The School of Art, Design and Art History offers the Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art and the Master of Arts in art history, art education or studio art.

APPLICATION AND PORTFOLIO DEADLINES

Fall Semester and Summer Session: February 15
Spring Semester: October 15

Portfolios for summer session and fall semester will be returned after April 15. Portfolios for spring semester will be returned after December 15. Applications received after these dates, or applications that are incomplete as of these dates, may not receive full consideration.

Due to program curriculum revisions, the MA in art history is not accepting applications at this time.

JMU Graduate College website

M.A. in Studio Art
M.F.A. in Studio Art
Cole Welter , Professor of Art and Graduate Program Director
welterch@jmu.edu 540.568.6322

GRADUATE APPLICATION PROCEDURES

All applications must include the following:

1. Portfolio (slides or CD)
2. Portfolio Checklist form
3. Artist Statement
4. Three Letters of Recommendation (Letters of recommendation are submitted electronically as part of the online Graduate School application.)
5. Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope for Return of Portfolio
6. School of Art, Design and Art History Assistantship Application, if applying form

Send all materials to:
Graduate Program Director
School of Art, Design & Art History
MSC 7101
235 Cantrell Avenue
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

The Graduate College must receive the following:

1. Official Transcripts from All Colleges Attended
2. Official JMU Application Form (must apply on-line)
3. Application fee
4. Graduate Assistantship Application Process

Send the above materials to:
Dean of the Graduate School
MSC 6702
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Please refer to the Graduate Studies Handbook for further information:

School of Art, Design & Art History GRADUATE STUDIES HANDBOOK 2011/2012

School of Art & Art History GRADUATE STUDIES HANDBOOK 2010/2011

FACULTY

Dr. Aderonke Adesanya Assistant Professor of Art History
Ph.D.,M.A. University of Ibadan, Nigeria; B.A. Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
adesanaa@jmu.edu 540-568-3486

Diane Banks Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., B.F.A. Syracuse University
banksdx@jmu.edu 540.568.1771
Bio

Dr. Sarah Brooks Assistant Professor of Art History
Ph.D., M.A. Institute of Fine Arts, NYU; B.A. Art History, Dartmouth College
brooksst@jmu.edu 540-568-6642
Bio

Sukjin Choi Assistant Professor of Art
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art, M.F.A and B.F.A.E. Womans University in Seoul, Korea
choi3sx@jmu.edu 540.568.6370
Bio

Corinne Diop Professor of Art
M.F.A. University of Washington; B.S. James Madison University
diopcj@jmu.edu 540.568.6485
Bio

Dr. David Ehrenpreis Associate Professor of Art History
Ph.D., M.A. Boston University; B.A. Foreign Languages, Hamilton College
ehrenpdh@jmu.edu 540.568.2527
Bio

Gary Freeburg Gallery Director
M.F.A. University of Iowa, M.A. Minnesota State University Mankato, B.F.A. Minnesota State University Mankato
freebugl@jmu.edu 540.568.6407/6918

Dr. Linda Halpern Professor of Art History
Ph.D., M.A. Yale University, B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
halperlc@jmu.edu 540.568.2852
Bio

Dr. Laura Katzman Associate Professor of Art History
M.A., MPhil and PhD Art History, Yale University;
B.A. Fine Arts, New York University
katzmalr@jmu.edu 540.568.6372
Bio

Dr. John Ott Associate Professor of Art History
Ph.D., M.A. University of California Los Angeles; B.A. Stanford University
ottjw@jmu.edu 540.568.6319
Bio

Mark Rooker Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., B.F.A. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
rookermd@jmu.edu 540.568.6410
Bio
website

Dr. Katherine A. Schwartz Professor of Art and Art Education
Ph.D. University of Arizona; M.S. Florida State University; B.S. Radford University
schwarka@jmu.edu 540.568.6464
Bio

Rebecca Silberman Assistant Professor of Art
M.F.A. Bowling Green State University; B.F.A. Longwood University
silberra@jmu.edu 540.568.6335
Bio

Kathryn Stevens Assistant Professor of Art History
Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A. James Madison University;
B.S. Anthropology, James Madison University
stevenke@jmu.edu 540.568.6934
Bio

Greg Stewart Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A. Ohio University; B.F.A. State University of New York at Brockport
stewargk@jmu.edu 540.568.6816
Bio

Kenneth Szmagaj Professor of Art
M.F.A. M.A. The University of Iowa; B.F.A. Wayne State University
szmagaka@jmu.edu 540.568.6312
Bio

Allyson Taylor Assistant Professor of Studio Art
M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.F.A. Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
taylorac@jmu.edu 540.568.3859

Dr. Karin Tollefson-Hall Assistant Professor of Art and Art Education
Ph.D. The University of Iowa, Iowa City; M.A. The University of Iowa, Iowa City; B.A. The University of Iowa
tollefkl@jmu.edu 540.568.4304

Lisa Tubach Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A. Michigan State University, B.A. Macalester College, Certificate in Digital Video, New York University
tubachlm@jmu.edu 540.568.3856
Bio
website

Cole Welter Professor of Art
Ph.D. Texas Tech University; M.F.A. The University of Texas at Austin;
B.F.A. with Honors The University of Texas at Austin
welterch@jmu.edu 540.568.6216
Bio

Dr. William Wightman Professor of Art and Art Education
Ph.D. The Ohio State University; M.F.A. Radford University; B.A. Virginia Wesleyan College
wightmwh@jmu.edu 540.568.6216
Bio

Susan Zurbrigg Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A. Indiana University; B.A. Bard College
zurbrisd@jmu.edu 540.568.3203
Bio

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VISITING SCHOLARS

ENCORE EXHIBITION SERIES

The Encore Series is an annual program sponsored by the College of Visual & Performing Arts that seeks to enrich the cultural and intellectual life of the greater university community. The School of Art, Design and Art History participates through the exhibition and public lectures of major figures in contemporary art. Past participants in the Encore Series have included:

Robert Arneson
Seymour Chwast
Chuck Close
Lesley Dill
Milton Glaser
Red Grooms, Image
Phil Meggs
Elizabeth Murray
Philip Pearlstein
Faith Ringgold, Image
Leslie Saar, Image
Raymond Saunders, Image
Peter Saul
Miriam Schapiro
Sandy Skoglund
Alan Shields
Jerry Uelsmann
William T. Wiley

WAMPLER PROFESSOR OF ART

Each academic year the endowed Dorothy Liskey Wampler Emminent Art Professorship brings to campus a varied program of distinguished visiting artists, scholars, and critics. Past Wampler Professors have traveled to JMU from around the world, and have included:

Perry Bard, Bio
Dr. Terry Barrett
Carol Barton, Bio
Xu Bing
Dr. Suzanne Blier
Pamela Blotner
Dr. B. Stephen Carpenter II
Barbara Cooper
Arthur Danto
Dr. Leah Dickerman
Bob Ebendorf
John Foster
Suzi Gablik
Dr. W. Dwaine Greer
Dr. Fredrika Jacobs
Ivan Karp
Donald Kuspit
Rainer Goetz, Bio
Stefan Graupner, Bio
Eve Laramee, Bio
Anthony Lee
Susan Leopold, Bio
Lucy Lippard
Dr. Amy Lyford
Peter Plagens
Earl A. Powell III
J. Morgan Puett
Rosamond Purcell
Lawrence Rinder
Dr. Renee Sandell
Dr. Kirk Savage
Salvatore Scalora, Bio
Sam Shelton
Roy Sieber, Bio
Paul Vanouse
Bill Viola, above, Bio
Richard Wilson
James Wines
Amy Yoes

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