Kathryn Sowinski
| Title: | Instructor |
| Department: | Art and Design Education |
| Office Location: | Art Building, Room 216 |
| Office Phone: | 815-753-1473 |
| Email: | ksowinski1@niu.edu |
Educational Background
- M.A.T.., Maryland Institute of Art (MICA), 2005.
- B.F.A.., Maryland Instittue of Art (MICA), 2004.
- Current Ph.D. student in Art and Design Education, Northern Illinois University
Kathryn Sowinski strives to cultivate collaborative learning spaces. After graduating from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) with a BFA (‘04) and MAT (‘05), she taught in Baltimore City Public Schools and Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Kathryn teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in art education and has been the edTPA Coordinator at MICA since 2015.
A National Board Certified Teacher in Early and Middle Childhood Art, Kathryn served as a visual arts standards reviewer for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. In 2022, Kathryn was awarded a MICA Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Fund Grant for her project Using Research to Improve Art Education Practices.
Her awards for teaching and scholarship include NIU’s Outstanding Graduate Student (2024), Northern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year (2009), the Artsonia Leadership Award for Family and Community Involvement in Education and Technology Integration in the Arts (2008), and the inaugural France-Merrick Fellowship at MICA (2003).
She has presented at local, state, and national conferences. Kathryn is a PhD student in Art and Design Education at Northern Illinois University. Her research interests include promoting inquiry, engagement, and personal growth through student and teacher assessments. A painter and mixed media artist, she has shown her artwork nationally and internationally.
