Artist, Researcher, Teacher : A Study of Professional Identity in Art and Education

__Artist, Researcher, Teacher__ explores the relationship of three professional identities that often intersect in the lives of art practitioners, educators, and students. Challenging conventional wisdom about specialization and professional identity, Alan Thornton shows that many individuals have complex, varied, and evolving relationships with visual art—relationships that do not fit into any single category. Against the backdrop of an expanding research culture and current employment models in the United States and the United Kingdom— where many artists also work as teachers—he argues for the necessity of a theory that both reflects and influences practice in the realm of art and art-related work. A great resource for those whose professional or creative lives encompass multiple aspects of art, research, and education, __Artist, Researcher, Teacher__ will also provide fresh insights for those interested in identity formation and professional roles and practices. By elucidating our current situation, it opens the door to much-needed new approaches. "Challenging conventional wisdom and specialization and professional identity, Alan Thorton shows that many individuals have complex, varied, and evolving relationships with visual art -- relationships that do not fit into any single category. Against the backdrop of an explanding research culture and current employment models in the United States and the United Kingdom -- where many artists also work as teachers -- he argues for the necessity of a theory that both reflects and influences practice in the realm of art and art-related work. By elucidating our current situation, Artist, Researcher, Teacher opens the door to much-needed new approaches, and provides fresh insights for those interested in identity formation and professional roles and practices"--Back cover Challenging conventional wisdom about specialization and professional identity, Alan Thornton shows that many individuals have complex, varied, and evolving relationships with visual art - relationships that do not fit into any single category. Against the backdrop of an expanding research culture and current employment models in the United States and the United Kingdom - where many artists also work as teachers - he argues for the necessity of a theory that both reflects and influences practice in the realm of art and art-related work. By elucidating our current situation, "Artist, Researcher, Teacher" opens the door to much-needed new approaches, and provides fresh insights for those interested in identity formation and professional roles and practices Challenging conventional wisdom about specialization and professional identity, the author shows that many individuals have complex, varied, and evolving relationships with visual art - relationships that do not fit into any single category. He offers fresh insights for those interested in identity formation and professional roles and practices.