mukono, uganda
in 2009 I collected the first systematic data point in the iterative research process that will produce my dissertation. leading students from a high school for orphans of the aids epidemic in planning, composing, and executing a mural that depicts their individual, group, and national identities, i conducted qualitative research using a multiple-point approach to data collection. my approach is designed to generate new uses for narrative art-making as it pertains to at-risk student populations across a spectrum of geographic settings.
babylon art & cultural center
babylon art & cultural center was a 501(c)(3) community art center located in minneapolis from 2001-2005. equipt with galleries, a stage, and artist studios, the artwork and social programming reflected the diversity of south minneapolis through thematic exhibits and events inspired by grassroots community participation. as director of visual arts i curated babylon's galleries and shows, as well as coordinating outreach programming in minneapolis' diverse communities.
in 2003 i began to collaborate on commissioned public murals in minneapolis with iraqi artist haider al-amery and his uncle sabri al-amery, baghdad university professor of art emeritus, both of whom rented a studio at babylon. i later traveled with haider to new york city to paint two commissioned murals, and organized a caravan of artists from the twin cities to live with and paint murals alongside the indigenous people of chiapas, mexico, presenting our work at conferences in mexico city and seattle.
chiapas, méxico
universidad de chapingo, méxico d.f.
new york city and minneapolis
the world as classroom
one of my instructional interests is opening doors to students' participation in society by asking them to actively redefine their relationship with the visual environment beyond the art classroom.
email: daniel at danielkinney dot com