Faculty Profile
Laura Evans
Title
Associate Professor
Department
Art Education
College
College of Visual Arts and Design
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Art Building
- Laura.Evans@unt.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Current Scheduled Teaching*
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Previous Scheduled Teaching*
ART 6950.757, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 2022
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Spring 2022 SPOT
ARTE 5940.001, Seminar in Art Museums, Spring 2022 SPOT
ART 5900.602, Special Problems, Spring 2022 SPOT
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2022
ART 6950.757, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Fall 2021 SPOT
ART 5900.602, Special Problems, Fall 2021
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Fall 2021
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 2021
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021
ART 4951.001, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2021
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Spring 2021 SPOT
ART 5900.668, Special Problems, Spring 2021 SPOT
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2021
ART 6950.768, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Fall 2020
AEAH 5900.767, Special Problems, Fall 2020
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Fall 2020
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2020
ART 5900.757, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2020
AEAH 5942.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2020
ART 5910.767, Special Problems, Spring 2020
ART 6900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2020
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Fall 2019 SPOT
ART 5450.091, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2019
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2019
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2019
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Spring 2019 SPOT
AEAH 5942.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Spring 2019 SPOT
AEAH 5940.001, Seminar in Art Museums, Spring 2019 SPOT
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2019
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Fall 2018
AEAH 5945.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education II, Fall 2018 SPOT
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Fall 2018
ART 4450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2018 SPOT
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2018 SPOT
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2018
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Spring 2018
AEAH 5942.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Spring 2018 SPOT
AEAH 5940.001, Seminar in Art Museums, Spring 2018 SPOT
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2018
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Fall 2017
AEAH 5945.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education II, Fall 2017 SPOT
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Fall 2017
ART 4450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2017
ART 5450.091, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2017
ART 5450.091, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2017
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2017
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017
AEAH 5799.767, MA Project, Spring 2017
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Spring 2017
AEAH 5940.002, Seminar in Art Museums, Spring 2017 SPOT
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2016
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Fall 2016
AEAH 5942.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Fall 2016 SPOT
AEAH 5945.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education II, Fall 2016 SPOT
AEAH 5900.767, Special Problems, Fall 2016
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2016
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2016 SPOT
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2016
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016
AEAH 5940.001, Seminar in Art Museums, Spring 2016 SPOT
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015
AEAH 5942.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Fall 2015 SPOT
AEAH 5945.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education II, Fall 2015 SPOT
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2015 SPOT
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2015
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2014
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2014
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2014
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014
ART 5950.767, Master's Thesis, Spring 2014
AEAH 5942.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Spring 2014
AEAH 5945.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education II, Spring 2014
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2014
ART 5910.767, Special Problems, Spring 2014
AEAH 4940.001, Understanding Art Museums, Spring 2014 Syllabus
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013
ART 5950.767, Master's Thesis, Fall 2013
AEAH 5760.001, Seminar in Art Education, Fall 2013
AEAH 5940.001, Seminar in Art Museums, Fall 2013
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Fall 2013
ART 5450.091, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2013
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2013
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2013
ART 5450.791, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2013
ART 5450.791, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2013
ART 5950.767, Master's Thesis, Spring 2013
AEAH 5942.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Spring 2013
AEAH 5942.791, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Spring 2013
AEAH 5945.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education II, Spring 2013
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2013
AEAH 4940.001, Understanding Art Museums, Spring 2013 Syllabus
ART 6950.767, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012
AEAH 5799.767, MA Project, Fall 2012
ART 5950.767, Master's Thesis, Fall 2012
AEAH 5940.001, Seminar in Art Museums, Fall 2012
AEAH 5940.791, Seminar in Art Museums, Fall 2012
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Fall 2012
AEAH 4795.001, Topics in Visual Arts Studies, Fall 2012 Syllabus
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2012
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2012
AEAH 5945.003, Seminar in Art Museum Education II, Spring 2012
ART 5900.767, Special Problems, Spring 2012
AEAH 4940.001, Understanding Art Museums, Spring 2012
AEAH 5849.767, Art History Research Project, Fall 2011
ART 5950.767, Master's Thesis, Fall 2011
AEAH 5942.091, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Fall 2011
AEAH 5940.091, Seminar in Art Museums, Fall 2011
AEAH 5940.792, Seminar in Art Museums, Fall 2011
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W2 2011
ART 5450.767, Professional Internship, Summer 5W1 2011
AEAH 5942.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education I, Spring 2011
AEAH 5945.001, Seminar in Art Museum Education II, Spring 2011
AEAH 4790.001, Visual Arts Studies : Inquiry and Dialogue About Art, Spring 2011 Syllabus
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Published Publications
Published Intellectual Contributions
Book
Acuff, J., Evans, L. E. (2014). Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today. Lanham, Maryland: Alta Mira Press.
Book Chapter
Evans, L. E. (2018). Embodying the Museum: Feminist Embodied Learning in Art Museum Education. Feminism and Museums: Intervention, Disruption, Change. 388-417. Edinburgh: MuseumsEtc.
Evans, L. E. (2015). Setting the Table: The Role of University Art Museums in Creating Communities of Awareness Around Eating Disorders. On Food and Health. Edinburgh: MuseumsEtc.
Evans, L. E., Nardi, E., Angelini, C. (2014). Building a Bridge?: Understanding the Multicultural Impact of Islamic Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. Best Practices: A Tool to Improve Museum Education Internationally. Rome: Edizioni Nuova Cultura.
