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Faculty and Staff

The Department of Art faculty and staff are dedicated to seeing students succeed. The close mentorship and committed service they provide help guide our students to thrive as artists and often lead to our students and faculty remaining connected beyond graduation.

Our faculty also continue to be active in their own professional practice, presenting research and writing in national and international venues, as well as exhibiting their studio work in galleries and museums across the region. All faculty are highly active in their fields, exhibiting and publishing at an exceptional level, and bring that experience into the classroom.

Zehavi Husser
Associate Dean, Division of the Visual and Performing Arts, School of Fine Arts and Communication
Jonathan Puls
Chair, Department of Art
Luke Aleckson
Professor of Art
Sang Bang
Adjunct Professor, Illustration
Melissa Beck
Adjunct Professor, Sculpture
Kevin Browning
Art Studio Manager
Dan Callis III
Professor of Art
Daniel Chang
Associate Professor of Art
Kari Dunham
Adjunct Professor, Drawing and Painting
Laura Brand
Adjunct Professor, Ceramics
Aaron Holmes
Assistant Professor, Art
Tina Park
Adjunct Professor, Art History
Christian Perez-Morin
Adjunct Professor, Design
Thel Rountree
Adjunct Professor, Photography
Christine Smith
Adjunct Professor, Photography
Astri Swendsrud
Associate Professor of Art
Kevin Tan
Adjunct Professor, Animation
Laura Carey
Laura Carey
Administrative Assistant