About the Visiting Artists Program
The visiting artists and scholars program is an integral part of the School of Art’s mission to provide students vital, comprehensive experiences in the practice and study of contemporary fine arts and design. Each year we invite a diverse group of nationally and internationally recognized artists, scholars, and lecturers to the School of Art for a few days, weeks, or even months. These artists and scholars present their work and ideas to students, faculty, and the community through lectures, workshops, seminars, class visits, and exhibitions at the School of Art galleries or the LSU Museum of Art. The artists work closely with graduate students and advanced undergraduates in studio classes and participate in individual critiques, and scholars lecture to students during studio visits or to large groups in the Design Building Auditorium.
Community Interaction
Nari Ward
Harlem-based sculptor Nari Ward, college’s 2013-14 Nadine Carter Russell Chair, won the 2017 Vilcek Prize, a $100,000 cash award honoring immigrant artists.
Bradley Furnish
Bradley Furnish, editor at Pixar, visited the School of Art for a screening of his Oscar-nominated animated short, The Dam Keeper.
Marc Fumaroli
Marc Fumaroli, member of the Académie française, presented a lecture at the college and visited local schools. A copy of his lecture was published by LSU Press.
Past Visiting Artists
2022–23
Carrie Ann Baade
Angela Dufresne & Mala Iqbal
Olalekan Jeyifous
Forest Kelley
Marco Mazzoni
Yves Monnier
Paul Scott
2021–22
Wafaa Bilal
Jessica Brandl
Matt Kenyon
Candice Lin
Ryan O’Malley
2019–20
Julie Chen
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Christopher Janney
Doron Langberg
Dan Quintana
2018–19
Expanded Draught
Camille Rose Garcia
Brian McLean
Doug Peltzman
Paula Troxler
Matt Wedel
2017–18
Matthew Carter
Ron English
Ron Jude
Stanley Lewis
Joanna Powell
Bob Snead
Carrie Mae Weems
2016–17
Matthias Böhler & Christian Orendt
Jim Campbell
David Eichelberger
Julie Heffernan
Ayumi Horie
David Maisel
Judy Natal
Mario Naves
Greg Simkins
Henri Zerner
2015–16
Barnaby Barford
Sean Caulfield
Alex Kanevsky
Richard Niessen
Dario Robleto
2014–15
Josh Agle (Shag)
Eric Avery
Joanna Berzowska
Ben Davis
Bradley Furnish
Kurt Kauper
Luba Lukova
Bissera Pentcheva
Lala Raščić
Michael Triegel
Nari Ward
2013–14
Jonathan Brilliant
Mark Cole
Lesley Dill
Johanna Drucker
Greg Escalante
Marc Fumaroli
Benito Huerta
Matt Kelleher
Haejung Lee
Justin Manor
Ben Rinehart
Eunjung Shin
DJ Stout
Shoko Teruyma
Edie Tsong
Nari Ward
2012–13
Andy Fedak
Kurt Gohde
April Greiman
Ant Hampton
Matt King
Joey Lehman Morris
Sarah Pomeroy
Gregory Scholette
Peter Shire
John F. Simon Jr.
Peter and Donna Thomas
Kremena Todorova
Robert Williams
2011–12
Dan Cameron
Howard Chaykin
Walton Ford
Mary Miss
Jesús Moroles
Clare Twomey
Linda Weintraub
2010–11
Walter Bortolossi
James Hayes
Elizabeth Huey
Deborah Jack
Andrew Martin
Atsuhiko Mushahi
2009–10
Michael Ray Charles
The Art Guys
Joel Katz
Gao Minglu
Alec Soth
2008–09
Peter Frank
Dorothy Glass
Kyoko Ibe
Garth Johnson
Laurie Olinder
Jim Osman
Bastienne Schmidt
James Surls
2007–08
Vito Aconchi
Sandow Birk
Linda Norden
Casey Reas
Sumner Stone
Kara Walker
Stephen Westfall
2006–07
Mark Gottsegen
Susann Lusina
James McGarrell
Carrie Scanga
Shahzia Sikander
Kal Spelletich
Kimberly Vantleven
2005–06
James Cuno
Wan Ding
Dan Havel
Dean Ruck
Earlier Years
Clinton Adams
Gregory Amenoff
Wayne Anderson
Alice Aycock
James Beck
Linda Benglis
Jake Berthot
John Canaday
David Carson
Lois Conner
Judy Dater
Elaine DeKooning
Robert DeNiro
Stephen DeStabler
Alain Desvergnes
Lois Dodd
Fred Fenster
Lee Friedlander
Emmet Gowin
John Guider
Dimitri Hadzi
Frederick Hart
Henry Heinstein
Keith Helmetag
Richard Hunt
Yvonne Jacquette
Irma Jaffe
Lester Johnson
Allan Kaprow
Alex Katz
Mauricio Lasansky
Clarence John Laughlin
Lucy Lippard
Michael Lucero
Patrick McNaughton
Joann Moser
Ron Nagle
Alice Neal
Robert Nelson
Manuel Neri
Al Paley
Gabor Peterdi
Rudy Pozzati
Gordon Salchow
Salvatore Scalora
Richard Sexton
Judith Solodkin
Richard Stankjewicz
Wayne Tiebaud
Jerry Uelsmann
John Walker
Betty Woodman