Young is a professor of art education in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. He has also served as coordinator of graduate studies in art education and director of the Eleanor A. Robb Children's Art Workshop since 1988. Young’s research interests are in multicultural issues in art and education with special interests in children’s development and learning. Young is also a practicing artist.
Art Education
Kirkpatrick is an assistant professor in the School of Art. He specializes in art therapy, specifically exploring how personal disclosure can transform creative responses into shared, idea-driven art. He integrates mental health initiatives with contemporary art methodologies to address broader issues and experiences in mental health. As a therapist, Kirkpatrick has worked at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, and Thresholds, Chicago, Illinois.
Drake is a sculptor, arts educator, and third-generation Oregonian. Her studio practice integrates textiles, ceramics, and domestic materials assembled and layered through traditional craft techniques to create objects and installations. Drake references devotional spaces and archetypal imagery to create work that feels familiar yet cryptic.
Dr. Cala Coats’ research incorporates philosophy, ethnography, contemporary art and art education; and is part of a contemporary discourse on ecologies, social justice, community, and transdisciplinary collaboration in art education. Dr. Coats is an Associate Professor of Art Education. She serves as Director of the Art Education Program, as well as Associate Director of Curriculum Affairs and Initiatives for the School of Art. Her research focuses on intersections of ethics and aesthetics with an emphasis on nomadic inquiry, public pedagogy, and socially engaged art.