Department of Studio Art

Four faculty members receive Fulbright honors

Posted on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 3:32pm

Gerald Knezek, Regents Professor of learning technologies, was awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist appointment to the University of Twente in the Netherlands in 2011-12. He conducted research and presented seminars in technology innovation and integration into educational environments.

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UNT alumnus Ben Barry designs for Facebook

Posted on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 9:52am
Ben Barry's ('07) inspiration helps feed Facebook's company culture, from Mark Zuckerberg's personal stationery to Hackathon posters.
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International sculptor completes largest project to date

Posted on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 4:45pm
Internationally renowned sculptor Jesús Moroles ('78) has just finished his biggest project in Shanghai — a plaza with a 50-foot and 9-foot diameter granite column and granite river, landscape and benches.
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Drawing attention: Alumnus wins $50K Hunting Prize for artists

Posted on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 4:20pm
Michael Bise ('01) draws pictures of everyday life. Or so it seems. His unique and detailed graphite drawings of family and church life have earned top awards, including this year's $50,000 Hunting Prize — one of the largest annual monetary awards given to artists.
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Two faculty members named new faculty fellows by UNT's Institute for the Advancement of the Arts

Posted on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 11:55am
UNT's Institute for the Advancement of the Arts gave two faculty members a rare commodity — time. The institute's faculty fellows program gives honorees a semester off from teaching to work on their own creative projects. This year, Vincent Falsetta, professor of studio arts, will work on his paintings, and Miroslav Penkov, assistant professor of English, will write a novel.
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Professor's painting included in Vienna exhibit alongside Klimt, Rauschenberg, Warhol

Posted on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 10:09am
A painting by Pamela Burnley-Schol, adjunct professor in studio arts, is on display in the “GOLD” exhibition at the Belvedere Palace Museum in Vienna, Austria, until mid-June. The exhibit explores the historic role of gold in art from the 14th to the 21st centuries.
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Project gives dimension to second-graders' monster drawings

Posted on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 1:12pm
This spring, UNT students in an introductory 3-D design class gained professional experience in working with the demands of clients — in this case, Denton second-graders.
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Artist in residence at Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve

Posted on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 2:25pm
Regents Professor Harlan Butt, an internationally known metalsmith, was one of four artists chosen to participate in the 2010 Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
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Student wins International Quilt Festival award

Posted on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 12:27pm
Studio arts graduate student Naomi S. Adams earned worldwide recognition for her unusual designs as the winner of the Future of Quilting Award at the 2010 International Quilt Festival in Houston.
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Henry Whiddon

Posted on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:06am
I always considered Mr. Whiddon one of my favorite professors — not only because he certainly knew how to teach art and get the best from his students, but also because he showed me that he cared about us.
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