St. Mary's College of Maryland

Upcoming Events

Jan 23 - 10:00 AM
Remediate/ Re-Vision: Public Artists Engaging the Environment

Jan 30 - 4:45 PM
Presentation & Reception, Artists as Environmental Catalysts: in Context and in Community

Jan 31 - 8:30 PM
Lecture by Dr. Angela Rajagopalan: Codex Aubin and 16th Century Printed Texts

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Contact Us

Carrie Patterson, Chair
Associate Professor of Art
Phone: 240-895-4252
Email: ccpatterson@smcm.edu

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Office Staff: 240-895-4225

Alumni Where are they now?

Hannah Piper Burns

Hannah Piper Burns (studio art, 2006) achieved her MFA in 2009 from the San Francisco Art Institute. She currently lives and works in Portland, OR as a freelance art writer, communications director for the Museum of Pocket Art, and a social media and blog coordinator for artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson. Her recent work can be found at www.hannahpiperburns.com.

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Lisa Sheer
Professor of Art

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Departments: Art & Art History
Office: Montgomery Hall 146
Email: lnscheer@smcm.edu
Phone: 240-895-4247

Education:

  • M.F.A. Sculpture, Yale University, 1981
  • B.A. Sculpture, Bennington College, 1978
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    Bio

    Lisa Scheer is a Professor of Art and teaches courses in sculpture, foundations, and art theory. She has exhibited widely including one-person shows at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Phillips Collection, the American Institute of Architecture, and the Kreeger Museum. Her public commissions include sculptures created for the Regan National Airport, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State University, the Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn New York, the Petworth Metro Station in Washington, DC, and the Baltimore Washington Airport. She has received several national grants and awards, including a Pollock Krasner Foundation fellowship, two NEA fellowships, and a Maryland Arts Council Fellowship. She maintains a studio in Washington DC, and is represented by Hemphill Fine Arts.
     

    Exhibition/ Commission Information

    • She is currently completing a commission for the GSA that entails two large-scale bronze sculptures for the entrance of the Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York.
    • Grants include two Artist Fellowship Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Maryland Arts Council, and the Pollock-Kransner Foundation

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    St. Mary's College of Maryland
    18952 E. Fisher Rd
    St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001
    240-895-2000