The painting area at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design focuses on what makes painting distinct and vital as a discipline, set within a larger multidisciplinary studio program. Our area offers deep investigation of painting as an action and a material object, balanced with broad exposure and feedback from disciplinary practices across the school’s nine areas. Research, critique, and professional development support the studio, giving students ways to situate their work in the field of contemporary art. B.F.A. and M.F.A. students work closely with faculty on independent research, exhibition, and thesis development.
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Choose from three dynamic degree paths
Studio access around the clock
Students have flexible access to studio spaces in the Fine Arts Building and the Studio Art Annex. Painting and drawing classrooms are large and naturally lit, with storage for artwork and lockers for materials. Critique areas, tool access, prop rooms, and shared materials are close at hand.
B.F.A. + M.F.A. studios
M.F.A. painting students are provided with personal studio space in the Studio Arts Annex and enjoy 24-hour access to the building. The facility also houses faculty studios, making it easy for students to receive faculty mentorship and engage in collaborative work with peers. B.F.A. painting students are provided with personal studio spaces in the Fine Arts Building with flexible access.
Tools + equipment
Painting students have access to the Eskenazi School Wood and Metal Shop and the Fine Arts Fabrication Lab for construction and fabrication needs.
Visiting artists
Through the McKinney Visiting Artist Series, the painting area hosts nationally and internationally recognized artists and critics to meet with students, present their work, and give workshops and individual critiques.
Some of our past visiting artists include:
- Judy Pfaff
- F. Scott Hess
- Carrie Moyer
- Kyle Staver
- Paul Wackers
- Joshua Hagler
David Hytone
Saša Bogojev
Julie Heffernan
Amir Fallah
Alumni making their mark
Su A Chae
Su A Chae is a South Korean visual artist and Assistant Professor of Painting at the University of Arkansas. Her abstract and semi-abstract paintings borrow visual vocabularies from index cards, spreadsheets, digital pixels, and Korean textile and painting traditions such as chaekgeori, minwha, and bojagi. Before studying art, she held an M.A. and B.A. in Business from Ewha Womans University in Seoul. She has exhibited at The Painting Center (New York), Gross McCleaf Gallery (Philadelphia), Ortega y Gasset Projects (Brooklyn), and was a finalist for The Hopper Prize.
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