University of North Texas

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  • CVAD Alum Carl Finch heads the two-time Grammy winning band, Brave Combo.

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  • The CVAD Art Education Doctoral Program is a nationally ranked program, #13 in North America

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  • One of every fifteen students at the University of North Texas is a CVAD major! 

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  • UNT is an institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design

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  • Three Art Education faculty members (Chris Bain, Rina Kundu, and Nadine Kalin) have served on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Art Education, one of the most prestigious journals in the field.

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  • UNT‘s MFA program ranks in the upper 25% nationally according to US News and World Report

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  • CVAD‘s Communication Design students won nine of fifteen Best of Show prizes in this year‘s Dallas Society of Visual Communication 4th Annual National Student Show.

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  • As of Fall 2008, all new CVAD MFA students will receive $1000 scholarships.

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  • In Spring 2008, CVAD donors sponsored over $50,000 in scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students!

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  • The CVAD NAEA student chapter won the 2008 Student Organization Distinguished Service award from the University

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  • The Department of Art Education and Art History prepares more art teachers each year than any other university in Texas.

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  • CVAD‘s Ph.D. program in Art Education is among the top-rated programs in the U.S.

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  • Recent graduates of the art history program have pursued advanced degrees at University of Texas, Tufts University, University of Rochester, City College of New York, University of Arizona, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University.

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  • CVAD art historians were the first UNT faculty chosen to participate in UNT‘s Next Generation course redesign. This program is considered to be a national model.

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  • The Department of Art Education and Art History faculty includes presidents of three national and international professional societies and the 2006 Art Educator of the Year.

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  • CVAD offers regular opportunities to study and travel in countries such as China, England, Ireland, Russia, and Scotland.

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  • CVAD‘s Texas Fashion Collection includes over 15,000 fabulous dresses by designers such as Balenciaga, Dior, de la Renta, and many others.

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  • CVAD Art Education alum Susan Gabbard is the former president of the National Art Education Association.

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  • CVAD alum, sculptor, Jesús Moroles, is on the Board of the Smithsonian Institute

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  • “I learned a lot about the creative process for producing a complete original work.”

    - Jezzalie Gill (Drawing 1)

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  • CVAD‘s Texas Fashion Collection includes over 15,000 fabulous dresses by designers such as Balenciaga, Dior, de la Renta, and many others.

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  • CVAD Art Education alum Susan Gabbard is the former president of the National Art Education Association.

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  • CVAD alum, sculptor, Jesús Moroles, is on the Board of the Smithsonian Institute

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  • Interior Design MFA student Greta Buehrle was named one of two IDEC Foundation Graduate Scholars for 2009.

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Announcement | CVAD Professor Dornith Doherty selected as inaugural fellow of the Institute for Advancement of the

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CVAD Professor of Photography Dornith Doherty was recently awarded an inaugural fellowship from the University of North Texas' INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS. The new Institute will provide recognition for artistic contributions by outstanding faculty members. The fellowship and grant will support Doherty's continued work on Archiving Eden and travels to Colorado and England during the 2010 spring semester.

Dornith Doherty photo

 photograph and text courtesy Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, TX

 
In Archiving Eden, Dornith Doherty explores the role of seed banks and their preservation efforts in the face of climate change, the extinction of natural species and decreased agricultural diversity.  This work questions the complex philosophical, anthropological, and ecological issues surrounding the role of science, technology, and human agency in the context of seed banks.
 
Dornith Doherty is Professor of Photography at the University of North Texas and has been a faculty member since 1996. A recipient of grants from the Fulbright Foundation, the Japan Foundation, the United States Department of the Interior, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the Society for Contemporary Photography, Doherty received a B.A. cum laude in Spanish and French language and literature at Rice University, and a M.F.A. in photography from Yale University.

Dornith Doherty
 
Archiving Eden II
 
October 17 - November 14, 2009
 
Holly Johnson Gallery
1411 Dragon Street
Dallas Texas 75207
T 214 369 0169

Announcement | Regents Professor Harlan Butt receives Creative Impact Award

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Harlan Butt enamelHarlan Butt Photograph

 

Regents Professor of jewelry and metalsmithing Harlan Butt received the inaugual Creative Impact Award from the UNT Office of Research and Economic Development. The prize was created to honor a UNT faculty member in creative fields such as dance, music, theater, art, or design for the positive societal impact of their work.  Professor Butt is the president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. His work can be seen at:

 Mobilia Gallery    or on his website at HarlanButt.com

 

Announcement | CVAD Tailgating Party: Nov. 21

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Join friends form CVAD at the UNT-Army Football Game, Fouts Field November 21, from 12-3 pm.  Prizes, beverages, food, and art sales! 

