Steve McGuire, Professor 13 North Hall 319-335-3011 s-mcguire@uiowa.edu

Steve McGuire is a Professor in Art Education at the University of Iowa  where he has taught since 1990 in both the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Education. He is  a contemporary traditional storyteller and has performed across the United States. Steve's recent work includes:  On The American Discovery Trail: Iowa Route, a DVD, funded by the National Endowment for The Arts; and, the flash essay, Composing by-Cycle Eminent Icelandic Saga (Spring 2005), funded by  The University of Iowa/University of Iceland Exchange. His current project is the Poetics of Endurance: AStory of Making Story Visible - a DVD of storytelling performances based on endurance and time-trialing the Great Divide Mountain Bike Trail, Canada to Mexico, and funded by the University of Iowa Arts and Humanities Initiative.  Steve's written scholarship and the courses "Completing Stories: Art Practice as Inquiry" and "What Is Storytelling For?" are acnchored by his work in philosohical narrative interpretation. He has served as President of the Seminar for Research Art Education and as Guest Editor for Visual Arts Research.