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UT Art, Engineering Host METAL Bootcamp

UT Art, Engineering Host METAL Bootcamp

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The UT School of Art is collaborating with the Tickle College of Engineering to train the next generation of metal casters and forgers. Last month, faculty, staff, and graduate students from the SOA’s sculpture program helped to facilitate the first of three UT-hosted metallurgy bootcamps through the  Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program, an […]

Janelle VanderKelen Wins Creative Capital Award

Janelle VanderKelen Wins Creative Capital Award

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School of Art professor Janelle VanderKelen has won a Creative Capital award for her project, The Golden Thread, a 16mm feature film that highlights ways unseen fungi help slow climate change and mitigate its effects. VanderKelen, an assistant professor of Cinema Studies and Time-Based Art, is one of 55 artists representing 49 projects who received the prestigious award […]

Art Alumni Writing Book About UT Sculpture Tour

Art Alumni Writing Book About UT Sculpture Tour

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Two School of Art alumni are writing a book about the University of Tennessee Sculpture Tour, a unique loan program in the 1980-90’s that influenced outdoor art exhibitions at institutions and communities throughout the country.  Leticia Bajuyo (MFA ‘01), an Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the University of Oklahoma, and Durant Thompson (BFA ‘97), a […]

School of Art Faculty Receive Heart and Soul Awards

School of Art Faculty Receive Heart and Soul Awards

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Jason Brown’s Community Art Class in Spring 2024 Two School of Art professors received Heart and Soul Awards from the Faculty Senate, a new honor recognizing faculty members who foster exceptionally inclusive, respectful, and supportive climates at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Heather Coker Hawkins, an assistant professor of time-based art, and Jason Brown, a […]

UT School of Art Director, Student Honored by International Sculpture Center

UT School of Art Director, Student Honored by International Sculpture Center

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Christopher McNulty Kyle Cottier The sculpture program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville—already recognized and respected among national and international art communities—recently came further into the spotlight. This fall, the International Sculpture Center (ISC) honored School of Art (SOA) Director Christopher McNulty with its prestigious Outstanding Educator Award, which recognizes inspiring, influential artists who have […]

John Powers Exhibits Work During Venice Biennale

John Powers Exhibits Work During Venice Biennale

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The Venice Biennale is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious art exhibitions. This year, an installation by UT School of Art Professor John Powers is among the featured work.   Established in 1895, the Biennale has showcased art from many of history’s renowned artists and architects, and in recent years attracted over 800,000 […]

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty

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The School of Art at UT, Knoxville is excited to introduce two new instructional faculty members. Assistant Professor Amanda Evans joins the School of Art’s Ceramics Program. Evans is a socially engaged ceramic artist whose work manifests as participatory sculptures, performance, print and digital media, and long-term collaborative systems. She received her MFA in Art […]

Artist Lecture with Dani Levine, November 9, 2023

Artist Lecture with Dani Levine, November 9, 2023

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Dani Levine, Fall 2023 Artist in Residence with the UT School of Art painting and drawing department, will be presenting an artist lecture on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 5:30 pm. The event will take place in Room 109, the McCarty Auditorium of the Art and Architecture Building. The public is invited to attend. Dani […]

Artwork of Christopher McNulty in Philadelphia Exhibit

Artwork of Christopher McNulty in Philadelphia Exhibit

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The work of UT School of Art Director Christopher McNulty is on exhibition from October 28 through December 2, 2023, at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA. The exhibit is titled SEEING THE ANTHROPOCENE. Seeing the Anthropocene is a cross-venue exhibition (Tiger Strikes Asteroid and Cherry Street Pier galleries), curated by Philadelphia-based artist Julia Clift, featuring […]

Printmaking Faculty/Staff Present RETRoSPECT Exhibit

Printmaking Faculty/Staff Present RETRoSPECT Exhibit

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“RETRoSPECT” surveys recent and past works by UT Printmaking faculty members Beauvais Lyons, Althea Murphy-Price and Koichi Yamamoto, as well as 2D Printmaking Technician Elysia Mann.

