EDUCATION
PhD ~ Art History and Education, Major: Art and Visual Culture Education, Minor: Early Childhood Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, May 2017
Dissertation: Fostering new spaces: Challenging dominant constructions of power and knowledge in early childhood art education
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Garber
MA ~ Art and Visual Culture Education, Emphasis: Museum and Community Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, May 2011
Thesis: Writing with light: Exploring children’s digital photography
Advisor: Dr. Marissa McClure
BA ~ Photography, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, May 2005
Senior Project: inspiration, move me brightly
Advisor: Stephen Shore
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Assistant Professor of Art Education
TE 802: Reflection and Inquiry in Art Education Teaching Practice (Fall 2017)
TE 430: Introduction to Arts in the Classroom (Fall 2017
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Graduate Teaching Associate - Instructor of Record
ARE 438/538: Teaching Art and Visual Culture: Wildcat Art Saturday Lab School (Spring 2015 & 2016)
ARE 440: Theories of Children’s Art (Fall 2013 & 2014)
ARE 230: Foundations of Art and Visual Culture Education (Spring 2014)
ART 150a1: Children’s Art and Visual Culture (Spring 2011 – Spring 2013)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
ARE 130: Exploring Art and Visual Culture (Fall 2009, Spring 2010 & 2013)
Grader
ART 203: Survey of Contemporary Studio Art (Fall 2010)
Invited Guest Lecturer
ARE 632: Visual Arts Teaching in Higher Education (Fall 2016)
ARE 530: Research Methods in Art Education (Spring 2016)
ARE 361: Creative Arts Methods (Spring 2015)
TTE 321c: Creative Arts for the Young Child (Spring 2014 & Spring 2017)
CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE
IDEA School, Tucson AZ
Documentation Specialist, Elementary School (August 2016 – May 2017)
Creative Arts Collaborator, Elementary School (August 2014 – October 2015; August 2016 - present)
Great Expectations Academy, Sahuarita, AZ
Art Teacher, Elementary and Middle School (January 2012 – December 2012)
Wildcat School of Art (Saturday Morning Lab School), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Art Educator, Early Childhood – Pre-K and Kindergarten (Fall 2014)
Substitute Art Educator – Elementary School (Spring 2011, Spring 2012)
Art Educator, Elementary – Third and Fourth Grades (January 2010 – May 2010)
Abigail Lundquist Botstein Nursery School, Annandale on Hudson, NY
Assistant Teacher, Preschool (August 2003 – December 2003)
MUSEUM TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Summer Arts Program Instructor (Summer 2014)
Volunteer, Education Department (Summer 2010 & Summer 2011)
University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Art Sprouts Volunteer Educator, Education Department (Spring/Summer 2014)
Graduate Intern, Education Department (Fall 2010)
Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
Summer Arts Program Instructor (Summer 2013)
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
Museum Educator (August 2009 – December 2011)
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
Outreach & Educator Programs Manager (July 2008 – August 2009)
Outreach, Intern, & Volunteer Program Manager (November 2006 – July 2008)
Contract Educator (September 2006 – November 2006)
PUBLICATIONS – Refereed* Invited**
Cinquemani, S. (forthcoming, 2018). Artistic encounters: Ethical collaborations between children and adults. In C. Schulte & C. Thompson (Eds.), Communities of practice: Art, play, and aesthetics in early childhood. Springer Publications.**
Cinquemani, S., Farrar, C., & Reid, N. (2017). “Kids know about art”: Amplifying underrepresented voices in art museums through mentorship. In M. Hafeli & A. Kantawala (Eds.), Journal of Visual Inquiry: Learning and Teaching (Special Issue - From Mentorship to Intellectual Partnership: Co-authoring and Dialogic Production through Co-construction of Research).**
Cinquemani, S. (2014). Entering the secret hideout: Fostering newness and space for art and play. The Bankstreet College of Education Occasional Papers, 31 (Special Issue: Intersections of Art and Childhood). http://bankstreet.edu/occasional-paper-series/31/part-i/entering-the-secret-hideout/*
