Professors
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.)
Associate Professors
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.)
Assistant Professors
Sheyda Aisha Khaymaz. 2026. B.A., Northumbria University; M.A., University of Sunderland; Ph.D., University of Texas. (Modern and Contemporary Global Art History.)
Director, Clough-Hanson Gallery
Joel Parsons. 2014. B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Sculpture and Performance.)
Visual Arts Coordinator and Studio Arts Technician
Rosanna Parrella Meindl. 2014. B.A., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., University of Oregon (Asian Studies.)
Staff
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.