Curriculum Vitae

Maria Letsiou

Laboratory Teaching Staff, School of Early Childhood Education

Personal Information

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mletsiou@nured.auth.gr
https://www.maria-letsiou.com
Γνωστικό Αντικείμενο:
Διδακτική των Εικαστικών Τεχνών, Visual Art Education
Επιστημονική Ειδίκευση:
- Εκπαίδευση
- Κατάρτιση εκπαιδευτικών προσχολικής αγωγής
- Ανθρωπιστικά και Τέχνες
- Καλές Τέχνες
- Σχέδιο
- Εικαστικό εργαστήριο, Η τέχνη ως μορφή έρευνας, Studio Art Learning, Art-based Research Practice

Education

Προπτυχιακές Σπουδές

1996	Πτυχίο Τμήμα Εικαστικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Τεχνών της Σχολής Καλών Τεχνών Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης Greece Ζωγραφική

Διδακτορικό Δίπλωμα

2010	PhD Τμήμα Θεωρίας και Ιστορίας της Τέχνης Ανώτατης Σχολής Καλών Τεχνών Αθηνών Greece Διδακτική των Εικαστικών Τεχνών

Μετεκπαίδευση

Μεταδιδακτορική έρευνα

2015-16: School of Art and Design, College of Fine and Applied Arts, the University of Ιllinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Θέμα: «Η μάθηση μέσω της παραγωγής βίντεο τέχνης», "Learning through video production".

Course Work

Courses of Winter semester of 2021–22 academic year

	SCHOOL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Ε.1.247	ART SKILLES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Ζ.1.253	ART EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
ΥΒ.1.033	ART EDUCATION AND CREATION
ΠΡ.3.062	EARLY CHILDHOOD PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE II

Courses of Spring semester of 2021–22 academic year

	SCHOOL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Β.1.510	ART HISTORY AND EDUCATION (ART FROM RENAISSANCE TO 20th CENTURY)
Δ.1.007	INTRODUCTION TO THE LANGUAGE OF VISUAL ARTS AND EDUCATION
ΕΠ.2.063	VISUAL NARRATIVES AND THE CHILD
Η.1.265	FOLKLORIC ARTS AND ARTISTIC APPLICATIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
ΥΒ.1.033	ART EDUCATION AND CREATION
ΠΡ.3.061	EARLY CHILDHOOD PEDAGOGY AND PRACTICE I

Theses Supervised

Student Theses within AUTh

No results were found.

Research Projects

Participant
2022–2022	Ψηφιακές αφηγήσεις στην εκπαίδευση
2017–2018	Απόκτηση Ακαδημαϊκής Διδακτικής Εμπειρίας σε Νέους Επιστήμονες Κατόχους Διδακτορικού στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης για το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2017-2018
2016–2017	Απόκτηση Ακαδημαϊκής Διδακτικής Εμπειρίας σε Νέους Επιστήμονες Κατόχους Διδακτορικού στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
2015–2020	Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές στις "Επιστήμες της Αγωγής"

Publications

(2022)

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2022). Visual Narratives and Self-Awareness in a Teacher Education Class. NAEA National Convention. New York City - USA.

(2021)

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2021). Does an object have a biography? Developing Art Curriculum for Primary School. InSEA Europe Regional Congress ‘Being Radical’. Baeza - Spain.
Letsiou Maria, Schönau Diederik, Kirchner Constanze, Kárpáti Andrea (2021). The revised model of the European Framework of Reference for Visual Competency. InSEA Europe Regional Congress. Baeza - Spain.
Letsiou Maria (2021). Preparing Students for the Material Culture Kindergarten Classroom. 2021 NAEA (National Art Education Association) National Convention. Virtual - USA.

(2020)

Journal Article

Letsiou Maria (2020). Reflexão XIV: A start from scratch. Communiars. vol.4 p.37-37.
Schönau Diederik, Kárpáti Andrea, Kirchner Constanze, Letsiou Maria (2020). A New Structural Model of Visual Competencies in Visual Literacy: The Revised Common European Framework of Reference for Visual Competency. Journal of Literacy, Pre-Literacy and Education– development of literacy in music education and visual culture across all levels of education. vol.4 no.3 p.57 – 71.

