School of Art
Two Kent State Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year
Visual arts teacher Stephen Tomero and choir director Mary Meese and are among the finalists for the 2022 Stark County Art and Music Educator Awards. Both are alumni of Kent Stateās College of the Arts.
Nick Lee, '21 Selected for BIPOC Solo Exhibition at Summit Artspace
Recent B.F.A. alumnus Nick Lee, ā21 has been selected for Summit Artspaceās inaugural funded solo exhibition for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists. Leeās exhibition, "When We Share Our Wounds," will be on view from April 8 ā June 25 in Summit Artspaceās 3G Gallery. Leeās work was seā¦
Linda Hoeptner Poling Releases Art Education Book
Dr. Linda Hoeptner Poling, associate professor of art education, edited and authored several chapters in āLobby Activism: Feminism(s) + Art Educationā alongside her colleagues in the NAEA Womenās Caucus.
Dr. Gustav Medicus Publishes Article in The Burlington Magazine
Associate Professor of Art History, Dr. Gustav Medicus, recently published an article āThe meanings of Domenico Beccafumiās āNativityā in S. Martino, Sienaā in The Burlington Magazine, which is the worldās leading monthly publication devoted to fine and decorative arts. The article appeareā¦
Exhibition Explores the Collaborative Relationship Between Two Trailblazing African American Artists
āA Collaboration of Creativityā features a wide range of prints by distinguished artist David C. Driskell and master printer Curlee Raven Holton. The work will be on view at the CVA Gallery from Oct. 6 through Nov. 10, 2021. This exhibition is presented in partnership with the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland.
The School of Art Selected Among 15 Best Schools for Art and Art History
ŗŚĮĻĶų School of Art was recently placed in the Best 15 Schools with a Bachelorās in Art and Art History in 2021 with Best Value Schools. Kent State ranked at number nine among universities and colleges around the United States. The School of Art offers B.A. degrees in Art History andā¦Dr. Shana Klein Receives New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
Shana Klein, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history in the School of Art has been awarded a 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award (ORSA) from ŗŚĮĻĶų. The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with Kent State for less than 1ā¦MFA Alumnae Exhibit at SPRING/BREAK Art Show in NYC
Catherine Lentini, M.F.A. ā20 has curated an exhibition of paintings by Katie Butler, M.F.A. ā21 for the 2021 SPRING/BREAK Art Show in New York City called HEARSAY:HERESY. The painting alumnae worked together to bring Butlerās āA Seat at the Tableā solo exhibition to the space. SPRING/BREAK Aā¦Corrie Slawson Receives Cleveland Arts Prize
Corrie Slawson, M.F.A. ā06 has been awarded the Cleveland Arts Prize for Mid-Career Artist in Visual Arts for 2021. She will receive her award at the 61st annual awards event at the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 13, 2021. Five monetary prizes of $10,000 each are awarded to artists for Emā¦