ABOUT
My artworks feature a variety of perspectives related to biodiversity and environmental issues, with special emphasis on animal life. Some are depicting animals integrated into their natural habitats, seeking to provide insight into various species through detail and compelling compositions and relationships, others include various urban-related habitats. I often select animals as painting challenges, delving into the intricate details of individual animals - examining anatomy, colors, textures, and patterns. Environmentally, in addition to natural habitats I am interested in depictions of displacement and resilience of wildlife within urban settings.
Conceptually, I find that humans tend to project themselves and their desired or imagined characteristics and emotions onto animals. Preserved in zoos, common to both rural and urban environments, the animals are considered by visitors to be either extraordinary, as pests or even despised rather than admirable, based on human perceptions and imaginings of the value of different species. I am seeking to challenge these and other romantic notions about nature within myself as well as other viewers.
Lynette K. Henderson is Professor Emeritus of Art Education, and a visual artist in drawing, painting and mixed media, with a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (1986), MFA from the University of Minnesota (1989), and a Ph.d. in Art Education from Arizona State University (2006). Henderson currently works and resides in southern California, U.S.A.
Lynette K. Henderson
lynettekhenderson@mac.com
http://www.lynettekhendersonart.com
Solo Exhibitions
(2024). TAG Gallery. "Animal Reserve", Los Angeles, CA.
(2023). TAG Gallery. "Wild Life", Los Angeles, CA.
Art Residencies
(2025). Playa Summerlake 2025 Awarded Residency.
(2024). Rural Residency for Contemporary Art (RUC). Cividate Camuno, Brescia, Italy.
Group Exhibitions, selected, since 2000.
2024
2025 Yellowstone Art Auction. Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings MT.
2024 IAA Open Call For Art. IAA-USA (International Association of Artists). Los Angeles, CA.
Turning a New Leaf. Encino Terrace Gallery. CA Creative Arts. Los Angeles, CA.
Ink and Clay 46: Art and Science Collide. Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona CA.
The Spirit of CA. Echo Park Art Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
14th Annual National Juried Show; SAGE Community Arts. Sheridan, WY.
Art with a Message. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Orange County, CA.
Spectrum Gestalt 2024. bG Gallery. SAnta Monica, CA.
All Media 2024. Irvine Fine Arts Center. Irvine, CA.
Wild Thing. Covet Art Gallery. Oceanside, CA.
Summertime. The Artists Gallery (TAG). Los Angeles, CA.
Hungry Like a Wolf. Colony Theater Gallery. Burbank, CA.
Reflections Zine Project, with LA River Arts. Los Angeles, CA.
International Exhibition on Animals in Art 2024. LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
39th Annual Made in California. Brea Gallery. Brea, CA.
37th Annual Juried Exhibition. Art Alliance of Monmouth County. Red Bank, NJ.
2024 San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild; Spring Online Exhibition. San Diego, CA.
Monochrome Explored. Site: Brooklyn Gallery. Brooklyn, NY.
Neutral. Emerge Gallery. Saugerties, NY,
The USA Exhibition. Curated by Julienne Johnson at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 23rd International Art
Exchange, with Chairman Katsu Shimmin. Tokyo, Japan.
2024 The Crow Show. The Studio Door. San Diego, CA.
Movement. The Artists Gallery (TAG). Los Angeles, CA.
Small Time. Gallery 825, Laaa.org. Los Angeles, CA.
2023 Art Prize 2023. D31 Art Gallery. South Yorkshire, England.
National Art Show 2023. New Orleans Art Association. New Orleans, LA.
A Keen Eye, the Artist's Perspective. Range Projects Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
Regional Fine Art Show. Lincoln Gallery. Loveland, CO.
"tl;dr." Exhibition. MidwestNice Art Gallery. MN.
Water and Fire. Laguna Art Gallery. Mission Viejo, CA.
Open Theme 2023. Laguna Art Gallery. Mission Viejo, CA.
Kingdom Animalia 2nd Annual Exhibition - 2023. Biafarin/Exhibizone. Vancouver, Canada.
ABRAZO (Embrace). Verum Ultimum Art Gallery. Portland, OR.
2023 Fine Arts Exhibition. Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur Library. GA.
That Face! Portraits Both Human & Animal. McCord Gallery and Cultural Center. Palos Park, IL.
Her Story, 2023. Manhattan Arts International. New York, NY.
Of a Feather. Emerge Gallery and Art Space. Saugerties, NY.
