Art Historian Darius Spieth Lectures in France Prior to 2024 Olympics
Darius Spieth, professor of art history, gave a series of talks on his research at European art history events in summer 2024. On May 22, 2024, Spieth gave the lecture, “Flea Markets from a…
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Meet Richard Boehnke (MFA): Open Experimental Studio Artist in Residence
Richard Boehnke is a dreamer. A maker, a creator, someone who is not only driven to change the world and make something new, but who also inspires those around him. An MFA candidate in…
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Research Team Investigates Coastal Cultural Heritage Sites
Art & Design Team Awarded 2024 Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research “Big Idea” Award An interdisciplinary team of faculty researchers in the LSU College of Art & Design were awarded a “Big Idea”…
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LSU College of Art & Design launches Open Experimental Studio
LSU College of Art & Design launches Open Experimental Studio with 2 resident artists in Glassell Gallery LSU College of Art & Design will host two resident artists from late May to late June 2024…
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CxC Names 2024 Distinguished Communicators
College of Art & Design Student Winners of the LSU Distinguished Communicator Award Francis Dinh, Architecture*Minors: Journalism, Architectural HistoryHometown: Baton Rouge, La.Advisor: William Hunter Francis wants to build on the moon. His Honors College…
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Watch the 2024 Commencement Ceremony Livestream
The LSU College of Art & Design 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony is Friday, May 17, at 8 a.m. in the Maddox Field House. Watch the ceremony livestream.
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Open Call for LSU School of Art Summer Contemporary Exhibition: Wild.
LSU School of Art and LSU College of Art & Design are pleased to invite contemporary local and regional artists and culture bearers to this year’s summer show—an open call, juried exhibition which will…
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LSU Art Students Create Sculptures for LSU Museum of Art’s Space Exhibition
LSU art students in the class of Loren Schwerd, associate professor of art, created sculptures displayed with LSU Museum of Art’s exhibition Fierce Planets. The students designed and installed the sculpture series Corridors inspired…
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Lauren Cardenás Wins 2024 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award
Lauren Cardenás, assistant professor of art/printmaking, was awarded a 2024 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award for her research exploring the experience of navigating her bifurcated identity as a Mexican American, the fading…
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LSU Graphic Design Students Named 2024 American Advertising Award Winners
LSU School of Art graphic design students won awards at the 2024 AAF-BR American Advertising Awards. Lucy He (BFA senior) won Student Best of Show, while Emma Sanderson (junior) received the Special Judges’ Award….
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Luisa Restrepo Pérez Named 2023–24 C-I Teaching Fellow
Luisa Restrepo Pérez, assistant professor of graphic design, was named one of the inaugural cohort of the Communication-Intensive (C-I) Teaching Fellows at LSU. Ten faculty were selected university-wide for their ongoing commitment to teaching…
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Malcolm McClay’s “Literary Layers” at LSU Libraries
Malcolm McClay, Pliner professor of art/sculpture, created sculptures “Literary Layers,” which are permanently exhibited in the LSU Libraries’ main library. Read more. Watch installation video.
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Professor Doubleday Collection on Graphic Design at Hill Memorial Library
Richard B. Doubleday, professor of art/graphic design, has donated the “Richard B. Doubleday Collection on Modern Graphic Design” to LSU Libraries Special Collections. Doubleday worked with Dr. John Miles, Curator of Books and Head…
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Liz Lessner the 2024 Nadine Carter Russell Chair
Artist Liz Lessner has been named the 2023-24 Nadine Carter Russell Chair of the LSU College of Art & Design. Lessner’s work combines traditional fabrication techniques and emerging technologies to create novel sensory experiences….
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Kelli Scott Kelley Awarded Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research Grant
Professor of Art Kelli Scott Kelley received an Emerging Research Faculty Grant from the LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research to support her interdisciplinary research pursuing a visual art project “on emptiness, or…
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Alumni Spotlight: Malaika Favorite
“Always believe in your magic,” advises Malaika Favorite (BA 1971 & MFA 1973), LSU art alumna and Louisiana-based artist. Her latest project is nothing short of magical: Favorite, a mixed-media artist and writer, was…
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Hye Yeon Nam Awarded Anonymous Was A Woman Grant
Hye Yeon Nam, associate professor of digital art, was selected as a recipient of the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grant for her project Ec(h)o exploring the intersections of technology and nature. The Anonymous…
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Crafting the Heisman Campaign: Behind the Scenes with LSU Football and LSU School of Art
In the electrifying world of college football, certain moments transcend the field and become iconic campaigns. This year, LSU’s very own #5 quarterback, Jayden Daniels, has won the prestigious Heisman Trophy. But how…
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Alumni Spotlight: Kelly M. Ward
Kelly M. Ward (MA in art history 2020) is a Brazilian-American art historian and public relations practitioner originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communication with a concentration in public…
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Mitoloji Latannyèr | Mythologies Louisianaises Exhibition Curated by LSU Art Alum Mayers
The Mitoloji Latannyèr | Mythologies Louisianaises exhibition, on view at Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge October 2023 – December 2024, was curated by LSU School of Art alum Jonathan Mayers (BFA 2007). Art…
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