Elaine Sheldon’s “King Coal” a New York Times Critics Pick

Elaine Sheldon’s “King Coal” a New York Times Critics Pick

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The University of Tennessee School of Art is pleased to announce that the most recent film produced by film maker Elaine McMillion Sheldon has been named a Critics Pick by the New York Times. Sheldon is Assistant Professor in the Cinema Studies concentration at the School of Art. This film is described as, “A lyrical […]

Jered Sprecher at American Academy in Rome

Jered Sprecher at American Academy in Rome

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Jered Sprecher, professor, School of Art, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is visiting Rome, Italy as a University of Tennessee Affiliated Fellow at the American Academy in Rome.

Sean Roberts Book Published by Yale Press

Sean Roberts Book Published by Yale Press

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Sean Roberts, senior lecturer in Art History for the UT School of Art co-edited the book, The Environment and Ecology in Islamic Art and Culture, was just published by Yale University Press.  The book is described in the following press release.

Lyons Explains Vernacular Art in The Conversation

Lyons Explains Vernacular Art in The Conversation

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What is vernacular art? A visual artist explains Vernacular art is a genre of visual art made by artists who are usually self-taught. They tend to work outside of art academies and commercial galleries, which have traditionally been the purview of white, affluent artists and collectors. In the U.S., vernacular art – which can also be called […]

Elaine McMillion Sheldon to Direct Narrative Feature Film on Mother Jones

Elaine McMillion Sheldon to Direct Narrative Feature Film on Mother Jones

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Elaine McMillion Sheldon, assistant professor of Cinema Studies at University of Tennessee’s School of Art. and filmmaker has been tapped as director for a narrative feature film on the life of Mary Harris Jones — the indomitable labor figure known to history as Mother Jones.

Ellen McClung Berry Professorships at the School of Art

Ellen McClung Berry Professorships at the School of Art

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Established in 1993 The Ellen McClung Berry Professorship was name in honor of Ellen Lawson McClung Berry, who had a life-long love of the arts. This fund provides for Professorships in the School of Art to support and enhance faculty research and creative activity.

Heather Coker Hawkins Film Screenings of Gravity Wins

Heather Coker Hawkins Film Screenings of Gravity Wins

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Gravity Wins, a dance film short by Heather Coker Hawkins, has been selected and is being screened at the UNDER_the_RADAR Festival and Conference for Artistic Film, Animation and Experimental Sequential Media held in Vienna, Austria April 17 – 23

Jason Brown Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

Jason Brown Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

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Jason Brown, associate professor of sculpture, challenges students intellectually and creatively and has developed new courses in the fields of sculpture and Eco-Art.

Llhuros Symposium Videos Available

Llhuros Symposium Videos Available

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Four videos from the Llhuros Symposium 2022, an international event hosted by the University of Tennessee School of Art in conjunction with the Llhuros Project are now available.

Beauvais Lyons: Circus Orbis – See to Believe

Beauvais Lyons: Circus Orbis – See to Believe

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Circus Orbis – See to Believe is curated by Beauvais Lyons, who is both Director of the Hokes Archives, as well as a Chancellor’s Professor of Art at the University of Tennessee.

Hiles and Ekstrum Present at CAA Conference

Hiles and Ekstrum Present at CAA Conference

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Tim Hiles, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Art History at the School of Art will be presenting on Thursday, February 16, at the College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference in New York City. Hiles is presenting with 2022 MFA graduate Ashley Ekstrum who worked with him as a research assistant prior to graduation and who has collaborated on research since.

Alex Stern and Jenn Kaplan Exhibit Work in Gallery 103

Alex Stern and Jenn Kaplan Exhibit Work in Gallery 103

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On January 30, 2023, an exhibition of the works of Alex Stern and Jenn Kaplan, titled, “RORRIM” opened in Gallery 103 on the first floor of the Art and Architecture Building.

