Art Painting

Studio guidance in contemporary approaches to painting as a mode of artistic expression and a guided development of the student's ability toward a personal expression in various media.

Degrees offered: BA, MA, MFA

Faculty: Kim Owens, Assistant Professor

Basic Requirements /All Studio Areas

A total of 45 credits: two semesters of participation in senior seminar (one credit per semester); 12 in art history (6 advanced); 31 in studio courses including 15 credits (12 advanced) in one studio area (beginning studio, two intermediate studios, and two senior studios), the core studio requirements of Drawing I and II, Human Figure, Two-and Three-Dimensional Design, and six credits of electives in other studio experiences outside the area of emphasis. Satisfactory completion of the Senior Exhibition and Comprehensive Examination is required. It is recommended that art majors take Aesthetics for the philosophy elective and seek appropriate electives in other departments.

Comprehensive Examination

In the second semester of the junior year the work of the student is reviewed by the entire art faculty. A second review follows in the first senior semester and a final review in the last semester prior to the presentation of the Senior Exhibition, a small solo-exhibition on campus. It must contain work done during the senior year predominately in the Senior Studio course. The exhibition is selected, designed and constructed by the student. It is judged by the faculty in an oral examination as part of the Comprehensive. In the senior year the art major also must pass a slide examination on the history of art.