Our diverse faculty, students, and staff are committed to ongoing engagement with communities locally and globally
Department Leadership
Brianne Cohen
Assistant Professor, Contemporary Art • Associate Chair for Art History
Art History
Alvin Gregorio
Associate Professor • Associate Chair for Art Practices
Painting & Drawing
Yumi Janairo Roth
Professor • Chair
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice
Art History Faculty
Albert Alhadeff
Associate Professor • 19th & 20th Century European Art History
Art History
Kirk Ambrose
Professor, Art History • Late Antique & Medieval Art • Founding Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
Art History
Brianne Cohen
Assistant Professor, Contemporary Art • Associate Chair for Art History
Art History
James M. Córdova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art History, Latin American Art (Pre-Columbian & Colonial)
Art History
Annette de Stecher
Associate Professor, Critical Museology, Visual Arts of America
Art History
Robert Nauman
Teaching Professor of Distinction • Modern Art & Architectural History
Art History
crystal am nelson
Assistant Professor of African Diasporic/Visual Studies
Art History
Stephanie Su
Assistant Professor • History of Asian Art
Art History
Art Practices Faculty
Mark Amerika
College Professor of Distinction • Founding Director, Doctoral Program in Intermedia Art, Writing and Performance • Digital Arts
Scott Chamberlin
Professor
Ceramics
Albert Chong
Professor
Interdisciplinary Media Arts Practices (IMAP)
Kim Dickey
Professor
Ceramics
Alvin Gregorio
Associate Professor • Associate Chair for Art Practices
Painting & Drawing
Marina Kassianidou
Assistant Professor
Painting & Drawing
Jeanne Liotta
Associate Professor, Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts • Associate Chair, Graduate Studies, Film
Filmmaking
Megan O'Grady
Assistant Professor, Critical and Curatorial Studies
Jeanne Quinn
Professor
Ceramics
Yumi Janairo Roth
Professor • Chair
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice
Richard Saxton
Associate Professor
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice
Hanna Rose Shell
Professor • Critical & Curatorial Studies, Art Practices • Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts • Director of the Stan Brakhage Center for the Media Arts • Faculty Affiliate in History
Alex Sweetman
Associate Professor • Photography
Interdisciplinary Media Arts Practices (IMAP)
Anna Tsouhlarakis
Assistant Professor, Arts Practices • Director, Foundations Arts Program
Foundations
Luis Valdovino
Professor • Video
Interdisciplinary Media Arts Practices (IMAP)
Mike Womack
Associate Professor
Painting & Drawing
Melanie Yazzie
Professor
Printmaking
Teaching Professors
Molly Valentine Dierks
Assistant Teaching Professor
Foundations
Corrina Espinosa
Assistant Teaching Professor
Interdisciplinary Media Arts Practices (IMAP)
Lecturers
Christine Bachman
Art History
Jennifer Ghormley
Art Practices
Paul Kenneth
Art Practices
Martha Russo
Art Practices
Emeritus Faculty
Marilyn R. Brown
Professor Emerita
Claire Farago
Professor Emerita
Deborah Haynes
Professor Emerita
George Rivera
Professor Emeritus
C.Maxx Stevens
Professor Emerita
Melanie Walker
Professor Emerita
Specialized Teaching and Research
Alex Watkins
Associate Professor, Art & Architecture Librarian
Art & Architecture Library • University Libraries
Staff
Evan Blackstock
Metal Shop & CNC Lab Coordinator
Garrett Bryant
Wood Shop & Digital Fabrication Lab Tech
Michelle Erks
Office Manager
Jean Goldstein
Administrative Assistant
Katie Larson
Graduate Program Coordinator
Sarah Matsuda
Advisor • Art & Art History; Film Advisor
Elaine Paul
Director, VRC
Lia Pileggi
Digital Imaging and Technology Coordinator, VRC
Jason Sanford
Painting, Drawing, and Digital Studio Technician
Rick Seydel
Advisor • Art & Art History; Classics; Humanities; Philosophy Advisor
Kirsten Stoltz
Visiting Artists & Scholars Program, Coordinator • Marketing Manager
Misuhng Suh
Ceramics, Foundations, Sculpture Lab Coordinator
Thomas Yi
IMAP Coordinator • Print Lab Manager
Current Graduate Students
Dati Alsaedi
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice
Brittany Ashley
Art History
Ana González Barragán
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice
Abi Bernstein
Ceramics
Tiana Boisseau-Palo
Printmaking
Maya Buffett-Davis
Ceramics
Joseph Benjamin Burney
Interdisciplinary Media Arts Practices (IMAP)
Andrea Caretto
Painting & Drawing
Ethan Cherry
Painting & Drawing
Annaliese Cole-Weiss
Ceramics
Kristin Enright
Arts of the Americas, Ph.D.
Art History
Andrea Garcia
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice
Brionna Garcia
Painting & Drawing
Natalie Ginez
Art History
Anna Graef
Ceramics
Ben Grossi
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice
Sierra Grove
Filmmaking
Sam Hensley
Art History
Cesar Herrejon
Painting & Drawing
Bella Malherbe
Art History
Asa Mease
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice
Owen Moon
Ceramics
Emily Moyer
Printmaking
Devon Narine-Singh
Filmmaking
Andi Newberry
Printmaking
Luis E. Pérez
Painting & Drawing
Courtney Pierce
Arts of the Americas, Ph.D.
Art History
Nicky Pope
Filmmaking
Mahda Purmehdi
Filmmaking
Hannah Purvis
Painting & Drawing
Allison Radomski
Filmmaking
Lena Ishel Rodriguez
Arts of the Americas, Ph.D.
Alejandra Saldivar
Filmmaking
Taite Shomo
Art History
Felicity Wong
Art History
Ryze Xu
Ceramics
Cal Young
Filmmaking