Elizabeth (Lisa) Hill :: Assistant Dean

ehill@nvcc.edu
p: 703.933.3958
f: 703.845.6060
Tyler Building, Room 251

Maryland Institute College of Art, MFA in Studio Art
University of Florida, BA in Fine Arts/Graphic Design

Lisa, who joined NOVA as a full-time faculty member in 2003, teaches courses in Interactive and Communication Design. Prior to joining NOVA she was a Vice President/Creative Director at Ten United, one of the country's top 100 independent advertising agencies. She was also a founding partner of Altman Meder Lawrence Hill, a Florida based agency whose national reputation for creative design brought in clients such as GTE TSI, Johnson & Johnson Medical, the St. Petersburg Times, The State of Florida, Busch Gardens and numerous public service firms.

Lisa’s print, broadcast and interactive work has been honored by The Art Directors Club of New York, The Advertising Club of New York, the Creative Newspaper, Print Regional Design Annuals, Communication Arts, the Strathmore Gallery, and with numerous Addy Awards (including multiple best of show awards). She has also been a public arts trust grant recipient in Montgomery County, Maryland.

She continues to work professionally, maintains a fine art studio, and serves on the board of directors for Art and Remembrance, a non-profit organization created to foster greater understanding of the Holocaust and other acts of social injustice through art, education, and cultural activities.

Lisa discovered her love of teaching after being an adjunct instructor at NOVA and at The Corcoran College of Art & Design.

COURSES TAUGHT:
ART 116 Design for the Web I
ART 135 Visual Communications
ART 140 Introduction to Graphic Skills
ART 141 Typography I
ART 142 Typography II
ART 217 Electronic Graphic Design I
ART 218 Electronic Graphic Design II
ART 263 Interactive Design I
ART 264 Interactive Design II
ART 287 Portfolio and Resume Preparation
ART 298 Seminar & Project: Flash I
ART 298 Seminar & Project: Illustration for Graphic Designers
ART 299 Supervised Study

EXHIBITIONS:
2009
From Sketchbook to Suspension, Mitchell Gallery, St. Johns College, May 2009, Annapolis, MD
2008
Maryland Institute College of Art MICA, Thesis Exhibition, July, Baltimore, MD
Art Crosses the Sea, Verizon Gallery, NOVA, Annandale, VA
Art Crosses the Sea II, October 2008, Yuhan College, Korea
2007
Lump Gallery Project Group Hug, December, Raleigh, NC
MICA, MFA Exhibition, July, Baltimore, MD
2006
MICA, MFA Exhibition, July, Baltimore, MD
Adkins Arboretum Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, June, Ridgley, MD
2005
Articulation, Pyramid Atlantic, October, Silver Spring, MD
2004
2004 Corcoran Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Corcoran Hemicycle Gallery, August, Washington, DC
2002
Montgomery County Public Arts Trust, Open Spaces, Open Minds, Montgomery County, MD

   "Mona Lisa" by Chris Chomick

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