Dr. Robert Dalton
Associate Professor Emeritus, Art Education
PhD (Art Education), Ohio State University
MFA (Painting), University of Washington
Professional Teaching Certificate (Art Education), University of Calgary
BA (Fine Arts/Sociology), University of Calgary
Email: rdalton@uvic.ca
- Studio pedagogy
- Critical perspectives on art
- Visual culture and mass media
- Exhibitions of children's art
- Intergenerational art experiences
Dalton, R. (2012). “From Badlands to Tide Pools: Finding My Place.” In A. Sinner & C. Lowther (Eds) Reflections from the Far West Coast, (pp. 12-22). Toronto: The Key Publishing House.
Dalton, R. & Delgado, N. (2012). “Posters for Global Citizenship: International Issues for an International Curriculum.” BCATA Journal for Art Teachers, 54(1)18-27.
Dalton, R. (2012). “The Eye Hears, The Ear Sees.” BCATA Journal for Art Teachers, 54(1) 52-60.
Dalton, R. & Emme, M. (2012). “Diversity in the Art Classroom: Students with Autism.” BCATA Journal for Art Teachers, 54(2) 58-68.
Dalton, R. (2010). “Constructing Identities: Self-portraits in Photography.” In C. Mullen & J. Rahn (Eds) View Finding: Perspectives on New Media Curriculum in the Arts, (pp. 145-166). New York: Peter Lang.
Dalton, R. (2010). “Things My Students Taught Me: Confessions of an Art Educator.” The Canadian Art Teacher, 8(2), 2010, pp.8-19. *This is the full text of the Gaitskell Address, an invited address given to the Canadian Society for Education through Art conference in Vancouver, BC
I am available to speak on the following topics through the UVic Speakers Bureau:
- Belling the Cat: The Artful Subersion of Advertising
- Looking at Others Looking at Us: Portraitrue by Leading Photographers
- Popular Myths about Art and Artists
- War and Peace: Children's Drawings Promoting Peace
- Young at Art: Elderly Artists and Their Work
- Empathy and Visual Literacy
- The Importance of Art Education in Child Devleopment
- Survivors of War: Children Draw Their Experiences
If you are interested to have me speak on any of these topics, please visit the to make a booking.