Christine Anne Berger Lyons

About Me

I was born in Germany, raised in the USA and I have been living in Solothurn, Switzerland with a summer house in  Narbonne, France since 2003.  My husband and I are Swiss and we have a son and three adopted dogs. One of our passions is saving homeless dogs. 

My primary vision as an adult educator / trainer  is to empower managers with the ability to teach their own teams creativity through innovative strategies. My efforts are focused on helping “The People” feel more valued and in return creating more value in the world. I used a system of creating trust based environments and cooperative self-educating teams to create more productive and innovative companies.

As a primary and secondary Artist Teacher  I am compelled to use the arts to teach empathy and caring. I apply narrative inquiry, storytelling and arts based research techniques to build not just the artistic skills students need but also the empathetic social skills they need to understand people, issue and find real creative sustainable solutions. 

Brief Career History

• 2020- Present
Head of Art Across the Curriculum at Academia International College in Basel 

• 2011 – Present
IBIS – International Baccalaureate External Visual Arts Examiner World Wide 

• 2011- Present
Creator and Head of the AIS Arts Centre Basel

• 2011- Present
Preschool, Primary & Secondary Artist Teacher for  Academia Bilingual School, Basel, Switzerland

• 2011- Art Teacher for Academia Sprach Lern Zentrum: Kunst Bereich portfolio preparation

• Ongoing workshops in building motor skills, teaching for innovation, etc…

• 2017- 2020
Editor in Chief for LoveDornier228 and LoveMyJet

• 2008 – 2011 Program Creator / Teacher and Owner, Christine Anne GmbH, Zug CH 

• 2007 – 2009
Global Managerial and Team Educator at Blaser Swisslube AG, Burgdorf CH 

• 2003 – 2007
Educational Pause (self studies in German, French and Education) 

• 2000 – 2003
Professor of Graphic Art, University of Rhode Island 

• 1996 – 2000
Professor of Arts & Academic Adviser, Art Institute of Houston 

• 1995 – 1996
Arts Director/Teacher MDA summer camp Rockport, Texas

• 1994 – 1995
Assistant Professor of Painting at UTSA

Education

2016 MEd, Master`s of Education, UWS Graduated with Distinction and Court Medal

2014 Postgraduate Diploma Adv. Pr. St Artist Teacher, SCQF level 11, University of West of Scotland

2014 Postgraduate Certificate Adv. Pr. St Artist Teacher, Pg SCQF level 11, University of West of Scotland

2000- 2010 Continuous education in animation and graphic design at the Art Institute of Houston, TX, USA

1993 – 1995 MFA, Master’s of Fine Arts, University of Texas at San Antonio

1989 – 1993 BFA, Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, Herron School of Art (Indiana University / Purdue University)

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Languages

• Mother Tongue: English
• Second Language Fluent (C1 level): German
• in Addition Swiss German Bernese Dialect
• Beginning Level: French

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Exhibitions

2023
Pottery 4 Paw, Basel, Switzerland

2013
• Women in Nature, Wundrack Galerie, Narbonne, FR
• Open Studio, Christine Anne, Narbonne, FR 2011
• Femme fatale, Halde Galerie, Widen, CH
• Frauen Ansichten, Halde Galerie, Widen
• Mother, Whore, Saint, Aquatinta Galerie, Emmenegger Helene Lenzburg, CH
• Effemininte, Rüti am Aare Gallery, CH

2002 and before
• University of Rhode Island Faculty show, Alan Shawn Feinstein Gallery, RI – USA
• The Mark, Hera Gallery, RI – USA
• Chrigi, Pearks & Quirks Gallery, RI – USA
• Women Healing: Wellness, Alan Shawn Feinstein College, RI – USA

2001
• Faculty Show, University of Rhode Island Gallery, RI – USA
• Rhode Island Artists, Tse-Tse Gallery, RI – USA
• Chrigi, Perks & Quirks Gallery, RI – USA • URI Women Creating, Rhode Island Gallery, RI – USA
• Indianapolis Art league Auction, IN – USA

2000
• Avante-Garde, Warwick Gallery, RI – USA
• Contemporary Arts Month Show, Studio Gallo, TX – USA1999
• Tell-Tale Heart, Houston TX – USA
• Ant Hill, Installation at the Children`s Art Museum, TX – USA
• Honey Bee, Installation at the Children`s Art Museum, TX – USA
• Faculty Show, The Art Institute of Houston Gallery, TX –

USA1998
• Faculty Show, The Art Institute of Houston Gallery, TX – USA

1997
• Faculty Show, The Art Institute of Houston Gallery, TX – USA

1996
• Black and White, The Artists`Space (Aviart), San Antonio, TX – USA
• The History Within, Herron Gallery, Indianapolis, IN – USA

1995
• One-Woman Show, Foster Freeman Gallery, San Antonio, TX – USA
• Avenida: 95, A Venue for Art, Architecture & Ideas, TX – USA
• The University of Texas Internet Show, TX – USA
• The Love & Acceptance Show, curated by Don Bacigalupi, UTSA – USA • 25th Annual Works on Paper, by Larry Brown, STSU, San Marcos, TX – USA
• MFA & CAA, Profiles, Satellite Space, San Antonio, TX – USA
• Bandera Cliff Drawings, Bandera, TX – USA1994
• An Exhibition of Collaborative Works, Foster Freeman Gallery, TX – USA
• The Next Wave, 1203 ArtSpace, curated by Ken Little, TX – USA1993
• In Situ, curated by Ed Blackburn, Installation Show, Satellite Space, TX – USA
• Identity Issues, Herron School of Art, IN – USA
• International Women`s Day Show, Indianapolis Sports Center, IN – USA

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Media

2017- 2020
• Copywriter for LoveDornier228 and LoveMyJet Both. They are global aviation magazines.

2005
• über die eigentliche Natur der Frauen, Solothurn Zeitung, Switzerland

2002
• Marksmanship, Hera Gallery collects 26 Artists with something to say by Bill Rodriguez, The Providence Phoenix – USA
• Bold new exhibit makes the Mark, The Narragansett Times,Kate Williamson – USA

1996
• Natural Interpretation, San Antonio Express News Article by Dan Goddard – USA

1994
• Graduate Students Team UP, San Antonio Express News – USA 

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Corp. Experience Beyond Teaching

Company Owner, "Christine Anne GmbH", Solothurn, Switzerland 2008- to present

Company Owner, "The Dirty Dozen Works" We provide a number of services from holding video conferences to magazine creations.
The company also provides creative cooperative training for managers. As company owner I am responsible for administration, finances, marketing and creating as well as teaching courses. My company creates internal educational centres for and with other companies. The goal of the centre is to manage knowledge and create a return on that investment. I also work with individuals and create private courses to help those individuals build the skills they need in today's world.


Program Creator Blaser Swisslube, Switzerland, 2007- 2010
Responsible for building the global internal educational facility named Blaser College. I implemented a Leaders as Teachers program for Blaser Swisslube to align the global company with corporate strategy and manage knowledge. Additional duties where:
• Create the educational administration design and implement it globally
• Create and implement continuous courses for staff, management and sales force globally
• Create and implement a coaching program globally
• Align the company towards the corporate strategy through education globally • Create and implement a system that creates return on the educational investment globally
• Facilitate courses and train leaders to teach the courses globally
• Create and implement the overall guidelines and curriculum for the entire global educational facility

Company Owner, Contact Design, Westerly, Rhode Island, 2001-2003
As company owner I was responsible for all administration, finances and marketing. I created web-sites and graphic design printed media for companies: brochures, mailers, magazine advertisements (working directly with the magazine editors), and more.

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