I have a background in secondary school art and art history teaching, and have contributed to curriculum courses for the Graduate Diploma of Education: Secondary since 1986, as well as a range of other art education courses at the College of Education. I continue to teach in this area, and take an active role in secondary art education curriculum review, and in the development of assessment for art history with the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. I also have a long term interest in the aesthetic sensibilities of Japan, an area in which I continue to research and publish, with some teaching.
Teaching Sector/s
MTchgLn Primary and Secondary Programmes
BTchg Primary
Postgraduate programmes
Postgraduate research supervision
BA
Teaching Areas
Art Education
Secondary Visual Arts Education
Secondary Art History Education
Secondary Classical Studies Education
Primary Art Education (BTchg and MTchgLn)
Art History and Theory:
Japanese Art; ukiyo-e (ASIA101)
Research Interests
Visual arts education: epistemology; the construction of curriculum; assessment; pedagogy
Aesthetic education
Museum education programmes
Substantive aesthetics in the Japanese visual field; ukiyo-e
Japanese arts in New Zealand contexts
New Zealand/Asian Studies
Publications
Bell, D. (2022, September). Chinese print media arts since 2000: Moving forward, looking back. Verbal presentation at the Changing Arts, Changing China Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Bell, D., & Smith, J. (2020). Learning beyond museum walls: Virtual excursions at Te Papa Tongarewa. In C. Koh (Ed.), Diversifying learner experience: A kaleidoscope of instructional approaches and strategies. (pp. 121-135). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-9861-6_7
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. R., & Smith, J. K. (2020). Inside the digital learning laboratory: New directions in museum education. Curator, 63(3), 371-386. doi: 10.1111/cura.12376
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2020). A new vision: Modern Japanese prints from the Heriot collection. Tuhinga, 31, 91-112.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2019). [Review of the book Painting the floating world: Ukiyo-e masterpieces from the Weston Collection]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 21(2), 85-87. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2019). White Rabbit, contemporary Chinese arts and soft power in Sydney's Chippendale. In J. Beattie, R. Bullen & M. Galikowski (Eds.), China in Australasia: Cultural diplomacy and Chinese arts since the Cold War. (pp. 133-150). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2019). China in Dunedin: Contemporary Chinese art at Dunedin Public Art Gallery. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 21(2), 71-81.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2019). Floating world at Te Papa: the Heriot collection. Tuhinga, 30, 56-81.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D., Britt, C., Langdon, M., Palmer, A., & Rusholme, S. (2019). Early years, art learning, and museums: Principles and practices. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, 1(1), 7.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D., Britt, C., Langdon, M., Palmer, A., & Rusholme, S. (2019). Art as dialogue: Early years, art learning, and museums [Panel discussion]. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Bell, D. (2018). Finding Iki: Iki and the floating world. In M. Nguyen (Ed.), New essays in Japanese aesthetics. (pp. 369-381). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2018). Katsushika Hokusai and a poetics of nostalgia. In E. M. Grierson (Ed.), Activating aesthetics. (pp. 75-91). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. R. (2018). Conformity and invention: Learning and creative practice in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japanese visual arts. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 52(1), 1-21. doi: 10.5406/jaesteduc.52.1.0001
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D., & Stocker, M. (2018). Rising sun at Te Papa: The Heriot collection of Japanese art. Tuhinga, (29), 50-76.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D., Bell, H., Collins, L., & Spencer, A. (2018). Young children's experiences with contemporary art. International Journal of Education through Art, 14(2), 145-159. doi: 10.1386/eta.14.2.145_1
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2018). [Review of the book The Japanese garden]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 20(1), 113-114. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2018). Learning Chinese visual culture in a transnational world. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 50(14), 1401-1402. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2018.1459503
Journal - Research Other
Bailey, D., Bell, D., Fagan, T., Smith, J., & Young, M. (2018). Transforming education at the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa: Innovation and experimentation through Hīnātore Learning Lab. Proceedings of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI): Deepening School Change for Scaling: Principles, Pathways & Partnerships. Retrieved from https://www.icsei.net/index.php?id=1869
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Bell, D. (2018). Locating and relocating cultural engagements in a transnational age. Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities (ACAH2018): Recentering: Asian Spaces Cultures & Ideas in the 21st Century. (pp. 267-279). [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Bell, D. (2017). Rethinking Yayoi Kusama: Neuroaesethetics, Asobi, and the creative practice. International Journal of Arts Theory & History, 12(3), 9-19. doi: 10.18848/2326-9952/CGP/v12i03/9-19
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. R. (2017). Aesthetic encounters and learning in the museum. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 49(8), 776-787. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2016.1214899
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2017). [Review of the book Hokusai's lost manga]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 19(1), 130-131. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. R. (2017). Learning from artist models in the early years. Proceedings of the 7th Biennial International Conference on Art in Early Childhood. (pp. 10). Paro, Bhutan: Centre for Educational Research & Development, Paro College of Education. Retrieved from http://www.pce.edu.bt/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bell, D. (2016). Museums, art, and learning between cultures: Questions, opportunities and pathways for aesthetic, inter-cultural and museum-situated learning. International Journal of Arts Education, 11(2), 27-38.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. R. (2016). Learning, play, and creativity: Asobi, Suzuki Harunobu, and the creative practice. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 50(4), 86-113.