Evans, L. E., Constantino, T., White, B. (2013). Food for Thought: Idiom, Empathy, and Context in Lauren Greenfield's THIN. Aesthetics, Empathy, and Education. New York, NY: Lang Publishers.
Evans, L. E., Gold, M., Jandl, S. (2012). Setting the Table: The Role of University Art Museums in Creating Communities of Awareness Around Eating Disorders. A Handbook for Academic Museums: Exhibition and Education. Edinburgh: MuseumsEtc.
Book Review
Evans, L. E. Review: Famous Works of Art and How They Got That Way by John B. Nici. Studies in Art Education. 58(3), .
Instructor's Manual
Evans, L. E., McGrath, M. (2015). From the Rubble. Educational Resource Pack for the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Evans, L. E., McGrath, M. (2015). Tracey Moffatt: Kaleidoscope. Educational Resource Pack for the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Journal Article
Evans, L. (2020). Artist-Made Reproductions as a Result of Reparation: How Museums Can Benefit From The Return of Original Objects To Source Communities. Other.
Evans, L. (2020). Home Is Where the Art Is: A review of Discriminating Thieves: Nazi-Looted Art and Restitution at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Other. University of Illinois, Chicago.
Evans, L. E., Kraehe, A. (2019). That depends on how you define it: Reflections on inclusivity language as a flashpoint in docent development.. Viewfinder: Reflecting on Museum Education. (9), . National Art Education Association.
Evans, L. E. (2017). Body talk: Examining a collaborative multiple-visit program for visitors with eating disorders at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. 42(2), 345-353.
Evans, L. E., Blair, J. (2016). Listening to Self: An Appeal for Autoethnography in Art Museum Education. Viewfinder: Reflecting on Museum Education. 2, . National Art Education Association.
Evans, L. E. (2015). Making the Best of the Worst: How the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Turned Its Loss Into Gain. Journal of Art Crime. 14, 39-46.
Evans, L. E. (2014). Struggling Artist: A Vignette. Visual Arts Research. 40(1), 35-36.
Evans, L. E. (2013). Body Language: A Feminist-Informed Analysis of Visitor's Narrative Responses to THIN. The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum. 6(1), 121-130.
Evans, L. E. (2013). Trigger Finger: A Narrative Exploration of Women andTrophy Hunting in David Chancellor's Safari Club. Visual Culture and Gender. 8, 45-55.
Evans, L. E. (2011). Little Red Riding Hood Bites Back. Visual Arts Research. 37(2), 128-132.
Barrett, T., Chevers, I., Evans, L. E., Girardot, K., Kundu, R., Savage, S. (2009). A Conversation About Mentoring. Visual Arts Research. 35(2), 1-10.
Evans, L. E. (2002). Looking Past Disability: The Life and Work of Five Artists with Disabilities. Other. Ann Arbor: Michigan State University.
Popular Press Article
Evans, L. E. (2011). Eating Our Words: How Museum Visitors and a Sample of Women Narratively React to and Interpret Lauren Greenfield's THIN.
Position Paper
Evans, L., Palamara, A., Legari, S., Wiskera, E., Tulgan Ostheimer, R. (2020). Trauma-Aware Art Museum Education: Principles & Practice. Other. https://artmuseumteaching.com/2020/06/29/trauma-aware-art-museum-education-principles-practices/
Evans, L., Wiskera, E., Palamara, A., Legari, S. (2020). Trauma-Aware Art Museum Education: A Conversation. Other. https://artmuseumteaching.com/2020/05/04/trauma-aware-art-museum-education/
Webpage
Evans, L. E., Acuff, J. (2014). Building Canopies for Multiculturalism: (Re)Turning to the Visitor. Retrievable at Art Museum Teaching: A Forum for Reflecting on Practice. http://artmuseumteaching.com/2014/08/04/multi- culturalism
Awarded Grants
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
Fellowship
Evans, L., "HELPED TO CREATE FOR A UNT GRAD STUDENT: Onstead Institute/Kinfolk House Fellowship in Community Art Education," Sponsored by Onstead Institute and Kinfolk House, Local, $8000 Funded. (2022 – Present).
Evans, L., "HELPED TO CREATE FOR A UNT GRAD STUDENT: Onstead Institute/Amon Carter Museum of American Art Fellowship in Art Museum Education," University of North Texas, $8200 Funded. (2020 – Present).
Evans, L. (Other), "HELPED TO CREATE FOR A UNT GRAD STUDENT: Meadows Museum of Art/Onstead Institute Fellowship in Art Museum Education," University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2019 – Present).
Evans, L. (Other), "HELPED TO CREATE FOR A UNT GRAD STUDENT: Onstead Institute/Crow Collection Fellowship in Museum Education," University of North Texas, $8200 Funded. (2017 – 2019).
Grant - Research
Evans, L., "University of North Texas Art People: Art Museum Educators in Residence at Schools.," Sponsored by Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust and Bank of America, National, $25000 Funded. (June 2021 – August 2022).
Evans, L., "UNT Art People: Art Museum Educators in Residence," Sponsored by Rea Charitable Trust, National, $40000 Funded. (December 2021 – June 2022).
Evans, L. E., "Scholarly and Creative Award," Sponsored by College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (September 2017 – August 2018).
Evans, L. E. (Principal), "Scholarly and Creative Award," Sponsored by College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (September 2015 – August 2016).
| Overall Summative Rating |
Challenge and Engagement Index |
Response Rate |
|---|---|---|
out of 5 |
out of 7 |
% of students responded |
- Overall Summative Rating (median):
This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):- The course as a whole was
- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
- Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was