David Ouellette

David Ouellette, Professor

David Ouellette

Professor

Art Studio

ouelletted@cod.edu

(630)942-2586

MAC 155A

Professor room number

Office Hours

  • Tuesday, MAC155A 10:00-02:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, COORNA 09:00-10:00 a.m.
  • Wednesday, Thursday, NETVIRTUAL 10:00-12:00 p.m.

Areas of Research Interest

  • Ancient Mesoamerica
  • Maya Hieroglyphic Writing
  • Creation Mythology
  • Narrative in Art
  • Architecture
  • Education Technology

Courses Taught

  • ART1100 - Introduction to the Visual Arts
  • ART2213 - Art History III: 1750-Present
  • ART2214 - Introduction to Nonwestern Art 

Projects

  • Preparation for Exhibition "An Illustrated Popol Vuh"
  • Developing workbook materials for Maya Hieroglyphic Workshop 

Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books

  • "Hearth of Sky: Conceptions of Time and Space among the Ancient Maya."
  • "Woodcarving and Mask Making: African Art from the Collection of Warren Robbins."
  • "Sacred Spaces and the Ideology of Kingship in the Preclassic Maya Lowlands."

Education

  • M.A. Art History, Northern Illinois University, 2008
  • B.A. Art History, Northern Illinois University, 2005 

Awards and Honors

  • Robert Jones Beauregard Parish Historic Fund Visual Arts Endowed Professorship