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Douglas named Lecturer in Fine Arts
August 27, 2004 | |||||
KOKOMO, Ind.—Director of the Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery Minda Douglas adds lecturer in fine arts to her campus responsibilities this fall. A Noblesville resident, Douglas moved from adjunct to full-time faculty status. She is teaching Women Artists/Visual Arts and several drawing courses. She is helping team- teach a Freshman Learning Community titled Perspectives and Observations in Nature.
Douglas will continue as gallery director, until a new director can be named in 2005. As an adjunct instructor, Douglas taught Art History and Studio Art at IU Kokomo. She has previously led classes at the Herron School of Art, the Indianapolis Art Center and the University of Indianapolis. Douglas said that her favorite subject to teach is foundation drawing, a course where she has witnessed “amazing transformations” in her students. “They begin to ‘see’ what they are drawing for the first time; it is like a light bulb goes off in their creative minds. I am always trilled to be part of that process.” Douglas received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1996. Specializing in fine art printmaking, Douglas has presented seven solo exhibitions of her work and participated in close to 30 group exhibitions in several states She recently completed a solo exhibition at the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis. She developed the show under a Creative Renewal Fellowship grant, 1 of 50 awarded in 2003 by the Indiana Arts Council. For more information on arts education at IU Kokomo, contact the School of Arts and Sciences at www.iuk.edu/ACADEMICS/artsci or call (765) 455-9381.
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