James Daichendt
G. James Daichendt | |
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 Sticker from "Shepard Fairey Inc." | |
| Born | Gary James Daichendt Jr. November 22, 1975 Youngstown, Ohio, USA |
| Occupation | Professor, Author, Art critic |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Doctorate |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Notable works | Shepard Fairey Inc. Artist * Professional * Vandal, Stay Up! Los Angeles Street Art |
G. James Daichendt (born 1975) is an art critic and art historian. He serves as the Dean of the Arts and Humanities and Professor of Art History at Point Loma Nazarene University in Southern California. He is also a Professor at Boston University.[1][2]
Dr. Daichendt founded and is the Principal Editor for the academic journal "Visual Inquiry: Learning and Teaching Art."[3][4] He has written four books. The most recent being a text about the artist Shepard Fairey entitled Shepard Fairey Inc. Artist/Professional/Vandal. His text Stay Up! Los Angeles Street Art earned him the title Professor Street Art. [5][6] He has also received academic attention for his texts Artist Scholar: Reflections on Writing and Research and Artist-Teacher: A Philosophy for Creating and Teaching. Daichendt lectures regularly on the subject of art education and street art and was featured on TED Talk, The Streets as Canvas. He is currently writing the official biography about the artist Kenny Scharf.
Dr. Daichendt's writing has appeared in KCET, Artillery: Killer Text on Art, ArtScene, Art Education, International Journal of Art and Design Education, Visual Inquiry: Learning and Teaching Art, Pasadena Scene Magazine, Beverly Hills Lifestyle, Cassone: The International Online Magazine of Art and Art Books, APU Life, Teaching Artist Journal, and The Art Book. He lives in California with his wife and three children.[7]
Education
- BA, 1998, Azusa Pacific University
- MFA 2002, Boston University
- EdM 2003, Harvard University
- EdD 2009, Columbia University
Books
- Shepard Fairey Inc. Artist/Professional/Vandal (2013)
- Stay Up! Los Angeles Street Art (2012)
- Artist Teacher: A Philosophy for Creating and Teaching (2011)
- Artist Scholar: Reflections on Writing and Research (2010)
Catalog Essays
- Pictures of Nothing Revisited (2014). La Verne, CA: University of La Verne.
- The Art of David Flores (2014). Azusa, CA: Azusa Pacific Arts Press & Cameron + Company.
- Tim Bavington: Poptivism (2014). Azusa, CA: Azusa Pacific Arts Press.
- Lynn Aldrich: Un/common objects (2013). Pasadena, CA: Art Center College of Design.
- Late Confessions: How and Nosm (2013). New York, NY: Jonathan Levine Gallery.
- Embodied: A 10-Year retrospective of Kent Anderson Butler (2012). Pomona, CA: The W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery.
Editorial
- KCET ArtBound
- Principal Editor, Visual Inquiry: Learning & Teaching Art
- ArtScene
- Artillery: Killer Text on Art
- Arts and Culture Editor, Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine
- Pasadena Scene Magazine and Pasadena Star News
References
- ^ Faculty profile at Boston University
- ^ Faculty profile at Azusa Pacific University
- ^ Editorial (2011). Visual Inquiry: Learning and Teaching Art, 1(1). p. 1.
- ^ University of Chicago Press
- ^ [http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/columns/writing-on-the-wall/professor-street-art-on-faireys-tale.html
- ^ http://www.yaylablog.com/jim-daichendt/
- ^ http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/contact/view-contact-page,id=17197/ Intellect Books