committee, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL). May 2023.
Faculty Senator for Department of Visual Arts. University of North Georgia Faculty Senate. 2021-2023.
Vice Chair. Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Committee. 2021-2023.Application Reviewer. 2023 UNG Teaching Excellence Awards Review Committee, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL). May 2023.
Member. Latinx Committee. Fall 2021-Spring 2023.
Application Reviewer. 2022 UNG Teaching Excellence Awards Review Committee, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL). May 2022.
Application Reviewer. Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) Beca Program - Scholarship Application Review Committee. May 2022.
Proposal Reviewer. 2022 USG Teaching and Learning Conference. December 2021.
Department of Visual Arts
Chair. Student Success Committee, Department of Visual Arts. Spring 2023.
Member. Department of Visual Arts Promotion and Tenure Committee. Spring 2023.
Nominations Coordinator. With Yanfei Zhu. 2023 Student Honors and Awards. Spring 2023.
Faculty Representative. Department of Visual Arts, University of North Georgia Open House, Dahlonega campus. Attending all semesters since 2018-2022.
Project Leader with Yanfei Zhu. Art History Classroom Renovations Initiative. Summer 2022.
Member. Visual Arts Curriculum Development Committee. July 2022.
Project Leader with Tiffany Prater. Visual Arts Website Changes. Fall 2021-Spring 2022.
Project Leader with Erin McIntosh. Honors Day Awards for Visual Arts Students. Spring 2022.
Document Compiler and Editor. NASAD Discipline History, Art History Area. December 2021.
Writer and Compiler. Informational, promotional, and advising materials intended for publication in the Department of Visual Arts website. December 2021.
Participant. Involved in the writing of program proposal documents for Game Studies Minor. November 2021.
Co-Writer with Jennifer Graff. Visual Arts programs curriculum changes documents. October 2021.
Member. DoVA 50 Committee. Summer 2021.
Member. Visual Arts B.F.A. Growth and Development Committee. Summer 2021.
Member. Art History Limited-Term Search Committee. Summer 2019.
Chair. B.F.A. Promotional/Informational Materials Development Committee. Spring 2019.
Faculty Mentor for New Faculty. Jeanne Cooper and Elissa Ferguson. 2019-2020.
Project Leader. Alumni interviews for alumni page in Visual Arts website. Summer 2018.
Faculty Mentor for New Faculty. Nisha Shanghavi and Kathy Jackson. 2017-2018.
Member. Assistant Professor of Photography Search Committee. Summer 2016.
Chair. Art Appreciation Course Committee. Fall 2014-Spring 2015.
Administrator. General administrator of the Permanent Art Collection, University of North Georgia. 2008-2011.
Departmental Appointments
Internship Coordinator (Fall/Spring) - Since Fall 2022
Monitors internships for students in B.A. Graphic Design, B.A. Digital Arts, and B.A. Art Marketing, and the Art History Minor. Assists students in finding and securing internships. Observes students’ learning processes during internship and collects information. Provides advise with the writing of the internship agreements between students and site supervisors.
Master Faculty Advisor - Since Summer 2020
Delivers Maximize Your Major sessions at UNG Orientations for new and transfer students. Assists students with advising and registration questions.
Director. Bob Owens Art Gallery. 315 Hoag Student Center, Dahlonega campus, University of North Georgia. Fall 2009-Spring 2011.
Organization of University Exhibitions and Events
Project Coordinator. 2023 Bayeux Tapestry Replica Exhibit. Convocation Center. University of North Georgia. September 26-28, 2023. Newsroom Article. Access WDUN Article. WGAU Article. LinkedIn Post. Website Information.
Curator and Organizer. Celebrating Connections: 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition. Jointly sponsored by Department of Visual Arts and Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Library and Technology Center, University of North Georgia. September 21-October 19, 2023. LinkedIn Post.
Organizer. Challenge Coin Competition for District 9 Georgia, sponsored by State Representative Will Wade. March-April, 2023.
Project Manager. Tradition and Transculturalism in Latinx Art. An exhibition featuring high school students in North Georgia, curated and organized by UNG students enrolled in ART 3570, Spring 2023. The John Amoss Student Art Gallery, Arts & Technology Building, room 1905, Gainesville campus, University of North Georgia, March 30-April 20, 2023.
