Graduate Student Spotlight: Meet Safiyeh Niknami, MFA 2025
Designer of the World Safiyeh Niknami is an artist and designer born and nurtured in the rich cultural heritage of Iran. She graduates with an MFA in graphic design at LSU in 2025, and…
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Darius Spieth Awarded LSU Distinguished Research Master; Named Sternberg Professor
Art history professor Darius Spieth has been selected to receive the 2025 LSU Distinguished Research Master Award in the area of Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences. This award recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement…
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Soo Jeong Jo Receives AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award
Soo Jeong Jo, assistant professor of architecture, has received the AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The 2025 Architectural Education Awards honor architectural educators for exemplary…
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Where the Wild Things Say ‘Bonjour’: Meet Artist Michel Haillard
French sculptor and collector Michel Haillard will be in residence at LSU in Baton Rouge this February 22-27, hosted by the College of Art & Design. He will work in an open studio in the Barnes…
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Arne Flaten Named Next Dean of the College of Art & Design
On Friday, January 17, Roy Haggerty, LSU Executive Vice President & Provost, announced: “I am pleased to share that Dr. Arne Flaten has been named the next dean of the LSU College of Art…
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Meet Meredyth Yorek: DDes Candidate, DMAE Alum Designing for the Future
“My research is at the intersection of digital twins and game design technologies, with a specialized focus on digital preservation,” Meredyth Yorek said. When she was an undergraduate student first applying to LSU,…
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Brent Fortenberry Named RRSLA Interim Director
The LSU College of Art & Design has named Brent Fortenberry the new interim director of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. He is currently associate dean of research and graduate studies and…
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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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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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Jeffrey Carbo (BLA 1985) the LSU College of Art & Design 2024 Commencement Speaker
Jeffrey Carbo, PLA, FASLA, is a longtime supporter of the LSU College of the Art & Design, serving as chair of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture Professional Advisory Board. Former Founding Principal…
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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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Streete and Harmon Receive the 2024 ARCC Research Incentive Award
Annicia Streete, assistant professor of architecture, and Brendan Harmon, assistant professor of landscape architecture, received the 2024 ARCC Research Incentive Award for their research investigating the burial grounds of enslaved African Americans and their…
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Louisiana Futures Exhibition Highlights Coastal Research
LSU faculty, with the generous support of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP), have led four semesters of community-based coursework focused on preparing the next generation of design,…
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LSU Explores Potential International Partnership with Biennale de Dakar
LSU International Programs and the LSU College of Art & Design hosted a delegation of Senegalese government officials in February 2024, to discuss the possibility of hosting an international art event in Baton Rouge,…
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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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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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Soo Jeong Jo Part of Solar Energy Research Team
Soo Jeong Jo, assistant professor of architecture, is part of the team of LSU researchers led by Arup Bhattacharya, LSU Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management assistant professor, researching solar power farming in…
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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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Watch: Professor Michael Desmond tells the architectural history of LSU’s historic campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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