Beth Lykins
Lecturer, New Media
- Phone
- 317-278-7624
- Office
- 535 W. Michigan St.
IT 457
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3103
Web
Education
M.S. Media Arts and Science, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (2004)
B.A. Art (focus in ceramics), Earlham College, Richmond, IN (1996)
Biography
Beth Lykins joined the faculty of the School of Informatics in June 2004, shortly after her graduation from the New Media program, where she received the 2004 Silicon Graphics Award for Excellence in Digital Visualization. Prior to joining the School of Informatics, she taught Photoshop for the Purdue Computer Graphics Technology program at Indiana University East, was a faculty member of the Renaissance School for the Arts in Richmond, IN, and owned a successful pottery business called Spyro Terra.
A freelance photographer and graphic designer, Beth has had her artwork published in Asia, Europe and North America. She has also had several poems published in small journals. Besides teaching for the New Media program she enjoys working with the Indianapolis Urban League during their summer technology camps. Each semester her N190: Topics in Interactive Media students conduct real-world community service website design projects for local not-for-profit organizations.
In her free time Beth likes to work on her geo-thermal earth berm house in southern Indiana. She has even created a website to document her adventures – www.2505leonard.com. She is also working to re-establish her pottery business and hopes to start production again soon.
Beth's current areas of special interest are photo ethics, the evolution of aesthetics in light of the digital age, visual storytelling, and the integration of traditional art techniques with New Media applications. But her first and foremost love will always be watching as students begin to see the world around them with new eyes; when they start to see the world sideways and lift the lid to see what’s inside.