Curator and Organizer. 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Student Art Exhibition. Jointly sponsored by Department of Visual Arts and Multicultural Student Affairs. Student Gallery, Arts & Technology Building, room 1905, Gainesville campus, University of North Georgia. September 23-October 14, 2022. Web Catalog – Newsroom Article
Curator and Designer. Pop Art and its Legacy . Students enrolled in ART 4590 Pop Art, Summer 2022. Online Exhibition. June 23, 2022-January 31, 2023
Curator and Organizer. Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition. Jointly sponsored by Department of Visual Arts and Multicultural Student Affairs. Multicultural Student Affairs Office, Student Center, Dahlonega campus, University of North Georgia. October 4-15, 2021 Newsroom Article
Organizer. Tenth Georgia Undergraduate Art History Forum. Jointly sponsored by Georgia Undergraduate Art History Consortium and North Georgia College and State University (College of Arts and Letters and Department of Visual Arts). February 25, 2011.
Project Manager. Key Ingredients: America by Food [Smithsonian Institution Museum on Mainstream Exhibition]. Curated with students enrolled in ART 4960 Aesthetics and Criticism, Spring 2009. Special Collections, Room 382, Library and Technology Center, North Georgia College and State University. February 28-April 11, 2009. NGCSU Digest Newsletter Article.
Service in University Student Events/Activities
Faculty Announcer. Latinx Graduation Celebration. Gainesville Campus, University of North Georgia. December 1, 2023.
Faculty Representative. Department of Visual Arts. 2023 Student Honors and Awards Ceremony, UNG Dahlonega campus. April 4, 2023.
Moderator. Panel E - Art through History and History into Art. 28th Annual Research Conference, CURCA. March 24th, 2023.
Abstract Reviewer. 28th Annual Research Conference, CURCA, March 2023.
Proposal Reviewer. 2023 CURCA Student Travel Grants, February 2023.
Juror. Gothic Writing and Art Contest, sponsored by The Chestatee Review – UNG Arts and Literature Student Magazine. 2023 Chestatee Review.
Faculty Speaker. Spring 2023 Latinx Graduation. Gainesville campus, University of North Georgia. April 21, 2023.
Faculty Marshall. University of North Georgia Commencement. December 17, 2022.
Faculty Announcer. Spanish Graduation. Gainesville Campus, University of North Georgia. December 2, 2022.
Judge. 2022 Research Pitch, Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (CURCA). November 2022. Newsroom Article.
Support of Individual Students, Colleagues, and Alumni
Joe Williams (alum). 11/30/2023. Letter of Recommendation to support M.F.A. applications to Hunter College (New York), Georgia State University, University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, and University of Tennessee. Submitted (awaiting decisions).
Mackenzie Becker (student). 11/30/2023. Letter of Recommendation to support graduate program applications to Pratt Institute (New York), SCAD (Atlanta/Savannah), and Central St. Martin (London). Submitted (awaiting decisions).
David Olsen (student). 11/30/2023. Letter of Recommendation to support application for Robert Goldwater Scholarship. Submitted (awaiting decision).
Krista Willey (student). 10/18/2023. Nomination and recommendation for Student Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2023. Awarded 10/25/2023. Newsroom Article.
Krista Willey (student). 10/17/2023. Nomination and recommendation for 8th Annual Female Student Leadership Recognition program. Submitted (selection in progress).
Cassandra Tsou (student). 10/05/2023. Letter of Recommendation for Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Submitted (selection in progress).
Dan Kornrumpf (faculty). 09/19/2023. Author of Letter of Support signed by DoVa Promotion and Tenure Committee, Application to Senior Lecturer. Submitted (decision in progress).
Haley Huebner (staff). 04/28/2023. Nomination and letter of support for Presidential Excellence Award. Submitted (not awarded).
Mckenzie Becker (student). 01/23/2023. Nomination for 2022-2023 Outstanding Art History Student Award, Dahlonega campus. Awarded 04/04/2023.
Emily Kane (student). 01/23/2023. Nomination for 2022-2023 Outstanding Leadership in Art Award, Dahlonega campus. Awarded 04/04/2023.
Donal Jolley (student). 12/26/2022. Letters of support for multiple employment applications (Dawson County School District, Hall County Schools, Habersham County Schools, Gainesville City Schools, and Forsyth County School District). Employed at Dawson County Junior High, June 2023.
