Canvas and Acrylic Paint
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Office: KDM 191
Office hours: On sabbatical 2008/09
Phone: (916) 278-6443
Email: awagner-ott@csus.edu

Furlough Schedule:
August 28
September 11 and 24
October 20 and 29
November 10 and 20
December 4 and 18

Syllabi and course materials below.

Anna Wagner-Ott teaches Art Education.

Ph.D. Penn State University 2000 Art Education
Thesis Title: The Politics of Dolls and Action Figures
M.Ed. University of Toronto 1983 Curriculum and Instruction
B.Ed St. Thomas University 1982 Education
B.A. St. Thomas University 1981 Psychology

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, BFA studies in painting and sculpture 1971-75.
Graz College of Craft and Design, Graz, Austria, Master classes, drawing and painting, 1971

Wagner-Ott’s particular interests connect to contemporary visual cultural issues, community learning processes, innovative curriculum strategies and community partnership programs. Wagner-Ott’s research and creative work explores the problematic issues associated with gender theories through mass media images of toys, specifically dolls and action figures. “Analysis of Gender Identity through Doll and Action Figure Politics in Art Education,” was published in the Spring 2002 issue of Studies in Art Education.

Wagner-Ott’s artworks focus on concepts of “mummification” in relation to gender identities. Wagner-Ott has had an extensive exhibition record including a solo sculpture exhibition at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Ontario. As well as doing many professional puppet performances over the years, Wagner-Ott has also used this powerful medium as a teaching tool to explore contemporary issues related to culture, gender and social inequalities. Wagner-Ott’s puppets, created for the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, have been performed in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Stratford, Ontario. The Ontario Guelph Spring Festival commissioned 20 puppets for Crazy to Kill.

Wagner-Ott has 10 years of teaching experience at the elementary and the high school levels.

Syllabi -Fall 2009

Art 133
Art 134
Art 305