Alison Miyauchi

Bio

Alison Miyauchi is a graduate of the University of Alberta, with a double degree in Commerce and Fine Art, holds a Masters degree in Art History from Bryn Mawr College, and served as a Research Fellow of the Smithsonian Institution.

She is a practicing artist and designer and has lived and worked in Milan, Italy; Rome, Italy; Glasgow, Scotland; London, England; and Nashville, TN. 

Alison joined the Alberta College of Art and Design in 1993, where she served as Head of Visual Communications Design, Chair of the School of Communication Design, and ultimately as Vice President Research and Academic Affairs.

She has exhibited in Canada, Scotland, and the US, including shows at the Harrison Gallery in Vancouver, the Nickle Art Gallery in Calgary, Dimensions Gallery in Toronto, Latitudes in Glasgow, and Bennett Gallery in Nashville.

Her artwork is informed by her ongoing research into the areas of color theory, design principles, and typography. Alison has also published works on service learning, design thinking, and social responsibility and design education.

Areas of Interest

• Design Thinking
• Service Learning
• Social Responsibility and Design Education
• Color Theory
• Typography
• Painting
• Printmaking

Selected Publications

• Applying Design Thinking to Business Model Innovation. International Association of Societies of Design Research, 2017.
• Social Responsibility and Design Education: Design for the Public Good. Society of Graphic Designers of Canada Journal, 2016.
• Social Responsibility and Design Education: Public Design Service, Challenges and Benefits for Design for the Public Good. UACC Journal, 2013
• Fundamentals Unchanged in Applied Arts Magazine. November/December 2013

Selected Presentations

• Applying Design Thinking to Business Model Innovation. International Association of Societies of Design Research. Paper Presenter. Cincinnati, October 2017.
• Design Thinkers Conference, Toronto 2015 – Paper presenter – Social Responsibility and Design Education: A Model for Community Engagement.
• UAAC Conference, Banff, 2013 – Paper presenter – Social Responsibility and Design Education: Public Design Service, Challenges and Benefits for Design for the Public Good.
• 45^th International Circle Conference, Toronto 2013 – Paper presenter – Social  Responsibility and Design Education: Public Design Service, A Case Study on Design for the Public Good

Courses Taught

• Communications Design I & II (intermediate studio course)
• Public Design (advanced studio course)
• Typography I (intermediate studio course)
• Design Fundamentals (introductory studio course)
• Design Color Fundamentals (introductory studio course)
• History of Design and Advertising (advanced lecture course)
• Design Theory (advanced lecture course)
• Design Drawing (introductory studio course)
• Visual Arts: Modernism (intermediate lecture course)