New Faculty Spotlight: Art Education Welcomes Dr. Mira Kallio-Tavin as the Winnie Chandler Distinguished Professor of Art

The Art Education faculty in the Lamar Dodd School of Art is thrilled to welcome Dr. Mira Kallio-Tavin as the Winnie Chandler Distinguished Professor of Art. Mira’s research can be described as belonging to issues of social justice in art education. Her research concerns critical artistic and arts-based research, particularly on decolonialism, disability studies, and animal studies. Her current research project, Disabling Institutions focuses on identifying and disrupting ableism as a long-surviving “standard” in art and cultural institutions, including arts schools, arts organizations, and museums.

Mira is a World Councillor of InSEA (International Society for Education Through Art), and the founder of the International Disability Studies, Arts and Education (DSAE) conference. She is the author and editor of six books, and has a publishing record of 90 articles. She is the editor of the journals Research in Arts and Education (editor in chief) and The International Journal of Education through Art (editor). She is also serving her second term on the Studies in Art Education editorial board.

Welcome, Mira!