Lisa Terreni

Wellington

Lisa Terreni is a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Education, teaching in the early childhood education degree programmes. She has been involved in early childhood education for many years – as a kindergarten teacher, a senior teacher, and as a professional development adviser for the Ministry of Education. She is also an artist.
Lisa’s current research interests focus on exploring how visual art can be used to enhance young children’s thinking, communication and literacy skills, and the impact ICT can have on young children’s visual art learning experiences. She is currently undertaking data gathering for her PhD entitled “I know what that is! It’s modern art!” Early childhood access to and use of art museums in Aotearoa New Zealand. This research aims to determine the current extent of art museum visiting by the early childhood sector in New Zealand, and investigate both facilitators and barriers to access.