Slavick Receives Distinguished National Teaching of Art Award

Carnegie Mellon University Professor Susanne Slavick will be presented with the 2019 Distinguished Teaching of Art Award from the College Art Association (CAA) at its annual convention, Feb. 13-16, in New York City. This prestigious award, given annually since 1972 by the preeminent organization for professionals in the visual arts, honors an exemplary educator for which teaching and making art are inseparable. "Art is an intimate and generous way to share what matters to us. At its best, it moves us to respond - to act," said Slavick, an accomplished artist and curator. She said she sees working with her students as a mutually empowering experience toward personal and social transformation. "Art is constantly testing the reality principle - and challenging the status quo," she said.