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Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Dr. Felix Rodriguez Suero

Assistant Professor of Art Education
Dean of Arts and Sciences
Office
Center for the Visual Arts - CVA 203 F
Office Hours
Fridays 2-4 pm and by appointment.
Office Phone
(309) 438-5621office
phone
Email
fvrodri@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-r... website
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Biography

Felix is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at Illinois State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Art Education with a minor in Latin American Studies from the Pennsylvania State University.

Current Courses

309.001Professional Art Education Sequence

309.002Professional Art Education Sequence

451.002Special Projects: Art Education

208.001Arts For Early Childhood: Visual Art

204.001Arts For Elementary Schools: Visual Art

401.001Foundations Of Art Education

498.001Internship In Art

309.001Professional Art Education Sequence

391.001Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Art

Teaching Interests & Areas

Art Education Method Courses
Art Education Research Methodologies
History and Theories of Art Education
Community-Based Art Education

Research Interests & Areas

Global Histories of Art Education
Education History
LatinX Studies
AfroLatinidad
Socially Engaged-Art Education
Research Methodologies

PhD Art Education

The Pennsylvania State University
State Collage, PA

MA Art Education

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

BA Bachelor of Music Education and Theory

Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, DR

Other Visual Arts

Escuela Nacional de Artes Visuales
Santo Domingo, RD

FY24 University Research Grant

Illinois State University
2023

Dominican National Archive (Archivo General de la Nación AGN) Vetilio Alfau History Essay Award

Dominican National Archive
2022

Dominican National Archive (Archivo General de la Nación AGN) Vetilio Alfau History Essay Award

Archivo General de la Nacion, Dominican National Archive.
2020

Reconocimiento al Merito Docente

Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena UNPHU
2020

Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award in Art Education Runner Up

National Art Education Association
2020

Inter-University Program for Latino Research/Mellon Dissertation Fellowship

IUPLR/Mellon Foundation/ University of Illinois at Chicago
2018

Book, Chapter

Rodriguez, F. (2022). Resisting Globalization through Popular Cultures in Dominican Art Education. Book chapter in Dustin, G. & Sinner, A. (Eds.), Living Histories: Global Conversations in Art Education. Intellect.

Journal Article

Rodriguez, F. (2023). Dispelling Myths: A Decolonial Framework to Engage Marginalized Histories. Visual Arts Research 49(1): 73-87.

Presentations

Art Education Research and Teaching in a Divisive Political Climate: What Have We Missed?. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Dominican Art Education and the Myth of Racial Democracy. Conversando Entre Nosotros. Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program, ISU.. (2023)
Globalization and the Defense of National Culture. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Mapping Art Education Histories in the Dominican Republic. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Rodriguez, F. (December 2023). Questionable Altruism: Vocational Education and Normalization of Social Difference in Early 20th Century Dominican Republic. Panel Presentation, Mapping International Histories of Art Education. Teachers College, NYC.
https://events.illinoisstate.edu/event/the-pursuit-of-freedom-free-black-americans-in-santo-domingo/

Grants & Contracts

FY24 University Research Grant. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. Illinois State University. (2023)