People:

Our large full-time faculty consists of 17 highly visible artists and scholars who are active and well-known for their professional achievements and dedication to teaching. The Department also has visiting artists as well as adjunct faculty, exposing students to additional vision in contemporary art and criticism.

Faculty:
Audra Buck, Assistant Professor	buckcol3@umd.edu	Graphic Design
Patrick Craig, Associate Professor	pcraig@umd.edu	Painting/Drawing
Dawn Gavin, Assistant Professor	dgavin@umd.edu	Foundations/Drawing
Margo Humphrey, Associate Professor	humphrey@umd.edu	Printmaking/Drawing
Wendy Jacobs, Associate Dean	wajacobs@umd.edu	Photography/Electronic Media
Patrice Kehoe, Associate Professor; Honors Director	pkehoe@umd.edu	Painting/Drawing
Richard Klank, Associate Professor	rklank@umd.edu	Painting/Foundations/Art Theory
Tadeusz Lapinski, Full Professor	lapinski@umd.edu	Printmaking/Drawing/Watercolor
Ruth Lozner, Associate Professor	rjlozner@umd.edu	Graphic Design/Illustration
John McCarty, Associate Professor; Co-Undergraduate Director	jdmccart@umd.edu	Sculpture
Brandon Morse, Associate Professor; Graduate Director	bmorse1@umd.edu www.coplanar.org	Digital Media
Jefferson Pinder, Assistant Professor	jpinder1@umd.edu jeffersonpinder.com	Mixed Media/Art Theory/Performance
W.C. Richardson, Associate Professor; Co-Undergraduate Director	wcr@umd.edu	Painting/Drawing
John Ruppert, Professor, Dept. Chair	ruppertj@umd.edu Comprehensive Web Site	Sculpture/Drawing
Foon Sham, Professor	fsham@umd.edu www.foonsham.com	Sculpture/Foundations/Design
Justin Strom, Assistant Professor	jstrom@umd.edu	Printmaking/Digital Imaging
Jim Thorpe, Associate Professor	jthorpe@umd.edu	Graphic Design

Retired Faculty
Claudia Demonte, Professor Emeritus	demonte@umd.edu www.claudiademonte.com	Painting/Art Theory/2D Fundamentals
David Driskell, Professor Emeritus	ddriskel@umd.edu	Painting/Drawing/Art Theory
Fabio Fabiano, Professor	ffabiano@umd.edu	Design Application

Visiting Instructors:
Leslie Berns	leslieberns@hotmail.com	Art Theory
Ed Bisese	edbisese@verizon.net	Art Theory
Emily Conover	Econover714@aol.com	Drawing/Mixed Media
Aneta Georgievska-Shine	anetagshine@hotmail.com	Art Theory
Kristin Holder	kholder99@chek.com	Drawing
Steve Jones	srjones@gmail.com	Sculpture
Robert Lewis	rlewis@umd.edu	Design
Adrian Loving	aloving@umd.edu	Graphic Design
Nare Ratnapala	nare@umd.edu	Digital Media
Frank Rehak	fxrehak@umd.edu	Artist
Beverly Ress	resstack@earthlink.net	Artist
Jonathan Sears	jears1@umd.edu	Design
Barbara Tyroler	btyroler@umd.edu	Photography
Guita Vafai	vafaiguitart@aol.com	Drawing
Rex Weil	REXWEIL@msn.com	Art Theory

Staff:
Frank Rehak	fxrehak@umd.edu	Assistant to the Chair
JoJo Montgomery	jojom@umd.edu	Office Coordinator/Business Manager
Kathie Boyle	kboyle2@umd.edu	Administrative Assistant for the Department of Art
Danielle Curtis	dcurtis2@umd.edu	Office Assistant MFA Program
Jerry Romanow	jromanow@umd.edu	Safety Coordinator/Shop Steward

The Department of Art : University of Maryland 1211-E Art/Sociology Building College Park, MD 20742

Tel: 301.405.7790 Fax: 301.314.9740 artdept@umd.edu