About Dr. Lucero
Bio
Artist Jorge Lucero is the Anthony J. Petullo Professor of Art Education in the School of Art + Design. For eight years he was the Chair of the Art Education Program. Now he also serves as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Lucero studied at the Pennsylvania State University and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Prior to being at the University of Illinois, he happily taught art and art history at the Chicago Public School Northside College Prep. Jorge Lucero has performed, published, lectured, exhibited, and taught widely in the States and abroad.
In 2023, Lucero was named the National Art Education Association’s (NAEA) Higher Ed Educator of the Year.
Learn more about his work at www.jorgelucero.com.