Art & Art History
Kerisha Council
Elementary Art Teacher, David Cox Road Elementary School
Emeritus Professor Creates Athletics Hall of Fame Art
When the Charlotte 49ers Hall of Fame inducted its first class on September 9, we were most excited about the stunning portraits and award medals that retired illustration professor Jamie Franki created. The seven hand drawn portraits, which were also rendered as celebratory flags, demonstrate why Franki has been a revered mentor to so many […]
Sterling Bowen
Developer for Clean Energy and an Artist
Rowe Galleries to Host MOCA London Show
Rowe Galleries and the Department of Art & Art History are the first American hosts of a stunning exhibition developed by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in London. Opening September 21, Nature Morte: Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life Tradition seeks to illustrate how leading artists of the 21st century have reinvigorated still life, […]
Erin Strohschein
Visual Arts Teacher for Swansboro High School, Swansboro, NC
Edward Davis
Landscape Architect and Horticulture Director for the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens
Hope Thomas
Professional artist, business owner
CoA+A Receives National Scholastics Award for Excellence
The College of Arts + Architecture has received the 2022 Dick Robinson Award for Excellence in the Field as the Mid-Carolina Regional Art Affiliate of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The prestigious award is presented annually by the Alliance of Young Artists & Writers who manage the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards nationwide. The […]
Department of Art & Art History Announces New Faculty
The Department of Art & Art History welcomes three new full-time faculty members in the upcoming academic year. Samira ShiriDevich will join the Department in August as Assistant Professor of Graphic Design – Motion Design. Lorraine Turi will join the Department in August as Lecturer in Digital Foundations/3D. Mallory Nanny will join the Department in […]
Mint Museum Series Features Work by Professor/Former Art Department Chair
Professor of Art Lydia Thompson, former chair of the Department of Art & Art History, is the new Constellation CLT artist at the Mint Museum of Art. Constellation CLT is a solo exhibition series that features work by local artists. The installations rotate three times per year. Lydia Thompson: Travelers will be on view May […]