Nicole Y. S. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at NSCAD University, Canada. She completed her PhD in Curriculum Studies (specialization in Art Education) at The University of British Columbia, Canada. Layering concept, making, and embodied practices, her a/r/tographic, curricular, and philosophical research develops curricula for artful, purposeful, and meaningful living.
Marzieh Mosavarzadeh is a PhD candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at The University of British Columbia, Canada, specializing in Art Education. Her a/r/tographic research explores artful, pedagogical, and speculative ways of making-place through the artistic practice of walking. Marzieh holds both her MFA and BFA in visual arts. www.marziehmosavarzadeh.com
Joanne Ursino is a PhD candidate in Cross Faculty Inquiry in the Faculty of Education at The University of British Columbia, Canada. Joanne’s work is at the cutting edges of arts-based research and auto-poetic inquiryin curriculum theory alongside a strong a/r/tographical studio practice.
Rita L. Irwin (EdD) is a Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Art Education at The University of British Columbia, Canada. She is well-known for her national and international leadership in art education and educational research associations. She is also an award-winning educator and scholar best known for her work in a/r/tography, teacher education, curriculum studies, and socio-cultural concerns.