Susan Rodriguez:BIOGRAPHY
• Susan Rodriguez is an author, artist, and educator who advocates on behalf of art and cultural understanding. She is a seasoned public speaker whose professional appearances span the globe.•She is on faculty at The University of the Arts as the Graduate Art Education Admissions Coordinator. She teaches pre-service graduate-level art education and teacher programs that employ collaborations between The University of the Arts and regional museums; principally, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and conducts travel/study tours abroad. In her years with the School District of Philadelphia's Overbrook Educational Center, she was awarded numerous grants and commendations for her work in visual arts with sight-impaired and blind students. A recipient of fellowships and awards, Susan was named The 1996 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. She was awarded The Disney American Teacher Award in VisualArts for 1993-1994. She received the nationally acclaimed, prestigious Milken Family Foundation Outstanding Educator Award, 1994-1995.
•Susan is an exhibiting artist with a deep belief in the connection between studio production and learning overall. Select exhibits include : Indigo Art Gallery: "Stealing Water from the Moon", Wayne Art Center: "Muses, Models, and Memories." The Philadelphia Museum of Art: Women in Art, The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, and Villanova University: Ten Philadelphia Artists. Her tile painting series, "Buddha Sightings: were on exhibit at The Philadelphia Art Alliance in a juried show in the fall of 1998.
•Susan is a strong advocate for multicultural appreciation. She is a consultant inclusionary education, art education and museum appreciation. She is a consultant and public speaker who endorses teacher empowerment and renewal through arts educaiton. She is a member of arts advisory committes and serves on numerous art and ecuation panels. The Moore College of Art awarded Susan with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts. She holds a Masters of Education and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University. She is a member of National State Teachers of the Year and is listed in Who's Who in American Education and Who's Who of American Women.
• Susan Rodriguez is an author, artist, and educator who advocates on behalf of art and cultural understanding. She is a seasoned public speaker whose professional appearances span the globe.•She is on faculty at The University of the Arts as the Graduate Art Education Admissions Coordinator. She teaches pre-service graduate-level art education and teacher programs that employ collaborations between The University of the Arts and regional museums; principally, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and conducts travel/study tours abroad. In her years with the School District of Philadelphia's Overbrook Educational Center, she was awarded numerous grants and commendations for her work in visual arts with sight-impaired and blind students. A recipient of fellowships and awards, Susan was named The 1996 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. She was awarded The Disney American Teacher Award in VisualArts for 1993-1994. She received the nationally acclaimed, prestigious Milken Family Foundation Outstanding Educator Award, 1994-1995.
- Chestnut Hill Local says:"From the silk fringe sweeping through the air at her wrists to the sparkling chandelier earrings that are constantly in motion, her very presence is performance art."
- Interactive Teacher: "Susan Rodriguez, the 1996 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year learned about the joys in education the "hard" way. She attacked a life-changing challenge and succeeded at the seemingly impossible."
- Philadelphia Daily News: "She helps them look at everything that's possible. It goes beyond the art she's teaching."
- Helen Hume, Author: "Rodriguez filled a gaping hole for art teachers in learning and teaching multicultural art. Susan Rodriguez is an exceptional leader. Her contributions have advanced the field of art education".
•Susan is an exhibiting artist with a deep belief in the connection between studio production and learning overall. Select exhibits include : Indigo Art Gallery: "Stealing Water from the Moon", Wayne Art Center: "Muses, Models, and Memories." The Philadelphia Museum of Art: Women in Art, The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, and Villanova University: Ten Philadelphia Artists. Her tile painting series, "Buddha Sightings: were on exhibit at The Philadelphia Art Alliance in a juried show in the fall of 1998.
•Susan is a strong advocate for multicultural appreciation. She is a consultant inclusionary education, art education and museum appreciation. She is a consultant and public speaker who endorses teacher empowerment and renewal through arts educaiton. She is a member of arts advisory committes and serves on numerous art and ecuation panels. The Moore College of Art awarded Susan with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts. She holds a Masters of Education and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University. She is a member of National State Teachers of the Year and is listed in Who's Who in American Education and Who's Who of American Women.