Wings 2023. Biafarin/Gallerium Art Exhibitions. Vancouver, Canada.
Confection. Laaa.org. Los Angeles, CA.
93rd Annual Juried Exhibition. San Antonio Art League & Museum. San Antonio, TX.
In Our Place. MidwestNice Art Gallery. Minnesota.
Small Works Show. The Rice Gallery of Fine Art. Overland Pk, KS.
L' Amour & More. The Makery Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
Applied Science. Gallery 825. Los Angeles, CA.
5th Into the Wild Exhibition. Fusion Art. Santa Fe, NM.
Inter/Action International. Wild Heart Gallery. Coachella, CA. Special Merit award.
Animals Art Exhibition. Artist Space.
2022 Art For Real II. Boomer Gallery. London, England.
Small Matters. 437CO Gallery. Colorado Mesa University. Grand Junction, CO.
2022 Winter Art Show. Paul Nigra Center for the Arts. Gloversville, NY.
2022 Small Works Exhibition. Five Points Gallery. Torrington, CT.
3C's Art Collective: Small Works. Main Street Gallery. Brighton, CO.
4th Annual Online Exhibition. Idaherma Museum of Art Foundation. Princeton, NJ.
Expressions West 2022. Coos Art Museum (CAM). Coos Bay, OR. Second Place Award.
New Edition. Art Gallery 118. Brooklyn, NY.
Below the Surface II. Art League R.I. Gallery. Pawtucket, RI.
Synergy & Below the Surface II. University of Rhode Island Providence Campus Gallery . Providence, RI.
Women in Art, 2022. Las Lagunas Gallery. Laguna Beach, CA.
The Power of Portraits, Human & Animal. MVA Gallery. Pennsylvania.
Miniatures Exhibition. Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Healdsburg, CA.
Gems V. Arts Benicia Gallery. Benicia, CA.
Art 4Animals. Red Bluff Art Gallery. Red Bluff, CA.
2022 Shades of Green Exhibition. J.Mane Gallery.
Fins, Feathers and Fur Exhibition. J.Mane Gallery. Honorable Mention Award.
Call of the Wild. San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center. Tarzana, CA.
7th Annual Animal Kingdom. Fusion Art. Santa Fe, NM.
4th Into the Wild Art Competition. Fusion Art. Santa Fe, NM.
Kingdom Animalia 2022. Exhibizone/Biafarin. Vancouver, Canada. People's Choice Award.
PUNCH Projects; Barnstorm Art collective. (Juried, online exhibition.) Washington.
2020 CICA - Czong Institute for Contemporary Art. Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Petit Exhibition. Emerge Gallery. Saugerties, NY.
Fins, Feathers & Fur Exhibition. J. Mane Gallery.
Mattie Kelly Art Center Galleries. Northwest Fla. State College. Niceville, FL.
Blue Mountain Gallery. New York City, NY.
Salann Magazine. 3rd Edition, Summer 2020.
2019 4th Edition. Circle Quarterly Art Review. Lyon, France.
Art for the Animals Exhibition. Jones Gallery. Kansas City, MO.
The Schwa Show. Emerge Gallery. Greenville, NC.
2nd Annual All Women Art Exhibition. J. Mane Gallery.
Mythic: Imaginative Realism & Pop Surrealism. Fe Gallery. Sacramento, CA.
72nd Gilpin County Arts Association exhibition. Central City, CO.
The Crow Show. The Studio Door. San Diego, CA.
2018 Royal West of England Academy. Bristol, England, UK.
Ashurst Emerging Art Prize 2018. London, England, UK.
CA 2018 Open Exhibition. TAG Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
9th Annual Nature & Wildlife Exhibit. St. Augustine Art Association. St. Augustine, FL.
Decatur Fine Arts Exhibition, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College. Decatur, GA.
National Association of Women Artists (NAWA). New York, NY.
Blue Mountain Gallery. New York City, NY.
2017 Sunny Art Prize Exhibition 2017. Sunny Art Centre. London, England, UK.
Small Works 2017. Main Street Arts. Clifton Springs, NY.
CAEA 7th Annual Exhibition. SAC Arts. Santora Gallery. Santa Ana, CA.
8th Annual Nature & Wildlife Exhibit. St. Augustine Art Association. St. Augustine, FL.
Animals In Art. A Different Path Gallery. Brockport, NY.
Petit II. Emerge Gallery and Art Space. Saugerties, NY.
