TIINA KUKKONEN
Artist - Researcher - Educator
ABOUT
Tiina Kukkonen is a visual artist, arts educator, and PhD student in the Faculty of Education at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Her research focuses on the role of intermediary organizations in brokering partnerships and knowledge exchange in arts education. She holds an M.A. in Child Studies and a B.F.A./B.Ed. in Art Education from Concordia University in Montreal.
Tiina has taught visual arts in various community and school environments in Quebec and Ontario, and actively participates in arts markets and exhibitions. As a Finnish-Canadian artist, her work primarily explores themes inspired by northern nature, craft, and design.
"Nature is not something that can be seen with the eye alone - it lies within the soul, in pictures seen by the inner eye."
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Edvard Munch
RESEARCH
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Kukkonen, T. (2019). An ecological model of artist-school partnerships for policy makers and practitioners. Arts Education Policy Review. doi: 10.1080/10632913.2019.1576150
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Kukkonen, T., & Bolden, B. (2018). Teaching lives: An arts-informed exploration of teacher experience. Art/Research International, 3(2), 150-171.
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Kukkonen, T., & Chang-Kredl, S. (2018). Drawing as social play: Shared meaning-making in
young children’s collective drawing activities. The International Journal of Art and Design Education, 37(1), 74-87. doi: 10.1111/jade.12116
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Kukkonen, T., & Cooper, A. (2017). An arts-based knowledge translation (ABKT) planning framework for researchers. Evidence & Policy. doi: 10.1332/174426417X15006249072134
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
Project Manager
Building Creative Capacity through Assessment for Learning in the Arts
Lead researcher: Dr. Benjamin Bolden, Queen's University
Funded by: SSHRC
Link: http://benjaminbolden.ca/aflia/
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Research Associate
Eduarts Mapping Project
Canadian Network For Arts & Learning
Funded by: The Ontario Trillium Foundation
Link: http://www.eduarts.ca/eduarts-map
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Research Associate
ACE Initiative
English Language Arts Network
Link: https://www.quebec-elan.org/ace-initiative-2/
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Research Associate & Co-Author
Transformative Action on Arts Education: Re-invigorating the Seoul Agenda
The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning, The Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and the UNESCO Chair in Arts & Learning
Link: http://unesco.ca/~/media/unesco/unesco/position%20paper.pdf
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SELECT PRESENTATIONS
Kukkonen, T., & Cooper, A. (2017, October). Building bridges through the Arts: An arts-based knowledge translation (ABKT) planning framework for researchers. Paper presentation at the national conference of the Canadian Network for Arts and Learning, Ottawa, Ontario.
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Chalas, A., & Kukkonen, T. (2017, March). One course two pedagogies: Instructor practices in preparing pre-service elementary teachers to teach art. Presentation at the annual convention for the National Art Education Association, New York, NY.
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Kukkonen, T., & Bolden, B. (2016, October). Teaching lives: An arts-informed exploration of
teacher experience. Presentation at the annual conference for the Canadian Society for Education Through Art, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
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TEACHING
WORKSHOPS
Tiina facilitates a variety of visual arts workshops. Past workshops include:
Block printing
Needle felting
Card-making
Painting & Drawing
UNIVERSITY
Tiina has been an instructor, teaching assistant, and guest lecturer at the undergraduate level. She has taught courses in visual arts for teacher candidates at Queen's University, and has supervised ECE student teachers in their placement settings.
K-12
Tiina has taught visual arts to children and teens in both community and school environments. She has worked full-time as a high school arts teacher and has held several contract positions as an arts instructor.
NEWS & EVENTS
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT THE TETT!
November & December 2020
I'll be hosting two physically-distanced workshops at the Tett Centre in Kingston this fall. The first is a drawing workshop on November 14th focusing on an old favourite method of mine: reverse drawing (white pencil on black paper). The second, on December 5th, will be a beginner's needle-felting workshop. For more info, click on the links below!
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TOP 20 MOST DOWNLOADED AND MORE!
Spring/Summer 2019
It's been a cold start to the summer but the life of a PhD candidate never cools down. I just got a notification informing me that one of my articles was in the top 20 most downloaded for 2017-18. It will remain open access from now until July: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jade.12116
I'm also looking forward to presenting and networking at the InSEA conference in Vancouver next month, as well as participating in the arts-based emergent PhD exhibit at UBC.
Keeping up with my art practice has been a struggle lately. It's always hard wearing so many hats. But my work will be on display at the Tett Centre in Kingston again from June 18-30 as part of the Tett Tuesday group show! Check it out if you can!
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
December 2018
How is it already December? I've had a busy fall teaching and art-making, and now it's time to get back to research full-time. It's always difficult to switch gears. Just another trick I have to learn as a burgeoning academic! Sadly, I won't be participating in any holiday markets this year, but you can still find a few of my goodies at Mikko Espresso & Boutique in Hudson, QC. Also, a few of my works will be on display/sale at the Tett Centre gallery in Kingston, ON from December 12-16. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
FALL HAPPENINGS
Fall 2018
A new school year underway means new opportunities and events. I'll be participating in the Faculty of Education Juried Art Exhibit for the 4th year in a row (see attached invite). You can also catch me speaking at the Artful Inquiry Research Group symposium at McGill University on October 13th. I'll be presenting my work with the English Language Arts Network (ELAN) on artist-school partnerships in English-speaking Quebec schools.
JURIED ART EXHIBIT AND SALE
July 2018
One of my paintings will be on display and for sale at the Window Art Gallery in Kingston, ON for the month of July! Opening reception July 7th from 2-5pm!
