Elizabeth Garber is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Arizona. Her research and teaching focus on how art can be a part of and change the way we live, with research areas concentrated in the areas of feminist art criticism and cultural studies and Chicana/o art and education. She has published and presented over 35 papers and articles in anthologies, regional arts magazines, and journals such as Studies in Art Education, Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, and Journal of Multi-cultural and Cross-cultural Research in Art Education. Professor Garber received the 1993 Mary J. Rouse Award, given by the Women's Caucus of the National Art Education Association, and the 1994 Kenneth Marantz Distinguished Alumni Award, given by The Ohio State University. Currently Co-President of the Women's Caucus of the NAEA, Dr. Garber has served as member of editorial boards and community organizations, and as consultant to several projects. Before becoming involved with art education, Elizabeth was a ceramicist and photographer living in the country and working at a sustainable life style; before that, she was a student activist for Civil Rights, the environment, and women's rights.