Youngstown State University - Art History
Assistant Professor of Art Education
Lillian
Lewis
Lillian Lewis is Assistant Professor of Art Education at Youngstown State University. Her interests include art education in informal and online learning communities, intercultural art education, and collaborative performance pedagogy. She has presented her research at national and state conferences, international symposia, and at school district workshops. Her manuscripts have been accepted for publication as book chapters and in Studies in Art Education. Previously, Lillian worked for University of Florida, Penn State University, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, and as a public school art teacher in Texas and Florida.
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Art Education, graduate certificate in Museum Education
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Research Assistantship
Historical researcher for Dr. D. Jack Davis' Regent's Faculty Lecture titled A Center for Artistic Excellence: The Denton Connection to Early Texas Art.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
major: Art Education, minor: Art History
Instructor of Record, Graduate Teaching Assistant & Editorial Assistant
Fall 2013/Spring 2014
A ED 211: Interpreting Art Experience: Social and Behavioral Perspectives - Graduate Teaching Assistant
Course description: Examination of psychological, cultural, aesthetic, philosophical and educational perspectives on creation and response to art in children, adolescents and adults.
A ED 212: Interpreting Art Experience: Educational Implications - Instructor of Record
Course description: In-depth study of the educational implications of the information on art making and response introduced in A ED 211.
Editorial Assistant to Christine Marmé Thompson for International Journal of Education & the Arts
Summer I 2013
ART 010: Introduction to Visual Studies (Online Course, World Campus) - Graduate Teaching Assistant
Course description: This course is intended as a general survey course for non-majors consisting of images, ideas, and processes used in art making.
Summer II 2013
A ED 597A, Section 201: Summer Institute On Contemporary Art, Professional Development Institute - Graduate Teaching Assistant
Course description:This course is a blended course comprised of (1) on-site (at the PSU Palmer Museum of Art and (2) online components (via https://sites.psu.edu/sica2013/ & PSU ANGEL). This course is designed with PreK-12 educators in mind, however the course is open to all graduate level participants.
Instructor of Record
Summer I 2012
A ED 303: Visual Arts in the Elementary School
Course description: Basic concepts of current art education theory and practice for the elementary teacher.
Summer II 2012
ART 001: Introduction to the Visual Arts
Course description: Introduction to the media, elements, function, making, and meaning of visual arts today and in diverse historical and cultural contexts.
Instructor
Fall 2014/Spring 2015
A ED 211: Interpreting Art Experience: Social and Behavioral Perspectives - Instructor
Course description: Examination of psychological, cultural, aesthetic, philosophical and educational perspectives on creation and response to art in children, adolescents and adults.
Edwin W. Zoller Gallery Director
Zoller Gallery Director:
Fall 2012/Spring 2013
Curated and designed art exhibitions, supervised exhibition installations, recruited, taught and managed gallery staff, managed gallery resources and public relations.