Llewellyn studied at the University of Sydney where she gained a Bachelor of Arts with first class Honours in General Philosophy in 1980 and a Ph.D. in General Philosophy in 1988 with a thesis title Theories of Crisis in Art. In this thesis the writings of Lukacs, Adorno, Benjamin, Gadamer and Ortega Y Gasset, were examined, contrasting their differing approaches to the challenge to the autonomy of high art by mass culture.
She tutored in the Deptartment of General Philosophy at the University of Sydney from 1980 to 1984 before being appointed a tutor and then senior tutor in Social and Political Theory at Murdoch University W. A. where she taught from 1985 to 1988.
Research Interests
Her chief research interests are:
the impact of postmodernism on the practice and interpretation of art
Since 1989 Dr. Llewellyn Negrin has lectured in Art Theory in the School of Art at the University of Tasmania. She is currently head of and senior lecturer in Art Theory at the Tasmanian School of Art. Llewellyn teaches a range of units in the undergraduate program. She also teaches at Honours level and supervises a number of Master of Fine Arts and PhD candidates.
