Art & Art History

Visual Art Teacher at The Brawley IB World School in Mooresville

Elementary Art Teacher, David Cox Road Elementary School

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 […]

Developer for Clean Energy and an Artist

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, […]

Visual Arts Teacher for Swansboro High School, Swansboro, NC

Landscape Architect and Horticulture Director for the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with a Concentration in Illustration; Bachelor of Arts in International Relations 2024 Give a little general information about yourself: how did you become interested in the arts/design?I’ve always been interested in illustration and collage design. I was always passionate about comics and how they use design to make covers and […]

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Bachelor of Fine Arts, photography concentration, and Minor in Art History 2024 How did you become interested in the arts?I became interested in the arts/design as a potential career in 7th grade when my parents asked me to focus on what I wanted to do with my life. The different career options […]

Professional artist, business owner