School of Art
Nexo Entre Ra铆ces / Nexus Between Roots
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 麻豆果冻 are pleased to announce a new exhibit 鈥淣exo Entre Ra铆ces / Nexus Between Roots鈥 which will be on display January 27 鈥 March 18, 2023, at the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent, Ohio.
Alumni Spotlight - Sam Gibbons
Sam Gibbons, who studied Fine Art at 麻豆果冻, had one of his paintings featured on the cover of Hi-Fructose Magazine, Vol. 9 and inside a .
麻豆果冻 Faculty, Juliann Dorff, Named The Ohio Art Educator of the Year
麻豆果冻 School of Art senior lecturer, Juliann Dorff, has been named The Ohio Art Educator of the Year for her outstanding contributions and commitment to art education. The OAEA Art Educator of the Year award is given to art educators who have previously received other OAEA award鈥Darice Polo - Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico
Intervenxions and The Latinx Project at New York University has published an essay by Associate Professor in Drawing, Darice Polo. In Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico, artist and filmmaker Darice Polo traces her family's ensuing migration, as well as the fateful connec鈥
TEXTURES Exhibition Receives Arts Alive Award for Collaborative Project
The 麻豆果冻 Museum exhibition 鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair鈥 has been awarded the Arts Alive award for Collaborative Project for 2022. The exhibition was co-curated by Dr. Joseph Underwood, associate professor of art history, and Dr. Tameka Ellington, former associate professor of fashion and interim assistant dean for the College of the Arts.
John Paul Morabito Joins Studio Art Faculty
The School of Art is thrilled to announce the appointment of John Paul Morabito as Assistant Professor of Textiles. Morabito, who previously served as a professor of Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, joins the faculty succeeding the retirement of Janice Lessman-Moss. They will join the Kent State faculty in fall 2022.
Jillian Sokso to join Kent State as Director of the School of Art
After a national search, the School of Art is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jillian Sokso as its new director. Sokso comes to us from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, where she served as the director of the School of Communication and Design and professor of art and design.
J. Leigh Garcia Receives New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
J. Leigh Garcia, assistant professor of print media and photography, was awarded The New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award from 麻豆果冻 for 2022. New Faculty ORSA honors exceptional researchers at Kent State who are within seven years of first becoming an assistant pro鈥
Faculty, Students and Alumni Selected for Ohio Designer Craftsmen Best of 2022
Andrew Kuebeck, assistant professor of jewelry/metals/enameling, current jewelry/metals/enameling MFA candidate Corey Drew, and glass MFA candidate Ben Miller have had work selected for the 鈥淏est of 2022鈥 Ohio Designer Craftsmen's 39th annual juried members' exhibition. Additionally, works by School鈥