Greg Hull is a revered art educator, academic administrator and artist with 40 years of industry experience. Since 2020, he has thrived as the dean of the Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University Indianapolis, having also been recognized as a professor of sculpture since 1998. Previously serving as the chair of fine arts between 2017 and 2020, he has concurrently maintained his own art studio, GEO Studios LLC, since 1997. As dean of the Herron School of Art and Design, Mr. Hull is responsible for its day-to-day operations, including integrating a music department into the school that will complement the existing art therapy program he has helped maintain for the past 11 years.
Mr. Hull completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1985. Thereafter, he obtained a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the University of Delaware in 1991. Returning to Kansas City to teach, Mr. Hull worked with a myriad of artists, assisting them with public art projects. Notably, he specialized in installation-based art, constructing spaces that both engaged individuals and offered unique experiences for visitors. As his art evolved, he began delving into other forms of art media, including time-based media such as light, sound and video, as well as wood fabrication, welding and sculpture.
As a testament to his success in the field, Mr. Hull has received several accolades. A co-recipient of the inaugural Transformational Impact Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis, he also twice earned the Creative Renewal Fellowship and once earned the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship. Impressively, in 2020, Mr. Hull was celebrated with the Bicentennial Medal for Distinguished Service from Indiana University.
Mr. Hull is particularly proud of working with patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), creating tools that allow them to create digital images on the wall using eye tracking and other physiological data. Impressively, these tools enable patients to produce digital images using methods they can control, such as their gaze and breath. Mr. Hull has been able to project these images onto building exteriors, providing patients with a sense of control over the hospital environment despite their loss of physical control.
Mr. Hull also was part of a group of artists chosen to create artwork for the Indianapolis International Airport in 2008. His kinetic artwork, called “Breath,” consists of 11 large red umbrella forms that open and close at the rate of relaxed respiration, designed to provide a calming effect on travelers. He also created other works, including “Amelia’s Gate,” “Aurora,” “Night Orchid” and “Vicarious.” Looking toward the future, Mr. Hull endeavors to advance the conversation on the relationship between the arts, health, and the sciences.