Beth Link
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Art Education
940-369-7559
Beth.Link@unt.edu
Art Building, Room 218
About
Beth Link's research applies critical theory on race and whiteness to visual art curriculum, enactment, and teacher-identity formation to understand the complex ways teachers bridge difference and tell stories through art objects. She is curious about how art educators address cultures they are not a part of and how racial logics inform curriculum design and enactment.
She received a doctorate in curriculum and instruction specializing in cultural studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also earned an M.A. in art education. Link has over a decade of teaching experience in elementary schools, community arts, and art museums and has facilitated arts-integrated professional development for K-12 teachers across the globe.
She is currently co-authoring a book on transformative professional learning in art integration. She has articles featured in Art Education, the Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, and Studies in Art Education.
Link's research applies critical theory on race and whiteness to visual art curriculum, enactment, and teacher-identity formation to understand how teachers bridge differences and tell stories through art objects. She is curious about how art educators address cultures they are not a part of and how racial logic informs curriculum and pedagogy.
She received a doctorate in 2022 in curriculum and instruction, specializing in cultural studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, where she also earned an M.A. in 2016 in art education. She holds a B.A., 2007, in art education from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colo. Link has over a decade of teaching experience in elementary schools, community arts, and art museums and has facilitated arts-integrated professional development for K-12 teachers across the globe. As of January 2024, she is co-authoring a book on transformative professional learning in art integration and has articles on art education and studies in art education.