EDUCATION:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
PUBLICATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, GRANTS:
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (PAST AND PRESENT):
EXHIBITED WORK:
- Master of Education in Art Education, Towson University, Towson, Maryland. 2005
- Thesis: Implementing Visual Culture Studies: An Examination of Stereotypes in Disney and Other Pop Culture Imagery
- Bachelor of Science, Art Education, Towson University, Towson, Maryland. May 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Middle School Art Instructor and Arts Department Coordinator, The Gilman School, Baltimore, Maryland. 2003-Present
- Art Instructor, Gilman Summer Art-Enrichment Program, The Gilman School, Baltimore, Maryland. 2010-Present
- Art Instructor and Site-Coordinator, Maryland Institute College of Art Young Peoples Studio, Baltimore, Maryland. 1996-2009
- Art Instructor, Bryant Woods Elementary School, Columbia, Maryland. 1996-2003
- Art Instructor, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, Maryland . 1996-2000
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- Member: Academic Council, The Gilman School, Maryland. 2018-2021
- Member: Executive Committee, The Gilman School, Maryland. 2008-present.
- Member: Transgender, Non-Conforming Committee, The Gilman School, Maryland, 2017-present.
- Member: Diversity Committee, 2014-Present.
- Chaperone: France and Spain Student Trips Abroad, The Gilman School, Maryland. 2008-2017.
- Member: Leadership Cadre, Howard County Public School System, Maryland, 1999-2002.
- Chair: Exhibition Committee, Howard County Public School System, Maryland, 1999-2002.
- Member: G/T Screening Committee, Howard County Public School System, 1998-2000.
- Cooperating Teacher & Mentor: Undergraduate Art Educators, Maryland Institute College of Art & Towson University, 1999-2005.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Anderson, D. (April, 2024), The Lighthouse as a Symbol, SchoolArts Magazine
- Anderson, D. (December, 2022), Cultivating Good Habits, SchoolArts Magazine.
- Anderson, D. (Accepted), Reshaping Coronavirus Imagery. SchoolArts Magazine.
- Anderson, D. (April, 2020), Assemblage Portraits, SchoolArts Magazine.
- Anderson, D. (January, 2020), Reaching for the Sun: The art of raising mental health awareness, SchoolArts Magazine.
- Anderson, D. (2018) “Baltimore removed its Confederate monuments a year ago, so what’s changed?”, The Baltimore Sun. No. 228, 15, August.
- Tavin, K. & Anderson, D. (2010). A cultura visual nas aulas de arte do Ensino Fundental: uma desconstrucao Disney In R. Martins & I. Tourinho (Eds.), Cultura visual e infancia: Quando as imagens invadem a escolar (pp. 57-69). Santa Maria, Brazil: Editoriaufsm.
- Tavin, K. & Anderson, D. (2003). Teaching (Popular) Visual Culture: Deconstructing Disney in the elementary art classroom. Art Education, Vol. 56 (3), 21-23 & 32-35.
- Anderson, D. (2005). Turning Doubters into Believers, Concrete Wave, Spring.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, GRANTS:
- National Middle-Level Art Educator, National Art Education Association, 2024.
- Gilman Class of 1947 Meritorious Award, 2021.
- Eastern Region Middle Level Art Educator, National Art Education Association, 2020
- Maryland Middle Level Art Educator, Maryland Art Education Association, 2018
- Linehan Family Travel and Study Grant, The Gilman School, Summer 2018
- Riepe Family Sabbatical, The Gilman School, Spring 2015
- Paternotte Travel and Study Grant, The Gilman School, Summer 2010
- Edward K. Dunn Faculty Fellow, The Gilman School, 2007
- Eastern Region Middle Level Art Educator, National Art Education Association, 2005
- Outstanding Visual Arts Educator, Maryland Art Education Association, October 1999
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
- Presenter (w/ Kevin Tavin): National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Of Mice and Them. April, 2024.
