Pamela Flynn

Pamela Flynn serves as Professor of Art and Fine Arts Coordinator at Holy Family University's School of Arts & Sciences in Philadelphia. With an active career spanning nearly four decades, she maintains dual roles as educator and exhibiting artist.

Her educational background includes:

• MFA in Painting and Drawing from New Jersey City University (1996)
• MA in Fine Arts Education from Kean University (1995)
• BA in Studio Art from Monmouth University (1971)

Flynn's research manifests through socially engaged mixed media practice, exploring cultural narratives and systemic violence. Her Considering Harm series confronts gun violence through installation art, while Demarcation Road Shrines examines territorial boundaries using found objects. Recent work like Facing Time investigates temporal perception through layered material processes, demonstrating consistent thematic engagement with social justice through visual language.

Analysis of her recent exhibitions reveals dominant focus on social commentary through mixed media installations. Keywords across her work include trauma representation, cultural identity, and spatial politics, with recurring subfields in feminist art practices, community dialogue platforms, and political resistance strategies. Her practice consistently bridges academic theory with public engagement.

Notable recognitions include:

• Dorothy Tabak Memorial Award for Shadow Study #3
• Second Place Award at Monmouth Museum (2022)
• Best 2-D in Show Award at Eastern Kentucky University (2009)

Flynn actively mentors emerging artists through Women's Caucus for Art and National Association of Women Artists networks. She has secured significant grants including the 2006 Puffin Foundation Grant for Road Shrines: A Peripheral Blur project. Her academic leadership extends through conference presentations like 'Virus of Violence' virtual discussion on gun violence at Camden Fireworks.

As founding member of Ceres Gallery artist cooperative and exhibiting member of National Association of Women Artists, Flynn maintains robust studio practice while directing Holy Family University's fine arts programming. Her collaborative projects with institutions like Cranaleith Spiritual Center demonstrate commitment to art as social catalyst.