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March 2021
Lisa N. Owen elected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the American Institute of Indian StudiesLisa N. Owen, associate professor of Art History, recently was elected to the American Institute of Indian Studies Board of Trustees. The institute is the nation’s premier... |
Announcement from the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsDear CVAD community, I am pleased to announce, following our national search, Dr. Karen Hutzel has been selected as the new Dean of the College of Visual Arts and Design effective July 1, 2021... |
New construction begins on ceramics and graduate studios for Studio Art DepartmentNew construction of approximately 26,500 sq. feet has begun to house CVAD's Studio Art Department Ceramics program, graduate studios, and outdoor space to be located at Mulberry Street and... |
CVAD wins big at Graphis New Talent Competition 2021The College of Visual Arts and Design wins big at this year's Graphis New Talent Competition taking home 4.3% of the total awards by 50% of the UNT CVAD entries... |
February 2021
Stephen Zhang wins ArtistsNetwork.com's Best in ShowThe spring 2021 edition of ArtistsNetwork.com's Watercolor Artist magazine features "Paintings with Power" that presents prizewinning works from the 12th Annual Watermedia Showcase in which Stephen Zhang... |
Dorff, Packer and Shabout earn UNT Faculty Excellence AwardsThree CVAD faculty members have been selected for awards of excellence to be presented formally in April at UNT's Salute to Faculty Excellence event. The selection committee members were Warren Burggren, professor, biological... |
CVAD represented at College Art Association ConferenceThis year, the College Art Association will hold its 109th Annual Conference as a virtual program, Feb. 10-13, 2021, as an initial part of the association's digital transformation. Eight CVAD representatives plan to attend... |
National Arts Funding Organization names two CVAD alums as USA FellowsUnited States Artists, a national arts funding organization based in Chicago, announced its 2021 USA Fellows with two of the 60 fellows on the list who are graduates of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design... |
January 2021
UNT Science Research Building installs two sculptures by MFA studentTwo sculptures created by Phil Samson, graduate student in Studio Art: Sculpture, recently were installed in the foyer of the UNT Science Research Building... |
Alicia Eggert sculpture selected for the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art MuseumThe Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC, has acquired "This Present Moment," the second edition of three by Alicia Eggert, associate professor... |
December 2020
Live Virtual CADD FUND 2021: Artists propose projects and vie for fundingCADD FUND, a fun, fast-paced event of sharing innovative ideas about potential artistic projects that will make possible a high-impact idea that needs the support of the DFW arts community... |
Live stream Dec. 11: Congratulations, Fall 2020 graduates!Dean Greg Watts will offer remarks, and each graduate's name will be read out loud and displayed, along with the name of the degree granted and Latin honors, if applicable. |
Dec. 4: CVAD Career Roundtable, Focus: Museum EducationEach session of the Career Roundtable will provide students an opportunity to prepare for career possibilities in the arts. For more information, contact Binod Shrestha, director, CVAD Foundations, or... |
November 2020
Eliza Au receives Award of Excellence from the James Renwick AllianceThe 2020 focus for the James Renwick Alliance Chrysalis Award for Emerging Artists was on ceramics, and Eliza Au, #UNTCVAD assistant professor, Studio Art: Ceramics, received an Award of Excellence from... |
Dean Greg Watts elected as vice president for National Association of Schools of Art and DesignNov. 20, 2020: Subsequent to action by the membership and the board of directors of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, which was conducted via electronic means, CVAD Dean Greg Watts was elected as vice president... |
Chanjuan Chen earns two awards at the ITAA national conferenceChanjuan Chen, ('15, MFA, Fashion Design) assistant professor, received two awards at the ITAA national conference: one for best of show and the other for excellence in fiber arts... |