She
holds a Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD in art education, art, art history,
visual design, and education. Her work revolves around art-based research
methods, visual research methods, a/r/tography, visual pedagogy, digital visual
culture, new media, multicultural art education, graphic design, interactive
content design, digital gamification, and narrative practices. Suzan Duygu
Bedir Erişti, aiming to imbue an international perspective into both her work
and research, engages in national and international research and projects.
Erişti was awarded the Visual Arts Educator of the Year Award in the
academician category in 2016 by TURKEY-GORSED (Visual Arts Education
Association) based on her academic studies and contributions to the field. In
2023, she served as a visiting professor at Northern Illinois University with a
Post-Doctoral Fellowship. During this period, she collaborated with Prof. Dr.
Douglas Boughton and Prof. Dr. Kerry Freedman. Eristi’s works have been
showcased in numerous national and international juried exhibitions.
Additionally, she has participated in solo and group exhibitions at the
international level, along with undertaking design projects for various
organizations. In Turkey, she co-edited several books with a group of
researchers with multiple international participations, including Visual
Research Methods, focusing on Art-Based Research Methods and Art Education,
A/r/tography, co-edited with Prof. Dr. Rita Irwin, Visual Pedagogy, co-edited
with Prof. Dr. Paul Duncum, and a book titled New Media and Visual
Communication Design, focusing on visual communication. Between 2020 and 2023,
she held positions as the Head of the Fine Arts Education Department and the
Department of Fine Arts Education at Anadolu University, Faculty of Education.
She currently serves as a faculty member at Anadolu University, Faculty of
Education, Department of Fine Arts Education.
- sdbedir@anadolu.edu.tr
- Web Page
- https://avesis.anadolu.edu.tr/sdbedir
- Office Phone
- +90 222 335 0580 Extension: 3528
- Address
- Anadolu Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Bölümü Yunus Emre Kampüsü