Daniel Johnson (faculty). 09/10/2022. Colleague Letter of Support. Application for Tenure and Promotion. Tenured and promoted, 01/27/2023.
Sadie Walsh (student). 03/31/2022. Letter of support for internship application, High Museum of Art. Finalist (not hired).
Jamye Katherine Ivey (student). 01/19/2022. Nomination for 2021-2022 Outstanding Art History Student Award, Dahlonega campus. Awarded 04/13/2022.
Emily Bond (alumna). 07/28/2021. Letter of support for graduate school application. Admitted 07/30/2021.
Other Institutional Service
Subject Matter Expert. ARTS 1100 Art Appreciation eCore. Contracted to revise and develop materials for this course. Fall 2023.
Session Chair. Session 1A: "Education and Teaching Paradigms in Latin America and the Caribbean," 26th Annual Conference on the Americas, University of Georgia, February 17, 2023.
eCore New Faculty Mentor. Shavecca Snead, Albany State University. Fall 2022.
Subject Matter Expert. ARTS 1100 Art Appreciation eCore. Contracted to develop new teaching materials for this course. December 2021.
Subject Matter Expert. ARTS 1100 Art Appreciation eCore. Contracted to revise existing teaching materials for this course. April 2020.
eCore New Faculty Mentor. Maria Lundin, University of West Georgia. Fall 2020.
Board of Trustees Member. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA. 2011.
Community Engagement
Volunteer Spanish Interpreter. UNG Bilingual Health Fair. University of North Georgia, Gainesville campus. April 22, 2023.
Guest Speaker. “Building Hispanic Heritage Through Art.” Sharon Forks Library. Forsyth County Library System. September 18, 2022.
Guest speaker. “The Art Historical Significance of Pablo Picasso.” Spanish IV, Prof. Talia de Miranda, Lumpkin County High School. March 23, 2022.
Choral Ensemble Member. UNG Holiday Singers, directed by Dr. John Broman, UNG- Dahlonega Holiday Luncheon. Every Christmas Luncheon since 2016.
Choral Ensemble Member. UNG Singers, directed by Dr. John Broman, University of North Georgia. Fall 2016-Spring 2022.
Guest Speaker. “Nineteenth Century Latin American Art.” Spanish III, Prof. Adam Rambin, Lumpkin County High School. May 15, 2019.
Guest speaker with Cristian Harris. “Argentina: Art and Culture.” Spanish II Honors, Prof. Talia de Miranda, Lumpkin County High School, October 17, 2018.
Guest speaker with Cristian Harris. “Path to U.S. Citizenship,” American Government Honors, Prof. Elizabeth House, Lumpkin County High School, December 6, 2018.
Choral Ensemble Member. Cantoría Orfeo (Spanish-language choir), directed by Dr. Andrea Pérez Mukdsi, Department of Spanish, University of North Georgia, Spring 2018.
Guest Speaker. “American Art: 18th and 19th centuries: Selected Examples.” GED class, Literacy Forsyth, February 6, 2017.
Guest Speaker. “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo,” GED class, Literacy Forsyth, November 28, 2016.
Juror. Sound Off! Art Inspired by Music, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, June 9-August 16, 2011.
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Professional Development and Scholarship
Teaching Trainings and Certifications
Panel Presentation. With Lori Furbush and Lisa Myers. "Non-Tenure Track Faculty: Promotions and Opportunities for Career Advancement." UNG Leads Day (Professional Development Day; Track: Institutional Knowledge). August 14, 2023.
Certificate in Effective College Instruction. Demonstration of comprehensive knowledge and skills that constitute the ACUE Effective Practice Framework. Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). Earned April 27, 2023.
USG Bronze Badge of Achievement. Course: Elements of High Impact Practice. USG Office of Teaching and Learning Excellence. April 2023.
Micro-Credential. Promoting Active Learning. Faculty Learning Community facilitated by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). Earned April 2023.
Attendee. Workshop: Grant Proposal Basics. Office of Sponsored Programs, UNG. March 8, 2023.
Micro-Credential. Creating an Inclusive and Supporting Learning Environment. Faculty Learning Community facilitated by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). Earned February 2023.
Certificate of Appreciation. Issued by Career Services, UNG. Earned November 2022.
Micro-Credential. Designing Lerner-Centered and Equitable Courses. Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). Earned November 2022.
