Lydia Greer

Lydia Greer

Lydia Greer

Interdisciplinary Artist | Arts Educator | Director/Producer/Art Director (Film/Animation/Events) | Nonprofit Leader | Human-centered creativity & community via collaborative teaching, directing, producing & events.

Experienced in Visual and Studio Art, Filmmaking and Animation, Multimedia, New Media/Technology, Installation, Performance, and Arts Education with an extensive exhibition history. Over eighteen years of experience as an award-winning Arts Educator.

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Experience

University of California, DavisGranada Artist in Residence-Spring 2026

2026 — Now

2026 — Now

Spring 2026 Granada Artist in Residence as co-Director and Art Director of a large-scale interdisciplinary shadow theatre project with shadow masks, shadow puppets, and multimedia: The Odyssey in Shadow, in collaboration with the Theater & Dance department at UC Davis. https://arts.ucdavis.edu/seasonal-event/odyssey-shadow

California College of the ArtsAssistant Professor

2023 — Now

2023 — Now

Full Time TT Assistant Professor in Fine Arts-Animation, Interdisciplinary Art, 4-D, First Year CORE studio, UDIST, Grad Fine Art

California College of the ArtsAssistant Chair of Animation and Game Arts

2024 — 2026

2024 — 2026

San Francisco, California, United States

California College of the ArtsAdjunct II Professor

2020 — 2023

2020 — 2023

Experimental Animation

Facing West ShadowsArtistic Director

2015 — Now

2015 — Now

San Francisco Bay Area

Interdisciplinary Artistic Collective

Recent Exhibitions:

https://www.icasanjose.org/current-exhibitions/facing-west-shadows-the-endless-end/

https://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/facing-west-shadows-phantasmagoria

https://instagram.com/facingwestshadows

https://www.facingwestshadows.com/

Education

University of California, Berkeley

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

Fellowship

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Professional Development>

Portland State University

Bachelor of Arts (BA)