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Lisa Norton

Professor of Design Leadership (and former Associate Dean), School of Design Strategies, Parsons / The New School, NYC; now an independent educator/consultant running "Practices of..." and "Uncertainment Lounge." Previously Professor of Designed Objects, Metalsmithing & Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago — since 1992

Born
1962, Cleveland, Ohio

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Lisa Norton

Current role
Professor of Design Leadership (and former Associate Dean), School of Design Strategies, Parsons / The New School, NYC; now an independent educator/consultant running "Practices of..." and "Uncertainment Lounge." Previously Professor of Designed Objects, Metalsmithing & Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Status
Active

Link
practicesof.org/

Training

Undergraduate	Cleveland Institute of Artart & design college · 1980 to 1985 BFA · instructor: John Paul Miller
Graduate	Cranbrook Academy of Artart & design college · 1985 to 1989 MFA · instructor: Gary Griffin

Lineage

Taught at

Academy of Art University · 1988 to 1989Adirondack Folk School · 1992 to presentCleveland Institute of Art · 1987 to 1988Fuller Craft Museum · 1987 to 1988New Mexico State University · 1989 to 1992The Florida State University · 1988 to 1989The School of the Art Institute of Chicago · 1992 to present

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Sources

https://cranbrookart.edu/alumn/lisa-norton/https://www.ganoksin.com/article/lisa-norton/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lisa-Norton https://www.ifis-freiburg.de/en/mitglied/prof-dr-lisa-norton https://practicesof.org/https://www.saic.edu/news/aiados-lisa-norton-talks-core77-about-design-education

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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