艺术 and Design Faculty
The Department of 艺术 & Design at Benedictine College is composed entirely of faculty who have achieved a terminal degree in their field of expertise. Many are also trained in cross-disciplinary pursuits, and all of them are excited to be teaching Ravens.
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Jay Wallace
Associate Professor and Department Chair
MFA – Printmaking, University of South Dakota, 2013
Research/Studio Interests
Merging digital/mixed media with traditional intaglio methods; layering prints with digital transfers, serigraphy, photogravure, and oil painting; hand bound books
Bryan Park
Associate Professor
MFA – Metalsmithing, University of Kansas, 2008
Research/Studio Interests
Observational astronomy, cartography, the relationship between identity and place, installation art and ritual, the relationship between physical objects and faith in practice, site-specific functional artwork
Charles Anthony Stewart
Associate Professor
博士学位 – History of 艺术, Indiana University, 2008
Research/Studio Interests
Fine 艺术s, Classical & Medieval 艺术, Sacred Architecture, Archaeology (North Africa, Central Asia, and Europe), Liturgical 艺术, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, History of Technology, Aesthetics, Semiotics, Contextualism, Modernism, Pop 艺术, and Ekphrasis.
Sue Leo
Assistant Professor
M.F.A. – Computer Graphics Design, Rochester Institute of Technology
B.F.A. – Environmental Design, Rochester Institute of Technology
Christa Kagin
Adjunct Associate Professor
MAET-ATR – 艺术 Therapy, University of Louisville, 1999
Research/Studio Interests
Creativity and the Neurobiological Science of aesthetics; 艺术’s use for social change; Color psychology: Implications in aesthetics, expression and art criticism; Creativity’s role in education, the STEAM movement and development of curricular advancements for success, retention, and problem solving.
Gary Rittermeyer
Lecturer
MFA – Photography, Brooks Institute, 2013
Research/Studio Interests
Fine art and conceptual photography that contains myriad possibilities, but leaves it to the viewer to participate and complete the experience.
Kyle Goddard
Lecturer
MFA – Drawing/Painting, University of Kansas, 2017
Research/Studio Interests
Modern and Post-Modern art histories. Exploring the visual interactions of forms, mark-making, and composition through drawing and painting. Preferred mediums include charcoal, graphite, beeswax, and various painting media.
Gina Pisto
Adjunct Instructor
Research/Studio Interests
Collecting, preservation, Victorian mourning practices, English death rituals, 植物区系, 17th century Dutch still life painting, site-responsive installation, domestic spaces, heirlooms
James Reid
Assistant Professor
Research / Studio Interests:
Traditional and innovative techniques in oil, egg tempera, acrylic, and watercolor painting; artistic anatomy; pictorial composition; the inventive processes and technical procedures of old and modern masters; the theological dimension of form in art; the connections of visual art with music, literature, philosophy, 体育, and science.
His paintings can be viewed at JamesPatrickReid.com and SacredPaintings.org, and some of his published writings can be found at TheCatholicThing.org and TheImaginativeConservative.org.