About the author
Daniella Ramos Barroqueiro is an Associate Professor of Art Education at Illinois State
University. She teaches art methods courses for elementary, early childhood and art
education majors, as well as graduate courses that address current issues in the field.
Her research deals with children’s graphic development in various contexts and the role
of language in young children’s art making.
Dr. Barroqueiro graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 1991 with a
Bachelor’s degree and certification in Art Education. She taught art at an elementary
school in Bridgeport, Connecticut and later, at a Montessori School in Champaign,
Illinois. She earned her Master’s degree in 1996, and her Doctorate in 2004 (both in Art
Education) at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she studied with
Lillian Katz, Liora Bresler, and Christine Thompson.
While at The University of Illinois, Dr. Barroqueiro taught at two laboratory schools. She
designed curriculum, supervised pre-service teachers and taught kindergarteners in
the Saturday Art School Program, and served as the art specialist at University Primary
School, a gifted preschool program, modeled after the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Dr. Barroqueiro has served on the Editorial Review Board for Visual Arts Research, at the
University of Illinois, for over a decade. She regularly presents at national and regional
education conferences. (e.g., National Art Education Association (NAEA); Illinois Art
Education Association (IAEA); National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC); and
Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
Dr. Barroqueiro has received several honors in teaching between 1994-2007: Awards
for excellence in teaching at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and
College and University level awards for outstanding teaching at Illinois State University
in Normal, Illinois.