Rosa Lavelberg holds a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo (1973), a Masters in Education from the same University (1993) and a Doctorate in Arts from the Communications and Arts School of the University of São Paulo (2000). She has specialized in Art/Education I and II at the Communications and Arts School of the University of São Paulo (1986 and 1990). She is currently a full professor and researcher, working at graduate and post-graduate level in the Pedagogy Course of the Education Faculty of the University of São Paulo. She was Director of the University Centre Maria Antonia of USP (2006 to 2009). She authored the National Curricular Parameters for Arts and coordinator of the National Curricular Plans in Arts for 1st to 4th school years (1996-2000). She authored art books for the National PlN of Didactic Books for 1st to 5th school years (2016 and 2019). She has published 7 books, 11 manuals for early childhood or primary teachers and over 160 articles in academic journals on the field of Art Education, with an emphasis on research into the topics of teacher training, drawing by children and youths, modernist and post-modernist education, artistic practices in formal and informal educational settings and art curriculums. She was a leader of the GPARTEDU Group: Group for Research in Art in Education, Teacher Training and School Curriculums. She is a member of the Research GEPEL (UFES); of the GEPED (FEUSP) Research Group, of the InSEA: International Society for Education through Art, of the National Association of Art Researchers, and of the Federation of Art Educators of Brazil. She supervised over 40 Masters and PhD dissertations or theses. She was on the jury for over 150 Masters and PhD dissertations or theses. She has organised over 25 events, congresses and conferences on the themes of art, culture and education. She has participated and communicated in over 175 international conferences, symposiums, seminaries and meetings. She has led 6 research projects as lead researcher between 2001 and the present day, of note "The Drawing of children and youths as learning and culture" (2006-2008), "Children's Art and Adult Art: Differences and Interactions" (2006-2013), and "Art in Modernist and Post-Modernist Education: fluxes" (2012 to present day). She has received the following awards: 1988 Recognized for excellent services provided in the technical orientation of artistic education professors, Secretariat of Education - Coordination of Teaching of the Metropolitan Region of Greater São Paulo, 16th Precinct; 1990, Exceptional Professional Competence Award, MAC - Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo; 2016 Indication of the Doctoral Thesis of her supervisee Luciane Bonace for the Capes Prize, Post-Graduate Committee of FEUSP.