Department of Art and Design

Accreditation

National Association of Schools of Art and Design - MFA , Visual Studies, Master of Art Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Art Education (BSEd), and Secondary Education/Art (MSEd)
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation - Art Education (BSEd), and Secondary Education/Art (MSEd)

General Information

Facilities and Resources

Missouri State University’s MFA program is designed to build upon the strengths of the University, the College of Arts and Letters, and the Art and Design Department to develop candidates’ studio art and/or design practice in contemporary media-specific or interdisciplinary approaches.Complementing the MFA program, the MSEd, Secondary Education, Art area of emphasis helps to further the education of K-12 teachers who can specialize in art education, studio, or art history. The Art and Design Department provides studio facilities and equipment for animators,ceramicists, digital and video artists, graphic designers, drawing students, Illustrators, jewelers, metal smiths, painters, photographers,print makers, and sculptors.

The department resides in an 88,000 square foot facility located in downtown Springfield which provides studios, smart classrooms,experimental student galleries and critique spaces, two professional galleries, seven computer labs, a visual resource library, art supply store, and administrative and support offices.

The downtown location of the Department of Art and Design is unique in its ability to provide Art and Design students an interface with thriving industries, important research partnerships, including the Innovation,Design, Entrepreneurial, Art (IDEA) Commons and Marlin Graphic Design Studios next door. These entities provide working models of invention and practical applications, with opportunities to share in research and employment, and in carrying out the Public Affairs Mission of the institution.

Exhibitions at Brick City Galleries, located in the downtown arts complex, change monthly during the school year. Each year the exhibition schedule includes work by nationally and internationally-recognized artists and designers. Faculty exhibitions are scheduled bi-annually.

Education Abroad in Florence, London, Arles and faculty/student exchanges in Korea, China, and Taiwan, provide opportunities for Art and Design students to further enrich their cultural studies. A diverse international faculty brings different perspectives and engages student sin deepening world-wide views.

Contact

Department Head

Vonda Yarberry

Office

Brick City, 327 W. Mill Street 101

Phone

417-837-2330

Fax

417-836-6055

Email

ArtandDesign@MissouriState.edu

Website

art.missouristate.edu

Faculty

Professors

Keith A. Ekstam
Billie J.A. Follensbee
Catherine Jolivette
Mitzi Kirkland-Ives
Gwen Walstrand
Steve C. Willis
Sarah Williams Vonda Yarberry

Associate Professors

Joshua Albers Deidre Argyle
Cole Closser
Fatih Benzer
Jacek Fraczak
Maria Gerasimchuk-Djordjevic Marcus Howell
Kevin Hughs
Bryan Colby Jennings
Sean Lyman
Jin A. Seo Sarah Wilcoxon

Assistant Professors

Megan Frauenhoffer

Amanda Smith

Emeritus Professors

Carolyn Cardenas
Dwaine Crigger
Judith Fowler
Rodney S. Frew
Sharon Harper
Sarah Perkins
Eric Pervukhin
Wade Thompson
Bruce J. West