Faculty
Meet the Art History Faculty
Mark Holmes, Chair
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Yale University, 1985
Tony GantAssociate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Yale University, 1988.
Gregory GilbertDirector of the Art History Program, Associate Professor of
Art HistoryPh.D., Rutgers University, 1998
"My specialized area of research is focused on modern and contemporary American art, specifically contextual and theoretical issues associated with the Abstract Expressionist, Neo-Dada and Pop Art movements."
Lynette LombardAssociate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Yale University, 1989
"What compels me is how light, form, colour, and composition are informed by the feeling of walking a terrain, working in all kinds of weather and fusing several moments of time into one painting."
Michael GodsilInstructor in Art
B.A., Knox College, 1976 and 2004
"My personal, creative photography is primarily of landscapes and nature details and is usually made using a large format, 4" x 5" field camera, with traditional film and analog darkroom methods; although I also do some work in digital photography."
Tim StedmanVisiting Assistant Professor of Art
M.F.A., University of Illinois-Chicago, 2011
Cooperating faculty from other programs
Christie Cirone Lecturer in Journalism
M.F.A., University of Illinois-Champaign, 1992
Stephen FinebergSzold Distinguished Service Professor of
ClassicsPh.D.,Classics,1975,University of Texas at Austin
"I am working on a book on the god Dionysos. The evidence I draw upon comes from literary and visual sources, especially the Athenian vase paintings."
Jon WagnerProfessor of
AnthropologyPh.D., Anthropology, 1975, Indiana University
"I've always been an incorrigible generalist with a strong interest in how the various fields of knowledge relate to one another and to the big questions of human existence."
Emeritus faculty
Henry Joe
Professor Emeritus of Art
Frederick Ortner
Professor Emeritus of Art
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