faculty directory

Full-Time Faculty

John DuFresne, Professor, Graphic Design,
Chair Graphic Design

Julie L'Enfant, Professor, Art History,
Chair Liberal Arts

Valerie Jenkins, Associate Professor, Drawing/Painting,
Chair Fine Arts

John Marshall, Assistant Professor, Photography,
Chair Photography

Lynda Monick-Isenberg, Associate Professor, Foundation Drawing,
Chair Foundation Studies

Maria Santiago, Professor, Printmaking,
Coordinator of Printmaking

Christina Schmid, Assistant Professor, Art History and English
Composition, Coordinator of Internship Program and Senior Thesis

Fine Art

Valerie Jenkins

Associate Professor, Drawing/Painting and Chair Fine Arts
BFA, Grand Valley State University
MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Painting, Drawing, Fine Arts Studio Thesis

Ed Charbonneau

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts
BFA, College of Visual Arts
MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Teaches Drawing

Amy DiGennaro

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Art
MFA Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts
BFA Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Teaches Advanced Drawing

Val Frank

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts
B.F.A. Minneapolis College of Art and Design
M.F.A. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Teaches Figure Painting

Barbara Kreft

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts
MFA, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Berlin, Germany
Teaches Painting

Andrew Leicester

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Art
BA, Manchester University, Manchester, England
MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Public Art

Maria Santiago

Professor, Fine Arts
Coordinator of Printmaking
BS, Nazareth College of Rochester, NY
MFA, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Teaches Printmaking

Amy Toscani

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts
BFA, Ohio State University
MFA, Ohio State University
Teaches Intermediate Sculpture

Pamela Valfer

Adjunct Instructor, FIne Atrs
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Advanced Drawing

Foundation Studies

Lynda Monick-Isenberg

Associate Professor Foundation Drawing,
Chair Foundation Studies, and Teaching Artist Coordinator
Visual Artist
BA, College of St. Catherine
MA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Drawing 1, Drawing 2, Teaching Artist Theory and Practice, Foundation Seminar: Sampling the Majors

Abbi Allan

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
Visual Artist
BFA, NY State School of Ceramics, Art and Design, Alfred University
MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Teaches Orientation to Art and Design

Pat Benincasa

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
Visual Artist
BFA, Michigan State University
MFA and MA, Wayne State University
Teaches 3D Design Elements and 3D Principles, Methods and Materials

Michelle McCreery

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
Visual Artist
BFA, Central Missouri State University
MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches 2D Design/Digital and Color/Digital Applications

Tom Oliphant

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
Furniture Designer
B. Arch, University of Minnesota
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
Teaches 3D Design Elements and 3D Principles, Methods and Materials

Kirsten Peterson

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
Visual Artist
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Drawing

Amy Sands

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
Visual Artist
BA, Concordia College
MFA, Pratt Institute
Teaches Drawing 1 and Drawing 2

Steve Stenzel

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
Photographer
BFA, College of Visual Arts
MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Teaches 2D Design/Digital and Color/Digital Applications

Pamela Valfer

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
Visual Artist
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Drawing 1 and Drawing 2

Graphic Design

John DuFresne

Professor Graphic Design and Chair Graphic Design
BFA, University of Wisconsin-Superior
MA, Mankato State University
Teaches Graphic Design and Portfolio Development

Jo Davison

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
Vice President, Creative Larsen Design
B. ED, University of Minnesota
Teaches Typography

Aaron Purmort

Adjunct Instructirm Graoguc Desugb
Senior Designer, Schematic
BFA, College of Visual Arts
Teaches Interactive Media

Merri Fromm

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
BS, University of Minnesota
Teaches Graphic Design and Typography

Kenton Hanson

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
Owner, Kenton Hanson Design and Interactive
BA, Moorhead State University
Teaches Interactive Media

Patrick Maun

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
Creative Director, Maun Media
MA, University of Applied Art, Vienna, Austria
Teaches Digital Imagery

