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The Department of Art and Art History offers to the student, regardless of experience or major, the opportunity to develop a sensitivity to visual language through studio work and the study of the history of art.
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A. Victor Coonin. 1995. Chair. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., Rutgers University. (Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Art History.)
Erin Harmon. 2003. B.A., San Diego State University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design. (Painting and Drawing.)
David P. McCarthy. 1991. Emeritus. B.A., Gettysburg College; Ph.D., University of Delaware. (Modern, Contemporary, and American Art History.)
Miriam G. Clinton. 2015. B.A., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (Ancient Art.)
Karl Erickson. 2018. B.F.A., Wayne State University; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts. (Digital Arts and New Media.)
Sheyda Aisha Khaymaz. 2026. B.A., Northumbria University; M.A., University of Sunderland; Ph.D., University of Texas. (Modern and Contemporary Global Art History.)
Joel Parsons. 2014. B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Sculpture and Performance.)
Sheyda Aisha Khaymaz. 2026. B.A., Northumbria University; M.A., University of Sunderland; Ph.D., University of Texas. (Modern and Contemporary Global Art History.)
Joel Parsons. 2014. B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Sculpture and Performance.)
Rosanna Parrella Meindl. 2014. B.A., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., University of Oregon (Asian Studies.)
Christie Arnold, Departmental Assistant.
The Clough-Hanson Gallery, located in Clough Hall, brings to campus exhibitions of contemporary art from September through March. In April and early May, the gallery hosts two student exhibitions: the Juried Student Exhibit and the Senior Thesis Exhibit.
The Department of Art and Art History offers three majors to meet students’ particular interests and post-graduate goals: Art, Art History, and a combined Art and Art History sequence.
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For the student interested in art as a vocation, for teaching, or for further study in graduate school, this program of study is suggested. A total of forty (40) credits as follows:
Studio Art: Two Studio Art courses at the 200+ level
One Studio Art Course at the 300+ level
Four additional Studio Art courses (any level)
ART 485: Senior Seminar in Studio Art
ART 486: Senior Thesis
Art History: One Art History course (any level)
ART 152 may count for either Art History or a Studio Art credit
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For those students interested in the study of art history with graduate school as a possible goal, this program of study is suggested. A total of forty (40) credits as follows:
Studio Art: any studio course (4 Credits)
Art History: Two courses at the 100 level
Six additional Art History courses at the 200+ level
Art 475: Senior Seminar in Art History
Optional: One Studio Art course may count toward Art History electives
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A total of forty-eight credits as follows:
Studio Art: One Studio Art course at the 200+ level
Two additional Studio Art courses (any level)
Art 485: Senior Seminar in Art
Art 486: Senior Thesis
Art History: Two Art History courses at the 100+ level
Two Art History courses at the 200+ level:
Two additional courses departmental electives at the 200+ level
*Note that in all cases above, a course is assumed to be worth 4 credits (or two 2-credit courses)
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A total of twenty-four (24) credits as follows:
Studio Art: Four Studio Art courses (with at least two at the 200+ level)
ART 485: Senior Seminar in Art
Art History: One Art History course (ART 152 recommended)
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A total of twenty-four (24) credits as follows:
Studio Art: One Studio Art course (4 credits)
Art History: Two Art History courses at the 100 level
Two Art History courses at the 200+ level
Art 475: Senior Seminar in Art History
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For those students interested in the study of Art History with graduate school in Museum Studies or a career working with Galleries as a possible goal, this program of study is suggested. A total of forty (40) credits as follows:
Studio Art: One Studio Art course (4 credits)
Art History: Two Art History courses at the 100 level
Four Art History courses at the 200+ level:
Must cover three time periods (Ancient, Medieval-Early Modern, Modern/Contemporary) and two regions (Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, Latin America)
ART 260: Curation in Context
ART 461: Museum/Gallery Internship
ART 475: Senior Seminar in Art History
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