Art & Art History

Reinstallation of the Mint’s African art collection focuses on ethics and transparency.

Degree: BFA 3D Interdisciplinary Studies and BA Art HistoryGraduation Year: 2025Hometown: Walnut Cove, NC How did you first get interested in art?My mother is an artist so I have been around the arts my whole life. I did theater as a teenager, but I didn’t start participating in visual arts until I was an adult. […]

After a multiyear renovation, the Mint Museum Randolph has re-opened its African art galleries. The new installation fills three galleries and includes fertility statues, textiles, African masks and other forms of art from across the African continent. The re-installation began in 2019 when Jen Sudul Edwards joined The Mint. Edwards said she wanted to work […]

“When Two or More Are Gathered” will open Feb. 25 in the the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte’s Uptown campus. The exhibition will showcase the work of Georgia-based painter Ayana Ross. Read the story at QCity Metro.

The Mint Museum Randolph’s renovated African art galleries were curated by UNC Charlotte art history professor Lisa Homann. The multiyear project  included a review of archives and evaluation of each piece to reflect the diversity of African art as well as its cultural significance and origins. Read the article in The Charlotte Post. 

Sunnie Stainback is a senior majoring in graphic design who has applied her talents in internships with the College of Arts + Architecture and 110 North The Creative Agency. She is a passionate content creator who has expanded her craft to include engagement/wedding photography and videography. What started with impromptu requests from friends and family […]

Degree: B.F.A. with a Concentration in Illustration and a Minor in Earth and Environmental SciencesGraduation Year: 2026Hometown: Charlotte, NC How did you first get interested in art?I made my first children’s book in Kindergarten, complete with illustrations and a story about my favorite animal: chickens! From there, I never stopped making art. Narrative illustration and […]

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor five Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 14, in the eleventh annual celebration of alumni achievement. The award ceremony will take place at 11:00 am in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall. The event is open to the public. The Distinguished Alumni Awards were created by the […]

The Broderick Adé Hogue Graphic Arts Memorial Scholarship is now the largest in the Department of Art & Art History.

Steele uses art to foster understanding, build bridges, and inspire change.