Book Chapter

Letsiou Maria (2020). 'A Clair - Obscure Portrait' assignement. Wicked Art Assignments. Emiel Heijnen, Melissa Bremmer Επιμέλεια:Emiel Heijnen, Melissa Bremmer. Amsterdam. Valiz Publishers and Amsterdam University of the Arts.
Letsiou Maria, Duncum Paul (2020). Lesson Example: Instagram and Video Production. Picure Pedagogy, Visual Culture Concepts to Enhance the Curriculum. Duncum, Paul. London. Bloomsbury.

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2020). Craftsmanship and Contemporary art strategies. Wicked Arts Assignments. Amsterdam - The Netherlands.
Letsiou Maria (2020). Panel discussion: Art Education and Post Pandemic Practice in Europe. Αrt education in the time of coronavirus reflecting on today, anticipating tomorrow. Prague - Czech Republic.
Letsiou Maria (2020). Post Pandemic Teaching Practices in Art Education in Greece. Post Pandemic Practice in Europe: re-learning, re-thinking & re-framing: Implications for art teachers. London - UK.
Letsiou Maria (2020). Secondary Studio Learning for Ecological Awareness: (Video presentation). NAEA (National Art Education Association)l Convention. Minneapolis - USA.

Translation

Leavy Patricia, Λέτσιου Μαρία (editor) (2020). Η Καλλιτεχνική Δημιουργία ως μέθοδος: Έρευνα Μέσω της Τέχνης. Αθήνα. Gutenberg.

Artistic Exhibition

Letsiou Maria (2020). Artist of the month . UK. Art jobs.
Letsiou Maria (2020). Leeds Summer Group Show. Leeds, UK. Court Spencer.
Letsiou Maria (2020). Lucky Dip. Altrincham, UK. AIR Gallery.

(2019)

Journal Article

Letsiou Maria (2019). Bridging art curricula with on-line youth culture. Screen Literacy, Education Through Visual Media Expression. vol.1 no.1 p.7-18.
Letsiou Maria (2019). Me and My Teddy Bear: Students’ Online Production Intersects with Art Learning. Synnyt / Origins. vol.2 p.1155-1171.

Book Chapter

Letsiou Maria (2019). Rethinking the notion of Art Learning as Social Activity. Engaged Arts Education. Επιμέλεια:Teresa Eça, Hester Elzerman, Maria Letsiou, Maja Maksimovik, Angela Saldanha. Πορτογαλία. InSEA.

Conference Proceedings Article

Letsiou Maria (2019). Art Education and Young People’s Unsolicited Creative Practices on Social Media. Art Education: Conflicts and Connections. Επιμέλεια:Raphael Vella, Charmaine Zammit, Angela Saldanha, Maja Maksimovic, Hester Elzermann, Teresa- Torres de Eca, Celia Ferreira, John Johnston. Valletta - Malta. Malta. InSEA.

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria, Thomas Bernadette, YeonsungLee Andy (2019). A suitcase for Europe - or how to trace (mark) culture!. InSEA Asia Regional Congress. Hong Kong - Hong Kong.
Letsiou Maria (2019). Studio learning and everyday objects. 36th InSEA World Congress. Vancouver - Canada.
Letsiou Maria (2019). Art Education and Young People’s Unsolicited Creative Practices on Social Media. InSEA Seminar Malta 2019. Valletta - Malta.
Letsiou Maria (2019). Telling stories with objects. Experimental Narratives symposia. Θεσσαλονίκη - Ελλάδα.

Artistic Exhibition

Letsiou Maria (2019). Member Exhibition, NAEA Studio & Gallery. Virginia, USA. NAEA.
Letsiou Maria (2019). Making – Place. Audain Art Centre, British Columbia University, Vancouver, Canada. InSEA.
Letsiou Maria (2019). What is eros?. MOMus – Experimental Center for the Arts, Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival [TQAF].

