Masami Toku, Ed. D.

Associate Professor
Department of Art and Art History
California State University, Chico

Educational Background:

1994 - 1998	Doctor of Education in Art Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Completion May 1998) Dissertation: " Spatial Presentation in Children’s Drawings: Why do Japanese Children Draw in their Own Particular Ways?"
1992 - 1994	Master of Art in Art Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1991 - 1992	Bachelor of Fine Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

University Teaching Experience (1999 - present):
After graduation from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 7 years experiences at schools in Japan and the US, I came to California State University, Chico to be a faculty member of Department of Art and Art History. I am generally teaching the following four courses:

Development of Children’s Art at California State University, Chico: An introductory art education laboratory course for early childhood and elementary education majors emphasizing materials, processes, and activities applicable to those grades. Lectures concern the rationale for art in general curriculum in schools, children’s artistic development, sequential art curriculum planning, and classroom management

Department of Adolescent Art: An advanced art education laboratory course for art and art educational majors emphasizing materials, processes, and activities applicable to secondly level. Lectures concern the rationale for art education in secondly schools, children’s artistic development, sequential art curriculum planning, and classroom management

Cultural Diversity in Art and Education: An advanced educational course with theory and practice to understand the cultural diversity in art and education through lectures, discussion, and creative activities

Art Appreciation: An introductory art and art appreciation course for non - art majors emphasizing visual thinking strategies based on aesthetic developmental theory. Duties involve teaching general art history, the concept of the elements of art, and materials with artworks and reproductions.

Exhibitions and Workshops

2005 - 2006	• Director of a touring exhibition and symposium, “Power of Girl’s Manga: the value and to the comic world.”
Fall 2003	• Director of film series of Japanese animation
Fall 2002	• Director of three collaborative art exhibitions, "Diversity in Art: Voices from Minority Cultures of the Amami Islands in Japan" and 7 workshops, which were held at the University gallery (Kimono), Janet Turner Print gallery (Ukiyo-e Print), and Trinity Hall (Photography) at California State University, Chico. (8/26-9/30)
Spring 2001	• Curator of the 2nd annual Asian Night, showcasing music and performing groups from CA and Japan at CSU, Chico (5/5/2001) • Group Exhibition of New Faculty of the Department of Art and Art History, University Gallery, California State University, Chico (February, 2001)
Spring 2001	• Director of an art educational workshop of Visual Culture in Art Education with a guest speaker, Dr. Brent Wilson, Pennsylvania State University,

Professional Organization (1995 - present):

American Educational Research Association (AERA), Association of American University Women (AAUW), National Art Education Association (NAEA), Art Educational Association (Japan), and International Society for Education through Arts (INSEA)

Presentations at Professional Meetings:

2005	• Paper accepted at National Art Education Association conference, Boston, MT (3/16-20), the Visual Art Conference, Hong Kong (12/28 - 30/04), the INSEA (International Society for Education through Art) Asia Regional Congress, Beijing, China (12/18 - 21/04)
2004	• A panelist at CSET (California Subject Examination for Teachers) Panel meeting, Sacrament, CA (10/21 - 22/04) • Paper, Another Visual Culture: Phenomenon of Yaoi in Comic Markets presented at National Art Education Association conference, Denver, CO (4/16-20)
2003	• Paper, Diversity in Visual Culture: What can Japanese manga and anime tell you?, presented as an invited guest speaker at Visual Cultural Forum at The Hong Kong Institute of Education (3/20)
2002	• Paper, Diversity in Visual Culture: What can Japanese Manga tell you?, presented as an invited guest speaker at a workshop of pop-culture at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (9/27-29) • Paper, Universality vs. Cultural-specificity: Children’s Artistic and Aesthetic Development, presented at the research conference of the 31st World INSEA (International Society for Education through Art) at New York (8/21) • Paper, Japanese Visual Culture, presented at the main convention of the 31st World INSEA at New York (8/22-25), • Paper, 21st Century Educational Reform in Japan: Implementing the Integrated Studies in Art Education, presented at an invited special symposium and the main convention of the 31st World INSEA at New York (8/22-25). • 2 papers of Possibilities of Implementing Japanese Pop-culture in Art Educational Curricula in the USA, presented at NAEA at Miami, FL (3/22-26)
1995 - 2002	• Paper presented annually based on the themes of Cross-cultural Analysis of Children’s Artistic and Aesthetic Development and Diversity of Visual Pop-Culture in Art Education at NAEA (National Art Educational Association) Conferences, AERA (American Educational Research Association) Conferences, INSEA (International Society for Education through Arts) Regional Congress, INSEA Worldwide Congress, and Japan Art Educational Association Conference.

