Leoni Schmidt

Leoni Schmidt is a South African-born New Zealand art historian and full professor in the Dunedin School of Art and director of research and postgraduate studies at the Otago Polytechnic.

Leoni Schmidt
AwardsAward for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching, 2011
Academic background
EducationUniversity of South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand
Alma materUniversity of Johannesburg
ThesisKoordinate in die visuele vorm en betekenis van die skilderkuns in die moderne tyd (Coordinates in the visual form and meaning of painting in modern times) (1982)
Academic work
DisciplineArt historian
InstitutionsOtago Polytechnic

Academic career

Schmidt studied fine arts and graduated with a BA from the University of South Africa[1] and an MA from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1976.[2] At the University of Johannesburg she completed a D Litt et Phil in 1982.[3] Schmidt worked as a lecturer in South Africa before moving to New Zealand to teach at Otago Polytechnic in 1996.[4] She was the first person to be appointed full professor at Otago Polytechnic when head of the Dunedin School of Art.[5]

In 2011 Schmidt won an Ako Aotearoa Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching.[4]

References
  1. "Prof. Leoni Schmidt". Otago Polytechnic. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. Schmidt, L. (1976). Aspects of South African art criticism (Thesis). Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand.
  3. Schmidt, L. (1982). Koordinate in die visuele vorm en betekenis van die skilderkuns in die moderne tyd (Thesis). Johannesburg: Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit.
  4. "Professor Leoni Schmidt". Ako Aotearoa. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. "Kaitohutohu becomes polytechnic's second full professor". www.maoripacificjobs.co.nz. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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