Mary Blatherwick
Education
- PhD Art Education, University of Surrey at Roehampton, England 1998
- MA in Art Education, University of British Columbia, 1986
- BFA, Nova Scotia Collage of Art and Design, 1986
- BEd in Art Education, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design 1975
Key areas of interest
- Visual Literacy
- Multimodal literacy
- Critical Thinking
- Intercultural Understanding
- Creativity
- Curriculum Development
Teaching
- 11 years public school teaching
- 15 years post secondary teaching
- 15 years experience as a practicum supervisor of Visual Art and other subject including Math, English, Social Studies and Science
Courses
- Introduction to Visual Education: Theories and Practices
- Power of Images
- Issues in Art Education
- Integrated Learning through Art
- Materials and Methods
- Curriculum Development in Art Education
- Curriculum Development (Master?s level)
- Aesthetic Education Module -Trinidad/UNB program
Practicum/professional mentoring
- Advising/mentoring students during their practicum experiences
- Assisting/mentoring students with visual art education initiatives
- Mentoring past students entering the job market and developing career paths
- Supervising/mentoring Masters and PhD level students
Professional practice, committees, volunteer work
- contributor to journals and texts on visual art education
- editorial responsibilities - Canadian texts on teaching visual art
- presenter at local, regional, national, international conferences on Education through Art
- director of research initiatives -levels of visual literacy and creativity in New Brunswick
- producer of film series on the creative practices of visual artists of New Brunswick
- studio art practice in drawing and painting
- member on faculty committees - social, admissions, assessment, building and space
- organizer of the ?Work in Progress? sessions (WIPS) -presentations on research by faculty and graduate students
- member of the senate committee - undergraduate scholarships
- member of CETL (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) selection committee- research grants
- past Vice-President of The Canadian Society for Education through Art
- Director of Publications - The Canadian Society for Education through Art
- Canadian Representative - International Society for Education through Art
- President of the New Brunswick Visual Art Education Association
- past President of Sunbury Shore Arts and Nature Centre
- Chair of the Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John NB
