Lynne Settles

Lynne Settles is a visual artist, curator, educator, and community arts advocate whose creative practice explores color, culture, memory, and story. Working primarily in abstract figurative mixed media, she approaches art as a personal and evolving practice, creating from instinct, reflection, and a desire to express what words cannot always say.

Today, Settles remains deeply involved in the arts through curating, arts leadership, and community engagement. She serves as Art Director for Embracing Our Differences Michigan, curates the annual Celebration of Black Artists exhibition, and is a founding organizer of Sankofa Washtenaw County Black Arts Association.

Her own art remains a space for exploration, memory, culture, and personal expression.

Settles studied at Howard University, Davenport College of Business, and Wayne State University. Her professional career includes more than two decades as an art educator, where she encouraged young artists to develop their creative voices and helped lead major student and community art projects. She is also a three-time Teacher of the Year recipient.