Me
about ME
born in Germany, working in LINZ/Austria and online around the globe, living in Cologne/Germany
re-thinking creativity worldwide
former high school teacher for art and social sciences in Germany
professor/chair in Art Ed since 2015 at the University of Art and Design Linz
teaching with passion educating for life
still learning.

award winning teacher
like German Youth Photography, Kinder zum Olymp!, Goethe Institut Rome/Italy, ...
member (2015-2019) of
the Senate of the University of Art and Design Linz
chairperson of the Committee of the Curriculum of the University of Art and Design Linz
member (2015-2020) of
the Employee Committee of the University of Art and Design Linz
member (since 2020) of
Committee of the Curriculum Cluster OÖ
BDK (Germany), DGfE (Germany), DHV (Germany), w/k (Germany), and ComFor (Germany)
talk to me in
German, English, Spanish, Italian, French, just a bit of Japanese/日本語, Portuguese & Greek/Ἑλληνικά 🙂
anna-maria.loffredo@ufg.at
2021
co-editor with Nicole Berner about "open limits - check values: values of bildung and value formation in art education. transdisciplinary drafts and results of a bilateral online lecture series." (in progress)
2020
editor of "on the wall, in the display case?! international approaches how to curate comics in the context of education and museums" (with the support of Barbara M. Eggert)
2019
scholar of Toepfer Foundation - Lehren-Dachprogramm 2020
erasmus mobility: University of Stockholm/Schweden
2018
editor of "Causa didactica. Professionalism in Art/Education as an issue"
editor of "narrations in art education. reflections on the presence and the past of art class as a graphic novel" (Nextcomic Festival Linz)
2017
NAEA Member Exhibition: juried artwork "Büdsche" with Damian Zimmermann at NAEA Studio & Gallery Alexandria/VA, USA
erasmus mobility: University of the Arts London/Great Britain
editor of "university/art in transit"
2016
erasmus mobility: University of Lapland - Lapin Yliopisto/Finland
editor of "art education and inclusive education"
2013 - 2015 delegated lecturer at the University of Siegen (Germany), Department Education
2014
DAAD post-doc scholar at SUNY Buffalo State College, Department Art Education and German School Washington D.C. (USA)
trainee Goethe Institut Los Angeles (USA)
2013
doctoral thesis about "art education and the public" at the Goethe-University of Frankfurt a.M. (Germany)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Georg Peez
scholarship by the Wilhelm Hahn and Erben-Foundation
2007 - 2012 high school teacher (IB level) for art (like studio arts, photography, multimedia, ceramics) and social sciences
lecturer at the University of Cologne, University of Essen-Duisburg, University of Paderborn (Germany)