Samira Jamouchi

Samira Jamouchi is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Agder, Department of Natural Sciences, Practical-Aesthetic, Social and Religious Studies. With a PhD in Fine Arts (2023) focusing on Art in Context, she bridges textile art practice with educational theory through performative approaches to wool felting.

• Education:
  • Master in Visual Arts, Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts (1997)
  • Master in Visual Arts, Oslo Academy of the Arts (2001)
  • PhD in Fine Arts, University of Agder (2023)

Research Interests center on:

• Rhizomatic learning and material intra-actions
• Performative pedagogy in art education
• Textile art as decolonial practice
• Sensory material engagement in schools
• Wool felting for community building
• Posthumanist approaches to craft

Her artistic research explores wool felting as both educational methodology and decolonizing act, analyzing how materials shape identities and relationships through processes rather than products. Articles frequently examine textile cartographies, sympoietic wool work, and material-discursive pedagogies.

Scientific Contributions:

• Honorary award from University of Oslo's student association (2008)
• Voted Top 10 Norwegian cultural role model (2007)
• Art Council of Norway grants
• Fritt Ord foundation support
• Visual Artists' Aid Fund recipient

She actively engages in international art-educational initiatives, including workshops with Ukrainian refugees and Moroccan youth, while serving on professional committees like the Norwegian Children's and Youth Culture Committee (2005-2008).