Art & Art History
Rowe Gallery to Host New Work by Johannes Barfield
Rowe Gallery is pleased to host my sun is black as the glowing sea by night, an exhibition featuring new work by Johannes Barfield. The work was commissioned by UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture Director of Galleries, Adam N. Justice, with curation and creative direction by Justin Smith, founder/curator of Afrovisualism, and will […]
Holly Keogh
Professional Artist, Curator
Statement on the Death of Distinguished Alumnus Adé Hogue ’12
The Graphic Design program, the Department of Art & Art History, and the College of Arts + Architecture wish to express our sorrow for the death of alumnus Broderick Adé Hogue (BFA 2012). Adé was struck by a vehicle on October 27 in Chicago while training for an upcoming cycling race. He was taken to […]
Kalin Devone
Professional Visual Artist
Alumnus Establishes Scholarship to Honor Former Professor and Department Chair
Alumnus Banks Wilson ’01 has established a scholarship endowment to honor Emeritus Professor of Art Eldred Hudson. Hudson retired from the Department of Art & Art History in 2021 after 33 years at UNC Charlotte, where he served as the area coordinator for graphic design and was chair of the department from 2009 to 2018. […]
Art Alumna Named NCAEA Rookie Teacher of the Year
Alumna Ali Petrauskas has been named “Rookie Teacher of the Year” by the North Carolina Art Educators Association (NCAEA). The NCAEA is the state’s largest advocacy group dedicated to supporting visual arts education. Petrauskas is in her third year as an art teacher at Harold E. Winkler Middle School in Concord, N.C. A double major […]
Sharon Dowell
Professional Artist
2021 CoA+A Convocation Brings Newcomers into the Circle
The College of Arts + Architecture welcomed new members of our College family into the “circle” on Sunday, August 22, with the 2021 CoA+A Convocation ceremony and after party in the Arts Quad. Dean Brook Muller opened the evening: “I want to express my gratitude to all of you for joining us on this fine […]
Jamil Dyair Steele
Artist, Art Educator at Shamrock Gardens Elementary School, Charlotte
U.S. Mint Air Force Medal Features Professor’s Design
A new medal issued by the United States Mint features the work of Associate Professor of Art Jamie Franki. The first release in the United States Armed Forces Silver Medal Program, the medal honors the U.S. Air Force. It was designed by Franki and artist Paul Balan, both of whom are designers in the United […]