Publications (last 5 years)

2004	• “Children’s Hooker Oak School.” October issue of Art in Education. pp.56-59 (2,000 characters). Tokyo, Japan The Society for Art in Education Press. • A collaborative paper, “How ‘Boys' Love’ Problematizes Art Educational Pedagogy” (a chapter in Semiotics and Art/Visual Culture). pp. 94 -103. The National Art Education Association Press
2003	• Editor, an English website of Cultural Diversity in Art and Education in the Web Journal of Art and Education in Japan Visual Cultural Research in Art and Education.
2004	• “The Role of Art Education as an Independent vs. an Integrated Subject: Facing the Crisis of Art Education in Japan.” (3,000 words) CD-Rom of the 31st World INSEA (International Society for Education through Art). NY. Columbia Univ. • Children's Artistic and Aesthetic Development: The Influence of Pop Culture in Children's Drawings. (6,000 words) CD-Rom of the 31st World INSEA. NY. Columbia University. • A collaborative paper, "Possibility of implementing Japanese pop-culture in art educational curricula" with Dr. Brent Wilson from Pennsylvania State University. CD-Rom of the 31st World INSEA. NY. Columbia University. • “Cultural Diversity in Art: Voices from the Minority Culture in the Amami Islands in Japan.” March issue of Art in Education. pp.53-55 (2,000 characters). Tokyo, Japan The Society for Art in Education Press.
2002	• Exhibition catalogue (20 pages) for "Voices from a Minority Culture in Japan: Kimonos from Amami Island." California State University Press. • “Theory and Practice of Art Appreciation in the USA.” A complete collection of Art Education in Japan. pp.308-320. Tokyo, Japan Educational Library Center • Editor, a website of Cross-cultural Exploration of Art Education.
2001	• Cross-cultural analysis of children's artistic development: drawings by Americans & Japanese children" in Visual Arts Research. vol. 27, p.46-59. University of IL Press. • Integrated Study in the USA: California Art Projects.” December issue of Art in Education. pp.49-51. Tokyo, Japan The Society for Art in Education Press • Summer programs of Northeastern California Art Projects.” October issue of Art in Education. P.58-59. Tokyo, Japan The Society for Art in Education Press • What is manga?: the influence of pop-culture in adolescent art.” The Journal of Art Education. March, 2001, pp.11-17. The National Art Educational Association.
1998	Cross-cultural Analysis of spatial Treatment in Drawings: Why do Japanese Children Draw in Particular Ways?” Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers in Art Education, 1997-98. pp. 65 - 84. The University of Ohio Press

Results of Previous Support (last 5 years since I came to Chico in 1999)

Internal grants:

The total amount of internal grants awarded was $44,000 (CSU Research Grant, Professional Development Award, CELT travel grant, Associated Students Multi-cultural Grant, etc) to support the following research and projects (2000 - 2004): 1) Cross-cultural study of children’s aesthetic and artistic development; 2) Diversity of Visual Pop Culture: What’s is Manga?; 3) Cross-cultural Web Projects of Art and Education; 4) Voices from Minority; and 5) Conference Participation.

External grant and support:

2004 - 2007	• Ministry of Education and Science Research Grant (2004 – 2006) – 3,600,000 Japanese yen (about $33,000 US dollar) * a collaborative research project with Japanese and US scholars which is conducted in Japan and the US.
Fall 2002	• The Christensen Fund for the 3 collaborative exhibitions of “Cultural Diversity in Art: Voices from the Minority Culture of the Amami Islands in Japan” at the University gallery, Trinity Hall, and Janet Turner Print Museum. 7 workshops in conjunction with the theme were held during the period of exhibitions (5/31/02-1/1/03) ($23,000)
Summer 2002	• Financial support from the Ministry of Education and Science in Japan to participate in a cultural symposium as a guest panelist at the 31st International Society for Education through Art at New York (8/21 – 25)($1,000)