Phoebe Lyles Dufrene

Background

Dufrene, Phoebe Lyles was born on February 9, 1952 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Lloyd and Phoebe (Mills) Lyles.

Education

Bachelor, City College of New York, 1975. Master in Professional Studies, Pratt Institute, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1988.

Career

Art therapist, art educator special education department, Board Education, Washington, 1978-1989; assistant professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1989. Consultant Department Indian Education, Washington, since 1988. Founder, faculty advisor Native American Student Association Purdue University, since 1989, faculty advisor Art Education Club, since 1989, faculty fellow Fowler Dormitory, since 1990, chair undergraduate committee art and design department, since 1989.

Lecturer Algonquin Conference University of Chicago,1990, New Orleans Art Therapy Institute, 1990, New York State Metropolitan Hospital, 1989.

Achievements

• Phoebe Lyles Dufrene has been listed as a noteworthy art and design educator, art therapist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Art Therapy Association (research board appointee since 1990, lecturer 1990), College Art Association, National Art Education Association (lecturer 1990), National Congress American Indians, International Society for Education Through Art, United States Society for Education Through Art, Washington District of Columbia American Indian Society.

Interests

• Avocation: exhibiting photography.

Connections

Married Berkman V. Dufrene, June 19, 1987. 1 child from previous marriage, Sienna Captola Farris.

Father:

Lloyd Lyles

Mother:

Phoebe (Mills) Lyles

Spouse:

Berkman V. Dufrene