MICRO-BIO

• Lauren Cross is an artist/designer, curator, and scholar who holds a BA in Art, Design, and Media from Richmond, the American International University in London, England, a MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA and a PhD in Mul...More

  Lauren Cross is an artist/designer, curator, and scholar who holds a BA in Art, Design, and Media from Richmond, the American International University in London, England, a MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA and a PhD in Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies from Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX. She is currently a Lecturer for the Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies (IADS) program in the Art Education and Art History Department at the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design. Dr. Cross is the founder of arts non-profit, WoCA Projects, in Fort Worth, Texas. Her research and creative work addresses critical multicultural approaches in art and design practice, where she has been recognized for contributions, such as being featured in the 2015 Edinburgh Art Festival, selected as a Third Annual Visionary Award winner by Fort Worth Weekly magazine in 2013, and named one of Dallas' "100 Creatives" by the Dallas Observer in 2015. Less

EXPERIENCE

• University of North Texas

  • Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies
  • Art Education and Art History
  • August 2016 to Present

EDUCATION

• Texas Woman's University

  • PhD in Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies
  • August 2010 to May 2017

  Concentration in Museum/Curatorial Studies, Critical Art Theory, and Arts Administration

• Lesley University

  • MFA in Visual Arts
  • January 2008 to May 2010

Links

• Website