About me
Nathalie Ryan is a Senior Educator at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, where she has led programs for families, teens, and adults since 2002. She is mini-course instructor and study group leader at Project Zero Classroom, coaches the PZ-HGSE Visible Thinking online course, and facilitates workshops at Project Zero Perspectives Conferences and WISSIT. Nathalie Ryan, who has been a partner with Children Are Citizens since its inception. Nathalie is the lead author of An Eye for Art: Focusing on Great Artists and their Work (Chicago Review Press 2013) and co-author of “Developing Close Looking, Creativity, and Community Through Writing and Art,” published in the Journal of Museum Education (Volume 43, 2018). Nathalie is a certified mindfulness meditation instructor, and in her spare time she plays the harp and makes hand-made books. She believes in the power of the arts to help people slow down, notice the world around them in new ways, spark curiosity and wonder, and make connections with others.
