Ina Scheffler

Prof. Ina Scheffler is a Professor of Art Education at Alanus Hochschule (Alfter), leading the Master's Teaching Degree Programme in Art. Her work focuses on educational spaces, children's drawing, school architecture, and recontextualizing Bauhaus pedagogical concepts. She previously held acting professorships at Universität Siegen, Mainz Art Academy, and other institutions since 2014.

Education:

• Magistra Artium (2007), University of Bonn: Cultural Anthropology, English Literature, Scandinavian Studies
• First State Examination (2011), University of Siegen: Art Education
• Second State Examination (2013), University of Siegen: Gymnasium Teaching Certification

Research Interests:

Her work bridges art education, architectural design, and historical pedagogy. Key themes include:

• Educational spaces as transformative environments
• Bauhaus methods in modern teaching
• Children's art as cultural documentation
• School architecture's impact on learning

Her recent studies analyze Black Mountain College's democratic art practices (2023) and pandemic-era workplace pedagogy (2022).

Publications:

Over 20 peer-reviewed articles and 3 monographs, including Polarisierung und Neubeginn (2020) on post-war art education. She co-edited volumes on institutional spaces (2018) and curated the Julo Levin children's drawings collection (2018).

Academic Leadership:

Directed interdisciplinary projects like Umräumen! (2018), exploring educational spatial innovation. Served as guest lecturer at Düsseldorf and Mainz institutions.