EDUCATION
2005 Master of Education in Art Education, (GPA: 4.0), Towson University, Towson, MD.
1996 Bachelor of Science, Art Education, (GPA: 3.5), Towson University, Towson, MD.
1993 Associate of Arts, Essex Community College, Essex, MD.
1988 Villa Julie College, Stevenson, MD. (Business Administration courses)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003- Art Educator (Grades 6-8) and Art Department Coordinator, Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2010 - Art Educator (Grades 2-9), Summer Art Enrichment Program, Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
'01-'09 - Summer Site-Coordinator, Maryland Institute College of Art Young Peoples Studio, Brooklandville, MD.
'96-'09 - Art Educator (Grades K-8), Maryland Institute College of Art Young Peoples Studio, Brooklandville, MD.
'96-'03 - Art Educator (Grades K-5), Bryant Woods Elementary School, Columbia, MD.
'96-'00 - Art Educator (Grades K-8), Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2008- Middle School Executive Committee (Arts Rep.), Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
'20-'22 Maryland Art Education Association, Middle Level Division Director.
'99-'21 Cooperating Teacher for Undergraduate Art Educators, Maryland Institute College of Art: ’22, ’15, ’13, ’11. and Towson University: ’09, ‘02’, ‘01. 2007-17
'07-'17 Student Trip Chaperone. France: ’17, ’11, ’09, ’08. Spain: ’07. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
'99-'03 Art Leadership Cadre Member, Howard County, MD. Public School System.
'99-'03 Art Exhibition Committee Member, Howard County, MD. Public School System.
'99-'03 Art Gifted/Talented Screening Committee Member, Howard County MD. Public School System.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, GRANTS
2024 National Art Education Association Middle-Level Art Educator, 2024.
2023 Linehan Family Travel and Study Grant, $3000. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2021 Class of 1947 Meritorious Award, $2500, Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2020 Eastern Region Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, National Art Education Association.
2018. Maryland Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, Maryland Art Education
2018 Linehan Family Travel and Study Grant, $4400. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2015 Riepe Family Sabbatical, $10,000. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2010 Paternotte Travel and Study Grant, $4000. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2007 Edward K. Dunn Faculty Fellow, $1500. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2005 Eastern Region Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, National Art Education Association.
1999 Outstanding Visual Arts Educator, Maryland Art Education Association.
PUBLICATIONS
Anderson, D. (2024), The Lighthouse as a Symbol. SchoolArts Magazine. 123(7). (p. 31-33).
Anderson, D. (2022), Cultivating Good Habits. SchoolArts Magazine, 122(4), (p. 12, 42).
Anderson, D. (Accepted ‘20), Reshaping the Coronavirus Imagery. SchoolArts Magazine.
Anderson, D. (2020), Assemblage Portraits. SchoolArts Magazine, 119(8), (p. 34-35, 54).
Anderson, D. (2020), Reaching for the Sun. SchoolArts Magazine, 119(5), (p. 12, 37)
Anderson, D. (2018), “Baltimore removed its Confederate monuments a year ago, so what’s changed?”, The Baltimore Sun. No. 228, 15, August.
Tavin, K. & Anderson, D. (2010). A cultura visual nas aulas de arte do Ensino Fundental: uma desconstrucao. Santa Maria, Brazil: Editoriaufsm.
Tavin, K. & Anderson, D. (2003). Teaching (Popular) Visual Culture: Deconstructing Disney in the elementary art classroom. Art Education, 56 (3), 21-23 & 32-35.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2024. Presenter (w/Kevin Tavin): National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN. Of Mice and Them. April,
2020 Presenter: International Boys’ School Coalition Annual Conference, The Art of Empathy and Mental Health Awareness. Barcelona, Spain. July. (Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020 Presenter: Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Towson University, Chasing the sun: The art of mental health awareness. October.
2018 Presenter: Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Towson University, Should I stay or should I go: The clash over public art, monuments, and memorials, October.
