Bio
Tai Lipan graduated with an MFA in painting from Western Carolina University in 2006. She also studied at the Chautauqua Institute School of Art and American University’s Art in Italy program. Lipan taught studio art for nineteen years as Associate Professor at Anderson University in Indiana. Additionally, she Co-directed the Jeeninga Museum of Near Eastern Archeology where she led the renovation, research, and museum design.
Lipan moved to Arizona in 2022 where she works as Assistant Teaching Professor at Northern Arizona University and as the co-manager of the Beasley Gallery. In addition to her work at the university, Lipan maintains a rigorous studio practice and exhibition record.
Her paintings have been included in recent exhibitions at the Bristol Art Museum, RI, the Indianapolis Arts Center, Women Made Gallery in Chicago, the Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, and at universities including University of North Carolina Pembroke and Marshall University. Her recent solo exhibits include the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in Wisconsin, Marion University, and the Ballweg Gallery in Madison, WI. Lipan’s work will be featured in the Arizona Biennial at the Tucson Museum of Art and at a solo show at the Buckham Gallery in Michigan in 2023.
Contact: tai.lipan@nau.edu