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Artist Jorge Lucero is Full Professor of Art Education in the School of Art + Design. For eight years he was the Chair of the Art Education Program. Now he serves as Associate Dean for Research in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Lucero studied at the Pennsylvania State University and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Prior to being at the University of Illinois, he happily taught art and art history at the Chicago Public School Northside College Prep. Jorge Lucero has performed, published, lectured, exhibited, and taught widely in the States and abroad.
In 2023, Lucero was named the National Art Education Association’s (NAEA) Higher Ed Educator of the Year.
Learn more about his work at www.jorgelucero.com.
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A Conceptual Artist in Every School
Lucero, J., Jun 2025, Pedagogical Art in Activist and Curatorial Practices. Galliera, I. & Brynjolson, N. (eds.). Routledge, p. 240-254 15 p. (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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For Art's Sake, Stop Making Art
Lucero, J., Jan 1 2025, Arts-Based Research in Education: Foundations for Practice, Third Edition. Taylor and Francis, p. 260-270 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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In conversation, fall 2023
Lucero, M. & Lucero, J., Jun 12 2025, Transformative Motherscholarship and Art: Public Pedagogies of Childhood. Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 165-172 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Epilogue: An Aggregate of Bursting Suns
Lucero, J., Jun 2024, Experiments in Art Research: How Do We Live Questions through Art?. Travis, S., Smith, A. G., Hernández-Cabal, C. & Lucero, J. (eds.). Routledge, p. 183-184 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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Experiments in Art Research: How Do We Live Questions Through Art?
Travis, S. (Editor), Smith, A. G. (Editor), Hernández-Cabal, C. (Editor) & Lucero, J. (Editor), Jun 2024, Routledge. 187 p.Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book
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Big Ten Academic Alliance announces 2025-26 Academic Leadership and Executive Officers Program fellows
Bertrand Jones, T., Fahnestock, L. A., Graebner, M. E., Lucero, J., Lyons, A. C., Heath, K. D., Nesbitt, S., Neville, H. A., Sapp-Nelson, M. R. & White, B.
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Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education (Journal)
Lucero, J. (Editorial board member)
2017Activity: Editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Art Education (Journal)
Lucero, J. (Editor)
2012 → 2014Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity
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The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education (Journal)
Lucero, J. (Editorial board member)
2017Activity: Editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy (Journal)
Lucero, J. (Editor)
2017Activity: Editorial work types › Editorial activity
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SAGE Handbook of Curriculum Pedagogy, and Assessment (Journal)
Lucero, J. (Editorial board member)
2016Activity: Editorial work types › Publication peer-review