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CVAD Art History Professor Nada Shabout receives Presidential Excellence Award at 2018 Wingspan Gala

The College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD) at the University of North Texas (UNT) assumes a critical role in building our region into a world-renowned center for culture and education. CVAD fosters creative futures for its diverse student population and the area through rigorous arts-based education, arts- and client-based studio practice, scholarship and research.

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Hannah Wilson presented at the Texas Medieval Association annual conference

Art History and Honors College student Hannah Wilson (on the right) along with Honors students Blithe Parsons and Erica Cole presented at the Texas Medieval Association annual conference, which took place on the campus of UNT.

Art Education and Art History
Art History

Art History and Honors College student Hannah Wilson (on the right) along with Honors students Blithe Parsons and Erica Cole presented at the Texas Medieval Association annual conference, which took place on the campus of UNT.

Alumni accomplishments

Mariah Tyler (BFA Photography): Stevan A. Baron Work Scholar Program at the Aperture Foundation

Mariah Tyler (BFA Photography) was selected for the prestigious Stevan A. Baron Work Scholar Program in the Editorial Department at the Aperture Foundation in NYC.

Studio Art
Photography

Mariah Tyler (BFA Photography) was selected for the prestigious Stevan A. Baron Work Scholar Program in the Editorial Department at the Aperture Foundation in NYC.