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