Art & Art History

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 […]

Visual Arts teacher at Matthews Elementary, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

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

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 […]

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 […]

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

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

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

Lisa Homann, Ph.D., co-curated New African Masquerades and co-edited the catalogue.

WFAE 90.7FM radio reporter Gwendolyn Glenn speaks to art history professor Lisa Homann about the newly installed African gallery at the Mint Museum of Art. Homann is an African art specialist and served as the guest curator for the collection exhibition. Read and hear the full story here.