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Lisa Lenarz
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Associate Professor
Art
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Lisa Lenarz Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Associate Professor
Art
Brief biography
Lisa Lenarz is an associate professor in the Department of Art at UW-L, specializing in art education and interdisciplinary studio practices. Her primary research interests include: global and multicultural art education, art-integrated STEM, including technology-integrated art, and interdisciplinary art practices (for expanded details click here). Prior to her current position/role, Professor Lenarz taught art at all levels (K-12) in the La Crosse School District of La Crosse (10 years) and as an adjunct instructor at both UW-L and Viterbo University (6 years).
Current courses at UWL
ON CAMPUS courses
ART 102 - Art Appreciation (online/asynchronously - occasionally Winter/Summer)
ART302 - Visual Language in the Global Classroom (occasionally, Japan)
ART 361 - Field I in Art Education
ART 461 - Field II in Art Education
ART401 - Art Education Methods I: Foundational Practices (spring only)
ART403 - Art Education Methods II: Contemporary Practices (fall only)
ART 413 - Independent Study: Advanced Studio Practices in Art Education (occasionally)
ART 415 - Art Seminar (occasionally Summer Japan)
EDS 492 - K-12 Student Teaching Seminar for AWLME (Art, World Language, and Music Education)
SUPERVISION in the Field
ART 361 - Field I in Art Education
ART 461 - Field II in Art Education
EDS 497 - K-12 Art Education, Student Teachers
Education
M.F.A. in Visual/Studio Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT | 2010, with work focused on sculptural installation, video, and printmaking.
B.S. in Art Education, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, La Crosse, WI | 2007, with studies focused on printmaking, sculpture, and painting.
Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD), Minneapolis, MN | 1993/1994, studying drawing, painting, sculpture, and graphic design.
Career
Teaching history
UW-La Crosse
Associate Professor (2022-current)
Assistant Professor (2018-2022)
Associate Lecturer (2017-2018 & 2012-2014)
Viterbo University
Adjunct Faculty (2014-2017)
School District of La Crosse
Art Teacher K-12 (2008-2018)
Professional history
Pump House Regional Arts Center
Gallery Committee (2010-2013 & 2018-2021)
Board Member, Youth Art Coordinator, & Instructor (2008-2013)
Wisconsin Arts Board
Grant Proposal Review Panelist (2019)
WAEA (Wisconsin Art Education Association)
Co-Interim President Elect (2013-2014), Web Designer (2012-2014), Advocacy Representative (2011-2012), & Elementary Education Representative (2010-2011)
Research and publishing
Published Articles
Lenarz, Lisa M. (2018/2019). Engaging Marginalized Students Through the Visual Arts. ASCD Journal (Associate for Supervision and Curriculum Development), December/January (Issue).
Editor/Mentor of Published Student Research
Bernhagen, M., Smith, S., & Sonnek, A. (2020). Testing Creative Lines of Inquiry in the Art Classroom (1014494990 780430603 L. Lenarz, Ed.). Journal of Undergraduate Research, XXIII. https://www.uwlax.edu/urc/jur-online/volume-xxiii-2020.
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