Cinquemani, S. (2014).“I look cool; he’s dead now”: Reconsidering children’s violent play art. Art Education - The Journal of the National Art Education Association, 67(3), 13-18.*
Cinquemani, S., Fey, C., Marino, C., & Shin, R. (2010). Exploring racism through photography: An instructional resource. Art Education - The Journal of the National Art Education Association, 63(5), 44-51.*
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS - Regional* National** International***
Cinquemani, S. (2017). Fostering new spaces in early childhood art education: Nomadism, play, and collaboration. National Art Education Association Convention. New York, NY**
Bradshaw, R.D., Cinquemani, S., Sharma, M., & Quinn, T. (2017). Speed dating with theory: Shifting theoretical boundaries. National Art Education Association Convention. New York, NY**
Cinquemani, S. & Washburn, S. (2016). Moving beyond the hallway: Creating meaningful exhibitions of children’s art. Arizona Art Education Association Conference. Tucson, AZ.*
Cinquemani, S. (2016). Early childhood art museum education: Thoughts, practices, and musings. Tucson Museum of Art, Docent Training Workshop. Tucson, AZ.*
Cinquemani, S., Farrar, C., & Reid, N. (2015). I wonder what that is? The curatorial voice of children. National Art Education Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.**
Cinquemani, S., De la Rosa-Carillo, E., & Quinn, T. (2015). Educational aesthetics: A live journal. National Art Education Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.**
Cinquemani, S., Coombs, A., Eckhoff, A., & McClure, M. (2015). Image of the child-as-collaborator: The responsive educator as art-making partner. National Art Education Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.**
Cinquemani, S. (2014). Third space encounters: The early childhood art classroom as a site for fostering newness and resistance. Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education Conference. Kent, OH.***
Cinquemani, S., De la Rosa-Carillo, E., & Quinn, T. (2014). Educational aesthetics: Conversations about educational design and effective teaching practice. National Art Education Association Convention. San Diego, CA.**
Cinquemani, S. (2014). Running from the volcano: Third space pedagogy and young children’s play art. National Art Education Association Convention. San Diego, CA.**
Cinquemani, S. (2013). They’re awesome, they’re cool, they’re in the sky!: Children’s violent digital media. National Art Education Association Convention. Fort Worth, TX.**
Bradshaw, R.D., Cinquemani, S., De la Rosa-Carillo, E., & Quinn, T. (2013). Emerging conversations: Building community, fostering collaboration, and improving practice. National Art Education Association Convention. Fort Worth, TX.**
Cinquemani, S., Coombs, A. & McClure, M. (2012). Interactive-affective relations of early childhood. Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education Conference. State College, PA.***
Cinquemani, S. (2012). Exploring children’s digital photography. National Art Education Association Convention. New York, NY.**
Cinquemani, S., McClure, M., & Wollschlaeger, C. (2011). Bright spots and innovation in education. Greater Tucson Leadership Education Issue Day. Tucson, AZ.*
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
President-Elect, Early Childhood Art Educators Issues Group, National Art Education Association (2017 - 2018)
Reviewer (proposals), National Art Education Association National Convention – Early Childhood Art Education Issues Group (Summer 2016).
Secretary, Early Childhood Art Educators Issues Group, National Art Education Association (2014 – 2016)
Teaching Consultant, Wildcat School of Art, University of Arizona (Spring 2014).
Reviewer (proposals), Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education Conference, Theme - Spaces of Resistance: Histories and Futures (Spring 2014).
Reviewer (chapters), Collective Unravelings of the Hegemonic Web: Movement, Place, and Story, 14th Annual Curriculum & Pedagogy Conference Proceedings Book (Spring 2014).
Reviewer (articles), The Bank Street Occasional Papers, Special Issue: Intersections of Art and Childhood (Fall 2013).
Co-Chair, Emerging Conversations Symposium, University of Arizona (2012 & 2013).
