Mr. Barrett by Spencer, age 6
Short Resume:
Terry Barrett, PHD
Professor, Department of Art Education
Professor
Department of Art (joint appointment)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-4741, barrett.8@osu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Art Education, The Ohio State University, 1983;M.A. in Art Education, Ohio
State University, 1974; A.B. in Art and Philosophy, Webster College, St. Louis,
Missouri, 1967.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Inaugural William Hollis Visiting Artist, Washington & Lee University, Fairfax,
Virginia, 2008.
Kenneth Marantz Distinguished Alumni Award, The Ohio State University, 2006.
Hatcher Memorial Award for Excellence, Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, Ohio
State University, 2005.
Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist, Goshen University, Goshen, Indiana, 2005.
Honorary Lecture, Arthur Brandon Humanities Lecture Series, Alderson
Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia, 2005.
Visiting Scholar and Dorothy Liskey Wampler Eminent Professor recipient, Lecture "Art,
Interpretation, and Life," James Madison University, Harrisburg, Virginia, 2005.
Presenter of the Annual Anderson Lecture, "Interpreting Art,"Penn State University, 2004.
Distinguished Fellow, National Art Education Association, 2004.
Outstanding Alumnus, Webster University's Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, 2003.
Honored Educator, Midwest Society for Photographic Education, 2001.
Studies Invited Lecture award, National Art Education Association, Los Angeles, 2000.
Visiting Scholar, Getty Education Institute for the Arts, Los Angeles, 1995-96.
Philosopher-in-Residence, Arts Unlimited, Bowling Green State University, 1991.
Columbus Art League Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, 1991.
Distinguished Teaching Award, The Ohio State University, 1987.
TEACHING
Ohio State University, Department of Art Education, Columbus, Ohio: Professor, 1993;
Visiting Professor. Tilburg, Holland, 1993; Associate Professor; 1988; Assistant
Professor, 1983; Tenured, 1978; Instructor 1972: Graduate Faculty, 1984. Photographic
Media Specialist, JDR III Fund, University City Schools, University City, Missouri,
1970-72. Art Teacher, Sumner High School, St. Louis, Missouri, 1967-70.
PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS
Why Is That Art?: Aesthetics and Criticism of Contemporary Art. New York: Oxford, 2008.
Criticizing Photographs. New York: McGraw-Hill, 4th edition, 2006.
Interpreting Art. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Criticizing Art. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2nd edition, 2000.
Talking About Student Art. Davis Publications, 1997.
Lessons for Teaching Art Criticism, editor. University of Indiana: ERIC, Art, 1994.
PUBLICATIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS
"Interpreting Barbara Kruger′s Surveillance," in Carolyn Channell and Tim Crusius, editors,
Guide to Writing. New York: McGraw-Hill, in press.
"Principles for Interpreting Photographs," in The Weight of Photography: A Theoretical
Basis for Photographic Humanity, Johan Swinnen and Luc Deneulin, Editors.
Brussels: APS, 2008.
"Teaching Toward Appreciation in the Visual Arts," International Handbook of Research
in Arts Education, Volumes 1 & 2, Liora Bresler, Editor. New York: Springer,
2007, pages 639-654.
"Gossip," "Origami Flowers Frame 89," and "Emily's Scribbles Frame 300" interpretive
essays, in Charles A. Csuri: Beyond Boundaries, 1963-Present, Janice Glowski,
Editor. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University College of the Arts, 2006.
Foreword, Willem Elias, Aspecten van de Belgische Kunst na ‘45; English edition,
Aspects of Belgium Art since 45), Gent, Belgium: Snoeck, 2005.
Foreword, David Burton, Exhibiting Student Art. New York: Teachers College Press, 2005.
"Investigating Art Criticism in Education: A Personally Reflective Account" in The
Handbook for Research and Policy in Art Education, Elliot Eisner "Mickey
Day, editors, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, 2004.