2016 Petit I. Emerge Gallery and Art Space. Saugerties, NY.
Rhinelander, 29th Annual Competition. Nicolet College Art Gallery. Rhinelander, WI.
Art of the American West. La Galeria Gitana. San Fernando, CA.
Birdie. Coastline Gallery. Coastline CC. Newport Beach, CA.
In the Studio 6. Mission Viejo Library. Mission Viejo, CA.
2014 Southern California Artists (SCA). Coastline Art Gallery. Newport Beach, CA.
In the Studio 4. SAC Arts. Santora Gallery. Santa Ana, CA.
2013 CAEA at Idyllwild, Idyllwild Gallery. Idyllwild, CA.
In the Studio 3. SAC Arts. Santora Gallery. Santa Ana, CA.
2012 Southern California Artists (SCA). Wells Fargo Bank. Laguna Beach, CA.
In the Studio 2. SAC Arts. Santora Gallery. Santa Ana, CA.
2011 In the Studio 1. SAC Arts. Santora Gallery. Santa Ana, CA.
2009 Alumni Exhibition. Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). Minneapolis, MN.
2003 Mesa Art Center. Mesa, AZ.
Kierland Resort. Scottsdale, AZ.
2000 100 Sacred Visions. Payerbach, Austria. (Juried.)
Durango Art Center. Durango CO. (Juried.)
Biennale Internazionale Delle Arte Contemporanea (1999). Florence, Italy.
CV in Education
LYNETTE K. HENDERSON, MFA, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Art Education, California State University Northridge, Department of Art
lynette.henderson@csun.edu
lynettekhenderson@mac.com
LKH website: https://www.lynettekhendersonart.com/
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
(2006). Ph.D. Art Education under Curriculum and Instruction, Arizona State University, AZ.
(1989). Master of Fine Arts, University of Minnesota, MN.
(1986). Bachelor of Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN.
CURRENT POSITION
(2024-Present). Professor Emeritus of Art Education, California State University, Northridge.
(2006-Present). Professor of Art Education, California State University Northridge.
COURSES TAUGHT: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
Art 100 Introduction to Art Processes and Lab
Art 140 Beginning 2D Design
Art 227 Painting I
Art 380 Children’s Art
Art 385 Children’s Crafts
Art 484 Art Education Portfolio
Art 579 Art Education Across Cultures
Art 590 History and Philosophy of Art Education
Art 681 Seminar in Art Education
Art 686 Visual Art Research
Art 698 MA/Thesis/Artistic Performance
PUBLICATIONS
(2022). Food For Thought: Political Discourse and Visual Literacy in Art Education. Co-authored with kristin vanderlip taylor. Visual Inquiry Journal, (V10)3, pp. 283-303.
(2018). Teaching from the Left: Visual Literacy and Social Transformation for the 21st Century. Co-authored with kristin vanderlip taylor. The International Journal of the Arts in Society: Annual Review. V13(1), pp.11-22. Peer-reviewed.
(2016). Meltdown at Fukushima: Global Catastrophic Events, Visual Literacy and Art
Education. Book chapter for: "Convergence of Contemporary Art, Visual Culture and Global Civic Engagement", edited by Ryan Shin, Ph.D. Peer-reviewed.
(2015). A River Runs Through It: Art, Geology and Life on the Mississippi. Journal for Learning through the Arts. (11)1. Peer-reviewed. https://escholarship.org.
(2013). Exploring Critical Themes Through The Human Figure. Art Education. March, 2013. V66 (2), pp. 20-34. Peer-reviewed.
(2011). Integrating the Visual Arts. Book chapter: "Reclaiming Social Studies for the Elementary Classroom"; Editors Joyce H. Burstein and Greg Knotts. Peer-reviewed.
(2010). Endangered Species: Real Life in Two-Dimensions. Arts & Activities Magazine. San Diego, CA. October, 2012; V152, no.2. Editor-reviewed.
(2010-11). Where is the Space for Education? About Campus: Bottom Line. Josey-Bass, a subsidiary of Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ. V16, no. 1. Peer-reviewed.
(2009). Curriculum Design and Practice: Art of Laos and Southeast Asia. Book chapter: Teaching Asian Art: Content, Context and Pedagogy, edited by Sheng Kuan Chung. Submitted March 31, 2009; published 2012. Peer-reviewed.
(2009). The Search for Authentic Practice Across the Disciplinary Divide. College Teaching, Heldref Publications. Fall, 2009. V57, no. 4. Peer-reviewed.
