Biography
Keri Watson is an art historian, educator, and the executive director of the Florida Prison Education Project (FPEP) at the University of Central Florida. Watson holds a Ph.D. in Art History and has been affiliated with the University of Central Florida for ten years. She is an Associate Professor of Art History, specializing in the art of the United States and Florida.
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Watson directs the Florida Prison Education Project (FPEP), bringing educational opportunities to incarcerated people in her home state. Her research on art and activism has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Watson is also a co-executive editor for Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art and a featured speaker for the Florida Humanities Council. Her work and contributions to the field of art history and prison education continue to inspire students and scholars alike.
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