Leoni Schmidt is currently the Academic Leader: Research & Postgraduate Studies in the School of Art at Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin, New Zealand. She is particularly interested in the pedagogical possibilities of the visual arts, specifically i
...MoreLeoni Schmidt is currently the Academic Leader: Research & Postgraduate Studies in the School of Art at Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin, New Zealand. She is particularly interested in the pedagogical possibilities of the visual arts, specifically in how contemporary drawing and its theoretical and historical underpinnings can facilitate education in a studio and study integration. Leoni has been responsible for the establishment of the Master of Fine Arts Programme at her current institution, a programme which has earned praise from candidates, supervisors, and international monitors and external examiners for its academic rigour and integration of studio practice and theory. She holds a doctorate from the University of Johannesburg (RAU), an MA (Fine Arts) from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and a BA (Fine Arts) from the University of South Africa. Her research focuses on contemporary drawing and its relationships with education in the visual arts, design and architecture; its intersections with other visual arts disciplines; and its functions in particular socio-political contexts.
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The Arts in Society