(2018)

Journal Article

Λέτσιου Μαρία (2018). Η εκπαίδευση και η κοινωνικά εμπλεκόμενη τέχνη: Σεμινάριο της InSEA (International Society for Education Through Art. Εικαστική παιδεία. no.14 p.69-73.

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2018). Teaching/ learning human rights through art. Play, Perform, Learn, Grow: Exploring creative community practices. Thessaloniki - Greece.
Letsiou Maria (2018). Human rights school event. InSEA European Regional Congress. Helsinki, Finland.
Λέτσιου Μαρία (2018). Οι κατευθύνσεις της εικαστικής μάθησης στα Καλλιτεχνικά σχολεία στην σύγχρονη εποχή. Οι Τέχνες στο ελληνικό σχολείο: παρόν και μέλλον. Αθήνα - Ελλάδα.

Artistic Exhibition

Letsiou Maria (2018). Valuable People, Valuable Time. Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland. InSEA.
Λέτσιου Μαρία (2018). Mix and match games. Αθήνα. Fo Kia Nou Contemporary Art Space.

(2017)

Journal Article

Letsiou Maria (2017). Mapping the Experience Through Art-Based Research. Synnyt/Origin Journal. p.122-135.

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria, Coles Susan, Thomas Bernadette (2017). Realising Erwin Wurm’s one minute sculpture in educational settings. 35th InSEA World Congress, “Spirit-Art-Digital”. Daegu - S. Korea.
Letsiou Maria, De Mousumi, Teles Paulo Cesar, Thomas Bernadette (2017). Addressing the Challenges of Digitally Imbued Art Education Practice: A Project for Students and Teachers where the Digital and Traditional Coexist and Create Spiritually Transformative Experiences. 35th InSEA World Congress, “Spirit-Art-Digital". Daegu - S. Korea.
Letsiou Maria (2017). The significan role of studio practice in the art education class. 35th InSEA World Congress, “Spirit-Art-Digital. Daegu - S. Korea.

Artistic Exhibition

Letsiou Maria (2017). NAEA Member Exhibition. Alexandria, VA, USA. National Art Education Association (NAEA).

(2016)

Journal Article

Letsiou Maria (2016). Art as research: defending the significance of art practice in high school. International Journal of Education through Art (IJETA). vol.12 no.3 p.241-255.
Letsiou Maria, Katagiri Aya, Bernadette Thomas (2016). International Friendship Art Project (INFAP). Journal of Art Education. vol.5 p.9-17.

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2016). The Village Kolhiko: Three Greek junior high school art classes explore place. 4th Conference on Art-based research and artistic research, rethinking arts-based research, artistic research-and global/local communities. Helsinki - Finland.
Letsiou Maria (2016). Creativity in the contemporary art class, Video production as a artistic medium. Train the Trainers Meeting. Athens - Greece.

Artistic Exhibition

Letsiou Maria (2016). Greeks for Greece. University gallery ‘Figure one’, Champaign, Illinois, USA. School of Art and Design, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Λέτσιου Μαρία (2016). TOMS “For ONE, Another. Thessaloniki. TOMS.

(2015)

Journal Article

Letsiou Maria, Katagiri Aya, Thomas Bernadette (2015). Mobilemovie Project. InSEA IMAG.

Book Chapter

Letsiou Maria (2015). Educational trends: Artistic Interventions for Social Reconstruction. Re-estetizando, Algunas Propuestas Para Alcanzar La Independencia En La Educación Del Art. Επιμέλεια:María Isabel Moreno Montoro. Porto. InSEA Publications.

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2015). The Practice of Taking Selfies in Art Education. InSEA European Regional Congress. Lisbon - Portugal.

