Richard Doubleday Awarded CUSP Fellowship
Richard Doubleday, associate professor of graphic design, is among a group of 48 scholars to be awarded the highly competitive 2021-2022 China-U.S. Scholars Program (CUSP) Fellowship. The program is a one-time grant created to promote cross-cultural…
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Nasrin Iravani Selected for London Art Biennale 2021
Nasrin Iravani, Doctor of Design candidate, has been selected to have her art featured in the London Art Biennale 2021 award exhibition that gathers contemporary art from all around the world. The exhibition, held…
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Virtuality MFA Grad Booklet
View Virtuality LSU MFA 2021 thesis exhibitions via Issuu. At the end of each semester, the LSU School of Art MFA students hold an exhibition of their graduate work called Grad Walk. Due to…
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Art in the Time of Coronavirus
Many artists have turned their practice inward and focused on expressing and processing the experiences of life during quarantine, a global pandemic, and the many other challenges people have faced in the last year….
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Kristine Thompson’s A Matter of Time Examines Death and Mourning
Over a year into a global pandemic, Kristine Thompson, associate professor of photography, is examining death and mourning, at a time of collective universal grief. Her exhibition A Matter of Time is on display at…
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Watch Commencement Ceremony Livestream
2021 College of Art & Design Diploma Ceremony
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To the Moon & Beyond: LSU Students Design Tiger Eye I Mission Logo
When LSU art and religious studies senior Katie Hostetler was in fifth grade, she entered an art competition to design a flag that would be sent to the Moon for a space mission. “I…
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Graduate Student Spotlight: Nubia Nurain Khan, MA Art History
“I want to explore and shed light on the art world’s untapped areas from different perspectives as an art historian one day.” Read Q&A
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Art History Professor Allison Young on Exhibition Team Honoring Breonna Taylor
Allison Young, assistant professor of art history, is on the National Advisory Board of exhibition Promise, Witness, Remembrance — which opens April 7 at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY. The exhibition is a tribute…
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LSU Animation Ranked Top 25 in Nation
Animation Career Review named LSU’s animation program the 25th best public university or college animation program in the nation. LSU was also ranked first in Louisiana, and the 11th best animation program in the…
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LSU Art Wins 2021 ADDYs
LSU School of Art students won gold and silver 2021 ADDY Awards. Each year, the American Advertising Awards, also known as the ADDYs, the advertising industry’s largest competition, recognizes some of the best creative work…
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MFA Artists Selected for New American Paintings
MFA candidates Luke Atkinson, Stephanie Cobb, and Samantha Rosado have been featured in critically acclaimed art periodical, New American Paintings. Each issue is a highly selective juried exhibition of contemporary artists in print, chosen…
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The Artistic Spirit of Mardi Gras 2021
Though traditional Mardi Gras parades were cancelled across Louisiana for the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Orleans residents are keeping the Mardi Gras spirit alive through the Krewe of House Floats…
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Darius Spieth Voted “Favorite Professor” 2020
The LSU Reveille The Mag‘s “Best of Campus Guide 2020” named art history professor Darius Spieth “Favorite Professor” of the year. The course ART 1001: Intro to Fine Arts, which Professor Spieth teaches, won…
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Studio Arts Building Renovation Underway
Renovations of the LSU Studio Arts Building are underway. The renovations were approved for Priority I funding in the state’s capital outlay budget during the 2019–20 legislative session. Formerly called the Old Engineering…
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“Trenton Doyle Hancock: A Year Later”
Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock presented a virtual lecture titled “Trenton Doyle Hancock: A Year Later” on Monday, February 1, 2021, at 5 p.m. CT via Zoom.
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Jeremiah Ariaz Debuts We Hold These Truths
Jeremiah Ariaz, professor of photography, debuted his exhibition We Hold These Truths, a selection of photographs he made across the U.S. during the Trump presidency, on display October – November, 2020, at Zeitgeist, in Nashville,…
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LSU Art Students “Get Out the Vote”
With the November 2020 U.S. election looming, LSU art students are engaging potential voters through an online exhibition with an empowering message: Get Out the Vote. Art students in Applied Topography: ART 4527 designed…
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“Migrations” by Kelli Scott Kelley
Art professor Kelli Scott Kelley shares her series “Migrations” and explores her recent practice in Passage. Read piece.
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