Visiting Artists Program

In addition to ongoing interaction with department faculty, art & art history students learn from visiting professional artists. This important aspect of the program ranges from informal studio visits to formal lectures and studio critiques.

During the Spring 2012 semester, Lancaster, Pa., artist Francine Fox visiting for two days of teaching and a presentation of her work. The department also hosts an informal presentation every few months by an accomplished professional artist. Students hear the stories of working artists—how they became artists, and what their work means to them—while enjoying pizza and snacks. Recent artists include:

• Nate Nixdorf, Ceramic Artist (September 2010)
  
• Nicki Stager, Experimental Photographer (October 2010)
  
• Nicole Herbert, Conceptual Sculptor (November 2010)
  
• Maija Miettinen, Abstract Painter (February 2011)
  
• Susan Gottlieb, Painter (March 2011)
  

Artist-in-Residence

The department is home to Artist-in-Residence Daniel Massad, a nationally recognized still life painter whose intricate pastel images are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. When not teaching in the department, Massad's studio, which is just down the road from LVC, is open to students for visits.