The Department of Art teaches visual literacy skills with the intention of preparing our graduates for a lifetime of creative activity. We educate both majors and non-majors to develop students into critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, compassionate human beings and life-long learners. These qualities will not only ensure success in education but also provide flexibility when these skills are used to make personal or professional choices. Moreover, these skills provide the basis for fulfilling and culturally enriched living. Our students will be guided and trained in the necessary technical and conceptual skills needed to become successful professional artists and art educators.

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  • Conglomerate 

    Taylor, Chance Michael (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
    I use my sculptures to explore a variety of dualities and dichotomies within the Self through formal and material relationships. I am interested in both the rough and the refined, the stable and the precarious, the intuitive ...
  • Exposed South 

    George, William Arthur (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
    This paper examines the cultural tradition of dress within a familiar society and by changing one's environment gives way for self-awareness and authenticity through contemporary installation. What we wear assists in ...
  • For dear life using photography to bring visibility to emotional and psychological labor of motherhood 

    Shaffer, Angela Renee (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
    Photography is widely used as a tool to promote awareness to the concerns of invisible social experiences. This paper discusses my use of the photographic medium to highlight psychological labor of motherhood and the role ...
  • The clinical gaze and the perception of disability in photography 

    Temple, Dianna (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The history of photography coincides with the rise of medicine as a respectable profession and the Freakshow as popular entertainment, and ...
  • Pentiment 

    Alexander-Barnes, Nessi (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    "Pentiment is a project with two parts, the most recent manifestation of a set of goals and ideas surrounding representation and community engagement with which I continually engage. It’s first aspect is local: it is as ...
  • Reply 

    Simms, Lisa (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
    The 'Manosphere' is a term used to describe the vast and growing realms of the internet that are dedicated to misogyny. That misogyny is motivated by varying factors, but all participants on its forums, websites, and online ...
  • Accumulation: embroidery palimpsests 

    Sanza, Tavia (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
    My work explores concepts related to temporal degradation and the impulse to preserve. Through the gradual accretion of fibrous material over extended periods of time, I produce stratified composite structures which serve ...
  • Never again must the real be produced 

    Lofton, Sean (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
    From the 1930's to the present day, a house situated in the hills of Los Angeles, California has acted as background for a tremendous number of films. The "Ennis House," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1920's for a ...
  • Cyber fantasy: exploring image culture, obsolescence, and the digital realm through photography, digital collage, and installation 

    Calhoun, Savannah (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
    The exhibition and concepts of Cyber Fantasy challenge the borders of both the frame and the screen by digitizing and manipulating the traditional still life to further investigate photography's place in such a cyber world. ...
  • Interstice : flexure 

    Minshall, Wilson (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
    Interstice: Flexure is the thesis exhibition of Wilson Minshall. This exhibition is comprised of three interspersed bodies of work: a series of masking tape weavings and objects containing image transfers of publicly-sourced ...
  • I, Mothership : exploring the maternal gaze, intersubjectivity, and maternal ambivalence through vernacular technology, provisional craft and painting 

    LeMieux, Madeleine (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
    "The mothership is a homebase. It is the site of return, of respite, of comfort when no other is possible. It bears connotations of care but also of military operations (naval ships), and of the otherworldly (UFOs). ...
  • G. Raff, spotted in the forest 

    Bovill, Riana (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
    In order to visualize the internal struggle that happens when loss is experienced and grief takes hold, I blend the epic narrative of the hero's journey, puppetry, theatrical performance, and cast-paper sculptures into a ...
  • roomsthatgonowhere 

    Sanchez, Jesus (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] I often find myself staring at the light along the wall of my apartment. I'm at my kitchen table when it appears from nowhere. I stare at ...
  • Vessels of humility 

    Pearson, Anthony (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
    My ceramic work is influenced by historical pottery and the vast barren Southwestern landscape. It consists of wheel thrown and hand formed pots such as jars, boxes and vases. These vessels become a vehicle for conversation ...
  • Musica Universalis : the pursuit of pure abstraction 

    King, Erin Kathleen (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    The thesis exhibition, Musica Universalis, is a multi-sensory exhibition comprised of experimental weavings on deconstructed found pianos, systematic drawings, and paper scroll music boxes. The music boxes allow the viewer ...
  • Altar kulture 

    Williams, Darrell (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My thesis artworks are a result of bringing disparate approaches together into a unique combination of Kustom Kulture processes and Fine Art perspectives. ...
  • Doxa : prayerful pots 

    Ordway, Eric Alan (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] My thesis title, Doxa : Prayerful Pots, comes from ancient Greek, "Doxa" meaning "belief." This word was later used to translate the Hebrew word "glory" ...
  • A ship set sail from me 

    McDonald, Devin (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This body of work reacts to the melancholy, curious, and contemplative through exploring themes of fossilization, loss, and poetic narrative. In my ...
  • "I saw the striped couch" 

    Franko, Lisa (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] When an image is repeated enough times, it begins to leave an impression in the subconscious of our mind. Advertisers have been able to utilize this ...
  • Battle Folds 

    Schneider, John (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Narratives in the superhero genre and daily periodicals shaped and reflect the brainwashing I experienced during my formative years in the Marine Corps. ...

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