Liina Lundin

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
Creative Director, Azul 7
BFA, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Teaches Graphic Design

David Molanphy

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
Design Director, Larsen Design + Interactive
BFA, Brigham Young University
Teaches Interactive Media

Greg Pickman

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
Partner, Design Director, Pick 2 Design & Advertising
BFA, Art Center College of Design
Teaches Graphic Design

Michael Skjei

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
BA, Moorhead State University
Teaches Typography

Illustration

Allen Brewer

Adjunct Instructor, Illustration
Illustrator
BFA, College of Visual Arts
Teaches Illustration

James O'Brien

Illustration Coordinator and Adjunct Instructor, Illustration
Illustrator
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
MA, Syracuse University
MFA, University of Hartford
Teaches Digital Illustration and Portfolio Development

Andrew Powell

Adjunct Instructor, Illustration
Illustrator
BFA, Washington University
Teaches Illustration and Portfolio Development

Pepper Tharp

Adjunct Instructor, Illustration
Illustrator
BLA University of Minnesota
Teaches Applied Advanced Illustration

Liberal Arts

Julie L'Enfant

Professor Art History and Chair Liberal Arts
BA, MA, PhD, Louisiana State University
MA, University of New Orleans
PhD, University of Minnesota
Teaches Art History

Susan Snyder Austin

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, New York University
MA, University of Vermont
Teaches English Composition

Robert Bergad

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, West Virginia University
PhD, University of Minnesota
Teaches Botany

Sarah Campbell

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, University of St. Thomas
MA, University of St. Thomas
Teaches Art History

Chadwick Dayton

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, Skidmore College
MA, University of New Hampshire
MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches English Composition

Sheila Dickinson

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, St. Olaf College
M. Phil, National University of Ireland, Galway
Teaches Art History

Barbara Horlbeck

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, Wheaton College
MA, University of St. Thomas
Teaches Asian Art History

Kirk Horsted

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
2 Heads Communications
BA, St. Olaf's College
MA, Hamline University
Teaches Advertising

Kelly Hulander

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BS, Michigan State University
BA, MA, University of Minnesota
Teaches English Composition and Literature

Kathy Jensen

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BS, North Dakota State University
MBA, University of St. Thomas
Teaches Marketing

Paula McCartney

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BFA, Empire State College
MFA, San Francisco Art Institute
Teaches History of Photography

Larry Millett

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, St. John’s University
MA, University of Chicago
Teaches Art History and Humanities

Diane Mullin

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, Boston University
MA and PhD, Washington University
Teaches Museum and Gallery Studies

Kolean Pitner

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BFA, BS, Kansas State University
MS, Pratt Institute
Teaches History of Graphic Design and History of Illustration

Christina Schmid

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, MA, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria
PhD, University of Minnesota
Teaches Writing, Rhetoric, and Critical Theory

Susan A. Short

Vice President and Associate Professor
BA, MA, JD, PhD, University of Minnesota
Teaches Anthropology and Art and the Law

Gary Starr

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, San Diego State University
MA, PhD, Ohio State University
Teaches Psychology

Paul Storch

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, Case Western Reserve University
MA, George Washington University
Teaches Science of Art Conservation

Thomas Westbrook

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Visual Geometry

Kara ZumBahlen

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
BA, University of Minnesota Duluth
MA, University of St. Thomas
Teaches Art History

Photography

John Marshall

Assistant Professor Photography and Chair Photography
BFA, MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Alternative Photographic Processes and Introduction to Photography

Linda Gammell

Adjunct Instructor, Photography
BA, MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Traditional Color Photography and Advanced Photo Techniques

Suzanne Kosmalski

Adjunct Instructor, Photography
BFA, MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Video Production

Justin Newhall

Adjunct Instructor, Photography
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
MFA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Digital Photography and Advanced Photographic Practices