 CVAD Tailgating party

 

Announcement | Burnely-Schol Studios Exhibition

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Burnley-Schol Studios Exhibit featuring the work of CVAD faculty members Don Schol and Pamela Burnley-Schol
Stephen F. Austin University
The Cole Art Center,  Reavley Gallery, 329 E. Main Street, Nacogdoches
Closing reception December 4. 6-8 pm

Don Schol drawings 

 

Pamela Burnley Schol

 

Announcement | CVAD Student Gallery Schedule Fall 2009

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 Oak Street Gallery

CORA STAFFORD GALLERY - in Oak St. Hall, Corner of Oak and Ponder Sts
Sept1 – 4 – “Global Fusion & Frogman’s Invitational” 2009, curated by CVAD faculty, Andy Decaen and Lori Gibbons
Sept 22 – 25 – “Simon and Garfunkel” – printmaking student group show
Oct 13 – 16 “PANTS Open” – P.A.N.T.S. – printmaking student organization open exhibition
Oct 20 – 23 “Parallax” – (photography student organization)
Oct 27 – 30 Christopher Carver – MFA exhibition – sculpture, mixed media
Nov 3 – 6 Julie Barnofski – MFA exhibition, photography
Nov 17 – 20 Rene Muhl – MFA exhibition, sculpture, installation
Dec 1 – 4 Watercolor exhibition
Dec 8 – 11 Photography Seniors exhibition
Dec 15 – 18 Drawing and Painting Seniors exhibition


Lightwell Gallery

LIGHTWELL GALLERY – 1st floor Art building
Sept 1 – 4 – Watercolor exhibition – all level
Oct 6 – 9 – Drawing exhibition – curated by CVAD faculty, Vincent Falsetta
Oct 13 – 16 – Core Design I + II exhibition
Oct 20 – 23 – Drawing and Painting Graduate student exhibition
Oct 27 – 30 – Drawing and Painting Seniors student exhibition
Nov 3 – 6 – Fibers Seniors student exhibition
Nov 10 – 13 Ceramics Seniors student exhibition
Nov 17 – 20 Sculpture Seniors student exhibition
Nov 23 – 25 – Humanics/United Way auction and exhibition
Dec 1 – 4 – Printmaking Seniors student exhibition
Dec 8 – 11 – Sculpture Graduates student exhibition
Dec 15 – 18 – Communication Design Seniors student exhibition
 

North Gallery entrance

NORTH GALLERY – 1st floor Art building
Sept 1 – 4 – Watercolor exhibition – all level

Oct 27 -  30 - Ashley Hurst - BFA Metalsmithing, exit exhibition

Nov 3 - 6 -"ParaPants" - Collaborative student exhibition b/w Parallax (photography organization) and PANTS (printmaking organization)

Nov 9 - 13 - "Where the Ocean Meets the Sky" - Marissa L. Harris - BFA Ceramics, exit exhibition

Nov 17 - 20 - Exhibition of redesigned sculptural chairs by CVAD sculpture students, curated by Don Schol, Professor of Art, Sculpture

Dec 1 – 4 – Design I exhibition, curated by CVAD Adjunct faculty, Mary Becker

Dec 7 - 11 - "Light as  Feather, Stiff as a Board" - Kelly Stiles - BFA Metalsmithing,  exit exhibition

Dec 14 - 18 - Advanced New Media Studio exhibition

 

Announcement | Exhibition: Death of a Propane Salesman

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CVAD painting and drawing faculty member Matthew Bourbon, Emeritus faculty member Vernon Fisher, and former BFA student Edward Setinaare featured in the exhibition "Death of a Propane Salesman: Anxiety and the Texas Artist" at FORT WORTH CONTEMPORARY ARTS
The Art Galleries at TCU
2900 W Berry St. Fort Worth, TX 76109

October 30, 2009 – December 13, 2009.
Opening Reception: Friday October 30, 6-9pm

Announcement | Faces and Mazes: Lia Cook

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Lia Cook, A-Maze Doll

November 10 - December 12, 2009

Opening Reception, Tuesday 11/10, 4:30-6:30

Artist Talk, Thursday 11/19, 7:00 PM, Eagle Student Services Center Room 225

The UNT Art Gallery hosts the traveling exhibition Faces and Mazes: Lia Cook, organized by the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska.  This exhibition features Lia Cook's most recent series of weavings, in which she uses an electronic Jacquard hand loom to weave faces that dissolve into continuously changing maze-like patterns.  Drawing on familiar and childhood sources, Cook uses a detail, often re-photographed, layered and re-woven in oversize scale, to intensify an emotional encounter.  The exhibition includes examples of earlier Jacquard weavings to provide context for the current work.  This exhibition is made possible in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and contributions from the CVAD Studio Department and Fibers Program.

Image: A-Maze Doll, 2007, Woven cotton and rayon, 80" x 53"

Announcement | States of Exception

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Announcement | Print Workshops by Master Printers

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PRINT Workshops Fall 2009

PRINT Workshops Fall 2009

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