Studio Art
Learn to Communicate Visually. As a Mount Mary Studio Art student, you will receive a curriculum that includes multiple art methods and diverse media exploration. The Studio Art major emphasizes skill training, studio practice, career preparation and artistic identity development. The program fosters social responsibility, advocacy and global awareness through art. Studio Art majors and minors have a senior art exhibition in the Marian Gallery. During your senior year you will provide a campus artist talk, install the senior exhibit and plan for post-graduation studio practice.
The intimate class sizes allow you to get individualized attention from accomplished working art professionals. You can take courses in painting, drawing, printmaking, figure drawing, 2-D and 3-D design, fiber fabric design, sculpture, metals, ceramics and photography.
Studio courses include students from various majors, creating a diverse learning environment. You can double major or minor in Studio Art as a complementary program to another area of study. Information on the Art Education program is available within the Education department.
A Studio Art degree requires a minimum of 43 credits in art and design courses and the completion of the university’s core curriculum.
View a sample program plan to see what courses you'll take in our Studio Art program.
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Learn to Communicate Visually. As a Mount Mary Studio Art student, you will receive a curriculum that includes multiple art methods and diverse media exploration. The Studio Art major emphasizes skill training, studio practice, career preparation and artistic identity development. The program fosters social responsibility, advocacy and global awareness through art. Studio Art majors and minors have a senior art exhibition in the Marian Gallery. During your senior year you will provide a campus artist talk, install the senior exhibit and plan for post-graduation studio practice.
The intimate class sizes allow you to get individualized attention from accomplished working art professionals. You can take courses in painting, drawing, printmaking, figure drawing, 2-D and 3-D design, fiber fabric design, sculpture, metals, ceramics and photography.
Studio courses include students from various majors, creating a diverse learning environment. You can double major or minor in Studio Art as a complementary program to another area of study. Information on the Art Education program is available within the Education department.
A Studio Art degree requires a minimum of 43 credits in art and design courses and the completion of the university’s core curriculum.
View a sample program plan to see what courses you'll take in our Studio Art program.
Students complete their studies with a portfolio and a senior art exhibition in the Marian Gallery. While at Mount Mary, students are encouraged to participate in local and national exhibit opportunities. Students can network with regional artists through gallery programming and guest speakers. The studio art major also includes graphic design courses to teach students the digital training necessary to succeed as professional artists. Visit the Marian Gallery to learn about upcoming shows.
Jordan Acker Anderson, M.F.A
Professor of Art and Director of Studio Art
Phone: (414) 930-3107
Email: andersoj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Painting, drawing, printmaking, color theory
Josh Anderson, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art and Director of the Honors Program
Marian Gallery Director
Phone: (414) 930-3108
Email: andersojo@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Sculpture, ceramics, metals, 3D design
Abby Armstrong Check, M.A.
Adjunct Art Instructor
Email: armstrab@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Art History
Deborah Brooks, M.F.A., M.A.
Adjunct Art Instructor
Email: brooksd@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Art foundations
Jorge Ariel Escobar, M.F.A.
Adjunct Art Instructor
Email: escobarj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Photography
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