2018 Presenter: International Society for Education through the Arts, European Regional Congress, Espoo, Finland. Chasing the sun: The art of mental health awareness. June.
2018 Presenter: International Society for Education through the Arts, European Regional Congress, Espoo, Finland. Should I stay or should I go: The clash over public art, monuments, and memorials (with Kevin Tavin). June.
2015 Presenter: The Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention. Columbia, MD. (Un)Finished: International art education between two continents. October.
2015 Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, New Orleans. (Un)Finished: International art education between two continents. March.
2015 Presenter (Invited): Aalto University (Art Education Students), Helsinki, Finland Tales from an American art educator. February.
2015 Presenter (Invited): University of Lapland (Art Education Students), Rovaniemi, Finland. Tales from an American art educator. February.
2013 Presenter (Invited): The Saint Paul’s School for Girls (5th - 8th grade students), Brooklandville, MD. Constructions of knowledge: What we learn and know about race, culture and gender through the lens of pop culture imagery and media. March.
2012 Presenter (Invited): The Chestnut Hill School, Boston, MA. Constructions of knowledge: What we learn and know about race, culture and gender through the lens of pop culture imagery and media. October.
2011 Presenter: The National Association for Independent Schools, People of Color Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Social justice and activism through art (with Armond Lawson). December.
2010 Presenter: The National Association for Independent Schools, People of Color Conference, San Diego, CA. Exploring racial stereotypes in popular culture imagery. 2010.
2005 Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA. The dreams of Harriet Tubman. March.
2005 Presenter: Multicultural Institute Conference, Towson University, Maryland. Public art for public change: Exploring social issues in the classroom. November.
2004 Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO. Deconstructing Disney: visual Culture in the elementary classroom (with Kevin Tavin). March.
2003 Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN. Reshaping the monumental: Public art for public change. March.
2003 Presenter: Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Changing Art Education Practice: “Goal 27 in Action” Symposium, Chicago. Stereotypes in popular imagery (with Kevin Tavin). March.
2003 Presenter (Invited): The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Stereotypes in popular imagery. March.
2002 Presenter: The Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Baltimore. Deconstructing Disney. October
EXHIBITED WORK
2023 Solo Exhibit, Black Locust Hops Brewery. Freeland, MD. (pastels, acrylic and oil)
2023 Kooks, Coots & Yoots, Zo Gallery Studio, Baltimore, MD. (assemblages, paintings)
2022 Solo Exhibit, Black Locust Hops Brewery. Freeland, MD. (pastels, acrylic and oil)
2022 Feathers, The Ward Museum, Salisbury, MD.
2022 The Country Chronicle, 24(10). June. (painting selected for the front cover)
2020 Twitter Art Exhibit. William H. Miller Studios & Fine Art, Myrtle Beach, SC.
2020 Solo Exhibit, The Filling Station, Sparks, MD. (acrylic and oil)
2019 Crossing Borders, D/E International Art Gallery, Baltimore-Washington International Airport. (curated by Maryland Art Education Association).
2018 Cornucopia, Hereford Library. Hereford, MD. (curated by Towson Arts Collective)
2016 The Arthouse. Baltimore, MD. (acrylic and oil)
2015 Solo Exhibit, The Filling Station. Sparks, MD. (acrylic and oil)
2005 Crabtown Project. Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. (public sculpture)
2001 Teachers as Artists, Howard County Board of Education. Ellicott City, MD. (sculptural work)
2000 Columbia Center for the Arts, Columbia, MD. (sculptural work)
1997 Villa Julie College Alumni Show. Stevenson, MD. (sculptural work)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (PAST AND PRESENT)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Maryland Art Education Association (MAEA)
National Art Education Association (NAEA)
Towson Arts Collective
Caucus for Social Theory in Art Education (CSTAE)
