Joe Fusaro received his Masters Degree in Education from the City University of New York and his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from Hofstra University. He is an exhibiting artist, educator, and director of the Teacher Center for the Nyack Public Schools in New York. He served as the visual arts chair for Nyack from 2003-2022, and prior to his work there he was an art educator and staff developer for the New York City Schools from 1990-2003. Fusaro is a member of the adjunct faculty at New York University’s Graduate Program in Art and Arts Professions and has led staff development workshops in contemporary art education for schools and museums across the country including MASS MoCA, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Seattle Art Museum, Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the National Art Education Association. Recent published works include The Visual Experience by Davis Publications, as well as articles for NAEA’s Art Education Journal. Exhibitions include solo shows at 287 Spring/Fridman Gallery in New York’s SoHo, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Garner Art Center in New York.