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Department of Art College of Arts & Letters

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Department Chair

Rachel Miller

Chair, Art Department

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  • Office Hours: For Students: Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 4:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, 11:00am-1:00pm By appointment For Faculty: Monday, 12:00pm-1:00pm Wednesday, 4:00pm-5:00pm Thursday, 11:00am-1:00pm By appointment
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History, Early Modern European Art

Staff

Michelle Cordova

Administrative Support Coordinator I

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Benjamin Hunt

Instructional Support Technician

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  • Research: https://benhuntartwork.com/

Vex Rios

Ceramic Technician

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Kevin Ptak

Instructional Support Technician

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Quinn Terrones

Ceramic Technician

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Kate Wallace

Administrative Support Coordinator II

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Full-Time Faculty

Yipaer Aierken

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon 2:00pm - 3:00pm; Tues & Thurs 10:30am - 11:30am & by appointment
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History; Asian Art

Andrew Connelly

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Sculpture

Mya Dosch

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon 12:00pm - 1:00pm Weds 1:30pm - 3:30pm in person, or email for Zoom
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History; Art of the Americas

Sarah Flohr

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Weds 6:00pm - 9:00pm by appointment
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Drawing & Painting

Luis-Genaro Garcia

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon 2:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Education

Ian Harvey

Professor

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  • Office Hours: On Sabbatical Fall 2025
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Drawing & Painting

Rey Jeong

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: Tues 1:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Social Practice Art

Rachel Clarke

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Tues 4:00pm 5:30pm in person Thurs 11:00am - 12:30pm Zoom use cal to book appt
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; New Media

Robert Ortbal

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon & Weds 3:00pm - 4:00pm & 7:00pm - 7:30pm & by appointment
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Sculpture

Scott Parady

Professor

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  • Office Hours: Tues 12:00pm - 1:00pm & Thurs 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Ceramics

Summer Ventis

Associate Professor

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  • Office Hours: On Sabbatical Fall 2025
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Printmaking

Adero Willard

Assistant Professor

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  • Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 3:00pm - 5:00pm by appointment in person or Zoom
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Ceramics

Peter Williams

Associate Professor; Assistant Chair

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  • Office Hours: Mon 11:50am - 12:50pm Weds 11:50am - 1:50pm email 24 hours in advance & wait for confirmation
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; New Media Art

Part-Time Faculty

Nataña Aldana-Lowe

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon 2:00pm - 4:00pm Zoom email for appointments Weds 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

Joy Bertinuson

Lecturer

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  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Mariah Briel

Lecturer

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  • Location: Kadema 196
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

Sloane Cabrera

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Sokthea Chan

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Weds 2:45pm - 3:45pm Zoom & Thurs 7:30pm - 8:30pm in person
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Ricardo Chavez

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Thurs 3:30pm - 4:30pm via Zoom, on Canvas, or by appointment
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

Hunter Kiley

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Thursday 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

Kerry Cottle

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Art 22 Tues 9:00am - 10:00am, Art 20B Tues 10:00am - 11:00am, Art 20A Tues 11:00am - 12:00pm Zoom or appointment
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Mark Emerson

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues 11am - 12pm in person
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Paula Flohr

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Art 133 Tues & Thurs 11:00am - 12:00pm (KDM 194), art 135 Weds 2:00pm - 3:00pm (KDM 170)
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Education

Mercy Hawkins

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Art 70 (ASL 1028) Thurs 3:00pm - 4;00pm, Art 123 (ASL 1003) Sat 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Joanna Kidd

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 11:50am - 1:00pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

Elise Mahan

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 11:00am - 12:00pm Zoom or by appointment
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Jeff Mayry

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 10:00am - 11:00am Fri 3:00pm - 4:00pm by appointment only
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Shadieh Mirmobiny

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon 11:00am - 12:00pm & 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

Chuck Owens

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Weds & Thurs 7:30am - 8:00am
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Laurie Seban

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 1:15pm - 2:15pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

William J. Simmons

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues 4:15pm - 6:15pm & Thurs 4:15pm - 5:15pm
  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

Fatemeh Tashakori

Lecturer

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  • Areas of Teaching: Art History

Sala Wong

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Weds 1:00pm -3:00pm Zoom email 24 hours in advance & wait for confirmation
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio

Justin Wood

Lecturer

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  • Office Hours: Tues 2:00pm - 4:00pm Zoom or in person email 24 hour advanced notice
  • Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Total Members: 41