AP Course:

AP ART & DESIGN

CONSULTANT: Susan Altman 

Welcome to AP® Art and Design! Susan Altman is a Professor and Assistant Chairperson in the Visual, Performing and Media Arts Department at Middlesex College in Edison, New Jersey. She has over 35 years of experience in teaching studio foundations at the college level including Drawing, 2-Dimensional, and 3-Dimensional Design. In addition to teaching college courses, for 30 years she has taught middle school students and gifted and talented high school students for college credit as part of the Middlesex County Arts and Ed Center. Her research in the pedagogy of teaching studio art and her passion for teaching is enthusiastically shared with her AP® colleagues to bring successful strategies to their studio classrooms.

As a College Board endorsed Co-Lead Consultant to the AP® in Art and Design, she is a Question Leader for the AP® Art and Design Exam and is actively teaching professional development workshops to both new and experienced AP® teachers. As a founding member, and current Director of the Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching at Middlesex, she is active in professional development across the disciplines and focused on the teaching of studio art. Her pedagogical research has been presented at national and international conferences including the College Art Association, FATE - Foundations in Art Theory and Education and The Lilly Conference for Brain Based Teaching and Learning.

Susan Altman received her BFA in Printmaking from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and her MFA in Printmaking from the Tyler School of Art. She has an active studio practice in drawing and printmaking, which has been shown nationally and internationally. Her work can be found in numerous public and private collections including The Art Institute of Chicago, The Brooklyn Museum, and the Library of Congress.

She loves working with you, the AP Art and Design teachers; sharing new ideas, making art, and learning together to help your students succeed in the AP® Art and Design course. Welcome to our APSI!