CVAD Contact Information

Art Building, Room 101  |  Email: CVAD@unt.edu  |  Hours  |  Directory
Main Number: 940-565-4001  |  Fax: 940-565-4717

Dean's Suite

Karen Hutzel
Dean
Professor, Art Education

Eric Ligon
Senior Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs
​​2012 Distinguished University Professor, Communication Design: Graphic Design

Heidi Strobel
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
Professor, Art History

Staff

Jennifer Aglio, Executive Assistant, 940-565-4001
Jerry Aul, Senior Administrative Coordinator, 940-565-2587
Mary Braden, Director, Division Budget and Operations, 940-565-4002
Kevin Contreras, College Recruiter, 940-565-4206
Felicia Lewis, Senior Director, Development and Fundraising, 940-369-8042
Jeff McClung, CVAD Facilities Manager
Monica Scott, Director, Multiplatform Marketing, 940-369-5249
Amanda Weiss, Program Project Specialist, 940-565-3503


Academic Departments

Art Building, Room 230

Departmental Administrative Office

940-565-4971 • Art Building, Room 230
Angela Vanecek, Office Manager

Department of Art Education

940-369-7559 • cvad.ArtEducation@unt.edu
Manisha Sharma, Chair and Professor of Art Education

Department of Art History

940-565-4777 • cvad.ArtHistory@unt.edu
Lisa Owen, Chair and Associate Professor of Art History

Department of Design

940-565-3621 • cvad.Design@unt.edu
Hans-Peter "Hepi" Wachter, Chair and Professor of Interior Design
   xRez Lab • 940-369-5933

Department of Studio Art

940-369-7671 • cvad.Studio@unt.edu
Nicole Foran, Chair and Professor of Studio Art
Visual Art Technicians
   Lindsey Bass, Drawing, Painting, Woodshop • 940-369-7246
   Julia Cartwright, Photography • 940-565-4727
   Valerie Hancock, Ceramics • 940-369-6509
   Sarah Loch-Test, Metalsmithing & Jewelry Arts • 940-565-3691
   Zak Loyd, New Media Art, 940-369-7136 
   Jacob Phillips, Sculpture Shop • 940-565-4006
   Clarissa Gonzalez, Printmaking • 940-565-3682


Academic Programs

Foundations

Art Building, Room 230E
940-369-7264 • cvad.Foundations@unt.edu
Binod Shrestha
Director, Foundations
   Terry Davis, Visual Arts Technician
   Zoë Couvillion, Visual Arts Technician

Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies 

Art Building, Room 101
940-565-4001 •  cvad.IADS@unt.edu
Heidi Strobel, Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs & Professor, Art History

Galleries

Art Building, Room 162
940-565-4316 • cvad.Galleries@unt.edu
Stefanie Dlugosz-Acton, Curator • 940-369-8914
Holly Hutzell, Galleries Registrar • 940-565-4005

Onstead Institute for Visual Arts and Design

Art Building, Room 101
940-565-3954 • cvad.Onstead@unt.edu
Peter Hyland, Program Director
   Kim Willis, Senior Administrative Coordinator

Texas Fashion Collection

405 S. Welch St., Suite 102, Denton, TX 76201
940-565-2732 • cvad.TFC@unt.edu
Annette Becker, Curator 
Ailie Pankonien, Collection Manager


Student Support Services

Academic Advising

Art Building, Room 232
940-565-2216 •
cvad.Advising@unt.edu
Erin Donahoe-Rankin, Director, Academic Advising

CVAD + UNT Career Center

 Marcy Bishop-Lilley, Career Coach, Art Building, Room 220E
940-565-2105

IT Services 

Art Building, Room 370
940-565-4522 • cvad.ITservices@unt.edu
Michael Baggett, Assistant Dean, Information Technology Services
   Kacey Close, Computer Lab Manager
   Christa Grogan, Visual Arts Tech., Fabrications Labs Manager
   Matt Kernan, Cross-functional Support Specialist
   Yonathan Khoe, Senior Systems Administrator
   Kendra Wiese, Senior Administrative Specialist
   Ursula Williams, Cross-Functional IT Support Supervisor