Dr Margaret L. Brooks

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education
Qualifications
PhD University of Alberta, 2002. An Interdisciplinary degree between Departments of Art and Design and Elementary Education.
PhD thesis, 'Drawing to Learn'.
Contact
| Email: | mbrooks3@une.edu.au |
| Room: | E7 211 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2654 (or +61 2 6773 2654 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3363 |
Margaret is a member of the Early Childhood group within the School of Education.
Affiliations
Early Childhood Australia, Member
International Art in Early Childhood Association, Chair
Areas of Teaching
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Undergraduate |
Graduate I supervise both PhD and Masters students. Some recent successful completions:
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Research interests
My research explores the ways young children use drawing as a tool for learning. My research methodology is visual ethnography. I practice arts based research through my studio work and exhibitions.
Link to Dr Brooks's list of publications and consultancies.
Art Exhibitions
Subak with Art Festival
Tabanan, Bali, January 2012

Link to Subak Art.
Click for the video (Vimeo).
Draw
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, March 2012

Subak
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, March-April 2012

Muse
The Muse, Ultimo TAFE, Sydney, August 2012

Special projects
Editor

Editor-in-Chief — International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal
Director — International Association for Art in Early Childhood
Artist in residence

Link to Draw International.
In July, 2010, I was an artist in residence at DRAWinternational. I was interested in exploring the notion of drawing as research. I used drawing and installation to explore the medieval grain measures in the villages of southern France.
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ARTplay

The opening of the ARTplay project exhibition with preschool children at NERAM.
This was a collaborative project between NERAM, Margaret Brooks, Christine McMillan and St Peters Preschool, funded by the Ian Potter Foundation. The project will be displayed on the NERAM website in late 2013.



