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G. James Daichendt, Ed.D.

Professor, Department of Art and Design
Program Director, M.A. in Modern Art History, Theory, and Criticism
Exhibitions Director
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3252
Email: gdaichendt@apu.edu
G. James Daichendt, Ed.D. serves as Professor and Exhibitions Director at Azusa Pacific University in southern California and is a Professor for Boston University’s graduate program in art education. Prior to this appointment, he served as Acting Director for the Graduate Art Education Program at Queens College, City University of New York.

Jim is author of the books: Artist-Teacher: A Philosophy for Creating and Teaching (2010) and Artist Scholar: Reflections on Writing and Research (2011) published by Intellect Books. In addition he is the Chief Editor of the new academic journal: Visual Inquiry: Learning and Teaching Art and is the Arts and Culture Editor for the magazine: Beverly Hills Lifestyle. Jim regularly writes art criticism for ArtScene and Artillery: Killer Text on Art and holds graduate degrees from Columbia, Harvard, and Boston universities.

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

Department

  • 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 499 – Thesis/Project
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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