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Lynn Richardson Receives Distinguished Faculty Award

Associate Professor of Art Lynn Richardson has been chosen to receive the 2015 Faculty Distinction in Research and Scholarship Award, which honors faculty members who have, over a significant part of their tenure at Keene State, engaged in research and scholarship that is recognized by their professional peers and that represents an effort above and beyond that required for promotion and tenure. Prof. Richardson is the 13th faculty member to receive the award.

Prof. Richardson came to Keene State in 2007, and since then she has exhibited her work in 26 solo shows and 30 group shows. She has also delivered over 25 artist lectures and workshops. As a result, she has earned a reputation that spans the globe, having shown her work across the United States and Canada, as well as in Sweden, Taiwan, and China. Richardson has won numerous residencies and grants that have supported the extensive research that informs her artistic practice.

“My art practice is centered around an examination of relationships between governments, corporations, and the collateral effects of this association on our physical environment,” she explained. “Currently my work continues to focus on the complexities of this affiliation and the impact on the natural world. I am honored that my practice is being recognized by Keene State. I am looking forward to expanding my work, and Keene State helps to make it possible.”

Prof. Richardson’s work spans a variety of media, from large-scale, modular sewn pieces to large cast-resin pieces based on her work with 3D printers to digital displays to motors and motion detectors. Art Professor Rosi Bernardi describes Richardson’s work as “sly, smart, and always witty,” arguing that Richardson works “in the realm of the marvelous to hammer home her very serious cultural critique.”

Prof. Richardson is also widely recognized as a mentor to student artists. Jarod Charzewski, an associate professor of art at the College of Charleston, spoke with a group of students who had the opportunity to work with Richardson and “they agreed the experience working with Lynn was the best they had because she actually let them learn how to do things that other artists would not.” He said Richardson clearly demonstrates “the commitment and focus it takes to become a professional artist.”

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