Journal - Research Article
Renner, S., & Bell, D. (2016). Joining in the dance: What can learned from high self-efficacy teachers about teaching dance? Curriculum Matters, 12, 46-60.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2016). [Review of the book Hokusai]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 18(1), 120-123. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D., Bell, H., Collins, L., & Spencer, A. (2016). Learning with Yayoi Kusama. ecARTnz, (15), 3-5.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2016). Rethinking Yayoi: Neuroaesthetics, asobi, and the creative practice. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Arts in Society Conference. Retrieved from http://cgpublisher.com/conferences/366/proposals/168/index_html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bell, D. (2015). Faces of loyalty: Utagawa Kunisada's Seichū Gishi-den; Conformity and innovation in the Ukiyo-e portrait. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 75-94.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book Hokusai's Great Wave: Biography of a global icon]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 135-137. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book Partners in print: Artistic collaboration in the Ukiyo-e market]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 128-131. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book The aesthetics of strangeness: Eccentricity and madness in early modern Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(1), 115-118. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book The Marunobu decade: A catalogue of woodcuts by Suzuki Harunobu and his followers in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(1), 148-151. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2015). Katsushika Hokusai and a poetics of nostalgia. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 47(6), 579-595. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2014.964158
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2014). Hokusai and Fuji: Cognition, convention and pictorial invention in Japanese pictorial arts. In P. P. L. Tinio & J. K. Smith (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of the psychology of aesthetics and the arts. (pp. 562-588). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2014). Chaos, Kawaii, and cultural memory. International Journal of Arts Theory & History, 8(2), 11-21.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2014). Japan in New Zealand: Collecting art in times of conflict. Script & Print, 38(3), 159-176.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2014). Kinsey and the collectors: Sir Joseph Kinsey and collecting Ukiyo-e in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(2), 121-140.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2014). [Review of the book The face of Jizō: Image and cult in medieval Japanese Buddhism]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(1), 140-143. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2014). [Review of the book The seven Tengu scrolls: Evil and the rhetoric of legitimacy in medieval Japanese Buddhism]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(1), 168-171. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2013). Inquiry strategies for learning about art. ANZAAE Journal, 23(1). Retrieved from http://www.arteducators.org.nz/?p=450
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2013). [Review of the book Obtaining images: Art, production and display in Edo Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 15(1), 145-149. [Book Review].
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2013). [Review of the book Passionate friendship: The aesthetics of girls' culture in Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 15(1), 149-153. [Book Review].
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2013). Fireflies on the water: Aesthetic learning and researching between disciplines. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) National Conference: Creativity in Research: Generative Inquiries for Educational Futures. Retrieved from http://www.nzare.org.nz/conference2013/keynotes.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bell, D. (2012). Chūshinguraand Ukiyo-e. Representing Kanadehon Chūshingura in Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. In A. Görlich (Ed.), Treasury of loyal retainers: The drama of the 47 Ronin. (pp. 25-33). Kraków, Poland: Manggha.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2012). Bella King in Japan and China: Travelling and collecting in the early twentieth century. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(2), 67-85.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2012). Talking about art with young people: Conversational strategies for aesthetic learning in early childhood settings. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, 4(1). Retrieved from http://artinearlychildhood.org/187/1/
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2012). [Review of the book Reading the Tale of Gengi: Its picture scrolls, texts and romance]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(2), 141-145. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2012). [Review of the book Teaching Asian art: Content, context and pedagogy]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(1), 110-113. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2011). Representing cultures: Seeing East Asian art in New Zealand. In P. Voci & J. Leckie (Eds.), Localizing Asia in Aotearoa. (pp. 116-133). Wellington, New Zealand: Dunmore.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2011). Building critical inquiry in art: Visual thinking strategies and talking about art. ANZAAE Journal, 21(1), 14-18.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2011). Like yin and yang: Inquiring and knowing in learning about art. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 6(2), 211-224.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2011). Midnight at the museum: Museums and authentic arts learning experiences. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 5(6), 57-70.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2011). Seven ways to talk about art: One conversation and seven questions for talking about art in early childhood settings. International Journal of Education through Art, 7(1), 41-54. doi: 10.1386/eta.7.1.41_1
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2011). War on the Liaodong Peninsula: Senso-E of the Russo-Japanese war. Journal of New Zealand Studies in Japan, 143-157.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2011). [Review of the book Dreams and diversions: Essays on Japanese woodblock prints from the San Diego Museum of Arts]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 13(2), 99-101.
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2011). [Review of the book Straight from the heart: Gender, intimacy, and the cultural production of Shōjo manga]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 13(2), 106-108.
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2011). Editorial. ANZAAE Journal, 21(1), 3-4.
