Narrative plays an important role in my work as an artist/educator. As an artist, I am interested in life narratives. I believe the path a life takes is formed by the interaction between decision-making and chance. As an educator, I recognize that instructors in the arts are like tribal storytellers, passing aesthetics and methods from artist to novice across time. I strive to help my students map out their own paths by challenging them to achieve excellence, to open their minds to the unfamiliar, to try something that looks hard, and to value the road as much as the destination.

Education

Indiana University, Herron School of Art and Design, B.F.A.

Honors, awards, and exhibitions:

  • 2011 Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award
  • 2011 Artist vignette published in Viewpoints: Mathematical Perspective and Fractal Geometry in Art, by Marc Frantz and Analisa Crannell
  • 2010 Pastels for Dummies, co-author with Anita Giddings
  • 2009 Oil Painting for Dummies, co-author with Anita Giddings
  • Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET), Class of 2009
  • 2009 Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award
  • 2007 Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award
  • 2000 IUPUI Associate Faculty Outstanding Service Award
  • 1999 Indiana University Teaching Excellence Recognition Award
  • 1997 Indiana University Teaching Excellence Recognition Award

Research in teaching

Sherry Stone teaches freshman courses in 2D Design, Color Concepts, Drawing I and II, and Creative Processes. Her research in teaching centers on color, design, and creativity. She is a specialist in teaching Foundation students, and helping students bridge the transition from high school art to a professional art school curriculum is an important aspect of her work.

Personal research

In recent years, Sherry Stone’s studio work has centered on portraiture that captures decisive moments or periods in a person’s life. That subject matter has broadened to include images that are suggestive of the passage of time, focusing more on the idea of the path rather than a particular moment. She has worked primarily in painting and drawing in recent years, but has also made prints and built installations.