Drawing and Painting
Undergraduate Program
The drawing and painting area in the Department of Art reflects a spectrum of approaches to these practices, including both perceptually based study as well as more conceptual and experimental investigations. In beginning courses students are introduced to concepts fundamental to an understanding of visual language and in the use of materials. The courses, at all levels, foster knowledge of the historical and theoretical background in drawing and painting. The development of personal vision and sustainable strategies for independent studio practice is also encouraged. In addition to regular courses at all levels of drawing and painting, the area also offers classes in watercolor, figure drawing, and electronic drawing.
Graduate Program
The three-year graduate program is limited to nine students in residence, admitting three students per academic year. Each graduate student is provided with a studio space in the Regis Center for Art. Graduate students are expected to develop critical thinking, an understanding of historical approaches, and an awareness of their relationship to contemporary art theory and practice. Drawing and Painting graduate students are encouraged to engage in cross-disciplinary dialogue with students from other areas in the Department through the seminar classes.
Recent Visiting Artists and Critics
- Frances Barth
- Larry Brown
- Saul Ostrow
- Squeak Carnwath
- Cora Cohen
- Benito Huerta
- Thomas McEvilly
- Catherine Murphy
- Sabina Ott
- Judy Pfaff
- Jackie Tileston
- Marjorie Welish
Faculty
- Christine Baeumler, Associate Professor, MFA, Indiana University Painting
- Tom Cowette, Professor Emeritus, BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- David Feinberg, Associate Professor, MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
- Lynn Gray, Associate Professor, MFA, University of Oklahoma
- Diane Katsiaficas, Professor, MFA, University of Washington
- Alexis Kuhr, Associate Professor, MFA, Stanford University
- Joyce Lyon, Associate Professor, MFA, University of Minnesota
- Clarence Morgan, Professor, MFA, University of Pennsylvania