Micro-Credential. Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners. Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). Earned September 2022.
Curriculog Training. Curriculum management online interphase. Workshop led by Glenn Gibson, Associate Registrar, University of North Georgia. September 2022.
Quality Matters Certification. Online course design and delivery – UNG Online. ART 4590 Surrealism. Earned August 2022.
Participant. Write Now Academy. Workshop led by Dr. Derek Thiess, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL), University of North Georgia. Spring 2022.
Participant. Encouraging Students to Take Ownership of Their Learning With HIPS. Faculty Learning Community led by Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis. Chancellor’s Learning Scholars Program. Spring 2022.
Quality Matters Certification. Online course design and delivery – UNG Online. ART 3570 Mexican and U.S. Latino Art. Earned December 2021.
Participant. Discovering Your Leadership Capabilities. Workshop directed by Dr. Carl Ohrenberg. Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL), University of North Georgia. Fall 2021.
Participant. Engaging Difficult Dialogs. Workshop offered through University Relations, University of North Georgia. Spring 2021.
Participant. UNG Ally Training. Distance Education and Technology Intergration (DETI), University of North Georgia. Completed October 30, 2020.
Participant. Brain-Based Learning. Online Faculty Learning Community led by Dr. Beth René Roepnack. Chancellor’s Learning Scholars Program. 2019-2020.
Quality Matters Certification. Online course design and delivery – UNG Online. ART 4590 Pop Art. Earned February 2020.
Credentialed. Advanced Placement Exam Art History Reader. Educational Testing Service (ETS), College Board, 2019-2022.
eCore Certification. Online teaching and student success. USG eCampus. Approved to Teach 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
FLOC Training. Online Teaching. Distance Education and Technology Integration, University of North Georgia. Spring 2019.
Academic Presentations and Publications
Academic Presentation. "The UNG Bayeux Tapestry Replica: a tool for pedagogical innovation and student engagement." Faculty Conference, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, November 8, 2023.
Workshop Leader. “Applied Learning: LEAP and HIP Assignment Models for the Arts and Humanities,” 2023-2024 Research-Based Teaching Series, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, University of North Georgia, March 1, 2023.
Academic Presentation. “Latin American Immigrant Artists in Metro Atlanta: Melvin Toledo and Pedro Fuertes,” 26th Annual Conference on the Americas, University of Georgia, February 17, 2023.
Workshop Leader. “Art Now! Modern and Contemporary Art from the Art Museum of the Americas collection: A museum visit and discussion with college students,” Women’s Leadership Program, George Washington University, October 6, 2022.
Academic Presentation. “Iconographies of Rebellion in Chicana Art,” Department of Art History, George Washington University, October 6, 2022.
Academic Presentation. “Integrating research, discussion, lecture, and commentary to emulate a face-to-face, seminar-style experience in online learning.” USG Teaching and Learning Conference, March 18-31, 2022.
Academic Presentation. “Integrating academic learning and community engagement: ART 3570 Mexican and U.S. Latino Art and the 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition.” 25th Annual Conference of the Americas, University of North Georgia, February 18-19, 2022.
Workshop Leader. “Fostering diversity and inclusion in the classroom through the discussion of visual culture.” 2021-2022 Research-Based Teaching Series, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, University of North Georgia, February 2, 2022.
Presenter. “Chicano Art and the Mass Media: Mel Casas in 1967.” UNG Workshop on Education, Culture, and Networks, directed by Dr. Brent Allison, January 28, 2022.
Workshop Leader. “Smooth Sailing: Ideas for Course Customization,” 2021 eCampus Faculty Conference, University System of Georgia, November 4, 2021.
Workshop Leader. “On time, On Target: Strategies for Student Outreach and Meaningful Feedback,” Seven Minute Sizzle Presentation, eCampus USG, September 23, 2021.
Workshop Leader. “Adding Images in Go.View.” Seven Minute Sizzle Webinar, eCore USG, November 30, 2020.
Workshop Leader. “A Teaching Strategy: Using Images for Engagement.” eCampus Faculty Conference, November 11, 2020.
Academic Presentation. “Race and Rebellion in an Early Painting by Mel Casas.” 68th Annual Meeting, Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies, Cyberspace, April 15-18, 2021.
