Stephanie Danker is an Associate Professor of Art Education and the coordinator of the undergraduate Art Therapy minor and co-major. She earned her PhD in Art Education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Danker’s research interests include art integration, social justice pedagogy and teacher professional development. Longitudinal educational research specific to Miami University’s context include: Freedom Summer Project of 1964, and Myaamia culture and imagery (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma). She was elected Higher Education representative (2019-21) and Chair (2021-23) for the Professional Learning through Research Working Group of the National Art Education Association. In addition, Danker served on the editorial review board of Art Education (2016-19), served as Ohio Art Education Association Higher Education Division Chair (2017-19) and was named the 2020 OAEA Higher Education Art Educator of the Year.
Since 2017, I have partnered with the Myaamia Center to create collaborative educational resources with art education students to contribute to local K-12 outreach efforts about specific aspects of Myaamia culture and imagery. This work and the relationships that have developed have been transformational to me personally and professionally. I created this letterpress poster as a student in Erin Beckloff’s class, to promote the spring 2020 Ribbonwork exhibition at the Miami University Art Museum. I was most excited to give posters to Myaamia Center staff and Tribal leadership at the January 2020 Winter Gathering in Miami, Oklahoma. (Geometric pattern within poster designed by Myaamia student and Studio Art major, Megan Sekulich).
