Dawna Hamm Walsh (dawna@dbu.edu)
Chairperson, Department of Art.
Professor of Art. Fine Arts. Pedagogy of Art. Senior Seminar.
B.A. in Art & Art Education, Dallas Baptist University;
M.Ed. in Art Supervision, University of North Texas;
Ph.D. in Fine Arts (Visual Art/Theater/ Music, including Museum Studies and Arts Criticism), Texas Tech University.
Previous work experience:
Department of Art Chair, Professor, and Exhibitions Coordinator since 1978; University of Kabul, Afghanistan Professor; TTU Museum: Education and Public Programming; All Level Art, DISD; Research Office, U.N.T. Art Department
Areas of teaching at DBU:
Arts and Creative Process, Introduction to Fine Arts, Pedagogy of Art, Drawing, Senior Seminar, Internships in Art
Professional Memberships:
Fulbright Association, Washington Task Force for the Arts, Christians in the Visual Arts, National Art Education Association, Texas Association of Schools of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Commission on the Arts, Delta Kappa Gamma for Professional Women Teachers, Phi Beta Delta
Achievements:
Leadership Texas, Who's Who Among Outstanding Teachers in America, Outstanding Faculty Member at DBU (2 years), Distinguished Alumni, D.B.U., Achievement Award, Delta Kappa Gamma Chapter, Fulbright Research Scholarships: Afghanistan and Africa
Performances/Art Juror:
Texas State Capital High School Art Competition, Regional Juror; Veterans of Foreign Wars of the USA, Texas State Art Contest Juror, Dallas County Regional Art Exhibition, Dallas City Hall; DISD & HEBISD Art Shows; Dallas County Community Colleges Art Shows; Frank Reague Art League; Richardson Civic Art League; Ginger Bread Tour Art Show, Waxahachie Art League, DeSoto Art League
Other Involvements:
Christians in the Visual Arts, Sponsor; Department Art Shows, Coordinator; DBU Campus Art Tours; Phi Beta Delta with International Students; Drawing Portrait Series of International Ethnic Diversity; 25 Year Art Retrospective: One Person Art Show; Research: Learning How to Look: Evaluating Visual Art; Comparative Development in Visual and Fine Arts
Teachers/Workshops:
North Texas Institute for Educators in the Visual Arts, U.N.T., Arrowmont School of the Arts, Tennessee, MoRanch Art Workshops, Hunt, TX, TTU Art Workshops, Junction, TX, Dallas Museum of Art Docent Training/Workshops, Region 10 Professional Staff Development, Portfolio Review and Distance Education Training
Miscellaneous:
Married, 1971: John Walsh, III; President of TIG Real Estate Services and Attorney. Children: Grant, 29; Whitney, 25; Preston, 21; Austin, 18. Active in programs at First Baptist and Highland Park Presbyterian Churches in Dallas. Enjoys being available to students for guidance counseling, as well as meeting students frequently for lunch or informal times in her home.
