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 Ron Baker
Foundation Courses Instructor (256) 782-8149 "Good art is like any intimate relationship, to make it magical you have to be willing to spend your time and your heart's emotions on it. Counting the cost may not be an option."
In 2009 Mr. Baker was honored with the College of Arts and Sciences Clyde P. Cox Teaching Award. BA | Jacksonville State University MA | The University of Alabama MFA | University of Georgia   Gale Brodie has been the Hammond Hall Gallery Coordinator for the past four years. While studying painting under Don Magid, former professor at Baylor University, she became interested in exploring and understanding the creative process and how it can be incorporated into the average person's life to enrich their living and working experience. She is one course away from graduating summa cum laude with a BFA (concentration in painting) in Art from JSU. Her work has won First Place and Honorable Mention in several juried exhibitions at JSU.
  Diana Cadwallader has a BFA in Graphic Design from Arizona State University, and an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University. Her recent work covers the gamut of design and includes exhibition design for The Berman Museum of World History, a "Support the Arts" car tag for the State of Alabama, and set design for the first stage adaption of Robert Nye's "The Late Mr. Shakespeare" presented at the Stone Center Theatre for the Performing Arts at Jacksonville State University. Together with Dr. Wayne H. Claeren of the Drama Department and Dr. Steven Whitton of the English Department, she received Jacksonville State University's 2003 Faculty Scholar Lecture Award for "The Late Mr. Shakespeare." Ms. Cadwallader's work reflects a design philosophy that seeks to make life more comprehensible and enriching.
  Doug Clark has a BFA in Sculpture from Radford University, and an MFA in Photography and Digital Imaging from Central Washington University. In the last few years, he has had award-winning work exhibited in national and international juried exhibitions. His work explores the natural and social landscape around us through mixed media, and digital imaging.
  Jane Greene has worked as the Department of Art secretary since June 1, 2002. The College of Arts and Sciences honored Ms. Greene in 2010 with the Distinguished Staff Award, and in 2003 she was named Jacksonville State University Employee of the Month.
 Dr. Karen Henricks has taught at JSU for over 20 years. She received her PhD in Art History and Archaeology from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Along with pursuing her own research in American Art History she also serves the regional community as a consultant, and guest curator, and museum board member. Her most recent projects have included research on New Deal art and architecture, Egyptomania, early 20th century books, and Alabama artists.
 Dr. Kim joined the Department of Art at JSU in fall 2010. She holds a PhD in Design from the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and an MFA in Typography from Seoul Women's University, Seoul. She also worked with Washington University in St. Louis, and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Prior to her academic career she was an Art Director at Mecca Design Group in Seoul, where she created numerous corporate identity systems and worked with the Securities Supervisory Board, Motion Picture Promotion Corporation, Soon-An Hospital, and the Sungsan Center for Biomedical Ethics.
She developed applied theory Motion Gestalt for her doctorate, and has presented her research and motion design work at international and national symposia. Her publications and presentations include "Typographic Elements and Principles in Time" with emphasis on legibility and ABA form in motion for the International European Academy of Design Conference 2011 in Portugal; "Speed vs. Color vs. Form" for the Computational Aesthetics in Graphics, Visualization, and Imaging Conference in Canada; and "Conceptual Framework to Investigate Perceptual Dominance regarding Motion Closure for Screen Design" for the International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference in Hong Kong. Dr. Kim is interested in translating and extending design principles from spatial organizations to the coordination of temporal components, such as motion, considering the possibilities of visual literacy to benefit for the time-based explorations of communication design. As a theorist and practitioner, her interests include human-centered design research, collaboration, qualitative design research methods, motion perception and gestalts for screen, typographic design in space-time, information design for multi-media, design for new environments, and the application of communication design and cross-disciplinary studies to civic issues.  Laverne Lombardi graduated from Jacksonville State University with a B.S. in Business and a B.A. in Art. She received a M.A. in Art History from The University of Alabama and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Ms. Lombardi is one of the founding members of East Alabama Artists Inc., an artists' cooperative gallery exhibiting work at Nunnally's Custom Framing and Noble Gallery located in Anniston. She is also an active member of the Desoto Fiber Guild. Her primary medium is fiber. She enjoys all types of weaving as well as spinning, knitting, dyeing, pine-needle basket making, and papermaking.
