Ling-Yu Chou

Title:	Visiting Assistant Professor
Division:	Art and Design Education
Office Location:	Jack Arends Building 201F
Office Phone:	815-753-1473
Email:	lchou@niu.edu

Educational Background

• Ph.D. Candidate, University of Arizona, Art History and Education, Emphasis in Art and Visual Culture Education, Minor in East Asian Studies
• M.A., University of London, Goldsmiths, Arts Administration and Cultural Policy
• B.F.A., Taipei National University of the Arts, Painting and Multimedia

Courses Taught

• ARTE 343 Art and Technology in K–12 Classrooms
• ARTE 543 Art and Technology in the K–12 Classroom (online)
• ARTE 783 Doctoral Seminar in Art Education

Current Research

• Culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy
• East Asian art praxis and more-than-human perspectives
• Place-based learning and eco pedagogy
• Arts-based research and emerging technologies

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

• Chou, L.-Y. (2026). Teaching tips to thrive #1.2: Bridging cultures through digital art. In D. C. Sickler-Voigt (Ed.), Teaching and learning in art education: Cultivating students’ potential from Pre-K through high school (2nd ed.). Routledge.
• Tseng, P.-H., Chou, L.-Y., and Chu, H.-C. (2024). Walking away from macro-institutional identity through curriculum as activism. In Walking away: Refusing and resisting reactionary curriculum movements (pp. 39–58). Curriculum and Pedagogy Group.

Journal Articles

• Chou, L.-Y. (2026, Abstract selected). Reimagining place-based art education through Suminagashi: Embodiment, relationality, and ecopedagogy. International Journal of Education Through Art.
• Chou, L.-Y. (2026, Accepted). Papermaking as relational and more-than-human pedagogy. International Journal of Education Through Art.
• Wang, L., & Chou, L.-Y. (2026). Educators’ art-making collaboration and reflection: 3D pop-up Chinese landscape painting. Art Education.
• Chou, L.-Y. (2025). ‘Distilling’ in art education: Bridging American Southwest landscapes through ‘Qi’ in Asian art praxis. Visual Arts Research. University of Illinois Press.
• Rottler, S., Green, J., and Chou, L.-Y. (2025). To gather is a gift: Reimagining cohort. Visual Arts Research. University of Illinois Press.

Professional Affiliations/Leadership Roles

• Editorial Board Member, Visual Arts Research
• Vice Chair of Technology, Ecology and Environment Interest Group (EEIG), National Art Education Association
• Secretary, Asian Art and Culture Interest Group (AACIG), National Art Education Association
• Delegate Representative at the National Art Education Association Annual Convention for the Asian Art and Culture Interest Group (AACIG)