Skip to main content
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Dr. Felix Rodriguez Suero

Assistant Professor of Art Education
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 203f
Office Hours
Fridays 2-4 pm and by appointment.
Office Phone
(309) 438-0611office
phone
Email
fvrodri@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-r... website
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected 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

ART 401.001 Foundations Of Art Education

ART 309.001 Professional Art Education Sequence, Secondary Grades

Teaching Interests & Areas

Art Education Methods
Art Education Research Methodologies
History and Theories of Art Education
Community-Based Art Education

Research Interests & Areas

Global Histories of Art Education
Education History
Latin American Studies
AfroLatinidad
Dominican Studies
Socially Engaged-Art Education
Research Methodologies
Child Art

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

2024 College-Research Initiative Award

Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
2024

Illinois Art Education Association’s Illinois Higher Educator of the Year Award.

Illinois Art Education Association
2024

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

Grants and Contracts

FY24 University Research Grant
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. July 1 2023 - June 30 2024
WKCFA - University Research Grant (URG)-FY26
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. - June 30 2026

Book, Chapter

Resisting Globalization through Popular Cultures in Dominican Art Education
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
(2022), Dustin, G. & Sinner, A. (Eds.), Living Histories: Global Conversations in Art Education. Intellect, Intellect
Vocational Education and Normalization of Social Difference in Early 20th Century Dominican Republic
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Vernon Press

Journal Article

Negated Identities in Dominican Art Education
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Studies in Art Education, Taylor and Francis, 65 (4), 421-436, (2024)
Dispelling Myths: A Decolonial Framework to Engage Marginalized Histories
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Visual Arts Research, 49 (1), 73-87, (2023)

Presentations

The arts and educational institutions and the building of a modern nation during Trujillo’s dictatorship
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference 2026, Kingston, Jamaica., June 5, 2026
Diaz Niese: Hero or Villain?
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference, Paris, France., May 26, 2026
Diverse Art Education Histories: Creating New Narratives by Challenging the Colonial Legacy in the Caribbean
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 6, 2026
History and Historiography Interest Group Business Meeting
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
2025 National Art Education Association Convention, Louisville, KY, March 21, 2025
Studies in Art Education Review Board Business Meeting
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
2025 National Art Education Association Convention, Louisville, KY, March 21, 2025
Radical Publications in Art + Design Ed NAEA 2025 Visual Arts Research Author and Mentor Roundtable
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
2025 National Art Education Association Convention, Louisville, KY, March 20, 2025
Questionable Altruism: Vocational Education and Normalization of Social Difference in Early 20th Century Dominican Republic.
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Mapping International Histories of Art Education, NYC, December 1, 2023
The Pursuit of Freedom: Free Black Americans in Santo Domingo.
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
African American Studies Faculty Initiative Award Recipient Lecture, Normal, November 17, 2023
Dominican Art Education and the Myth of Racial Democracy
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
Conversando Entre Nosotros, Normal, October 17, 2023
Art Education Research and Teaching in a Divisive Political Climate: What Have We Missed?
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
National Art Education Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, April 15, 2023
Mapping Art Education Histories in the Dominican Republic
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
National Art Education Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, April 14, 2023
Globalization and the Defense of National Culture
Felix Rodriguez Suero.
National Art Education Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, April 13, 2023