Academic Presentation. “The Representation of Racial and Social Stigma in an Early Painting by Mel Casas,” 24th Annual Conference of the Americas, University of North Georgia, February 19-20, 2021
Academic Presentation. “Young and Brown: Race and Youth as Signifiers of Rebellion in an Early Painting by Mel Casas.” Beyond the Border Conference, University of North Georgia, April 2, 2020.
Academic Presentation. “Mexican-Americans in an Early Painting by Mel Casas.” 23rd Annual Conference of the Americas, University of North Georgia, February 21, 2020.
Academic Presentation. “A Close Look at Strangeness in a Photograph by Leysis Quesada Vera.” Paper presented at National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 2018.
Book Review. “Twentieth Century Art of Latin America, Revised and Expanded Edition, by Jacqueline Barnitz and Patrick Frank” The Latin Americanist v. 61 no. 2 (June 2017): 294- 295.
Academic Presentation. “Color, Space, Language: Metaphors for Political Opposition in Argentine Arte Concreto-Invención and Arte Madí.” Paper Presented at the North Georgia Arts & Letters Conference, Significance of Color in the Humanities and Social Sciences.” Dahlonega, GA, February 2011.
Book Review. “Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Ariola to Los Bros Hernandez” International Social Science Review, v. 85 no. 3 & 4 (2010): 140-141.
Academic Presentation. “Beyond the European sources: The borrowings of the Argentine Concrete and Madí artists in the 1940s.” 13th Annual Conference on the Americas, Georgia Perimeter College, February 2010.
Peer-Reviewed Article. “Alternative Sources for Arturo.” The Latin Americanist (Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies Periodical), v. 53 no. 1 (March 2009): 3-26. <peer-reviewed> Summary.
Academic Presentation. “Hispano-American Exchanges: the journal Arturo and the presence of Spanish emigres in Buenos Aires in the early 1940s.” Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS) 55th Annual Meeting, held at Tampa-Ybor City, Florida, April 2008.
Academic Presentation. “Marginal Disruptions: the relations between Argentine Concrete and Madí art, and Peronist propaganda in the late 1940s.” 11th Annual Conference on the Americas, Georgia Perimeter College, February 2008.
Catalog Entry. “Alfredo Hlito, Ritmos Cromáticos III (1949).” In The Geometry of Hope: Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, edited by Gabriel Pérez Barreiro, pp. 114-116. Austin: Blanton Museum of Art and Fundación Cisneros, 2007.
Catalog Entry. “Tomás Maldonado, Desarrollo de 14 Temas (1951-1952).” In The Geometry of Hope: Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, edited by Gabriel Pérez Barreiro, pp. 120-123. Austin: Blanton Museum of Art and Fundación Cisneros, 2007.
Academic Presentation. “Concrete and Madí art in their local context: a methodological discussion.” Paper presented at The Geometry of Hope International Symposium, sponsored by the Blanton Museum of Art and the Fundación Cisneros, Austin, TX, February 2007.
Catalog Entry. “Antonio Berni.” In Blanton Museum of Art: Latin American Collection, edited by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, pp. 108-111. Austin: Blanton Museum of Art, 2006.
Catalog Entry. “Alfredo Hlito.” In Blanton Museum of Art: Latin American Collection, edited by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, pp. 234-235. Austin: Blanton Museum of Art, 2006.
Academic Presentation. “Imaging our networks: Arte Madí Universal and the International Art Scene in the Early 1950s.” Session sponsored by the Association for Latin American Art, College Art Association 93rd Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 2005.
Academic Presentation. “Cultural Battles: Argentine Abstract Art and Peronist Propaganda in the 1950s.” Politics Forum, Department of Political Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, April 2004.
Academic Presentation. “Between Bergson and Korn: avant-garde visions in the art of Emilio Pettoruti, 1913-1924.” Eleanor Greenhill Symposium, Department of Art and Art History, The University of Texas at Austin, March 1999.
Thesis and Dissertation
Ph.D. Dissertation. “Marginal Disruptions: Concrete and Madí Art in Argentina, 1940-1955.” Ph.D. Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, December 2007. Advisor: Jacqueline Barnitz. Abstract.
M.A. Thesis. “De-mythologizing Rivera: Political Cultures and the European Years, 1907-1921.” M.A. Thesis. Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, August 1998. Advisor: Mark Antliff. Abstract.