 My role, as an instructor, is to stimulate the students on intellectual and emotional levels. By activating, challenging, confronting, and opening new doors, I help them transform their imaginations and creative energies into visual, artistic expressions from their own personal insights and sensibilities with expert craftsmanship. I provide aesthetic insight and guidance, as well as, technical information, historical references, skill building, and instruction on how to use the equipment. The goal is to develop the students' awareness and understanding of artistic concepts, design, and means of expression through their work as they solve problems and express their insights and relationships of "being and meaning." Emphasis is stressed equally on craftsmanship with a healthy knowledge of, and facility with, the materials; and on content, making well-articulated statements. Experimentation, risk taking, and individuality are encouraged with each student. I enjoy the interaction with other artists and students, the exchange of ideas, all the productive activity, and most of all, the challenge helping students develop and actualize their artistic ideas, imagination, and creative energies.
MFA | Ceramics | Alfred University   Allison McElroy
Painting and Drawing Assistant Professor (256) 782-5735 amcelroy@jsu.edu Personal Website Allison received an MFA in Painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she was awarded the Lacoste Graduate Residency in Lacoste, France, and a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in Atlanta and Savannah, GA, and elsewhere in the US. She explores a wide range of materials and media ranging from painted surfaces to photography to found and natural objects her study of foundry, stone carving, and welding techniques are evident in her assemblages and sculptures. Ms. McElroy's artistic exploration is motivated by her interest in human relationships with and understandings of the natural world. Her recent work incorporates natural materials found in the woods around her studio, including spider webs and wasps' nests.
 Sarah Cusimano-Miles is a native of Gadsden, Alabama where she has been an exhibiting artist, photographer, and educator for 20 years. Her artwork uses the interpretation of objects and their symbolic associations as a way of commenting on the psychology of human experience. Cusimano-Miles has contributed to the transition of the University's traditional film-based photography program to a digital-based curriculum, and also maintains an active commercial photography business based in Gadsden. She has a BFA from Jacksonville State University, and a BS in Psychology and an MFA in Photography from The University of Alabama.
  Jauneth Skinner
Department Head Printmaking Professor (256) 782-5625 jauneths@jsu.edu Personal Website Jauneth Skinner was born in Waco, Texas. Skinner's work has been published and exhibited in numerous national and international juried exhibitions, and are included in many private, university, and corporate collections. Her work combines traditional printmaking media with digital technologies and commercial printing processes to create limited edition prints.
Photo ©2008 Barbara Mendez   Anita H. Stewart has a BFA in Printmaking from JSU, and an MFA in Photography from the University of Alabama. She exhibits regionally and nationally, and has work in the permanent collection of the University of Texas at Tyler. She works primarily in photography, but also in printmaking, small-scale sculpture, and mixed media. Works in all media reflect her interest in time, collecting, and the recombination of form.
 Bryce Lafferty
Painting and Drawing Assistant Professor (256) 782-5736 blafferty@jsu.edu Personal Website Bryce Lafferty grew up in Litchfield County, Connecticut. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Painting from Central Connecticut State University and his Master of Fine Arts degree in Drawing & Painting from the University of North Texas. His artwork has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including locations in Dallas, TX; Washington, CT; and Niigata, Japan. His artwork challenges the traditional boundaries of watercolor, crossing into the disciplines of new media, sculpture, and installation.
MFA | University of North Texas BA | Connecticut State University   |
Ted Klimasewski Acting Department Head Jane Greene Secretary Gale Brodie Gallery Coordinator Art History Karen Henricks Laverne Lombardi Ceramics Steve Loucks Foundations Ron Baker Anita Stewart Graphic Design Jinsook Kim Margaret Poplin Painting & Drawing Allison McElroy Bryce Lafferty Photography Doug Clark Sarah Cusimano Miles Printmaking Jauneth Skinner
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