Lori Crawford

Professor of Art

Email: locrawford [at] desu.edu

Education

MFA, Computer Art. Savannah College of Art and Design, 1996
B.A., Broadcast Production, Morehead State University, 1990

Biography

Lori Crawford is a professional artist and arts educator at Delaware State University for over 25 years. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the country including solo exhibitions at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Biggs Museum of American Art, the Rehoboth Art League, and venues in Syracuse, NY and Washington, DC. Lori Crawford’s artistic excellence was recognized twice by the Delaware Division of the Arts in 2024 and 2008 for earning a fellowship for Established Artist in Interdisciplinary Art and Works on Paper. Additionally, in 2021 Ms. Crawford was awarded an Artist Relief Grant from the DDOA. Her work can be found in the collections of the Equal Justice Initiative, Paul R. Jones (The University of Delaware and the University of Alabama), Donald Byrd, the Baton Rouge Community College, and other public and private collections throughout the country.

Areas of Expertise

Visual Arts
Digital Design and Illustration
Art History
African American Art History

Consultation Expertise

Over my career, I have been able to identify my personal leadership credo, including the fundamental belief that leaders must be equally comfortable as followers, learning from all of our professional interactions. University program chairpersons, especially those in the arts, often must wear several hats – administrator, instructor, role model, arts advocate, facilitator, negotiator, budget analyst. Further, we must lead by example in the performance of every task within our repertoire of responsibility. As an administrator, teacher or advocate, ours should be consistent behavior that invites repetition by those around us.

Publications

2022. When Words Are Not Enough, #ArtToo, Can Reinvigorate: A Fellow Artist Reflects On the Power of Art by Women Artists. Journal of Mother Studies. Issue 7

Grants

Delaware Division of the Arts: Individual Artist Fellowship, Established (Interdisciplinary)
Delaware Division of the Arts: Artists Relief Grant