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G. James Daichendt, Ed.D.

Associate Dean, School of Visual and Performing Arts
Professor, Department of Art and Design
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3252
Email: gdaichendt@apu.edu
Daichendt is a professor in the Department of Art and Design as well as a professor for Boston University’s graduate program in art education. He previously served as acting director of the graduate art education program at Queens College, City University of New York.

Jim is the author of Artist Teacher: A Philosophy for Creating and Teaching (2010) and Artist Scholar: Reflections on Writing and Research (2011), both published by Intellect Books, and Stay Up! Los Angeles Street Art (Cameron + Company, 2012). He is also the chief editor of the academic journal Visual Inquiry: Learning & Teaching Art, as well as the arts and culture editor for Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine. He regularly writes art criticism for ArtScene and Artillery: Killer Text on Art.

Education

Ed.D., Art Theory, Research, and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
M.Ed., Arts in Education (Museum Studies), Harvard University
MFA, Art Education, Boston University
B.A., Studio Art, Azusa Pacific University

Departments

  • College of Music and the Arts
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    • Art and Design

Expertise

  • 19th Century British Art
  • Academic Art
  • Aesthetic Education
  • Artist-Teacher George Wallis
  • Creativity
  • History of Art Education

Courses Taught

ART 356H – History of Modern Art (Honors)
ART 357 – Contemporary Art Trends
ART 510 – Introduction to Graduate Studies/Critical Issues in Art I
ART 602 – Integration: Theory and Practice IV

Office Hours

By appointment

Office Location

Building One, Room 230, West Campus

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