Lauren Francis has been teaching online and on-ground art history in California and Texas since 2004. She currently instructs Masterworks of World Art, Survey of Art One and Survey of Art Two for UIW. In summer of 2023, she launched an inaugural art history program in Strasbourg, France with the support of UIW and the CEPA foundation. As a teacher, she focuses on major themes and threads of art history, artist biographies and compelling historical anecdotes. Her courses are a combination of lecture and discussion, with many interactive and hands-on activities to foster student engagement.
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
- Master of Arts (Art History) in May 2008
- Thesis: “The Lawrence Tree: The Intersecting Lives of D.H. Lawrence and Georgia O’Keeffe”
- The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
- Bachelor of Arts in May 2004
- Major: Art History; Minor: French Studies
- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (August 2022-present) - Lecturer in Art History
- Houston Community College, Houston, Texas (June 2016-present) - Art History Instructor
- Lone Star Colleges, Cypress, Texas (June 2014-present) - Art History Instructor
- Educational Testing Service, Salt Lake City, Utah (June 2017-present) - Advanced Placement Art History Exam Reader
- American InterContinental University, Remote (April 2014-January 2016) - Art History Instructor
- Study.com, Remote (September-November 2015) - Arts and Humanities Lesson Writer
- Irvine Valley College, Irvine, California (May 2008-May 2014) - Assistant Professor of Art History
- Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Irvine, California (July 2010-April 2011) - Art History Faculty
- Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California - Membership Manager February 2008-November 2008
- CHOC Children’s Hospital, Orange, California - Major Gifts Coordinator/Foundation September 2006-February 2008
"Neoclassical Art & Architecture in America: Reflecting the Past and Building the Future."
Texas Academic Decathlon Training, December 2022
Texas Academic Decathlon Training, December 2022
- Travel to Europe
- Running
- Yoga
- Cooking
- Reading historical fiction
Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award 2021, 2022: Houston Community College
• Student Mentor at Houston Community College (June 2016 to July 2022)
• Elementary School Library Volunteer (weekly August 2016- March 2020)
• Junior Achievement Volunteer (2016; 2018; 2019)
• Advised the Irvine Valley College Art Club (2010-2011)
• Elementary School Library Volunteer (weekly August 2016- March 2020)
• Junior Achievement Volunteer (2016; 2018; 2019)
• Advised the Irvine Valley College Art Club (2010-2011)
- Art History courses as part of the Core Curriculum (relevancy + engagement)
- Modern Art “couples” and their collaborations
- The effects of World War One and World War Two on creative circles in Paris
- ARTH1310: Masterworks of World Art
- ARTH2361: Survey of Art One, Prehistory to Gothic
- ARTH2362: Survey of Art Two: Renaissance to Contemporary