Co-President, National Art Education Association Student Chapter, University of Arizona (Fall 2011 – Spring 2013)
Treasurer, National Art Education Association Student Chapter, University of Arizona (Fall 2009 – Spring 2011)
AWARDS
School of Art Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona, 2016
Medici Scholar Award, Study Tour in Reggio Emilia, Italy, University of Arizona, 2014
Graduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2009 – 2016
Endowed Appleton/Potter Fund for Art Education Travel Grant, University of Arizona, 2011 - 2014
Misto-Ertz Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2009 – 2015
Graduate Fellowship Grant, University of Arizona, 2009 – 2010
PhD ~ Art History and Education, Major: Art and Visual Culture Education, Minor: Early Childhood Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, May 2017
Dissertation: Fostering new spaces: Challenging dominant constructions of power and knowledge in early childhood art education
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Garber
MA ~ Art and Visual Culture Education, Emphasis: Museum and Community Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, May 2011
Thesis: Writing with light: Exploring children’s digital photography
Advisor: Dr. Marissa McClure
BA ~ Photography, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, May 2005
Senior Project: inspiration, move me brightly
Advisor: Stephen Shore
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Assistant Professor of Art Education
TE 802: Reflection and Inquiry in Art Education Teaching Practice (Fall 2017)
TE 430: Introduction to Arts in the Classroom (Fall 2017
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Graduate Teaching Associate - Instructor of Record
ARE 438/538: Teaching Art and Visual Culture: Wildcat Art Saturday Lab School (Spring 2015 & 2016)
ARE 440: Theories of Children’s Art (Fall 2013 & 2014)
ARE 230: Foundations of Art and Visual Culture Education (Spring 2014)
ART 150a1: Children’s Art and Visual Culture (Spring 2011 – Spring 2013)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
ARE 130: Exploring Art and Visual Culture (Fall 2009, Spring 2010 & 2013)
Grader
ART 203: Survey of Contemporary Studio Art (Fall 2010)
Invited Guest Lecturer
ARE 632: Visual Arts Teaching in Higher Education (Fall 2016)
ARE 530: Research Methods in Art Education (Spring 2016)
ARE 361: Creative Arts Methods (Spring 2015)
TTE 321c: Creative Arts for the Young Child (Spring 2014 & Spring 2017)
CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE
IDEA School, Tucson AZ
Documentation Specialist, Elementary School (August 2016 – May 2017)
Creative Arts Collaborator, Elementary School (August 2014 – October 2015; August 2016 - present)
Great Expectations Academy, Sahuarita, AZ
Art Teacher, Elementary and Middle School (January 2012 – December 2012)
Wildcat School of Art (Saturday Morning Lab School), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Art Educator, Early Childhood – Pre-K and Kindergarten (Fall 2014)
Substitute Art Educator – Elementary School (Spring 2011, Spring 2012)
Art Educator, Elementary – Third and Fourth Grades (January 2010 – May 2010)
Abigail Lundquist Botstein Nursery School, Annandale on Hudson, NY
Assistant Teacher, Preschool (August 2003 – December 2003)
MUSEUM TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Summer Arts Program Instructor (Summer 2014)
Volunteer, Education Department (Summer 2010 & Summer 2011)
University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Art Sprouts Volunteer Educator, Education Department (Spring/Summer 2014)
Graduate Intern, Education Department (Fall 2010)
Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
Summer Arts Program Instructor (Summer 2013)
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
Museum Educator (August 2009 – December 2011)
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
Outreach & Educator Programs Manager (July 2008 – August 2009)
Outreach, Intern, & Volunteer Program Manager (November 2006 – July 2008)
Contract Educator (September 2006 – November 2006)
PUBLICATIONS – Refereed* Invited**
Cinquemani, S. (forthcoming, 2018). Artistic encounters: Ethical collaborations between children and adults. In C. Schulte & C. Thompson (Eds.), Communities of practice: Art, play, and aesthetics in early childhood. Springer Publications.**
Cinquemani, S., Farrar, C., & Reid, N. (2017). “Kids know about art”: Amplifying underrepresented voices in art museums through mentorship. In M. Hafeli & A. Kantawala (Eds.), Journal of Visual Inquiry: Learning and Teaching (Special Issue - From Mentorship to Intellectual Partnership: Co-authoring and Dialogic Production through Co-construction of Research).**
Cinquemani, S. (2014). Entering the secret hideout: Fostering newness and space for art and play. The Bankstreet College of Education Occasional Papers, 31 (Special Issue: Intersections of Art and Childhood). http://bankstreet.edu/occasional-paper-series/31/part-i/entering-the-secret-hideout/*
