Lynn Jermal, Ph.D.

Professor of Art (Art Education)

Office: 215 South Hall
Phone: 715.425.3375
Email: lynn.m.jermal@uwrf.edu

Dr. Jermal directs the Art Education Certification Program, Pre-professional concentration in Art Therapy Program and MSE-Fine Arts Program and teaches studio drawing. She has served on regional art boards and is Past President of the Wisconsin Art Education Association. Jermal does frequent regional and national workshops and presentations on Collaboration, Leadership. Personal Narrative and Creativity in the visual arts Her recent work includes community collaborative art projects. She is very involved in international Education and interest in traditional arts conservation and documentation lead to research with remote villages in China. She is married with three sons who are all involved in the arts and live in Hudson, WI

Artist Statement

I have channeled my creativity into my work as an artist and teacher tor 30 years.  As a studio artist I work in mixed-media drawing that deals with social, political and autobiographical concerns, and often makes use of found materials and narrative.  My art is an attempt to understand and respond to the human condition and my own experience, wavering between the political and the personal. I am also involved in orchestrating collaborative art projects with both artists and community members. Facilitating deep collaboration through the creative process enriches personal creativity and confidence in others while challenging me to produce new work.  My teaching reflects a community-based orientation that not only embraces the “humans” in the definition of community, but also the possibility for the experience of the arts to cultivate engagement and empathy. I strive to help art educators move toward curriculum and material choices that value and conserve our environment and respect a variety of cultures and art forms. I ascribe to Boyer’s vision that the aim of education is both career preparation and enabling students to live lives of dignity and purpose (Creating the New American College, 1994).

Eduction

• Doctor of Philosophy, Art Education, University of Minnesota, 1995
• Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary Arts, Concordia College, 1979
• Bachelor of Arts, Ceramics with Certification, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, 1975

Solo Exhibitions and Selected Presentations

• Harriet Barry Gallery, Witness to the Times, River Falls, WI
• Milwaukee College of Art and Design, Presentation: Ecology and Art- Following the Model of Traditional Arts, Milwaukee, WI
• John Michael Kohler Art Center, Workshop: Visual Storytelling, Sheboygan WI
• National Art Education Association National Convention, Presenter, The Tibetan Black Pottery Tradition, Minneapolis, MN
• National Art Education Association National Convention, Delegate NAEA Assembly, New Orleans, LA
• ARC Gallery, New Collages, Chicago Il.
• Illinois Art Educators Conference, Presentation, “Exploring South East Asian Arts in the Classroom” Galena IL
• Women’s Caucus for Art 25th Anniversary Conference, Keynote Address: Breaking the Barriers: What we know about Creativity. Hamline University, St Paul MN  
• Youth Art Month Capital Rotunda Reception Speaker, Madison WI
• National Art Education Association National Convention, Presentation: Collaborative Painting Installation to Document Community Events, New York. NY
• National Art Education Association National Convention, Presentation: Revealing the Creative Process: What Research Tells Us, Los Angeles, CA.
• Wisconsin Art Education Association 50th Anniversary Conference, Presenter: Interdisciplinary Work: Blending the Creative Process, Monona Terrace, Madison, WI

Selected Exhibitions

• Hamline University Gallery, Breaking the Barriers, St. Paul, MN
• John Michael Kohler Art Center, WAEA Juried Exhibition, Sheboygan, WI
• Phipps Center for the Arts Galleries, What We Need Is Here, Hudson, WI
• Bloomington Art Center Gallery, Annual juried Exhibition, Bloomington MN
• Intermedia Arts Gallery, Roots, Minneapolis, MN
• ARC Gallery, A Place at the Table Collaborative Installation, Chicago, IL

Awards/Grants/Commissions

• Chancellor’s UW-River Falls Exemplary Performance Award
• Juror’s Awards, Bloomington Art Center, Phipps Center of the Arts
• Lakefront Park, River Bench Permanent Installation Commission, Hudson, WI
• Outstanding Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, Professional Service Award
• Robert T. Knowles International Education Grants (2)
• UWRF Foundation Grant
• UWRF Lab Modernization Grant
• UWRF Professional Development Grants (6)
• Wisconsin International Global Educator of the Year
• Wisconsin Humanities Council and Otto Bremer Foundation Grant
• Wisconsin Teaching Fellow, University of Wisconsin Instructional Improvement Council

Publications

• Chapter, “The Tibetan Black Pottery Tradition”, Teaching Asian Art: Content, Context, and Pedagogy, Sheng Kuan Chung, Ed, NAEA. (Spring 2010 release date)
• Fire and Earth: Tibetan black pottery of master potter Sun Nou QiLing, Illustrated book in English, Chinese and Tibetan. Limited Edition by China Exploration and Research Society, 2009
• Fire and Earth: A Look at the Tibetan Black Pottery Tradition. A 34-minute documentary DVD, a 22-minute documentary DVD and a 10-minute documentary DVD completed with students for CERS
• Drawings, illustrating “The Time Before History”, Social Education, Vol. 62 (1), p.27–31
• Dissertation: “Professional Leadership Profile of Art Educators in a Midwestern State”, UMI: Dissertation Abstracts International
• “The Bench Project” Wisconsin West, Vol 20 (6). p 14–16.
• “Becoming Art Smart”, Falcon Features, Vol 55 (1). p. 3; 6–7.
• “Collaborative Art: Creating a Public Mural”, Endeavor, Vol.3, May 2007
• “Women and Creativity” Radio Interview by Kathy Stahl for Spectrum West, Wisconsin Public Radio            

International Experiences

• Invitational Research Delegation by China Research and Exploration Society (CERS), Yunnan Province, China; Fine Arts Representative
• China CERS Internship program (Cultural conservation projects in rural China), UWRF International Studies Program, Faculty Leader
• Collected Chinese Artifacts from Yunnan Province, China for UWRF University Collection Semester Abroad-Europe, UWRF International Studies Program, Faculty Leader
• Wisconsin in Scotland, International Studies Semester Program, Faculty, Dalkeith, Scotland