Art

MFA-Art-Exhibit-August-2023-student-art
Division-of-art-collabo-show-October-2018

The Division of Art educates students within our liberal arts university to become productive in the fields of art. We value artistic excellence in the forms of rigorous inquiry, outstanding production, & professional success. We believe that art made in this way moves freely among disciplines and finds its place in a national and international environment. We recruit the best students and faculty to create a community seeking knowledge, to nurture commitment to the study of art across a wide spectrum, and to provide a guiding force in society.

Undergraduate Majors/Minors
Graduate Majors/Minors

Meet Our Faculty

Emily Budd Budd-Emily-July-2024

Emily Budd

Assistant Professor of Art
Sculpture

Dana Buzzee buzzee-dana

Dana Buzzee

Visiting Professor of Practice

Frederico Câmara Camara-Frederico-July-2024

Frederico Câmara

Assistant Professor of Art
Photography

David Challier David Challier

David Challier

Visiting Professor of Practice

Melanie Clemmons Melanie Clemmons

Melanie Clemmons

Associate Professor of Art
Digital/Hybrid Media
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Ryan Goolsby Ryan Goolsby

Ryan Goolsby

Technical Manager

Ian Grieve Ian Grieve

Ian Grieve

Visiting Professor of Practice
Pollock Gallery Coordinator & SOAC Faculty Liaison 

Kerry Maguire Kerry Maguire

Kerry Maguire

Visiting Professor of Practice
Art Recruitment & Marketing Committee

Brian Molanphy BrianMolanphyArt

Brian Molanphy

Professor of Art
Claire Morris Spaht Chair

Arta Sela Sela-Arta-July-2024

Arta Sela

Division of Art Coordinator
Pollock Gallery Business Manager

Nishiki Sugawara-Beda Nishiki Sugawara-Beda

Nishiki Sugawara-Beda

Associate Professor of Art
Painting and Drawing 
Director of Graduate Studies

Philip Van Keuren PhilipVanKeuren

Philip Van Keuren

Professor of Art
Printmaking and Foundations

sexton-family-art-studio

Photo Lab/New Media Lab

The Division of Art photography and new media facilities are located on the second floor of Owen Arts Center and include a Digital Lab (OAC 2732), Output Lab (OAC 2633), and Chemical Darkroom (OAC 2635).

Featured Courses

ASAG 1300

Observation

Students experiment with various media while exploring the history, theory, and application of these resources of representation in visual art; they learn the differences among looking, scanning, and seeing; and they encounter a range of resources, from theories of perspective in drawing and painting through 3–D modeling and digital simulations of reality.

ASAG 5310

Professional Practice

Students learn how to negotiate the professional aspects of art and to identify and take advantage of a host of opportunities. Topics include establishing a studio; applying for residencies and grants; exhibiting work; intellectual property law; the contemporary art market; and alternative models of production, distribution, and exchange of art.

ASAG 5315

Advanced Studio II

A forum for art majors in the fourth year of studies that facilitates the students’ ability to articulate their work as artists and to defend and present it in a peer-group setting. Serves as a culmination of the study of art through the production of a body of work for exhibition.
The colorful Rome Prize logo.

Amy Revier (B.F.A. ’09) – Rome Prize Winner

Meadows art alum Amy Revier (B.F.A. ’09) was been awarded the Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Rome Prize for 2024-25!

Alumni Work

Art

Mi Corazon No Esta Lejos Del Tuyo, Photobook, 2021

Art

Herbs & Spice, Mixed media, 2020

Art

Tolerance for Ambiguity, 2020, Cochineal ink, tomatoes, color pencil, cotton paper, 34” x 60”

Art News

Upcoming Art Events