Art, Design and Music Division Chairperson
Professor
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.P.S., Pratt Institute
Ph.D., The Union Institute - Cincinnati, Ohio
kapitanl@mtmary.edu
Lynn Kapitan internationally known as the Past President of AATA and current Editor of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, the leading publication in the field. A professional art therapist and educator with over 25 years of experience, she specializes in community art therapy and leadership development. She practices art therapy internationally in Central and South America, and over the years has worked with children with exceptional needs and at-risk adolescents, medical and rehabilitative aftercare, and conflict resolution.
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- President of the American Art Therapy Association, 2003-2005
- President-Elect of the American Art Therapy Association, 2001-2002
- National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations, ex officio board member, 2001-2005
- Art Therapy Credentials Board, ex officio member, 2001-2005
- Chair of the AATA Strategic Planning Committee, 2001-2005
- Editor and Chair, Art Therapy Journal Editorial & Production Boards, 2006-current
- Chair, Education Approval Board, 1994-1997
- Editor, Wisconsin Art Therapy Association Sketchpad, 1996-2000
2007 - Mobilizing compassion to counteract denial and despair. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 24 (4), 154-155.
2007 - The power of N=1: An art therapist's qualities of mind. [Special section on qualitative research]. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 24 (3), 102-103.
2007 - Will art therapy cross the digital culture divide? Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 24 (2), 50-51.
2006 - The "multiplier effect": Art therapy research that benefits all. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 23 (4), 154-155.
2006 – Global perspectives on practice. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 23 (2), 1-2.
2006 - Opening and closing: Transitional times in art therapy. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 23 (1), 1-2.
2004 --Artist disenchantment and the collaborative witness project. Journal of Pluralism, Pedagogy, and Practice, 8 [online].
2001-2006 Co-facilitator and project art therapist for “Liderazco y la espiritualidad,” an annual international conference on leadership and healing from trauma in community, Managua, Nicaragua.
2002 – Reenchanting art therapy through creative vital practice. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.
- Distinguished Service Award, American Art Therapy Association
- Wisconsin Art Therapy Association for Distinguished Service
- Circle of Scholars Award for Outstanding Research, The Union Institute, 2001 Inductee
- Alumni Achievement Award, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
- Who's Who of Women in Education, 2005-2006
- Who's Who of American Women, 2005-2006
- Who's Who Among Women in the Arts, 2005
- Who's Who Among America’s Teacher, 2002-2005
- Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care, 2002-2004
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Dr. Kapitan is responsible for Graduate Art Therapy Research coursework and thesis advising, and also teaches Techniques of the Helping Relationship, Assessment & Clinical Treatment, and Multicultural Issues in Art Therapy. She co-leads and supervises the Cross Cultural Art Therapy internship for students interested in Mount Mary's international program opportunities in Arequipa, Peru. |
"As founder and former director of the Master of Science in Art Therapy at Mount Mary College, I have a long history with graduate art therapy students and have dedicated myself to creating a supportive professional community to make art therapy a viable career. I believe in the transformational power of art therapy, and approach therapy, teaching and learning as a profoundly creative collaboration. I never tire of being a witness to the amazing discoveries, depths of joy or compassionate sorrow, and the beauty of the people I encounter in art therapy."
