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| Name: | Richard Lewis |
| Title: | Professor of Art Department Chair, Art and Art History |
| Office Location: | Steel Plant 01 |
| Extension: | (845) 575-3000 ext. 2309 |
| Email: | Richard.Lewis@Marist.edu |
| Personal Web Page: | http://foxweb.marist.edu/users/richard.lewis |
| Degrees Held: | MFA in Painting, University of Michigan BFA in Visual Arts, SUNY College at Purchase |
| Bio: | Professor Lewis joined the Marist faculty in 1984. He is Chair of the Department of Art and Art History and has taught a wide range of courses in the Department. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Dean of Academic Programs/Asst. Vice President for Academic Affairs. His current teaching focus is courses in Digital Media, particularly digital painting and animation. Along with his wife Susan, he is the author of "The Power of Art", now in its second edition, an art appreciation text published by Harcourt Brace, which has been used in more than 250 colleges and universities. He also co-authored another textbook with his colleague James Luciana, "Digital Media: An Introduction", published by Prentice-Hall in 2005. |
| Interests: | Digital Media, painting, writing, travel. |
| Awards & Honors: | Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching Award, Marist College (1996) Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center (2008) Who's Who in America 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Who's Who in American Teaching 6th (2000), 7th (2002), 8th (2004), 9th (2005) , 10th (2006)editions Who's Who in American Education 7th edition (2006-2007) |
| Publications: | "The Power of Art," second edition, with Susan I. Lewis, an introduction to art (Wadsworth, 2009) "Digital Media: An Introduction", with James Luciana (Prentice-Hall, 2005) "The Power of Art," first edition, with Susan I. Lewis, (Harcourt Brace, 1994) |
| Exhibitions: | Faculty Exhibitions, Marist College Gallery, 2008 - 2001. Food, Ulster County Community College, 2009. Analog/Digital, VanBrunt Gallery, Beacon, NY, 2003. Digital Art 2002, Kentucky State University, 2002. |
| Research Interests: | Combining digital media with traditional media. Animation and its history. |
| Affiliations: | College Art Association American Association of Museums |
| Miscellaneous: | Short term travel abroad programs: Modern Visions: London, Paris, and New York (2009) Visions of Japan (2008) Visions of Italy (2006, 2007) |