(2008). Art Education Credential Program. Co-Author with Dr. Ken Sakatani. Review for Re-Accreditation, 2nd Edition. Department of Education, Sacramento, CA. Publication Equivalency; peer-reviewed.
(2005). Lao Art: Online Lesson Plans, Arizona State University, Department of Southeast Asian Studies Website. Peer-reviewed.
(2005). Teaching Cultural Traditions: Art of Laos. Art Education. National Art Education Association, Reston, VA. Peer-reviewed.
PRESENTATIONS (SELECTED).
(2020). Food For Thought: Political Discourse and Visual Literacy in Art Education.
Arts and Society 15th Annual Conference; Galway, Ireland. (post-pandemic change to virtual presentation).
(2020). Food For Thought: Political Discourse and Visual Literacy in Art Education. Art and Education for Social Justice Symposium. UGA, Athens, GA.
(2020). Food Characters: Art We Really What We Eat? California Art Education Association (CAEA). Sacramento, CA.
(2019). Teaching From the Left: Visual Literacy and Social Transformation for the 21st Century.
Co-presenter. 2019 InSEA (International Society for Education Through Art) World Congress. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(2019). Teaching From the Left: Visual Literacy and Social Transformation for the 21st Century. Co-presenter. Fourteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society; Lisbon, Portugal, EU.
(2018). Presenter. California Art Education Association Regional Conference, Long Beach, CA.
(2018). Still Waiting For FEMA: Sculpting Student Voice; Presenter. California Art Education Association Regional Conference, Long Beach, CA.
(2017). Visual Literacy and Social Transformation. Co-presenter. California Art Education Association Regional Conference, San Francisco, CA.
(2017). Crossing Cultures: Mapping Art, Space and Place. Presenter. National Art Education Association (NAEA). New York, NY.
(2016). Art Education, Climate Science, Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Co-Presenter on collaborative project; Presenter, Workshop on the Art of Mapping. National Conference for Science Educators. Association of Science Teachers of Jamaica (ASTJ); Mandeville, Jamaica.
(2016). Genetically Modified Art Education. Co-presenter. California Art Education Association Regional Conference, Palm Desert, CA.
(2016). Higher Education Seminar. Facilitator. California Art Education Association. Palm Desert, CA.
(2015). Crossing Cultures: Mapping Art, Space And Place. California Art Education Association. Sacramento, CA.
(2015). Higher Education Seminar at the Crocker Museum. Facilitator. California Art Education Association. Sacramento, CA.
(2014). Collaboration: Art Education, Fukushima and Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Association of Science Teachers of Jamaica (ASTJ), and Moneague College, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
(2014). Art Education and the Radioactive Seafood Market. Co-presenter, Presentation and Workshop. CAEA, Irvine CA.
(2013). Tree-Huggers: Environment and Art Education. Co-presenter. California Art Education Association. Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA.
(2013). Haiti and the Art of Voodou: Connecting Through Beauty and Transformation. National Art Education Association conference, Fort Worth, TX.
(2013). A River Runs Through It: Art, Geology, and Life on the Mississippi. National Art Education Association conference, Fort Worth, TX.
(2012). Cross- and Multi-Cultural Art Education. Presenter. Central China Normal University, Zhejiang Province, China.
(2012). Cross- and Multi-Cultural Art Education. Presenter. Sanda University, Zhejiang Province, China.
(2012). Art Education in the United States. Co-presenter with Dr. Meiqin Wang. Sanda University, Zhejiang Province, China.
(2012). Art Education in the United States. Co-presenter with Dr. Meiqin Wang. Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai Province, China.
(2012). Haiti and the Art of Vodou: Beauty and Transformation. California Art Education Association conference. Riverside, CA.
(2012). A River Runs Through It: Art, Geology, and Life on the Mississippi. California Art Education Association conference. Riverside, CA.
(2012). Effective Social Studies Teaching: Implementing Visual and Material Culture with Elementary Students. Paper co-presentation with Dr. Greg Knotts. International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research conference. Las Vegas, NV.
(2012). The CSUN Vortex: A Collaborative Teaching and Research Model. Co-Presenter. National Art Education Association Conference, New York, NY.
(2011). Curriculum Design and Practice: Art of Laos and Southeast Asia. Presentation on book chapter published in Teaching Asian Art: Content, Context and Pedagogy (edited by Sheng Kuan Chung). National Art Education Association Conference, Seattle, WA.