Socially engaged artist Amanda Evans has been awarded an AWAW Environmental Art Grant, a competitive national award from organizations Anonymous Was a Woman and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). Evans, an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the University of Tennessee, and her collaborator, Tia Kramer, were awarded the grant to support their […]
The UT School of Art is thrilled to welcome two new faculty members. Assistant Professor Bucky Miller joins the School of Art’s Photography area. An artist and writer who photographs to unearth stranger possibilities for joy, Miller is a recipient of the Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer’s Fellowship, has had solo exhibitions at spaces including the […]
UT Filmmaker John C Kelley has been awarded the inaugural Vimeo Short Film Grant for his animated project, The Ineffable Hum. Kelley, an associate professor of Cinema Studies and Time-Based Art at the University of Tennessee, is one of five filmmakers selected from thousands to receive the first-of-its-kind award. The grant includes $30,000 in funding, access […]
In April, students and faculty from the UT School of Art’s printmaking program traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI), an annual gathering of artists, printmakers and graphic designers that draws participants from all over the world. UT’s long-standing, top-ranked printmaking program regularly has a significant presence at SGCI […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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.
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 […]
In September 2022, the UT Chancellor announced a plan for establishing a divisional structure within the College of Arts and Sciences.
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, 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.
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 […]
This set of works is described in a short article titled Bysymmetry and Combinations.
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.
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.
Rubens Ghenov Exhibition and Reception at Tri-Star Arts
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, associate professor of sculpture, challenges students intellectually and creatively and has developed new courses in the fields of sculpture and Eco-Art.
Each year the University of Tennessee College of Arts and Sciences seeks to recognize faculty members who excel in scholarship and creative activity while also being fully engaged in the other responsibilities of faculty jobs, primarily teaching and service.
Each year the University of Tennessee College of Arts and Sciences seeks to recognize faculty members who excel in scholarship and creative activity while also being fully engaged in the other responsibilities of faculty jobs, primarily teaching and service.
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.
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.
UTK School of Art Lecturer Kaz Rahman went to Dubai in December with his wife, wearable tech designer and music composer Hedy Hurban
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.
39.7684° N, 86.1581° W is open currently on display and will continue through February 17, 2023, when a reception will take place from 4 to 6 pm.
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.
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.
The Tennessee Triennial has chosen a statewide model that is set apart and unprecedented.
John C. Kelley is an Assistant Professor of 4D (undergraduate) and Time-Based Arts (graduate) at the UT School of Art.
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.
Filmmaker and faculty member Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s King Coal to be screened at Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance “Meet the Artist” video is available on YouTube.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Frederick Moffatt, emeritus professor of art history, has continued his scholarship unabated since his retirement from teaching in 2005.
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.
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.
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.
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.