2005 Master of Education in Art Education, (GPA: 4.0), Towson University, Towson, MD.
1996 Bachelor of Science, Art Education, (GPA: 3.5), Towson University, Towson, MD.
1993 Associate of Arts, Essex Community College, Essex, MD.
1988 Villa Julie College, Stevenson, MD. (Business Administration courses)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003- Art Educator (Grades 6-8) and Art Department Coordinator, Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2010 - Art Educator (Grades 2-9), Summer Art Enrichment Program, Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
'01-'09 - Summer Site-Coordinator, Maryland Institute College of Art Young Peoples Studio, Brooklandville, MD.
'96-'09 - Art Educator (Grades K-8), Maryland Institute College of Art Young Peoples Studio, Brooklandville, MD.
'96-'03 - Art Educator (Grades K-5), Bryant Woods Elementary School, Columbia, MD.
'96-'00 - Art Educator (Grades K-8), Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2008- Middle School Executive Committee (Arts Rep.), Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
'20-'22 Maryland Art Education Association, Middle Level Division Director.
'99-'21 Cooperating Teacher for Undergraduate Art Educators, Maryland Institute College of Art: ’22, ’15, ’13, ’11. and Towson University: ’09, ‘02’, ‘01. 2007-17
'07-'17 Student Trip Chaperone. France: ’17, ’11, ’09, ’08. Spain: ’07. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
'99-'03 Art Leadership Cadre Member, Howard County, MD. Public School System.
'99-'03 Art Exhibition Committee Member, Howard County, MD. Public School System.
'99-'03 Art Gifted/Talented Screening Committee Member, Howard County MD. Public School System.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, GRANTS
2024 National Art Education Association Middle-Level Art Educator, 2024.
2023 Linehan Family Travel and Study Grant, $3000. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2021 Class of 1947 Meritorious Award, $2500, Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2020 Eastern Region Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, National Art Education Association.
2018. Maryland Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, Maryland Art Education
2018 Linehan Family Travel and Study Grant, $4400. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2015 Riepe Family Sabbatical, $10,000. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2010 Paternotte Travel and Study Grant, $4000. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2007 Edward K. Dunn Faculty Fellow, $1500. Gilman School, Baltimore, MD.
2005 Eastern Region Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, National Art Education Association.
1999 Outstanding Visual Arts Educator, Maryland Art Education Association.
PUBLICATIONS
Anderson, D. (2024), The Lighthouse as a Symbol. SchoolArts Magazine. 123(7). (p. 31-33).
Anderson, D. (2022), Cultivating Good Habits. SchoolArts Magazine, 122(4), (p. 12, 42).
Anderson, D. (Accepted ‘20), Reshaping the Coronavirus Imagery. SchoolArts Magazine.
Anderson, D. (2020), Assemblage Portraits. SchoolArts Magazine, 119(8), (p. 34-35, 54).
Anderson, D. (2020), Reaching for the Sun. SchoolArts Magazine, 119(5), (p. 12, 37)
Anderson, D. (2018), “Baltimore removed its Confederate monuments a year ago, so what’s changed?”, The Baltimore Sun. No. 228, 15, August.
Tavin, K. & Anderson, D. (2010). A cultura visual nas aulas de arte do Ensino Fundental: uma desconstrucao. Santa Maria, Brazil: Editoriaufsm.
Tavin, K. & Anderson, D. (2003). Teaching (Popular) Visual Culture: Deconstructing Disney in the elementary art classroom. Art Education, 56 (3), 21-23 & 32-35.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2024. Presenter (w/Kevin Tavin): National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN. Of Mice and Them. April,
2020 Presenter: International Boys’ School Coalition Annual Conference, The Art of Empathy and Mental Health Awareness. Barcelona, Spain. July. (Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020 Presenter: Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Towson University, Chasing the sun: The art of mental health awareness. October.
2018 Presenter: Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Towson University, Should I stay or should I go: The clash over public art, monuments, and memorials, October.
