Degrees:
Ed.D., M.A., University of Cincinnati; B.A., College of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ St. Joseph
Biography:
Dr. Bollen is a professor Emerita of Art in the Department of Art, Fine Art and Art Education and a consultant of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Art Education program. She has been teaching art since 1968 and has been a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty member since 1977.
Dr. Bollen has a lengthy exhibition record of her dyed/printed/painted fabric at the local, state and national levels. Her research interest is in the history of women artists, and she has received many awards, including the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the Alumni Faculty Appreciation Award, the Outstanding Ohio Art Educator, the NAEA’s Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator: Western Region, the 2004 Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s Ruhlin Memorial Award for Excellence in Fiber, and the 2005 Micah Fund Award.