Alumni accomplishments

Art Education and Art History

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Lucy Bartholomee (Ph.D. 2017, Art Education) presented at the 2018 Texas Art Education Association Conference.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Lucy Bartholomee (Ph.D. 2017, Art Education) presented at the 2018 Texas Art Education Association Conference.

Art Education and Art History
Art History

Linda East (MA 2016, Art History) presented at the 2018 Texas Art Education Association Conference.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Joana Hyatt (Ph.D. 2014, Art Education) presented at the 2018 Texas Art Education Association Conference.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Dawn Stienecker (Ph.D. 2012, Art Education) presented at the 2018 Texas Art Education Association Conference.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Tim Garth (Ph.D. Art Education, 2016) is an alum and published an article in Trends, The Journal of The Texas Art Education Association. This journal is published annually and is distributed to all TAEA members. The purpose of this peer-reviewed journal is to expand art education discourse by highlighting research, issues, and concerns that can inform our theoretical and pedagogical practices in and out of the classroom.

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Art Education

Alumna Cala Coats (Ph.D. Art Education, 2014) is 2018 editor of Trends, The Journal of The Texas Art Education Association. This journal is published annually and is distributed to all TAEA members. The purpose of this peer-reviewed journal is to expand art education discourse by highlighting research, issues, and concerns that can inform our theoretical and pedagogical practices in and out of the classroom. Dr. Coats is currently Assistant Professor of Art Education in the School of Art at Arizona State University.

Art Education and Art History
Art History

Linda East is the new Lectures and Concerts Assistant at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. She will be helping to plan and implement lectures that accompany exhibits, films, and other special events through the Learning and Interpretation Department.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Nicole Newland is an account manager at Learning Machine, a company that focuses on building cloud-based software for education providers, employers, and students to succeed within the information economy. Their signature product, Slideroom, is used by some of the most prestigious universities in the country. She's in charge of the frontline team that supports customers and users during application and product implementation.

Art Education and Art History
Art History

Lauren LaRocca (MA, Art History 2009) is the Coordinator of Special Programs with The O’Donnell Institute. She oversees collaborations between the Dallas Museum of Art and the O’Donnell Institute. She coordinates scholars’ access to collections, arranges class visits, plans the logistics of jointly-sponsored programs, and oversees both day-to-day operations and special events at the research center.

Art Education and Art History
Art History

Art History graduate (MA, Fall 2015) Tania Kolarik’s article, “Vision of the Afterlife: The Heavenly Jerusalem of Santa Maria Maggiore,” has now been published in ATHANOR XXXIV, the journal of Florida State University, Department of Art History.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Holly York is an Associate Museum Educator in Public Programs at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Holly coordinates Youth and Family Programs that include classes for preschoolers to pre-teens, the teen council, family workshops, family days, and summer camps. She enjoys the variety that her job offers whether it's reading to children in the gallery or helping a zoo unload animals for a family day!

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Allison Rogers is the Community Engagement Coordinator at the Kimbell Art Museum. Her mission at the Kimbell is to develop inclusive educational programming that welcomes and honors the contributions of people of all abilities. She considers it a joy and a challenge every day to help people feel valued and find value in the Kimbell.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Andrew Palamara is the Assistant Director for Docent Learning at the Cincinnati Art Museum. He supervises a group of 120 volunteer docents that have been a fixture of the CAM for over half a century. He also organizes and leads the docents' training sessions by assessing their tour performance and providing them with resources. Andrew graduated from UNT in 2014 with a Master's in Art Education and the Art Museum Education Certification.

Art Education and Art History
Interior Design

Congratulations to Danielle Naylor (MA Art Education, Art Museum Education Certificate) on her upcoming position as the Administrative and Programs Assistant at the Greater Denton Arts Council! She will provide support for the Executive Director, staff, board of directors, and GDAC educational efforts. She will assist with programming coordination and special events, and in recruiting, training, and scheduling of volunteers/interns.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Lynda Wilbur enjoys providing meaningful gallery and art-making experiences for students and adults at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. As Manager of Tour Programs, she coordinates school tours, teaching resources, and works with a team of educators to engage visitors with innovative tours and workshops. Program launches this year include Skype distance learning school tours and "Scope out Sculpture" on Periscope.

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Art History

Annette Becker (Art History MA, 2015) was formerly the Assistant to the Director of the Spencer Art Museum at the University of Kansas. In September 2016, she returned to Denton and UNT to serve as Director of the Texas Fashion Collection.

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Art Education

Congratulations to Ph.D Art Education (2012) alumna Dr. Cindy Hasio on the publication of her article “Teaching Art a Greener Path: Integrating Sustainability Concepts of Interior Design Curriculum into the Art Education Curriculum” in the November 2014 issue of Art Education. The publication was co-authored by Valdosta State University Professor Tommy Crane.

Art Education and Art History
Art History

Bevin Butler, Art History BA and MA alumna, presented at the Texas Medieval Association annual conference, which took place on the campus of UNT. She is pictured here with current Art History MA student LauraLee Brott.

Art Education and Art History
Art Education

Congratulations to Art Education PhD alumna Maria Leake on the publication of her article "Social Engagements With Contemporary Art: Connecting Theory with Practice" in the September 2014 issue of Art Education.
This special issue of Art Education, The Journal of the National Art Education Association, focuses on Theory & Practice in Art Education.

Nicely done, Dr. Leake!

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Art History

Congratulations to Art History MA (2014) alumna Shana Thompson on the publication of her paper “Land, Water, Woman: Place, Identity and Coudrette’sMélusine in Late Medieval Poitou” in Newberry Essays in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. The publication was based upon her MA Research Project with Dr. Mickey Abel.

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Art History

Art History BA (2010) and MA (2012) alumna Bevin Butler presenting her paper "Mutilated Martyrs: Torture, Misogyny, and "Becoming Male" in an Antepedium of Virgin Martyrs" at the 2014 International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo.

Studio Art

Studio Art
New Media Art

UNT New Media Art Alumni Morehshin Allahyari​ was named one of the 2016 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine.
[photo credit: Gary Payne, University of North Texas]

Studio Art
Photography

Robby Toles graduated with a BFA with a concentration in photography in May 2016. He was awarded an internship at the Gallery of Photography in Dublin - Ireland's national gallery for photography.

Studio Art
Printmaking

Congratulations to alumnus Cat Snapp (MFA 2012), whose article Commitment & Abundance: Interview with Lynda Sherman and Myrna Keliher is published in the current issue of The MAPC Journal.

Studio Art
Drawing and Painting

Artwork titled “Sportsmanship is for Suckers” by Houston contemporary artist Howard Sherman (UNT - MFA Drawing & Painting, 2006) featured on cover of Texas Abstract: Modern + Contemporary, released on Dec 1, 2014 by Fresco Books.

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.

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Photography

UNT Photography BFA / Art History BA Alumni Liss LaFleur' was awarded a CAA 2014 Professional-Development Fellowship.

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Photography

UNT Photography / Art History alumni Jonathan A. Molina-Garcia is an 2014 Jack Kent Cooke recipient.

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Photography

Erika Edwards, UNT Photography alumni, taught a workshop at the Dallas Museum of Art's Center for Creative Connections.

Studio Art
Photography

UNT Photography MFA alumni Irby Pace recently became an Assistant Professor of Photography at Troy University.

Studio Art
Photography

Jungeun Lee (MFA Photography, 2010) received the prestigious award for the 2014 International Artist-In-Residence program at Artpace in San Antonio. [Photo credit information: Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio, Photo by Mark Menjivar]

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