College of Liberal Arts

Department of Fine Arts

 

 

Faculty

Faculty | Faculty Bios
Adjunct Faculty | Staff | Emeritus Faculty

The faculty are practicing artists and scholars. The work of the studio faculty can be seen in galleries and museum collections in the Northwest, nationally and internationally. By working alongside professional artists our students learn first hand about developing a career in art. The WSU Art History Faculty specializes in Ancient Rome and the Italian Renaissance, Twentieth Century Visual Culture, and the arts of Native North America and the Pacific Islands. They recognize that art history is an interdisciplinary field and encourage students to investigate a wide range of issues including aesthetics, material practices, and social conditions surrounding the arts.

Faculty Listing

Ann Christenson
Professor: Ceramics
E: alc@mail.wsu.edu
T: 5-4944
Office: Room 4026 / 4064

Maria DePrano
Assistant Professor: Art History
Graduate Coordinator
E: mdeprano@wsu.edu
T: 5-5187
Office: Room 5072G

Michelle Forsyth
Associate Professor
Painting and Drawing
Graduate Coordinator
E: mforsyth@wsu.edu
T: 5-3278
Web: www.orangesideout.org
www.wsu.edu/~mforsyth
www.michelleforsyth.com
Office: Room 7015

Douglas Gast
Assistant Professor
Digital Media, Tri - Cities Campus
E: dgast@tricity.wsu.edu
T: 509-372-7185
Web: www.noprogram.org

Kevin Haas
Associate Professor
Printmaking and Digital Media
E: khaas@wsu.edu
T: 5-7202
Web: www.accumulated.org
Office: Room 7063

Harrison Higgs
Assistant Professor: Digital Media, Printmaking
Vancouver Campus
E: higgs@vancouver.wsu.edu
T: 360-546-9457
Office: MMC 102N

Carol Ivory
Department Chair
Professor: Art History
E: ivorycs@wsu.edu
T: 5-7043
Web:www.wsu.edu/~ivorycs
Office: Room 5072F


 

Marianne Kinkel
Assistant Professor: Art History
Undergraduate Coordinator
E: mkinkel@wsu.edu
T: 5-1363
Office: Room 5072E

Nickolus Meisel
Assistant Professor: Sculpture, Installation
Undergraduate Coordinator
E: nikmeisel@mac.com
T: 5-4935
Web: www.nickolusmeisel.com
Office: Room 4033

Io Palmer
Assistant Professor : Foundations
E: iopalmer@wsu.edu
T: 5-4155
Web: www.iopalmer.com
www.serveandproject.com
Office: Room 7021

Gene Rosa
Affiliated Professor of Fine Art, Professor of Sociology
E: rosa@wsu.edu
T: 5-4163
website

Reza Safavi
Assistant Professor:
Digital Media
E: reza@hi-reza.com
T: 5-3180
Web: www.hi-reza.com
Office: Room 7017

Chris Watts
Professor: Painting and Drawing
E: cjwatts@wsu.edu
T: 5-7107
Office: Room 7023

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Adjunct Faculty

Mark Anderson
Foundations

E: manderson9316@yahoo.com
Office: Room 4077

Tamara Helm
Art History
E: tamara_helm@hotmail.com
Web: Online Portfolio
Office: Room 5013

Rick Hines
Art History
E: hinesric@wsu.com
Office: Wil 347


Chris Ireland
Digital Media / IT Coordinator
E: cpireland@wsu.edu
T: 5-7064
Web: www.chris-ireland.com
Office: Room 7069 / 7064 (IT)

 

Pamela Lee
Art History
T: 509 335 1230
E: pamela_lee@wsu.edu
Office: 321 Johnson Tower

Jeneve Parrish
Painting
E: jeneve.parrish@gmail.com
Web: www.jeneveparrish.com
Office: Room 4011

Jennifer Scott
Photography
E:photogoddess000@yahoo.com
Office: Room 7023

Casey Shiprek
Art History
T: 5-5375
Office: Avery 389

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Staff

Tim Doebler
Engineering Tech
Office: 4011B
T: 509-335-1981
E: doebler@wsu.edu


Kathy Parkins
Program Support Supervisor
Office: 5072
T : 509-335-8686
E: lparkins@wsu.edu

 

 

Anne Smith
Administrative Manager
Office: 5072B
T: 509-335-8687
E: smitha@wsu.edu


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Emeritus Faculty

Ross Coates
Drawing, Sculpture
E: r@rosscoates.info
website

Jack Dollhausen
Professor: Sculpture
website

Robert Helm
Painting

 
 

Francis Ho
Photography
E: franho@mail.wsu.edu
website

Andrew Hofmeister

Patrick Siler
Drawing
E: Siler.Patrick@gmail.com

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Ann Christenson

Blue Teddy
Ceramic
36 x 25 x 25 ". 2003


Michelle Forsyth
September 17, 1949
paper, gouache, felt, beads and pins mounted on archival panel
26 x 39" image, 30 x 43" frame
2008


Douglas Gast
This Is The Line You Should Not Cross
Installation


Kevin Haas
Perimeter 03 (Detail)
Pigment print and photolithograph on paper. 20x30". 2005.


Marquesan tiki, private collection.
Photo by Carol Ivory


Nik Meisel
Multiple Stride Piece (detail)
Mixed Media Installation, 15'x50'x25' Gallery 1078, Chico CA . 2006.


Io Palmer
Untitled, from the Brooms and Brushes Series
5x9' , graphite on paper, 2007


Chris Watts
Grid 33x33. 7 up. 3,6,7,9
Acrylic on Paper

 
                         
                         
                         
 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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