Lyn Belisle, nationally-known San Antonio mixed media artist, works with Texas clay and wood, beeswax, found objects, paint, paper and sinew to produce unique spiritual and symbolic assemblages, collages, and paintings.

As an undergraduate, Lyn majored in art at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.  After completing her Master of Arts degree at Texas A&M, she taught art, humanities, and technology in public school for 30 years, and was a finalist for Texas Teacher of the Year in 2001 for her work developing Art and Technology fusion with at-risk students.

Her work in regional and national galleries and collections includes large-scale origami constructions, encaustic photocollages, mixed-media acrylic paintings, and earthenware. In January of 2013, she founded Lyn Belisle Studio where she is artist-in-residence and teaches workshops on creativity and mixed media, most recently in Taos, Santa Fe, Provincetown, Austin, and Washington State.
 
Lyn has had six one-person gallery exhibits since 2011, and recently retired from the faculty in the Computer Science Department at Trinity University to work full time at her Studio. Among her areas of expertise are digital media for artists and copyright/intellectual property issues. She has authored two articles for Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, three popular interactive eBooks on mixed media process, and a coloring book on the folk art of Mexico.
 

Creativity runs in the family. She is the proud mother of best-selling author Rick Riordan whose books inspire millions of young readers. Lyn is represented by Marta Stafford Fine Art in Marble Falls, Texas, and has work in the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well as the San Antonio Art League & Museum.

She is an active member of the San Antonio Art League (Past President), the Fiber Artists of San Antonio (Co-President), The San Antonio Potters' Guild, the Encaustic Art institute, the International Encaustic Artists (Vice-President), and the American Craft Council.

CV: Academic and Educational
 
Colleges, Universities, and Post-graduate Studies:

Texas A&M University, 1998-2000
     Texas IPT Post-Graduate Certification through Pilot   
     Program between NEISD and Texas A&M
Our Lady of the Lake University, 1997-1998
     6 Post-Graduate Hours, Educational Technology,
     Local Certification (first on-line courses)
Trinity University, 1980-1982
     Special Education Certification, E.D, including
     Practicum in In-Patient Psychiatric Hospital
     For Children
Trinity University, 1969-1972
     Masters Degree, Teacher Certification
     English Literature/Fine Arts
Texas A&M University, 1963-1966
     Baccalaureate Degree
     English Literature/History
Trinity University, 1961-1963
     Studio Arts Major
 
Selected Honors and Awards:

2003 – Arts and Letters Award, Friends of the San Antonio Public Library
2002 - Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching
2001 – Koehler Foundation Grant to develop
     Web-based Curriculum for San Antonio
     Museum of Art
2000 – Finalist, Texas Teacher of the Year
2000 – Region 20 Teacher of the Year
2000 – North East Overall Teacher of the Year
2000 – North East Secondary Teacher of the Year
2000 – ExCel KENS-TV/SACU Award
1999 – Selected as one of nine educators for pilot
     technology program with Texas A&M
1998 – Wrote and awarded TIFF Connectivity
     Grant for $100,000 for Academy of Creative
     Education
1997, 1989 – Center School Teacher of the Year
1993 – Tenet Mini-Grant for Technology Award
 
Professional Associations:
     ATPE, Campus Representative
     Delta Kappa Gamma, Epsilon Beta Chapter
     Texas Art Educators Association
     Texas Association of Alternative Education
     Texas Computer Educators Association
     Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Selected Staff Development and Training:

Texas Education Agency, Milkin Foundation:  Mentoring. Monitoring and Molding Conference
Texas Alternative Education Conference, Presenter, 1997-2001
Texas A&M University, Three Day Conference on Recruiting and Retaining Teachers
Texas Education Agency, Panelist on New Technology Standards
Texas Lutheran University, Presenter to New Teachers on Integrating Art in Curriculum
ESC Region 20, TIFF Grant Technology Training