Exhibit of the Work of Jason Brown: Walters State Community College

Exhibit of the Work of Jason Brown: Walters State Community College

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Jason Brown, associate professor of Art at the UT School of Art has a solo exhibition of his sculpture at the Catron Gallery, R. Jack Fishman Library, at Walters State Community College, 500 S. Davy Crockett, Morristown.

School of Art Hosts Development Council

School of Art Hosts Development Council

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The University of Tennessee School of Art hosted a meeting of the Development Council this Fall. The School of Art’s Development Council is a group of committed alumni and friends who serve to promote excellence in Art, Design and Art History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Pictured left to right are: Karyn Adams, Christopher McNulty, Barbara Apking, Michael Webb, and James Hack.

Printmaking Students Create Herbarium Specimens Portfolio

Printmaking Students Create Herbarium Specimens Portfolio

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Students from UT Printmaking created an exchange portfolio entitled Specimens from the UT Herbarium that was completed and presented on Thursday, December 1, 2022, to Margaret Oliver who represented the UT Herbarium.

Beauvais Lyons Featured on Academic Minute

Beauvais Lyons Featured on Academic Minute

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The Academic Minute is a two-and-a-half minute daily module which features researchers from colleges and universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of what’s new and exciting in the academy. The show is hosted by Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The program airs on 70 stations around the United States and Canada.

DE_CONSTRUCTIV GARDEN TALES Recent Video Works by Kaz Rahman

DE_CONSTRUCTIV GARDEN TALES Recent Video Works by Kaz Rahman

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Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 PM Kaz Rahman hosts a reception at Gallery 103, A+A bldg. Enjoy Rahman’s 5 garden tales, recent video works showcasing a collage of elements that combine hand-drawn and animated gestures with live action and archival footage.

Welcome Back Event – September 2

Welcome Back Event – September 2

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All UT students are invited to join with students from the School of Art for an Art Screening on the East side of the Art and Architecture Building, Friday evening, September 2.

Motherland, a Series of Paintings by Mary Laube

Motherland, a Series of Paintings by Mary Laube

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In the years following the Korean War, the US saw an influx in international adoptions of South Korean children. Mary Laube, assistant professor of painting + drawing, traveled from Seoul to Chicago, Illinois in 1987 at the age of 2 where she was adopted by her parents. Although Laube grew up in a culturally diverse […]

Fred Moffatt Publishes New Book

Fred Moffatt Publishes New Book

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Frederick Moffatt, emeritus professor of art history, has continued his scholarship unabated since his retirement from teaching in 2005.

Althea Murphy-Price Exhibition in Spain

Althea Murphy-Price Exhibition in Spain

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Althea Murphy-Price, associate professor and Ellen McClung Berry Professor of printmaking, had a solo exhibition in Santander, Spain, this past September as part of the IMPACT 10 Conference.

Big Ears Features Klahr, UT Faculty & Alumni Films

Big Ears Features Klahr, UT Faculty & Alumni Films

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For the third year in a row, the UT Downtown Gallery partnered with the Big Ears Festival to serve as a venue for film programming, while School of Art faculty and alumni were invited to show their video art at another 2018 Big Ears event, the 12-Hour Drone.

At the Intersection of Art and Disabilities

At the Intersection of Art and Disabilities

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Timothy Hiles, associate professor of art history, joined the faculty of the School of Art in 1991 and for the last two decades has taught a popular course on the history of photography. Over the years, his research interests have also turned in this direction, most recently to the intersection between disability studies and art history.

Exploring the Concept of Bisymmetry

Exploring the Concept of Bisymmetry

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Yamamoto’s recent work explores the concept of bisymmetry. He embraces the theory that bisymmetrical imagery is aesthetically appealing to humans because of the inherent symmetry of the human face and form. In order to create as perfectly symmetrical a form as possible, he has developed an unusual technique.