艺术 and Design 教师
The Department of 艺术 & Design at Benedictine College is composed entirely of faculty who have achieved a terminal degree in their field of expertise. Many are also trained in cross-disciplinary pursuits, and all of them are excited to be teaching 乌鸦s.
Associate Professor and Department Chair
MFA - Printmaking, University of South Dakota, 2013
Research/Studio Interests
Merging digital/mixed media with traditional intaglio methods; layering prints with digital transfers, 绢印, 凹版印刷, and oil painting; hand bound books
Associate Professor
MFA - Metalsmithing, University of Kansas, 2008
Research/Studio Interests
Observational astronomy, 制图学, the relationship between identity and place, installation art and ritual, the relationship between physical objects and faith in practice, site-specific functional artwork
Associate Professor
博士学位 - History of 艺术, Indiana University, 2008
Research/Studio Interests
Fine 艺术s, Classical & 中世纪的艺术, Sacred Architecture, Archaeology (North Africa, 中亚, 和欧洲), Liturgical 艺术, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, History of Technology, 美学, 符号学, Contextualism, 现代主义, 波普艺术, and Ekphrasis.
Assistant Professor
M.F.A. - Computer Graphics Design, Rochester Institute of Technology
B.F.A. - Environmental Design, Rochester Institute of Technology
Adjunct Associate Professor
MAET-ATR - 艺术 Therapy, University of Louisville, 1999
Research/Studio Interests
Creativity and the Neurobiological Science of aesthetics; 艺术’s use for social change; Color psychology: Implications in aesthetics, expression and art criticism; Creativity’s role in education, the STEAM movement and development of curricular advancements for success, 保留, and problem solving.
Chris Lowrance
Adjunct Instructor
MFA - Painting, Indiana University, 2001
Research/Studio Interests
Large scale portrait and narrative painting; cognitive and emotional reactions of an individual to the observed experiences of another; anatomy for artists; preferred media include oil, 石墨, charcoal and paste
Adjunct Instructor
Research/Studio Interests
Figurative sculpture, ink drawing, mark making, and portraits. Exploring themes in identity, conscious and unconscious being, andtrauma.
讲师
MFA - Photography, Brooks Institute, 2013
Research/Studio Interests
Fine art and conceptual photography that contains myriad possibilities, but leaves it to the viewer to participate and complete the experience.
讲师
MFA – Drawing/Painting, University of Kansas, 2017
Research/Studio Interests
Modern and Post-Modern art histories. Exploring the visual interactions of forms, 创作, and composition through drawing and painting. Preferred mediums include charcoal, 石墨, beeswax, and various painting media.
Adjunct Instructor
Research/Studio Interests
收集, 保存, Victorian mourning practices, English death rituals, 植物区系, 17th century Dutch still life painting, site-responsive installation, domestic spaces, 传家宝
Assistant Professor
Research / Studio Interests:
Traditional and innovative techniques in oil, 蛋彩画, 丙烯酸, and watercolor painting; artistic anatomy; pictorial composition; the inventive processes and technical procedures of old and modern masters; the theological dimension of form in art; the connections of visual art with music, 文学, 哲学, 体育, 和科学.
His paintings can be viewed at JamesPatrickReid.com and SacredPaintings.org, and some of his published writings can be found at TheCatholicThing.org and TheImaginativeConservative.org.