Lex Thompson
Email: l-thompson@bethel.edu
Job Title
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Professor of Art
Art & Design, College of Arts and Sciences
Highlight
Photography, Art & Design History, Cryptozoology
Started at Bethel
2005
Education
- New College of Florida - B.A. in History, 1999
- Yale University - M.A. in Religion and the Arts, 2001
- San Francisco Art Institute - M.F.A. in Photography, 2004
Biography
Lex Thompson’s work examines aspects of intellectual and cultural history in relationship to contemporary thought. He works across photography, video, installation, sculpture, drawing, artist books, and interior surface design. Obtaining a BA in History at New College of Florida and a MA in Religion and Visual Arts at Yale University, he received his MFA in Photography at the San Francisco Art Institute. He is Professor of Art at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN. Thompson has written for Lay Flat/Lavalette, PhotoEye Books, mnartists.org, and On A White Wall.
He is recipient of a 2010 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Photographers, a 2008, 2011, 2016 & 2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant, and was selected as a 2009 Flash Forward Emerging Photographer and shortlisted for the 2014 Source-Cord Prize. His project Frame Drag was included in the Midwest Photographer’s Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago. His artwork is included in collections at the Getty Research Institute, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Stanford University, University of California Los Angeles, and Yale University, among others.
Certificates and Licenses
Class D Minnesota Driver's License
Hobbies and Interests
Ham Radio, Boxing, Ballroom Dancing, Building Ships in a Bottle, Archery, Stage Magic
Areas of expertise
Photography, Senior Seminar, Professional Practices, Cryptozoology