dennis earl fehr, ed.d.
associate professor of visual studies

texas tech university
p.o. box 42081
lubbock  tx  79409.2081

806.742.3825  x234
fax  806.742.1971

dennis.fehr@ttu.edu


photograph by chuck e. cheese

E  D  U  C  A  T  I  O  N
1988 
        Ed.D. Art Education. University of Illinois, Urbana.

S  E  L  E  C  T  E  D    H  O  N  O  R  S
2007
     Private invited meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
    WHO'S WHO in HIGHER EDUCATION - ART EDUCATION
2006
     VISITING SCHOLAR
        National Taiwan University for the Arts, Taipei, Republic of China.
        Yuan Ze University, Taipei, Republic of China.
2003
     WHO'S WHO in HIGHER EDUCATION - ART EDUCATION
2001
     PERCY H. TAÇON MEMORIAL LECTURE in ART EDUCATION
        University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2000
     WESTERN REGION ART EDUCATOR of the YEAR
        National Art Education Association
1999
     TEXAS ART EDUCATOR of the YEAR
        Texas Art Education Association
1996
     VISITING SCHOLAR
        Central University for Nationalities, Beijing, People's Republic of China
1988
     FIRST PLACE AWARD
        University-wide Graduate Student Fiction-writing Competition.
        University of Illinois
1985, 1986
     UNIVERSITY FELLOW
        University of Illinois


P  U  B  L  I  C  A  T  I  O  N  S
BOOKS
        Fehr, D., & Fehr, M. [Eds.]. (in progress). Art de-Fined.
 
        Fehr, D., & Fehr, M. [Eds.]. (in press). Teach boldy! New York: Peter Lang.

       
Fehr, D. (2004, 2nd Ed.). Dogs playing cards: Powerbrokers of prejudice in education, art, and culture. New York: Peter Lang. 238 pp.
                Available at http://courses.ttu.edu/fehr.
        Fehr, D., Fehr, K., & Keifer-Boyd, K. [Eds.]. (2000). Real-world readings in art education: Things your professors never told you. New York: Falmer. 176 pp.

SELECTED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
        Fehr, D. (2008). Changing art educational policy at the Federal level. Studies in Art Education. National Art Education Association.

        Fehr, D. (2008). Putting a face on NCLB in art education.
School Arts.
        Fehr, D. (2008). The National Education Taskforce: The first year. Trends in Art Education. Texas Art Education Association.
        Fehr, D. (2006). How to draw a heart.
The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education.
        Fehr, D., Fehr, M., & Pennisi, A. (2003). Taking down the yellow police tape: Controversial content in P-12 classrooms. In Semiotics and visual culture: Sights, signs, and significance. Smith-Shank, D. [Ed.]. Reston VA: National Art Education Association.
      Fehr, D. (2000). Real-world art education: Teachers who transgress and transform. The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education.
      Fehr, D. (1999). Making shelter from the storm, or Why I agreed to coordinate Texas Tech University's Junction Center Art Program. Trends in Art Education, 35-36. Also published in ArTeacher (1999, spring/summer), 33-35.
      Fehr, D. (1997). Clutching the lectern, or shouting from the back of the hall? A comparison of modern and postmodern educational policy. Arts Education Policy Review, 98, 4, 27-31.
      Fehr, D. (1994). From theory to practice: Applying the historical context model of art criticism. Art Education, 47, 5, 52-58.
      Fehr, D. (1993). Promise and paradox: Art education in the postmodern arena. Studies in Art Education, 35, 4, 209-217. 
      Fehr, D. (1989). Color / form strategies: A review of relevant research. Visual Arts Research, 14, 1, 86-94.

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
        Fehr, D. (February 2009). The future of art education: Looking forward to the challenge. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York NY.
        Fehr, D. (October 2008). The National Education Taskforce and arts advocacy. Tennessee Art Teachers' Association annual conference, Memphis TN.
        Fehr, D. (October 2003). Making it real: Kids, art and teaching. Nebraska Art Teachers' Association annual conference, Kearney, NE.
      Fehr, D. (July 2000). Advanced placement in studio art: A postmodern approach. Advanced Placement Annual Conference, Dallas TX.
      Fehr, D. (November 1997). Our page in history: Ethics and the re-emergence of visual literacy. Texas Art Education Association annual conference, Fort Worth TX.
      Fehr, D. (October 1995). Postmodern art education: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something da-glo pink. History of Art Education conference, The Pennsylvania State University, State College PA.
      Fehr, D. (November 1995). Context-based art education: A new model for a new era. Michigan Art Education Association annual conference, Dearborn MI.

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
        Fehr, D., & Fehr, M. (2009). The arts and culturally responsive teaching. McGill University. Montreal, Ontario, Canada.
        Fehr, D. (2007). Freedom and censorship in the arts: Fear, fibs and fanatics. Texas Tech Center, Seville, Spain.
        Fehr, D. (2006). Measuring modernism through women's work. Yuan Ze University, Taipei, Republic of China.
      Fehr, D. (2006). Visual studies at Texas Tech University. National Taiwan University for the Arts, Taipei, Republic of China.
      Fehr, D. (2001). The ecstasy and the ecstasy. Percy H. Taçon Memorial Lecture in Art Education, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
      Fehr, D. (1996). The arts and cultural exchange: Fostering goodwill between our peoples. Central University for Nationalities, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
      Fehr, D. (1990). Painting the ceiling and mopping the floor: Men and women artists in the Italian Renaissance. The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Italy (given as guide of self-organized The Art of Europe tour).

INVITED PRESENTATIONS
        Fehr, D. (2003). The future of art education. University of Illinois, Urbana.
      Fehr, D. (1998). Art education and children in an at-risk society. North Georgia College and State University (and West Georgia University via instructional television).
      Fehr, D. (1997). A comparison of modernist and postmodern images of women. Texas Tech University.
        Fehr, D. (1995). Integrating a critical art education program with the general school curriculum. The Pennsylvania State University, State College.
      Fehr, D. (1995, October). New and improved art education: A challenge to administrators. Administrators' luncheon, Empty Bowls Project, Michigan Art Education Association annual conference, Dearborn.
      Fehr, D. (1993) Urban art education. New York University, New York City.

S  E  R  V  I  C  E
     NATIONAL
        Executive director. National Education Taskforce (NET). (2006-present). The NET advises the  U.S. Congress on education-related legislation.
     INTERNATIONAL
      Taiwan National University for the Art, Taipei, Taiwan.
(2003). Author of notes on social theory in student catalog Introduction.
      Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. (2001). Author of notes on social theory in Ontario province student teacher handbook.
      Central University for Nationalities, Beijing, People's Republic of China.  (1996-97). Consultant for development of Central University for Nationalities' art education program.
      Department of Education, Republic of Indonesia. (1993). Houston host and consultant to Ida Siti Herawati, Coordinator of the National Art Curriculum Project.
      National Department of Education, Sweden. (1993). Dogs playing cards: Powerbrokers of prejudice in education, art, and culture, 1st Ed. (Fehr, D., 1993) used as reference in writing national art curriculum.

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