- Presenter: International Boys’ School Coalition Annual Conference, The Art of Empathy and Mental Health Awareness. Barcelona, Spain. July 2021. (Cancelled due to COVI-19)
- Presenter: Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Towson University, Chasing the sun: The art of mental health awareness. October 2018.
- Presenter: Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Towson University, Should I stay or should I go: The clash over public art, monuments, and memorials, October 2018.
- Presenter: International Society for Education through the Arts, European Regional Congress, Espoo, Finland. Chasing the sun: The art of mental health awareness. June 2018.
- Presenter: International Society for Education through the Arts, European Regional Congress, Espoo, Finland. Should I stay or should I go: The clash over public art, monuments, and memorials (with Kevin Tavin). June 2018.
- Presenter: Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention. Columbia, MD. (Un)Finnished: International art education between two continents. October 2015.
- Presenter: National Art Education Association Annual Convention, New Orleans. (Un)Finnished: International art education between two continents. March 2015.
- Presenter (Invited): Aalto University (Art Education Students), Helsinki, Finland. Tales from an American art educator. February 2015.
- Presenter (Invited): University of Lapland (Art Education Students), Rovaniemi, Finland. Tales from an American art educator. February 2015.
- Presenter (Invited): The Saint Paul’s School for Girls (5th - 8th grade students), Brooklandville, Maryland. Constructions of knowledge: What we learn and know about race, culture and gender through the lens of pop culture imagery and media. March 2013.
- Presenter (Invited): The Chestnut Hill School (5th - 8th grade students, teachers, and parents), Boston, MA. Constructions of knowledge: What we learn and know about race, culture and gender through the lens of pop culture imagery and media. October 2012.
- Presenter: The National Association for Independent Schools, People of Color Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Social justice and activism through art (with Armond Lawson). December 2011.
- Presenter: The National Association for Independent Schools, People of Color Conference, San Diego, CA. Exploring racial stereotypes in popular culture imagery. 2010.
- Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA. The dreams of Harriet Tubman. March 2005.
- Presenter: Multicultural Institute Conference, Towson University, Maryland. Public art for public change: Exploring social issues in the classroom. November 2005.
- Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO. Deconstructing Disney: visual Culture in the elementary classroom (with Kevin Tavin). March 2004.
- Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN. Reshaping the monumental: Public art for public change. March 2003.
- Presenter: Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Changing Art Education Practice: “Goal 27 in Action” Symposium, Chicago. Stereotypes in popular imagery (with Kevin Tavin). March 2003.
- Presenter (Invited): The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Education Students), Chicago. Stereotypes in popular imagery. March 2003.
- Presenter: The Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Baltimore. Deconstructing Disney. October 2002.
- Presenter: The Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Baltimore. Incorporating public art in the classroom, October 1999.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (PAST AND PRESENT):
- Towson Arts Collective
- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- National Art Education Association (NAEA)
- Caucus for Social Theory in Art Education (CSTAE)
EXHIBITED WORK:
- Black Locust Hops Brewery, Freeland, MD. Solo Show, 2023.
- Black Locust Hops Brewery, Freeland, MD. Solo Show, 2022.
- Ward Museum, Salisbury, MD. "Feathers" exhibit. 2022.
- The County Chronicle, June Issue. "Soy Fields" painting on the cover,
- Twitter Art Exhibit - William H. Miller Studios & Fine Art, Myrtle Beach, SC. donated oil painting, Sept. 2020.
- The Filling Station, Sparks, MD. Select oil and acrylic paintings, March 2020.
- MAEA Exhibit “Crossing Borders”. D/E International Art Gallery, Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) July-September 2019.
- Towson Arts Collective, Cornucopia Art Exhibit. Hereford Library. Hereford, MD. December 2018.
- The Arthouse. Baltimore, MD. August 2016.
- The Filling Station. Sparks, MD. December 2015.
- Crabtown Project. Baltimore, MD. Public Art “Crab” Sculpture. Summer, 2005.
- Howard County Board of Education. Ellicott City, MD. 2001.
- Columbia Center for the Arts, Columbia, MD. 2000.
- Villa Julie College Alumni Show. Stevenson, MD. 1997.