Andrea Kantrowitz

Andrea Kantrowitz is an artist, educator, and researcher whose work explores the connections among drawing, cognition, and education. She is an associate professor and director of the Art Education Program at SUNY New Paltz. Kantrowitz holds a BA in Art and Cognition from Harvard University, an MFA in Painting from Yale University, and a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has also taught at Pratt Institute, Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture, and other institutions.

Kantrowitz is the author of Drawing Thought: How Drawing Helps Us Observe, Discover, and Invent (MIT Press, 2022), which combines drawing exercises with research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. She has led international workshops and symposia on art and cognition and previously worked as a teaching artist in New York City public schools, including through Studio in a School.