Lynda Monick-Isenberg
Lynda Monick-Isenberg is a Minneapolis-based visual artist and educator whose work has been exhibited in solo and group shows both regionally and nationally. She has completed large-scale tapestry commissions across the United States, and her work is included in private collections as well as the permanent collections of the Minnesota History Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Weisman Art Museum.
Drawing is central to Monick-Isenberg’s practice, which is grounded in inquiry and environmentalism. Her work raises critical questions of equity, access, and action, examining the potential of art and design to inspire social and environmental change. In collaboration with Jay Isenberg, she has co-organized numerous socially engaged exhibitions, including Dialogue on the Wall (addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict), Unbundling the Housing Crisis, Excavation of Zone 5, Found Objects, Beyond Branding, and others that engage pressing contemporary issues.
A professor emeritus at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Monick-Isenberg continues to teach drawing and weaving workshops at the college. Alongside her studio practice, she is deeply engaged in the development and implementation of community-based teaching artist residencies and arts education programs.
Her broader professional practice includes consulting, curriculum design, and teaching artist training. She has partnered with a wide range of organizations, including COMPAS, the Perpich Center for Arts Education, the Minnesota State Arts Board, Aroha Philanthropy, Lifetime Arts, University Without Walls, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, CommonBond Communities, Engage Midwest, Catholic Charities, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and The Kennedy Center.