Since its beginning, the School of Art has been a center of scholarly research, creative production, and collaboration of artistic disciplines. We are devoted to a rigorous and dynamic education in which we strive to challenge our students. At the School of Art you have the unique opportunity to be surrounded by and to engage with faculty and peers of cross-disciplinary expertise, providing a depth and breadth of possible experience that is limited only by how far you want to go.

Art History (undergraduate)
The Art History division offers a broad range of specialties as well as diverse methodological and theoretical approaches. On the undergraduate level, Art History provides a major for those students who plan on pursuing Art History studies at the graduate level, and the area lends essential support to the various studio programs and liberal arts degrees. more

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art (undergraduate)
The BA in Studio Art provides a major for those students, who wish to develop and investigate a broad range of aesthetic, conceptual, and technical approaches. Students may present their work for review into the BFA program after registering in at least 24 units of studio, art history and/or art and visual culture education coursework, including 15 units of foundations courses. more

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Art Education (undergraduate)
The BFA in Art Education (both options) comprises UA general education courses, studio and art history courses, art education courses, College of Education courses, and the student teaching practicum. Courses integrate studio, history, theory, issues of diversity and social justice, and the practice of art and visual culture education. more

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Paul Eli Ivey, Ph.D. Ph.D.-SUNY, Binghamton Courses taught: Modern and Contemporary Art Quote: "Ivey teaches Modern and Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism. His research interests include Religion in the American Built Environment as well as contemporary theory. He is the author of 'Prayers in Stone: Christian Science Architecture in the United States 1894-1930."    more

Lynn Beudert, Ph.D. Ph.D.; MA., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; B.ED, Cambridge University, U.K. Courses taught: Art and Visual Culture Education Quote: "Lynn Beudert (formerly Galbraith), Ph.D. is Professor of Art and teaches within the Division of Art and Visual Culture Education, School of Art, University of Arizona. A native of England, her teaching and research interests focus on art teacher education, and specifically on preparing pre-service teachers, the lives of faculty art teacher educators, and international arts teacher education. She is also interested in issues related to care and social justice within visual art classrooms and other educational settings."    more

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