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2011). Dr Jill Smith: The ANZAAE Award for Sustained Leadership and Outstanding Contribution to Art Education in Aotearoa New Zealand. ANZAAE Journal, 21(2). Retrieved from http://arteducators.org.nz/award.html
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2011). Questions from museums: Gallery educators' conversations about art. ecARTnz, (4), 6-7.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2011). Making your gallery visits count: Building purposeful art gallery learning experiences. ANZAAE Journal, 21(2). [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Bell, D. (2011). A magpie disposition: Collecting Japan in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Historical Association Conference: Past Tensions: Reflections on Making History. Retrieved from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/NZHA2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bell, D. (2010). 'The beautiful stars at night': The glittering artistic world of Yayoi Kusama. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 12(2), 81-93.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2010). Conversations for appreciating art: Looking, talking and understanding. Australian Art Education, 33(1), 29-43.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2010). Five reasons to take young children to the art gallery and five things to do when you are there. Australian Art Education, 33(2), 87-111.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2010). Visual arts education in New Zealand: Curriculum, promise and challenge. Curriculum Matters, 6, 28-47.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2010/11). A great day out: Making the best of your museum visit. Scope: Art & Design, 5 & 6, 160-169.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2010). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(1), 3-4.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2010). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(2), 3.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2010). [Review of the book In pursuit of universalism: Yorozu Tetsugarō and Japanese modern art]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 12(1), 155-158.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2010). Inquiry investigation as critical learning [Review of the book Looking at art in the classroom: Art investigations from the Guggenheim Museum]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(2), 4-5.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2009). Ando Hiroshige [Shono-hakuu (Driving rain at Shono station)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 96). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). attrib. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Flayed bonito. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 58). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Mt. Fuji from a cave (Dōchū no Fuji) 1834: From Series 'One hundred views of Mt. Fuji' (Fugaku Hyakkei). In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 60). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). Katsushika Hokusai [Sanku hakuu (Rainstorm beneath the summit)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 95). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). Kitagawa Utamaro [Orian and Kamuro (A courtesan and her maid)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 87). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). Suzuki Harunobu [Settsu Kinuta-no Tamagawa (Kinuta Crystal River in Settsu Province)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 86). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). Urbane Pleasures. In Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 39-43). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786-1864): From series: 'A mirror of modern make-up trends' (Imafū keshō kagami): Woman removing her eyebrows; Woman blackening her teeth. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 66). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1791-1861): From series: 'Woman in waterfall-striped fashions whose earnest prayers would be answered' (Daigan jōju arigataki-jima): Woman praying, and umbrella under her arm; Woman passing through a curtain; Woman holding a ring of Hozuki. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 68). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D., & Bullen, R. (2009). Play. In Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 33-38). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bell, D. (2009). Confronting/constructing curriculum: Curriculum constructs and meeting the needs of learners in art education in New Zealand. Scope: Art & Design, 4, 59-65.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2009). Looking and understanding: New Zealand views of Japan through Ukiyo-e. Journal of New Zealand Art History, 30, 54-67.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D., & Rohan, T. (2009). Leaving the safety zone: Trans-cultural encounters in arts education. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 4(3), 87-97.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2009). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 19(2), 3.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2009). Diversity, challenge and innovation in visual arts education [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 19(1), 3.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2008). Ukiyo-e in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 28-53.
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Bell, D. (2008). Framing the land in Japan and New Zealand. Journal of New Zealand Studies in Japan, 15, 60-73.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2008). The source and the period eye: New perspectives on Japanese visual culture. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(2), 132-158.
Journal - Research Article
Bell, D. (2008). [Review of the book Japanese erotic fantasies: Sexual imagery of the Edo period]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 150-158.
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2008). [Review of the book Kingdom of beauty: Mingei and the politics of folk art in Imperial Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 144-149.
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. (2008). How to look at a Japanese picture. NZAHTA Newsletter. (September), (pp. 8-11). Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Art History Teachers' Association. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Bell, D. (2007). Hokusai's project: The articulation of pictorial space. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental, 188p.
Authored Book - Research
Bell, D. (2007). [Review of the book Heian Japan: Centers and Peripheries]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 9(2), 193-199.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2006). [Review of the exhibition West Meets East: Images of China and Japan, 1570 to 1920]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 8(1), 122-126.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bell, D. (2004). Ukiyo-e explained. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental, 322p.
Authored Book - Research
Bell, D. (2004). Review of the book Gender and power in the Japanese visual field. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 5(2), 197-200.
Journal - Research Other
Bell, D. R. (2001). Chushingura and the Floating World: The Representation of Kanadehon Chushingura in Ukiyo-e Prints. Surrey: Japan Library, 170p.
Authored Book - Research
Bell, D. (2000). Art in education: An essay celebrating one hundred and twenty-five years of art education at the Dunedin College of Education [Bulletin of New Zealand Art History: Special Series No. 5]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Hocken Library, 76p.
Authored Book - Research