Lynn Robinson is a PhD candidate in the Arts Administration, Education, and Policy program with a concentration in Art Education. She began her college studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and received her Master’s degree at Georgia State University in their Heritage Preservation program with a focus on Public History. Her capstone project worked to create a summer arts workshop for a small local African-American history museum. She comes to Ohio State University with an extensive background in exhibit design and exhibit activation for small and large arts institutions and as a curatorial and archival assistant. 

Her research expands the definition of educators to include caregivers, grounding this work in the fugitive pedagogies of othermothers. She explores how these pedagogical traditions intersect with the arts and community-based educational interventions, contributing to a ‘village’ model of support for young Black learners and those who care for them—both within and beyond the boundaries of formal schooling.

Currently, Lynn serves on the Editorial Review Board for Art Education and as an Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education (jCRAE).

Fun fact: Lynn is ambidextrous.

Research Interests

• Critical (fugitive) pedagogies
• Othermothering/motherwork practices
• Community-based art education
• Teacher education/resources
• Black archival practice and theory
• Exhibit design/spatial planning
• Community-museum partnerships