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Lara Henderson

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Lara Henderson

Assistant Teaching Professor

Design

Contact

508-999-8547

College of Visual & Performing Arts 349

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Teaching

Programs

Courses

Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.

Offered as needed to present material in the design field. The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. May be repeated with change of content

Application of typographic principles across print and digital publications, and the opportunities for the two to be in dialogue with each other. Surveys the conceptual, visual, and technical aspects of planning, designing, and prototyping dynamic screen-based typographic experiences.

An in-depth exploration of a specific sculptural concern. A single topic will be offered each semester. Special topics include Bronze Casting, Aluminum Casting, Stone Carving, Installation/Performance Art, The Figure, Cast Paper, and Site-Specific Sculpture.

Fundamental principles of visual language, including formal, technical and conceptual aspects of image making in two-dimensions. Focus is placed on hand skills, observation, and implementation through a variety of materials, processes, and methodologies. Students will develop a visual and verbal language for analyzing, organizing, shaping, and communicating two-dimensional form and meaning. Course is designed for first-year art and design students.

Research

Research interests

  • Creative Coding
  • Typography in Motion
  • Digital Fabrication

Lara Henderson is a book artist, printmaker, and designer based in Providence, RI. She is member of the Art and Design faculty and concentration head for Integrated Studio Arts at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Henderson was also a Design faculty at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Henderson received a BFA in Graphic Design from UMass Dartmouth and an MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from the University of the Arts.

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