Edward B. Thornburg
Campus Art Director, Fine Arts
Art Galleries Director / Curator
Office: Whitewater Hall - Tom Thomas Gallery
765-973-8605
edthornb@iue.edu
Education
- M.A. in Education, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1974
- B.S. in Fine Art, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1967
Current Research Interests
Exploring non-traditional approaches to elementary (K -6)education in fine arts instruction
Previous Employment Positions
- Adjunct Instructor, Fine Art & Education, Indiana University East, 1982 – 2009.
- Adjunct Instructor, Art Education, Earlham College, 1984-1985
- Art Instructor, Northeastern Elementary School, 1978 – 2002.
Selected Significant Awards/Recognitions
- Cash Award, Best of Show (sculpture), Adkins Arboretum “Discovering Native Landscapes…”,
Ridgely, Maryland. 2011
- Juried inclusion (accepted sculpture), “Retro Americana Exhibit,” Atlanta, Georgia. 2010
- Juried inclusion (accepted sculpture), LaGrange National Biennial Art Competition, University of
Georgia. 2005