2018 Presenter: International Society for Education through the Arts, European Regional Congress, Espoo, Finland. Chasing the sun: The art of mental health awareness. June.
2018 Presenter: International Society for Education through the Arts, European Regional Congress, Espoo, Finland. Should I stay or should I go: The clash over public art, monuments, and memorials (with Kevin Tavin). June.
2015 Presenter: The Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention. Columbia, MD. (Un)Finished: International art education between two continents. October.
2015 Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, New Orleans. (Un)Finished: International art education between two continents. March.
2015 Presenter (Invited): Aalto University (Art Education Students), Helsinki, Finland Tales from an American art educator. February.
2015 Presenter (Invited): University of Lapland (Art Education Students), Rovaniemi, Finland. Tales from an American art educator. February.
2013 Presenter (Invited): The Saint Paul’s School for Girls (5th - 8th grade students), Brooklandville, MD. Constructions of knowledge: What we learn and know about race, culture and gender through the lens of pop culture imagery and media. March.
2012 Presenter (Invited): The Chestnut Hill School, Boston, MA. Constructions of knowledge: What we learn and know about race, culture and gender through the lens of pop culture imagery and media. October.
2011 Presenter: The National Association for Independent Schools, People of Color Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Social justice and activism through art (with Armond Lawson). December.
2010 Presenter: The National Association for Independent Schools, People of Color Conference, San Diego, CA. Exploring racial stereotypes in popular culture imagery. 2010.
2005 Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA. The dreams of Harriet Tubman. March.
2005 Presenter: Multicultural Institute Conference, Towson University, Maryland. Public art for public change: Exploring social issues in the classroom. November.
2004 Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO. Deconstructing Disney: visual Culture in the elementary classroom (with Kevin Tavin). March.
2003 Presenter: The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN. Reshaping the monumental: Public art for public change. March.
2003 Presenter: Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Changing Art Education Practice: “Goal 27 in Action” Symposium, Chicago. Stereotypes in popular imagery (with Kevin Tavin). March.
2003 Presenter (Invited): The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Stereotypes in popular imagery. March.
2002 Presenter: The Maryland Art Education Association Annual Convention, Baltimore. Deconstructing Disney. October
EXHIBITED WORK
2023 Solo Exhibit, Black Locust Hops Brewery. Freeland, MD. (pastels, acrylic and oil)
2023 Kooks, Coots & Yoots, Zo Gallery Studio, Baltimore, MD. (assemblages, paintings)
2022 Solo Exhibit, Black Locust Hops Brewery. Freeland, MD. (pastels, acrylic and oil)
2022 Feathers, The Ward Museum, Salisbury, MD.
2022 The Country Chronicle, 24(10). June. (painting selected for the front cover)
2020 Twitter Art Exhibit. William H. Miller Studios & Fine Art, Myrtle Beach, SC.
2020 Solo Exhibit, The Filling Station, Sparks, MD. (acrylic and oil)
2019 Crossing Borders, D/E International Art Gallery, Baltimore-Washington International Airport. (curated by Maryland Art Education Association).
2018 Cornucopia, Hereford Library. Hereford, MD. (curated by Towson Arts Collective)
2016 The Arthouse. Baltimore, MD. (acrylic and oil)
2015 Solo Exhibit, The Filling Station. Sparks, MD. (acrylic and oil)
2005 Crabtown Project. Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. (public sculpture)
2001 Teachers as Artists, Howard County Board of Education. Ellicott City, MD. (sculptural work)
2000 Columbia Center for the Arts, Columbia, MD. (sculptural work)
1997 Villa Julie College Alumni Show. Stevenson, MD. (sculptural work)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (PAST AND PRESENT)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Maryland Art Education Association (MAEA)
National Art Education Association (NAEA)
Towson Arts Collective
Caucus for Social Theory in Art Education (CSTAE)