Christine Lhowe , M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art & Design
Department of Communication Media and the Arts
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Christine Lhowe, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art & Design
Department of Communication Media and the Arts
Christine Lhowe is a visual designer whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of design and care. She investigates the designer's role in creating connections between people, society, and their environments to provide access and improve quality of life.
Christine's research informs her creative work. She is an internationally awarded designer focusing on design for social innovation, brand development, user experience and interface design, and information design — most often designing for underserved and marginalized communities. With an emphasis on accessibility and inclusion, she explores participatory design methods that involve users co-creating with her in her process.
Christine teaches in the Art, Design and Interactive Multimedia program, primarily in the Design & Advertising Concentration and the User Experience & Interface Design Certificate. She brings her creative expertise and research into the classroom where she teaches students to be authentic designers that use creativity as a catalyst for change.
Education
- M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts
- B.A., Seton Hall University
Scholarship
Funded Grants
- 2023 – Grant Recipient; Sappi North America, Ideas That Matter
- 2020 – Grant Recipient; Teach Access
Select Awards
- 2022 – National American Graphic Design Award from Graphic Design USA for The Arctic Institute Website Design
- 2022 – National American Graphic Design Award from Graphic Design USA for Caring Across Generations Organizational Brochure Design
- 2022 – National Health + Wellness Design Award for Caring Across Generations Impact Report
- 2022 – Platinum International AVA Digital Award for Nimbus Dance Works Website Design
- 2021 – Platinum International dotcomm award for Nimbus Dance Works Website Design
- 2020 – National Health + Wellness Design Award in the COVID-19 Communications category for With Me: Games that Spark Connection Branding
- 2020 – Platinum International Hermes Creative Award for Teach for America, New Jersey Impact Report Design
- 2019 – Gold International Davey Award for Teach for America, New Jersey Impact Report Design
- 2019 – Award of Distinction from the International Communicator Award for Zeta Charter Schools Curriculum Brochure Design
Select Recent Creative Works
2024 – Poster and Digital Design for Newport In This Together
2024 – Impact Report Design for Caring Across Generations
2022 – Website Design for Hunterdon Art Museum
2022 – Website Design for The Arctic Institute
Christine has also presented her creative and academic work at conferences including the College Art Association of America, Design Principles & Practices, and Emily Carr University’s Dementia Lab.
Accomplishments
- 2023-2025 – Design for Social Innovation Academy in the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media
- 2022 – Faculty Researcher of the Year, College of Communication and the Arts
- 2021-2022 – Seton Hall University Teaching Fellow
- 2018 – Design Incubation Fellow
- 2017-2018 – Seton Hall University Digital Humanities Faculty Fellow