"Interpreting Art: Building Communal and Individual Understandings," Contemporary
Issues in Art Education, Yvonne Gaudelius and Peg Speirs, editors. Upper Saddle
River: Prentice-Hall, 2002, pages 291-301.
"Interpreting Photographs," 2000 Taipei International Photofest, Taipei, Taiwan: Epson,
2000, pages 70-82.
"Postmodernism," in Art Education: Content and Practice in a Postmodern Era, Jim
Hutchens and Karolyn Suggs, editors. Reston, VA: NAEA, 1997, pages 17-30.
"Photographs and Contexts," anthologized article in Aesthetics: A Reader of Philosophy of the
Arts, David Goldblatt and Lee Brown, editors. Prentice-Hall, 1997, pages 110-116.
"Criticizing Art with Children," in Issues and Approaches to Elementary Art Education,
Andra Johnson, editor. Washington, D. C.: NAEA, 1992.
"Criticizing Art with Others," in Pluralistic Approaches to Art Criticism, Doug Blandy "
Kristen Congdon, editors. Bowling Green, OH: Popular Press, 1991.
"A Structure for Appreciating Photographs," in Teaching Photography, Tom Frederick
and Tony Neff, editors. Chicago, IL: Society for Photographic Education, 1981.
PUBLICATIONS: ARTICLES
Forty scholarly articles on aspects of teaching and learning art criticism and aesthetics in:
Studies in Art Education, The Journal of Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Visual Arts
Research, FATE, ChildArt, Exposure, Afterimage, The New Advocate, and Theory into
Practice.
PUBLICATIONS: ART CRITICISM AND BOOK REVIEWS
Art reviews and essays in New Art Examiner, Dialogue, Camera-Lucida, Image/Ink,
Columbus Art.
Book reviews in Studies in Art Education, The Journal of Aesthetic Education, The
Journal of Art Education, The Arts Education Review of Books, and The Teaching Artist
Journal.
PUBLICATIONS: MULTIMEDIA
Editor and Consultant, "Four 20th Century Arts and Humanities Units for High School
Students," published by Los Angeles Educational Partnership (LAEP),
http://www.laep.org/artsonline/getty/index.html, November 2000.
"Sandy Skoglund: Teaching Contemporary Art," with Sydney Walker, an on-line art exhibition
with thematic curriculum materials, sponsored by the Getty Institute for Education in the
Arts, http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/ArtsEdNet/Resources/ Skoglund/index.html,
1995.
"Art Criticism," a one-hour instructional audio tape in a series of six tapes, in Art Forum,
Tucson, AZ: CRIZMAC, 1995.
Looking at History through Art: Interdisciplinary Units of Instruction for Grades K-5. (Los
Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1999).
PUBLICATIONS: EDITORSHIPS
Senior Editor of Studies in Art Education; founding co-editor of The Arts Education
Review of Books; past editor, Columbus Art; editor, The Ohio Art Education Association
Journal, 1978-80; editor of conference proceedings; editorial boards, The Journal of
Cultural Research in Art Education, The Journal of Art Education, The Teaching Artist
Journal, The International Journal of Art Education.
GRANTS
Contributor and principal investigator for grants to Barrett and the Department of Art
Education from The Getty Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The
College Board, The Ohio Arts Council, The Ohio Humanities Council, Battelle Institute,
and Ohio State University.
PRESENTATIONS AND RESIDENCIES
Papers, workshops, and one-week residencies for museums and universities in the USA
and abroad, including: University of Oregon, University of Arizona, Center for Creative
Photography, Colorado State University, Washington& Lee University, Ball State
University, Western Michigan University; England, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Spain,
Taiwan, Tehran, and Abu Dhabi.
CONSULTANCIES
The Getty Education Institute for Arts Education, The College Board, The Lincoln Center
Institute, Humanitas in Los Angeles, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art,
Akron Art Institute, Ohio Department of Education, and the Ohio Arts Council.
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