Art Department

Cory Knedler, Chairperson
Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, Room 179
(605) 677-5636
Cory.Knedler@usd.edu
www.usd.edu/art

FACULTY

Professors:

John Banasiak, Photography
Johntimothy Pizzuto, Printmaking

Associate Professors:

Michael Hook, Foundations Coordinator
Young Ae Kim, Graphic Design
Cory Knedler, Art Education
Christopher Meyer, Sculpture

Assistant Professors:

Heidi Hogden, Painting
Sarah Sik, Art History

Instructor:

Carol Geu, Art History

Artist-in-Residence:

Michael Hill, Ceramics

MAJORS:

Art
Art Education

MINORS:

Art
Art History

The Department of Art seeks to encourage personal and creative growth and to prepare the student for a career in the visual arts. The programs of study offer aesthetic, scholarly, historical and technical instruction. Visual art processes, application, and methods are practiced in studio courses, leading to professional preparedness in the visual arts or design. Exploration of interdisciplinary possibilities and new technologies is encouraged. It is the goal of each program of study and specialization to guide students toward understanding of the creation and analysis of visual art and design. A degree in art can prepare students for a graduate program in art and for careers in art education, in graphic design, as a practicing artist, and in related fields including arts management, art therapy and museumology.

DOUBLE MAJOR

Students may double major between visual art and other degree programs, but must meet all the requirements of both programs.

STUDIO SPECIALIZATIONS

BFA/Ceramics
BFA/Graphic Design
BFA/Painting
BFA/Photography
BFA/Printmaking
BFA/Sculpture

SCHOLARSHIPS

Lance Hyde Memorial Scholarship (Art Education Majors)
Oscar Howe Scholarships (preference to Native American Art Majors)
Louise Hansen Fine Art Scholarships (First-year students)
Harvey and Alwayne Gunderson Scholarships
Koch-Hazard Scholarships
Judith Smith Mast Scholarship (Art Education)
Beverly Behrens Scholarship (Art Education)
Marnie and Parker Powell Scholarship
John and Dorothy Freed Scholarship
Donald Dendinger Scholarship