Art & Art History

Susan Jedrzejewski
Art Consultant at at Hodges Taylor

Jen Clay
Professional Artist- focusing on sensory-inclusive textile art

Alyssa Reiser Prince
Professional artist, Instructor of art and coordinator of the visual art program at the South Carolina Governor’s School, and online instructor for for Columbia College

Je’wel Lucas
Degree: B.A. in Graphic Design

Alumna’s Student Wins Scholastic National Gold Medal
Eli Coblenz is Providence Day School art teacher Sydney Sheaffer’s first Gold Medal winner.

Professor Creates Artwork for New Duke Energy Headquarters
Thomas Schmidt’s 75-foot “Connected” echoes Charlotte’s electrical grid.

Alum Named to CBJ’s “Most Admired CEO” List
Devlin McNeil ’00 is president and executive director of Arts+.

CoA+A Faculty and Alumni Receive Creative Mecklenburg Grants from ASC
Faculty and alumni from the College of Arts + Architecture are among 54 artists to receive 2024 Creative Mecklenburg Grants from the Arts & Science Council (ASC). The grants were open to Mecklenburg County-based artists of all disciplines and provide funding of up to $3,000. Grantees represent creative disciplines from visual art and music to […]

Sunnie Stainback
Hometown: Morehead City, NC BFA with a concentration in Graphic Design Minor: Journalism 2025 How did you first get interested in art?I’ve always grown up loving art and creating, but it wasn’t until highschool that I realized my passion was specifically in Graphic Design. I am such a people person, so I love the idea […]

Design Research Class Collects Local Design History
As they complete their spring semester, students in Christina Singer’s Design Research class have published what will be the sixth digital book to emerge from the Department of Art & Art History’s graphic design program since Singer joined the department in 2021. CLT Graphic Design History: A Collective Research Effort, Vol. 6 is a delightful […]