Aaron Knochel

Speaker at the Teaching the Arts in the Age of A.I. Symposium

Dr. Aaron D. Knochel has worked in various visual arts learning spaces, including schools, museums, and community arts programs, both domestically and internationally. Most recently, he was a 2022-23 Fulbright Scholar in the Digital Culture program at the University of Bergen, Norway. Currently, Knochel is an Associate Professor of Art Education and affiliated faculty at the Art & Design Research Incubator (ADRI).

Dr. Knochel is a mixed methods researcher, curriculum theorist, and artist with interests in transdisciplinary learning, critical social theory, and media arts. His research includes community-based media production, digital visual culture in K-12 art classrooms, and learning in maker cultures. Current funded projects explore the impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on art education and interdisciplinary intersections on health, care, and creative practice in teaching and nursing.

He has presented his research at national and international conferences, including the National Art Education Association, ACM SIGGRAPH, and the International Society for Education through Art. His research has been published widely including peer-reviewed articles in Studies in Art Education, Visual Arts Research, and The International Journal of Education through Art. He co-edited Global Media Arts: Mapping Global Perspectives in Media Arts in Education (Palgrave, 2023) and Critical Digital Making in Art Education (Peter lang, 2020).

Dr. Knochel has held leadership roles in several professional organizations, including the Art Education Research Institute steering committee and the National Art Education Association Research Commission. He has also organized art exhibitions, including a 2023 international group show at the Oodi Library in Helsinki, Finland.