Art & Art History

Dance Professor and Art Alumna Receive 2025 Arts & Science Council Fellowships

Associate Professor of Dance Tamara Williams and Carolina Quintana Ocampo ’21 are among the cohort of 10 artists.

Veronika Falkner

B.F.A. in Art with a Concentration in Painting

Professor’s Video Wins International Prize

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Professor of Art Marek Ranis has received the prestigious KP Prize 2025, awarded by the Kunsthal Aarhus, a contemporary art museum in Denmark. Ranis received the award for his video, “Like Shishmaref,” which was presented in the museum’s KP25 exhibition. Established in 1947, the Kunsthal Aarhus annual KP exhibition showcases exemplary work by artists from across the […]

Kaitlyn Linscheid

Visual Arts teacher at Matthews Elementary, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Art Faculty Create New Public Installation for Uptown’s Truist Center Plaza

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“Interwoven,” by Thomas Schmidt and Erik Waterkotte, takes inspiration from the Truist building’s design, the Piedmont landscape, and Charlotte’s textile history.

Art Professor Receives Artist Exchange Grant for Research in Ghana

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Professor of Art Lydia C. Thompson has received a Lighton International Artists Exchange Program award for travel to conduct research in the West African country of Ghana. Founded in 2000, the Lighton International Artists Exchange Program (LIAEP) provides support for mid-career visual artists and arts professionals “who create work of exceptional quality” to travel internationally, bringing foreign […]

Art Professor Receives International Excellence Award from OEA

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Aspen Hochhalter, associate professor of photography in the Department of Art & Art History, has received the 2025 International Excellence Award from the UNC Charlotte Office of Education Abroad (OEA). The award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to promoting global engagement and enriching education abroad experiences for Niner Nation.  Hochhalter has […]

Lily Butler

B.F.A. in Graphic Design with Spanish and Art History minors

Jade Marteau

B.F.A in Art with a concentration in Painting, Certification in Entrepreneurship

Flor Rodriguez

B.F.A. in Art with an Education Concentration