Art & Art History
Carmen Neely
Professional Artist
Art Alum Wins Joan Mitchell Foundation Award
Antoine Williams, an alumnus of the Department of Art & Art History, has received a 2017 Painters & Sculptors Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation. The foundation awards grants annually to 25 “painters and sculptors creating work of exceptional quality.” The artists, chosen by jury selection from a pool of nominees, each receive $25,000. Williams […]
Art Alum Named to Business Insider’s “30 Most Creative”
UNC Charlotte alumnus Curtis Petraglia was named one of Business Insider magazine’s “30 Most Creative People in Advertising Under 30” earlier this year. The list is based on advertising agency and peer nominations, as well as the magazine’s own research into candidate’s awards and campaigns. Curtis completed his BFA in Studio Art with a Concentration […]
Artist Carmen Papalia is Creating a New Accessibility
By Melody Songer Melody Songer is an art major and journalism minor. A student this semester in the Installation Art class with Carmen Papalia, she wrote this article for a journalism class with Professor Cheryl Spainhour. On the first day of Installation Art class at UNC Charlotte, students sit in their plastic, paint-ridden chairs in […]
Adé Hogue
In memoriam
Print Magazine Selects Graphic Design Alum for “15 under 30”
UNC Charlotte alumnus Adé Hogue (BFA Graphic Design, 2012) has been selected by Print magazine for its annual “New Visual Artists” issue. Hogue was selected by the national publication as one of “15 creatives under 30 who are shaping tomorrow’s design landscape.” He will be featured in Print’s Fall 2017 issue. Founded in 1940 as […]
Department of Art & Art History Presents Sean Caulfield: Air Bleeder
The Department of Art & Art History presents Sean Caulfield: Air Bleeder in Rowe Galleries, October 2-20. The Department will host an artist lecture on Monday, October 2, at 4:00 pm, followed by an opening reception from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Sean Caulfield is a Centennial Professor in the Department of Art and Design at […]
Banks Wilson
Senior Vice President of North America, Valtech, Charlotte
Department of Art & Art History Welcomes Social Practice Artist Carmen Papalia
Each year the UNC Charlotte Department of Art & Art History partners with the McColl Center for Art + Innovation to provide a special educational experience for students through hosting a shared Artist-in-Residence. The McColl artist joins a UNC Charlotte faculty member to teach a spring semester course, culminating in programming in Rowe Galleries and […]
Professor Ranis Shows Work in Arctic Arts Festival
Associate Professor of Art Marek Ranis is one of 15 artists featured in the exhibition of the Arctic Arts Festival in Harstad, Norway. The international exhibition, Subsistence, is on view June 24 through August 5 at Harstad’s Galleri NordNorge. Created through a collaboration between the Northern Norway Arts Museum and Anchorage Museum (Alaska), Subsistence examines […]