Lillian Lewis

 LillianL. Lewis

Lillian L. Lewis

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Biography

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.


Experience

    Education

    • University of North Texas

      Master of Arts (M.A.)

      Art Education, graduate certificate in Museum Education

    • University of North Texas

      Graduate Teaching Assistant



    • University of North Texas

      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.

    • Penn State University

      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

      major: Art Education, minor: Art History

    • Penn State University

      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.

    • Penn State University

      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.

    • Penn State University

      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.

    • Penn State University

      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.

    ART 1540

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