Art Department

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

FACULTY:

Professors:

John Banasiak, Photography
Jeff Freeman, Painting

Associate Professors:

Ronald Hawker, Art History
Christopher Meyer, Sculpture
Johntimothy Pizzuto, Printmaking

Assistant Professors:

Cory Knedler, Art Education
Michael Hook, Foundations Coordinator

Instructors:

Carol Geu, Art History
Mi Young Lee, Painting

Artist in Residence:

Michael Hill, Ceramics

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (B.F.A.)

MAJOR:

ART

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. Students earning a BA or BS degree with a second major of Art are required to complete a minimum of 45 hours in Art including a minimum of 12 hours in Studio Foundations, 9 hours in Art History and 18 hours in a studio specialization.

SPECIALIZATIONS

BFA/Ceramics
BFA/Graphic Design
BFA/Painting
BFA/Photography
BFA/Sculpture
BFA/ART Education

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)
H.J. and A.B. Gunderson Scholarships
Koch-Hazard Scholarships 

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