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Artistic and research interests
Kevin Tavin is Professor of International Art Education, and Head of the Department of Art at Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland. Tavin holds a BFA, MEd and PhD in art education. He has taught K-12 and post-secondary courses since 1990. Previous work includes Associate Professor of Art Education at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1999-2006) and The Ohio State University (2006-2012).
His research focuses on critical multiculturalism, visual culture, critical pedagogy, cultural studies, Nordic art education, and psychoanalytic theory. His work has been published in international art and education journals and books, and presented as keynote and research papers across the globe. Recent books include, Angels, ghosts, and cannibals: Essays on art education and visual culture and Stand(ing) up, for a Change: Voices of arts educators. Tavin has held the office of Coordinator for the Caucus on Social Theory and Art Education and World Council Regional Representative for North America for the International Society for Education through Art.
Keywords
- Visual culture
- Lacanian psychoanalytic theory
- Media studies
- Art Education
- Critical pedagogy
- Curriculum theory
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Research Output
An Introduction to Excess in Art and Education: Discursive Explorations
Tavin, K., Kallio-Tavin, M. & Ryynänen, M., 2019, Art, Excess, and Education: Historical and Discursive Contexts. Tavin, K., Kallio-Tavin, M. & Ryynänen, M. (eds.). 1 ed. London, UK: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, p. 1-18 18 p. (Palgrave Studies in Educational Futures).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
Art, Excess, and Education: Historical and Discursive Contexts
Tavin, K. (ed.), Kallio-Tavin, M. (ed.) & Ryynänen, M. (ed.), 2019, 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 218 p. (Palgrave Studies in Educational Futures)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
David and (His Own) Goliath: A Response to Pariser’s Critique of “The Cat, Cradle, and the Silver Spoon: Violence in Contemporary Art and the Question of Ethics for Art Education”
Tavin, K., 2019, In : Studies in Art Education. 60, 1, p. 63-68 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Scientific › peer-review
Finnish arts-based and artistic dissertations in context: Explorations, interventions, and glocal interpretations
Kallio-Tavin, M. & Tavin, K., 2019, Provoking the Field: International Perspectives on Visual Arts PhDs in Education. Sinner, A., Irwin, R. L. & Adams, J. (eds.). INTELLECT LTD.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Learning to Unlearn Disciplines: Experimentation and Exploration of Collaborative Art Education
Tavin, K., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Scientific › peer-review
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Prizes
Aalto University Annual Excellence Award in Teaching
Kevin Tavin (Recipient), Harri Laakso (Recipient), Juuso Tervo (Recipient) & Mari Kekola (Recipient), Dec 2017
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Graduate Assistant Award for Outstanding Teaching
Kevin Tavin (Recipient), Mar 1999
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Manuel Barkan Memorial Award
Kevin Tavin (Recipient), Apr 2004
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Outstanding Art Educator of the Year
Kevin Tavin (Recipient), Oct 1994
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Activities
Debating Practice: What Do We Mean When We Talk about Practice in Art Education?
Mira Kallio-Tavin (Speaker), Kevin Tavin (Speaker), David Pariser (Speaker), Juuso Tervo (Speaker)9 Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
On Dark Territories of Transdisciplinarity: Arts-Based Education as (Un)Learning
Harri Laakso (Speaker), Kevin Tavin (Speaker), Juuso Tervo (Speaker)16 Jan 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
On Top of the World? Myths and Truths About Finnish and Nordic Art Education
Mira Kallio-Tavin (Speaker), Kevin Tavin (Speaker)7 Jan 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
No Future in the Making: Failing and Falling Out of Time in Art Education
Juuso Tervo (Speaker), Kevin Tavin (Speaker), Tyson Lewis (Speaker)12 Jul 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Changing Courses: How Can Programs Get Their Bearings Through the Art Education (Scholar)ship?
Juuso Tervo (Speaker), Kevin Tavin (Speaker), Tyson Lewis (Speaker)14 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation