Truth Hurts, But It Also Heals. Lizzo’s Artful Education

There is so much to like about the artist and musician known as Lizzo. From the moment she set foot … More

Physical Art Education

Art profoundly influences the way we perceive and value physical forms. The aesthetic portrayal of male and female bodies can … More

bell hooks: radical education and empathy

Above is a portrait of bell hooks that I painted for my ongoing series, The Educators. The quote, which is … More

Weaving Intersectionality by Learning from Indigenous Artists

Google Doodles are unique visual content that temporarily alter the Google logo on the search engine’s main homepage. Generally, these … More

Pop/Punk Pedagogy: Home is where the art is

Where would America be without the historic and contemporary contributions of men, women and children from Asian and Pacific Island … More

Character Education

A popular saying is that the best laid-plans often go awry. Despite how carefully we plan for something, there are … More

Cropping Bias from the Cultural Canon

In 1939, Frida Kahlo divorced her husband Diego Rivera. As Mexico’s leading painters, they had been modern art’s power couple … More

Baya Mahieddine’s Artful Expressions of Intersectional Identity

Pablo Picasso is attributed to have said “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist … More

Bridging the Gap, Crossing the Bridge

Black lives matter. Tragically, it is clear that the United States of America has a problem understanding this. The nation’s … More

Find Your Way Back

In the era of 23andMe, Ancestry.com and other personal genomics and biotechnology companies, the age old question ‘where am I … More