(2014)

Journal Article

Letsiou Maria, Teles Paulo Cesar (2014). Μη απτική διαδραστική καλλιτεχνική εγκατάσταση με καθηγητές εικαστικών και μαθητές. Εικαστική παιδεία. no.30 p.129-132.
Letsiou Maria (2014). Art intervention and social reconstruction in education. Tercio Creciente. vol.6.

Book Chapter

Letsiou Maria (2014). Soundscapes: Our Place and the Utopia of Art. Criação de Paisagens Sonoras: Hibridizando as linguagens artísticas em contextos educativos’. Alfonso Infantes Delgado, Carmen Molina, Teresa Eça Επιμέλεια:Alfonso Infantes Delgado, Carmen Molina, Teresa Eça. Πορτογαλία. Associação de Professores de Expressão e Comunicação. p.61-73.

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2014). Hybridisation of the artistic languages in art classroom context. 34rd InSEA World Congress. Melbourne - Australia.
Letsiou Maria, Thomas Bernadette, Katagiri Aya (2014). International friendship art project. 34rd InSEA World Congress. Melbourne - Australia.

Artistic Exhibition

Λέτσιου Μαρία (2014). «Τέχνη και Δίκαιο» . Goethe Insitut Θεσσαλονίκης. Goethe Insitut Θεσσαλονίκης.

(2013)

Conference Proceedings Article

Letsiou Maria (2013). Extending participants’ roles in learning environment. InSEA European Regional Congress: Tales of Art and Curiosity. Επιμέλεια:Peter Gregory. Canterbury - UK. Canterbury. InSEA.

(2012)

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2012). Art intervention and social reconstruction in education. IV International Congress, Art and Visual Education “Contributions from the periphery”. Jaén - Ισπανία.
Λέτσιου Μαρία (2012). Blurring of margins between Art and Science: a new learning space. III International Symposium of Visual Studies, “Global trends in Visual Arts Higher Education”. Monterrey - Mexico.

(2011)

Journal Article

Λέτσιου Μαρία (2011). Κοινωνικοί προβληματισμοί και καλλιτεχνική αγωγή στην Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση. Εικαστική παιδεία.

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2011). Issue-based Art Education and creative inquiry process. 33rd InSEA World Congress. Budapest - Hungary.

Artistic Exhibition

Letsiou Maria (2011). Luleå Art Biennial, LAB11. Luleå, Sweden. Luleå Art Biennial, LAB11.
Λέτσιου Μαρία (2011). Παιχνίδια απείρου. Αθήνα. Αστρολάβος Art Galleries.

(2010)

Conference Announcement

Letsiou Maria (2010). Self-identification and contemporary art education. iJADE Conference 2010, “Art and Design Education and Contemporary Culture". Liverpool - Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο UK.

(2004)

Artistic Exhibition

Λέτσιου Μαρία (2004). Παιχνίδι. Βαφοπούλειο Πνευματικό Κέντρο. Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης .
Λέτσιου Μαρία (2004). Παιχνίδι. Άνω Σύρος, Σύρος. Δήμος Άνω Σύρου .

(1999)

Artistic Exhibition

Letsiou Maria (1999). 9η Μπιενάλε νέων καλλιτεχνών της Ευρώπης, 9th Biennial of Young Artists in Europe: Cylinders of open communication. Rome, Italy. 9th Biennial of Young Artists in Europe.

Distinctions

2015

Fulbright visiting scholar program, School of Art and Design, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

2005

Greek State Scholarships Foundation 2005-2009, Recipient of scholarship for Ph.D., Art Education.

Updated: 2022-08-18

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Curriculum Vitae

Maria Letsiou

Προπτυχιακές Σπουδές

Διδακτορικό Δίπλωμα

Μετεκπαίδευση

Courses of Winter semester of 2021–22 academic year

Courses of Spring semester of 2021–22 academic year

Student Theses within AUTh

Conference Announcement

Conference Announcement

Journal Article

Book Chapter

Conference Announcement

Translation

Artistic Exhibition

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Book Chapter

Conference Proceedings Article

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Artistic Exhibition

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Artistic Exhibition

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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki