Meet Us
Department Chair
Rachel Miller
Chair, Art Department
- Location: Kadema 189
- Phone: (916) 278-6166
- rachel.miller@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Kadema 185
- Phone: (916) 278-6166
- michelle.cordova@csus.edu
- Pronouns: She/Her
Benjamin Hunt
Instructional Support Technician
- Location: Art Sculpture Lab
- Phone: (916) 278-2629
- benjamin.hunt@csus.edu
- Research: https://benhuntartwork.com/
Kevin Ptak
Instructional Support Technician
- Location: Kadema 198
- Phone: (916) 278-6166
- sac19940@csus.edu
Kate Wallace
Administrative Support Coordinator II
- Location: Kadema 185
- Phone: (916) 278-5786
- katewallace@csus.edu
- Pronouns: They/Them
Full-Time Faculty
Yipaer Aierken
Assistant Professor
- Location: Kadema 190
- a.yipaer@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Art Sculpture Lab 110A
- connelly@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 11:00am - 12:30pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Sculpture
Mya Dosch
Associate Professor
- Location: Kadema 192
- dosch@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Art Sculpture Lab 109
- sflohr@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: Weds 6:00pm - 9:00pm by appointment
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Drawing & Painting
Luis-Genaro Garcia
Assistant Professor
- Location: Kadema Hall 194
- Phone: (916) 278-4431
- luis.garcia@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon 2:30pm - 4:00pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art Education
Ian Harvey
Professor
- Location: Art Sculpture Lab 109
- iharvey@csus.edu
- Office Hours: On Sabbatical Fall 2025
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Drawing & Painting
Rey Jeong
Assistant Professor
- Location: Kadema 196
- rey.jeong@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues 1:30pm - 4:30pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Social Practice Art
Rachel Clarke
Professor
- Location: Kadema 193
- rclarke@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Art Sculpture Lab 110A
- Phone: (916) 278-7514
- ortbal@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon & Weds 3:00pm - 4:00pm & 7:00pm - 7:30pm & by appointment
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Sculpture
Scott Parady
Professor
- Location: KDM 131C
- Phone: (916) 278-3867
- sparady@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues 12:00pm - 1:00pm & Thurs 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Ceramics
Summer Ventis
Associate Professor
- Location: Kadema 191
- summer.ventis@csus.edu
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Website
- Office Hours: On Sabbatical Fall 2025
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio; Printmaking
Adero Willard
Assistant Professor
- Location: Kadema 131C
- a.willard@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Kadema 188
- peter.williams@csus.edu
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Website
- 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
- Location: Kadema 192
- n.aldana-lowe@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon 2:00pm - 4:00pm Zoom email for appointments Weds 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art History
Joy Bertinuson
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 193
- joy.bertinuson@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Mariah Briel
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 196
- Areas of Teaching: Art History
Sloane Cabrera
Lecturer
- Location: ASL 1015
- sloanecabrera@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Sokthea Chan
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 186
- soktheatchan@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Weds 2:45pm - 3:45pm Zoom & Thurs 7:30pm - 8:30pm in person
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Ricardo Chavez
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 190
- ricardo.chavez@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Thurs 3:30pm - 4:30pm via Zoom, on Canvas, or by appointment
- Areas of Teaching: Art History
Hunter Kiley
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 196
- h.kiley@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Thursday 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art History
Kerry Cottle
Lecturer
- Location: ASL 1015
- k.cottle@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Kadema 191
- sac59379@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues 11am - 12pm in person
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Paula Flohr
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 194
- paula.j.flohr@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: ASL 1028
- mercy.hawkins@csus.edu
- 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
- Location: Kadema 190
- j.kidd@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 11:50am - 1:00pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art History
Elise Mahan
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 186
- pmahan2@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 11:00am - 12:00pm Zoom or by appointment
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Jeff Mayry
Lecturer
- Location: ASL 1015
- jeffrey.mayry@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 10:00am - 11:00am Fri 3:00pm - 4:00pm by appointment only
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Shadieh Mirmobiny
Lecturer
- Location: KDM 186
- shadieh.mirmobiny@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon 11:00am - 12:00pm & 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art History
Chuck Owens
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 131C
- r.c.owens@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Weds & Thurs 7:30am - 8:00am
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Laurie Seban
Lecturer
- Location: KDM 191
- lseban@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 1:15pm - 2:15pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art History
William J. Simmons
Lecturer
- Location: Kadema 192
- william.j.simmons@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues 4:15pm - 6:15pm & Thurs 4:15pm - 5:15pm
- Areas of Teaching: Art History
Sala Wong
Lecturer
- Location: KDM 188
- c.wong@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Weds 1:00pm -3:00pm Zoom email 24 hours in advance & wait for confirmation
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio
Justin Wood
Lecturer
- Location: KDM 188
- j.wood@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Tues 2:00pm - 4:00pm Zoom or in person email 24 hour advanced notice
- Areas of Teaching: Art Studio