faculty directory

Full-Time Faculty

John DuFresne

Chair, Graphic Design
Professor, Graphic Design
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Julie L'Enfant

Chair, Liberal Arts
Professor, Art History
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Valerie Jenkins

Chair, Fine Arts
Associate Professor, Drawing/Painting
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John Marshall

Chair, Photography
Associate Professor, Photography
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Lynda Monick-Isenberg

Chair, Foundation Studies
Professor, Foundation Drawing
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James O'Brien

Chair, Illustration
Assistant Professor, Illustration
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Maria Santiago

Coordinator, Printmaking
Professor, Printmaking
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Christina Schmid

Coordinator, Internship Program and Senior Thesis
Assistant Professor, Art History and English Composition
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Fine Arts Faculty

Valerie Jenkins

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

Ed Charbonneau

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

Amy DiGennaro

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Art
MFA, Mason Gross School of Arts, Rutgers University
BFA, Syracuse University
Teaches Non-Traditional Drawing and
Contemporary Applications to Drawing

Valerie Frank

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts
MFA, University of New Mexico
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Teaches Narrative Painting and Painting as Abstraction

Barbara Kreft

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

Andrew Leicester

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

Maria Santiago

Professor, Fine Arts and Coordinator, Printmaking
MFA, Rochester Institute of Technology
BS, Nazareth College of Rochester
Teaches Introduction to Printmaking, Intaglio, Relief/Monotype

Amy Toscani

Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts
MFA, Ohio State University
BFA, Ohio State University
Teaches Introduction to Sculptural Practices

Foundation Faculty

Lynda Monick-Isenberg

Professor, Foundation Drawing and Chair, Foundation Studies
MA, University of Minnesota
BA, College of St. Catherine
Teaches Drawing 1,  Drawing 2 and Teaching Artist Courses

Abbi Allan

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

Pat Benincasa

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

Michelle McCreery

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

Barb Nei

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
MFA, University of Minnesota
BA, Macalester College
Teaches Orientation to Art and Design

Tom Oliphant

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
BArch, University of Minnesota
Teaches 3D Design Elements and 3D Principles, Methods and Materials

Kirsten Peterson

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

Amy Sands

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

Steve Stenzel

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

Pamela Valfer

Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Studies
MFA, University of Minnesota
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Teaches Drawing 1 and Advanced Works on Paper

Graphic Design

John DuFresne

Professor, Graphic Design and Chair, Graphic Design
MA, Mankato State University
BFA, University of Wisconsin-Superior
Teaches Graphic Imagery, Introduction to Graphic Design Studio Thesis, Introduction to Typography, and Graphic Design Studio Thesis

Jo Davison

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
BED, University of Minnesota
Teaches Advanced Typography and Professional Practices

Kenton Hanson

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
BA, Moorhead State University
Teaches Introduction to Interactive Media

Liina Lundin

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
BFA, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Teaches Graphic Design

Patrick Maun

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
MA, University of Applied Art, Vienna, Austria
Teaches Digital Imagery

Greg Pickman

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
BFA, Art Center College of Design
Teaches Graphic Design Systems

Aaron Purmort

Adjunct Instructor, Graphic Design
BFA, College of Visual Arts
Teaches Advanced Interactive Applications

Michael Skjei

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

Illustration

James O'Brien

Assistant Professor, Illustration and Chair, Illustration
MFA, University of Hartford
MA, Syracuse University
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Teaches Introduction to Studio Thesis, Thesis for Illustrators,
Advanced Digital Illustration, and Digital Portfolio

Allen Brewer

Adjunct Instructor, Illustration
BFA, College of Visual Arts
Teaches Illustration Methods & Materials and Applied Illustration

Andrew Powell

Adjunct Instructor, Illustration
BFA, Washington University
Teaches Hand Lettering and Professional Practices for Illustrators

Rick Peterson

Adjunct Instructor, Illustration
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Teaches Illustration Concepts

Interdisciplinary Design Studies (IDS)

Ann Ledy

President and Chief Academic Officer and Chair, IDS
MA, Pratt Institute
BA, University of Minnesota

Jessika Madison-Kennedy

Adjunct Instructor, IDS
PGC, London College of Fashion
BS, University of Minnesota
Teaches Introduction to Fashion Thesis,
Professional Pattern/Construction Techniques,
Digital Portfolio, Studio Thesis for Fashion, Professional Practices

Liberal Arts

Julie L'Enfant

Professor, Art History and Chair, Liberal Arts
PhD, University of Minnesota
PhD, MA, BA Louisiana State University
MA, University of New Orleans
Teaches Renaissance through Modern Art History, Art in Paris, and
Art since 1945

Susan Snyder Austin

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
MA, University of Vermont
BA, New York University
Teaches College Expository Writing, and Academic Research and Writing

Robert Bergad

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

Sarah Campbell

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
MA, BA, University of St. Thomas
Teaches Prehistoric through Gothic Art History, and
Renaissance through Modern Art History

Chadwick Dayton

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

Sheila Dickinson

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
MPhil, National University of Ireland, Galway
BA, St. Olaf College
Teaches Art Since 1945

Barbara Horlbeck

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

Kirk Horsted

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
MA, Hamline University
BA, St. Olaf College
Teaches Advertising

Kelly Hulander

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
MA, BA University of Minnesota
BS, Michigan State University
Teaches College Expository Writing, Academic Research and Writing, and Gothic and British Literature

Kathy Jensen

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

Paula McCartney

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

Larry Millett

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
MA, University of Chicago
BA, St. John’s University
Teaches Urban Studies: Reading the City

Diane Mullin

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

Kolean Pitner

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

Christina Schmid

Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and Thesis Coordinator
PhD, University of Minnesota
MA, BA, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria
Teaches Professional Writing and Rhetoric, Contemporary Issues in Art, Philosophy and Literature of Postmodernism, Seminar Thesis

Susan A. Short

Vice President and Associate Professor

PhD, JD, MA BA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Human Origins and Art and The Law

Thomas Westbrook

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

Kara ZumBahlen

Adjunct Instructor, Liberal Arts
MA, University of St. Thomas
BA, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Teaches Prehistoric through Gothic Art History,
and Renaissance through Modern Art History

Photography

John Marshall

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

William Clark

Adjunct Instructor, Photography
Teaches Professional Photo Applications

Ellen Skoro

Adjunct Instructor, Photography
MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
BA, Columbus College of Art and Design
Teaches Introduction to Photography and
Introduction to Photo Studio Thesis

Linda Gammell

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

Terry Gydesen

Adjunct Instructor, Photography
Teaches Professional Photo Applications

Caroline Houdek

Adjunct Instructor, Photography
MFA, University of Minnesota
BFA, College of Visual Arts
Teaches Introduction to Photography

Justin Newhall

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

Ryan Philippi

Adjunct Instructor, Photography
MFA, California Institute of the Arts 
BA, University of Minnesota
Teaches Introduction to Video Production