Dr Ann Cheng Shiang KUO
annkuo127@yahoo.com.tw
World President
International Society for Education through Art, USA/Taiwan

Dr. Ann C.S. Kuo is a professor in the Graduate Institute of Fine Art at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan.  She received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign in 1986.  An experienced teacher, University art educator, administrator and artist, Dr. Kuo is dedicated to fostering international collaboration and exchanges in art education.  Her research has focused on theory and practice in art education in a cross-cultural perspective, multiculturalism and art education policy development.  She is the founder and president of both Taiwan Art Education Association (TAEA) and Global Chinese Society Education in the Arts (GCSEA). And she has been very active in arts advocacy in Taiwan as well as other Asian nations.  She has published widely, has been a keynote speaker and presenter at numerous international and national conferences and workshops, and has exhibited her work in many individual and group exhibits.  Dr. Kuo's contributions to international art education have been recognized through numerous international and national awards, including 2002 El Bassiouny Award from InSEA in recognition for her outstanding contributions to InSEA, the 1997 Edwin Ziegfeld Award from United States Society for Education Through Art in honoring her for distinguished international leadership in art education, the 1999 Outstanding Contribution and Achievement Award in the domain of art education from Ministry of Education in Taiwan, the 1998 Cultural Education Award for her distinguished Achievement in the development of International Art Education from the Ministry of Education in Taiwan, and the 1997 Special Achievement Award for her leadership and achievement in the field of Art Education from the National Art Association in Taiwan.  Dr. Kuo is committed to the development of Arts and Arts Education related organizations through encouragement of active membership among art educators throughout the world, collaborative cross-cultural projects involving students and teachers from various nations, and further development of international policy in art education sensitive to cultural diversity during her presidency of InSEA (International Society Education through Art) 2006-2008.  

郭禎祥博士於1986年獲取美國伊利諾大學香檳分校博士學位，現為國立臺灣師範大學美術研究所教授。郭氏擁有豐富的藝術教學經驗，同時集行政與藝術創作於一身，致力推動國際間的藝術教育合作與交流。她的研究範疇包括跨文化藝術教育的理論與實踐、多元文化及藝術政策發展。她亦是台灣藝術教育協會(TAEA)及國際中華藝術教育聯會 (GCSEA) 的創辦成員及主席，積極推動台灣及亞洲地區的藝術教育。郭氏的出版廣泛，並多次獲邀於國際性或地區性的會議發表演講、主持工作坊等，她曾舉辦多次個展或參與聯展。郭氏曾獲多個國際獎項，以表揚她對國際藝術教育的貢獻，包括︰2002年InSEA (International Society Education through Art) 的El Bassiouny Award、1997年由美國藝術教育協會頒發的 Edwin Ziegfeld Award、1999年台灣教育局頒發的傑出成就及貢獻獎 (藝術教育) 及1998年的文化教育獎、1997年台灣藝術聯盟的特別成就獎。2006起，郭氏為現任InSEA 主席，任期至2008年。任內郭氏將從多方面的工作來鼓勵藝術及藝術教育組織的發展，包括國際會員制的成立、由不同國籍背景的學生及教師參與的跨文化合作項目、進一步發展具多元文化觸覺的國際藝術教育政策等。