Jessamyn Lovell is co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout,” covering critique, reflection, and restoration through Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE). End-of-Semester critiques don’t have to feel like a grind. By joining colleagues from FATE for an open town hall on critique methods and reflective practices that work when energy is low and time is tight. This informal conversation focuses on practical, low-prep approaches to closing out the semester, sharing what’s working, rethinking what’s not, and exploring ways to make critique more meaningful, manageable, and restorative for both students and faculty. All educators are encouraged to join, not just FATE members.
They are the recipient of several awards, including the Aperture Portfolio Prize and the CENTER Excellence in Teaching Award, and were recently a Center for Teaching Excellence Fellow at UNM. Lovell is currently integrating their skills as a private investigator into their artistic practice as an ongoing conceptual art piece called D.I.Y. P.I. (Do It Yourself Private Investigation), and works with the internationally known performance troupe La Pocha Nostra as a producer and performer.
Recently Lovell was featured in The Griffin Museum of Photography exhibition, “Material Work: Toil and Grace.” with their piece, 
“Guardia de Seguridad para el Pueblo (AKA: Security Guard).” Along with many other talented artists, all the work is on view through May 25, 2026.
To register for the meeting follow this link: https://furman.zoom.us/meeting/register/4gUnHl_5T6CzAq_-JXZGyw#/registration
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
EXPLORE the work of Jessamyn Lovell by following on Instagram @filmnotdead.
LEARN MORE at https://griffinmuseum.org/show/material-work-toil-grace/
jessamyn (jesse) lovell (b. 1977, Syracuse, NY) is a gender-fluid artist and licensed private investigator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. lovell is of French, Sicilian, Irish, and Choctaw heritage and grew up in rural poverty in upstate New York. They work with...
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