Name: Kevin Slivka
Academic Rank: Associate Professor
Department: Art Education
Expertise Keywords: Art Education, cultural studies, curriculum theory, ethnography, Indigenous art, qualitative research methodologies
Available For: essays
Expertise: Kevin Slivka, Ph.D, is Assistant Professor of Art Education with the State University of New York [SUNY] at New Paltz and previously taught at the University of Northern Colorado [UNC]. He continues to learn from and work with Ojibwe artists from northern Minnesota and Indigenous artists from Colorado who have heavily informed his professional interests concerning cultural studies, Indigenous knowledge(s), and ecological relationships embedded within art processes. He has presented papers at international, national, and state conferences, and has been published in The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, Studies in Art Education, Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers in Art Education, and the Art Education journal. He also co-directed “Interchange: Arts in Contemporary and Traditional Culture,” that prominently featured Indigenous artists, scholars, and educators at the Center for Integrated Arts Education at UNC, which was supported with a National Endowment for the Arts grant.
Currrent Research: Invited Project Writer, Home: Contemporary Indigenous Artists Responding. Melanie Yazzie [Project Curator]. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Twelve Indigenous artists explore the notion of “home.” Each undertake a different and unique perspective reflective in their printmaking processes.
Manuscripts in Preparation:
Slivka, K. From network to meshwork: Materials and interspecies relationships among Ojibwe artists.
Slivka, K. Critically examining museum practices of American Indian cultures with Gregg Deal.
Slivka, K. Critical places: A case study of representation practices with American Indian art.
Slivka, J. & Slivka, K. Exploring intersections of the arts, literacies and play by preschool refugee children.
Contact Information
Office Phone: 845-257-3837
E-mail Address: slivkak@newpaltz.edu
Personal Web Site: http://www.newpaltz.academia.edu/KevinSlivka
Other Information
Positions held prior to joining SUNY New Paltz:
2013-2016 Assistant Professor of Art Education, The University of Northern Colorado
2013 Instructor, The Pennsylvania State University
2009-2012 Graduate Teaching Instructor, The Pennsylvania State University
2005-2009 Art Educator, Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD
2002-2005 Art Educator, Prince Georges County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD
Education
| Colleges/ Universities Attended |
Dates Attended |
Degree Conferred |
Year Conferred |
Major Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pennsylvania State University | 1996-2002 | B.S. | 2002 | Art Education |
| The Pennsylvania State University | 2009-2013 | Ph.D. | 2013 | Art Education |
| Frostburg State University | 2006-2009 | M.Ed. | 2009 | Curriculum & Instruction |
Awards/Grants/Honors
Faculty Reassignment Award in research, scholarship, and creative works (RSCW) based upon strong positive recommendations from the Dean’s Faculty Advisory Council, the Directors, and the Dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts, University of Northern Colorado. “Critical Place & Institutional Representation with American Indian Art: Crisis, Nullification, Affirmation.” 2015
Harlan E. and Suzanne Dudley Hoffa Dissertation Award in Art Education, for research that displays professional relevance, scholarly excellence, and clarity of presentation in the Art Education Program in the Penn State School of Visual Arts. 2014
Honorable Mention, Arts and Learning SIG Dissertation Award for significance to the field, The American Educational Research Association. 2014
The Pennsylvania State University Graham Fellowship Award. 2009 – 2010
Frostburg State University National Convocation Honors in Curriculum and Instruction. 2009
Maryland Art Education Association (MAEA) new teacher honor. 2005
Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles
Slivka, K. (2016). Places of transmotion: Indigenous knowledge, stories, and the arts. Art Education, 69(5), 40-48.
Slivka, K. (2015). Methodological considerations for intercultural arts research: Phenomenology, ethnography, collage narrative, and ethics. Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers in Art Education, 1, 1-18.
Slivka, K. (2015). My failure with an Ojibwe artist: Reflections on initial intercultural relationships. The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, 35, 44-56.
Slivka, K. (2012). Disequilibrium in arts and arts education: Sustainability as loss through giving. Studies in Art Education, 53(4), 302-316.
Slivka, K. (2011). Art, craft, and assimilation: Curriculum for Native students during the boarding school era. Studies in Art Education, 52(3), 225-242.
Editor Reviewed Commentary
Kraehe, A. M., Acuff, J. B., Slivka, K., Pfieler-Wunder, A. (2015). Conversations extended: Art education in context. Art Education, 68(6), 6-8.
