Professor of Art + Design
Co-Founder +
Brand Advisor: USLAF
Sam Romero is a visual artist and educator. He is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Painting and Drawing Program. After receiving his MFA in 2007, Romero moved back to Central Florida and is currently an Associate Professor of Art and Graphic Design Program Director at Florida Southern College. Romero is also a founding member and creative director of the US Latinx Art Forum. His current research focuses on Chicano and Indigenous visual design narratives and approaches.
Conferences and Speaking Invitations:
2024 Southeastern College Art Conference,
Presenter: “Criticism in the Age of Diversity”
College Arts Association,
Chair: "Branding Hiphop."
2023 Southeastern College Art Conference,
Presenter: “Illustration as Design”
2022 Speaker Spotlight Series, Florida Southern College,
“Music Video as Video Art”
2021 Virtual Book Launch, In parternship with AIGA:
Black, Brown + Latinx Graphic Design Educators
An Open Discussion, In Partnership with Parsons School of Design,
Black, Brown + Latinx Graphic Design Educators
College Arts Association
Co-Chair: Browning the Design Canon
2020 College Arts Association
Presenter: Black, Brown + Latinx Graphic Design Educators
Florida Southern College
Panelist: Cafe Con Leche Event,: Sponsored by the Multicultural Canter
Polk Museum of Art
Presenter: Hispanic Heritage Month panel
2019 AIGA Kansas City
Guest Speaker
Florida Southern College
Multiculturalism in the Workplace; Breakout Session: Integrating Culture into the Workplace
2017 College Arts Association
Co-Chair: "Si Se Puede! Brand Identity, Activism and Art Historical Analyses."
2016 Latino Art Now!
“Deconstruct and Redesign: My Art Practice, Teaching Methods and Branding Ideas”
Honors and Awards:
2016 Omicron Delta Kappa Honors Society Teacher of the Year Award
Email
samromero180@gmail.com