Dr. Felix Rodriguez Suero
Assistant Professor of Art Education
Wonsook Kim School of Art
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 203f
Office Hours
Fridays 2-4 pm and by appointment.
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Felix is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at Illinois State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Art Education with a minor in Latin American Studies from the Pennsylvania State University.
Current Courses
ART 401.001 Foundations Of Art Education
ART 309.001 Professional Art Education Sequence, Secondary Grades
Teaching Interests & Areas
Art Education Methods
Art Education Research Methodologies
History and Theories of Art Education
Community-Based Art Education
Research Interests & Areas
Global Histories of Art Education
Education History
Latin American Studies
AfroLatinidad
Dominican Studies
Socially Engaged-Art Education
Research Methodologies
Child Art
PhD Art Education
The Pennsylvania State University
State Collage, PA
MA Art Education
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
BA Bachelor of Music Education and Theory
Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, DR
Other Visual Arts
Escuela Nacional de Artes Visuales
Santo Domingo, RD
2024 College-Research Initiative Award
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
2024
Illinois Art Education Association’s Illinois Higher Educator of the Year Award.
Illinois Art Education Association
2024
FY24 University Research Grant
Illinois State University
2023
Dominican National Archive (Archivo General de la Nación AGN) Vetilio Alfau History Essay Award
Dominican National Archive
2022
Dominican National Archive (Archivo General de la Nación AGN) Vetilio Alfau History Essay Award
Archivo General de la Nacion, Dominican National Archive.
2020
Reconocimiento al Merito Docente
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena UNPHU
2020
Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award in Art Education Runner Up
National Art Education Association
2020
Inter-University Program for Latino Research/Mellon Dissertation Fellowship
IUPLR/Mellon Foundation/ University of Illinois at Chicago
2018
Grants & Contracts
FY24 University Research Grant. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. Illinois State University. (2023)
WKCFA - University Research Grant (URG)-FY26. Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts. Illinois State University.
Book, Chapter
Rodriguez Suero, F. Resisting Globalization through Popular Cultures in Dominican Art Education. Dustin, G. & Sinner, A. (Eds.), Living Histories: Global Conversations in Art Education. Intellect. Intellect (2022)
Rodriguez Suero, F. Vocational Education and Normalization of Social Difference in Early 20th Century Dominican Republic. Ami Kantawal, Juan Carlos Castro & Paul Bolin (EDs). Vernon Press
Journal Article
Rodriguez Suero, F. Negated Identities in Dominican Art Education. Kryssi Staikidis (EDs). Studies in Art Education, Taylor and Francis 65.4 (2024): 421-436.
Rodriguez Suero, F. Dispelling Myths: A Decolonial Framework to Engage Marginalized Histories. Laura J. Hetrick (EDs). Visual Arts Research 49.1 (2023): 73-87.
Presentations
Diaz Niese: Hero or Villain?. Latin American Studies Association Annual Conference. Latin American Studies Association, LASA. (2026)
Diverse Art Education Histories: Creating New Narratives by Challenging the Colonial Legacy in the Caribbean. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. NAEA. (2026)
The arts and educational institutions and the building of a modern nation during Trujillo’s dictatorship. Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference 2026. Caribbean Studies Association. (2026)
History and Historiography Interest Group Business Meeting. 2025 National Art Education Association Convention. National Art Education Association. (2025)
Radical Publications in Art + Design Ed NAEA 2025 Visual Arts Research Author and Mentor Roundtable. 2025 National Art Education Association Convention. National Art Education Association. (2025)
Studies in Art Education Review Board Business Meeting. 2025 National Art Education Association Convention. National Art Education Association. (2025)
Art Education Research and Teaching in a Divisive Political Climate: What Have We Missed?. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Dominican Art Education and the Myth of Racial Democracy. Conversando Entre Nosotros. Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program, ISU.. (2023)
Globalization and the Defense of National Culture. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Mapping Art Education Histories in the Dominican Republic. National Art Education Association Annual Convention. National Art Education Association. (2023)
Rodriguez, F. (December 2023). Questionable Altruism: Vocational Education and Normalization of Social Difference in Early 20th Century Dominican Republic. Panel Presentation, Mapping International Histories of Art Education. Teachers College, NYC.
https://events.illinoisstate.edu/event/the-pursuit-of-freedom-free-black-americans-in-santo-domingo/