Professors
David P. McCarthy. 1991. Chair. B.A., Gettysburg College; Ph.D., University of Delaware. (Modern, contemporary, and American art.)
A. Victor Coonin. 1995. 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.)
Associate Professors
Miriam G. Clinton. 2015. B.A., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (Ancient Art.)
Joel Parsons. 2014. B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Sculpture and Performance.)
Karl Erickson. 2018. B.F.A., Wayne State University; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts. (Digital Arts and New Media.)
Assistant Professors
Raina Belleau. 2019. B.F.A., Minneapolis College of Art and Design; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design. (Sculpture and Drawing.)
Director, Clough-Hanson Gallery
Joel Parsons. 2014. B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Sculpture and Performance.)
Curator, Visual Resources Center
Rosanna Parrella Meindl. 2014. B.A., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., University of Oregon (Asian Studies.)
Staff
Christie Arnold, Departmental Assistant.
Ethan McVay, Studio Technician. B.F.A., University of Memphis.
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.