Department Affiliations
Specialties
- electronic arts
- video
- interdisciplinary art
Educational Background
- M.F.A.: Media Arts - Photography, Video, Film, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1988.
- B.F.A.: Studio Art, Minor: Humanities, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1985.
Publications
- Oculus: Crossing Boundaries in Cyberspace, Art, and Consciousness. Lukkas, Lynn Tjernan, 2000.
Research Activities
- Oculus Projects: A series of interdisciplinary artworks that use global positioning systems and interacive technologies as poetic devices, 1998
- Interaktions Labor: Collaborative performance with Paulo Chagas, composer; Johannes Birringer, Choregapher; Marija Stamenkovic, dancer; and Carrie Shaw, soprano, July 05, 2004 - July 20, 2004
- Biosensor Projects: A series of interactive installations controlled by the biological functions (breath, heart rate, brian waves) of the performer or users body, July 2001
Creative Activities
- Exhibition: Oculus: Alexandria, "Speaking Truths," Intermedia Arts Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: 2002
- Exhibition: Oculus: Yangtze, In Cape Town One City Festival and Month of Photography Exhibition, The Castle, Cape Town, South Africa: 2002
- Exhibition: Oculus: Yangtze, Crowe T. Brooks Gallery, St. Louis, MO: 2002
- Exhibition: Oculus: Tibet, Steensland Gallery, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN: 2002
- Exhibition: Oculus: Tibet, "Between the Virtual and the Actual," Media Arts, St. Louis, MO: 2002
- Bi-annual online exhibition: Oculus: Tibet, "Maine New Media/Boston Cyber Arts Festival," Cyberspace, The World: 2001
- Exhibition: Oculus: Ireland, "The Third Minnesota National Print Biennial," Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: 2001
- Exhibition: Oculus: Tibet, TranspolyBlue: A Digital Exposition," Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO: 2001
- Solo exhibition: La Virtud Negra, Walker Art Center - Out There Series - Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN: 2000
Professional Activities
- McKnight Summer Fellows Presentations, "Computer-Human Interfaces: The Oculus Projects," University of Minnesota Graduate School, Minneapolis, MN: 2002
- Visiting artist, University of North Carolina, Department of Art and Communication Studies, Raliegh, NC: 2001
- "Exhibition Lecture: Oculus Tibet," St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN: 2001
- Member, CLA Faculty Assembly, Univeristy of Minnesota: 2002 - 2003
- Member, Information Technology Fee Committee, University of Minnesota: 2002 - 2003
- Member, Grad School Policy and Review Council: 2001 - present
- Director of Graduate Studies, Art Department, University of Minnesota: 2001 - present
- Member, College Art Association: 1994 - present
- Member, Inter Society of Electronic Artists: 1994 - present
Awards
- Jerome Foundation Media Arts Grant, 2001
- McKnight Photography Fellowship, 1999
- Bush Foundation Artists Fellowship, 1996
- University of Minnesota Grant-in-Aid of Research and Artistry, 2001
- University of Minnesota McKnight Foundation Summer Fellowship, 2001
Courses Taught
- ArtS 8410 - Studio Critique
- ArtS 3620 - Time Art: Video
- ArtS 1601 - Introduction to Electronic Art
- ArtS 5490 - Digital Video Workshop
- ArtS 3602/5620 - Art on the Internet
- New Media Collaborations - with Doug Geers, assistant professor electronic music
- Interactive Processes
Alternative Output Formats