Cinquemani, S. (2014).“I look cool; he’s dead now”: Reconsidering children’s violent play art. Art Education - The Journal of the National Art Education Association, 67(3), 13-18.*
Cinquemani, S., Fey, C., Marino, C., & Shin, R. (2010). Exploring racism through photography: An instructional resource. Art Education - The Journal of the National Art Education Association, 63(5), 44-51.*
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS - Regional* National** International***
Cinquemani, S. (2017). Fostering new spaces in early childhood art education: Nomadism, play, and collaboration. National Art Education Association Convention. New York, NY**
Bradshaw, R.D., Cinquemani, S., Sharma, M., & Quinn, T. (2017). Speed dating with theory: Shifting theoretical boundaries. National Art Education Association Convention. New York, NY**
Cinquemani, S. & Washburn, S. (2016). Moving beyond the hallway: Creating meaningful exhibitions of children’s art. Arizona Art Education Association Conference. Tucson, AZ.*
Cinquemani, S. (2016). Early childhood art museum education: Thoughts, practices, and musings. Tucson Museum of Art, Docent Training Workshop. Tucson, AZ.*
Cinquemani, S., Farrar, C., & Reid, N. (2015). I wonder what that is? The curatorial voice of children. National Art Education Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.**
Cinquemani, S., De la Rosa-Carillo, E., & Quinn, T. (2015). Educational aesthetics: A live journal. National Art Education Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.**
Cinquemani, S., Coombs, A., Eckhoff, A., & McClure, M. (2015). Image of the child-as-collaborator: The responsive educator as art-making partner. National Art Education Association Convention. New Orleans, LA.**
Cinquemani, S. (2014). Third space encounters: The early childhood art classroom as a site for fostering newness and resistance. Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education Conference. Kent, OH.***
Cinquemani, S., De la Rosa-Carillo, E., & Quinn, T. (2014). Educational aesthetics: Conversations about educational design and effective teaching practice. National Art Education Association Convention. San Diego, CA.**
Cinquemani, S. (2014). Running from the volcano: Third space pedagogy and young children’s play art. National Art Education Association Convention. San Diego, CA.**
Cinquemani, S. (2013). They’re awesome, they’re cool, they’re in the sky!: Children’s violent digital media. National Art Education Association Convention. Fort Worth, TX.**
Bradshaw, R.D., Cinquemani, S., De la Rosa-Carillo, E., & Quinn, T. (2013). Emerging conversations: Building community, fostering collaboration, and improving practice. National Art Education Association Convention. Fort Worth, TX.**
Cinquemani, S., Coombs, A. & McClure, M. (2012). Interactive-affective relations of early childhood. Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education Conference. State College, PA.***
Cinquemani, S. (2012). Exploring children’s digital photography. National Art Education Association Convention. New York, NY.**
Cinquemani, S., McClure, M., & Wollschlaeger, C. (2011). Bright spots and innovation in education. Greater Tucson Leadership Education Issue Day. Tucson, AZ.*
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
President-Elect, Early Childhood Art Educators Issues Group, National Art Education Association (2017 - 2018)
Reviewer (proposals), National Art Education Association National Convention – Early Childhood Art Education Issues Group (Summer 2016).
Secretary, Early Childhood Art Educators Issues Group, National Art Education Association (2014 – 2016)
Teaching Consultant, Wildcat School of Art, University of Arizona (Spring 2014).
Reviewer (proposals), Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education Conference, Theme - Spaces of Resistance: Histories and Futures (Spring 2014).
Reviewer (chapters), Collective Unravelings of the Hegemonic Web: Movement, Place, and Story, 14th Annual Curriculum & Pedagogy Conference Proceedings Book (Spring 2014).
Reviewer (articles), The Bank Street Occasional Papers, Special Issue: Intersections of Art and Childhood (Fall 2013).
Co-Chair, Emerging Conversations Symposium, University of Arizona (2012 & 2013).
Co-President, National Art Education Association Student Chapter, University of Arizona (Fall 2011 – Spring 2013)
Treasurer, National Art Education Association Student Chapter, University of Arizona (Fall 2009 – Spring 2011)
AWARDS
School of Art Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona, 2016
Medici Scholar Award, Study Tour in Reggio Emilia, Italy, University of Arizona, 2014
Graduate Tuition Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2009 – 2016
Endowed Appleton/Potter Fund for Art Education Travel Grant, University of Arizona, 2011 - 2014
Misto-Ertz Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2009 – 2015
Graduate Fellowship Grant, University of Arizona, 2009 – 2010