College of Art & Design Awards Honors to Class of 2022
The LSU College of Art & Design held the Class of 2022 Honors Ceremony on May 18, 2022, recognizing the academic achievements of graduating students. Honorees: University Medal Recipients Noah AdamsKaylee CummingsHeath Moser Dean’s…
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College of Art & Design Has Record 19 LSU Distinguished Communicators
During May 2022 Commencement, 70 graduates across eight colleges will receive the LSU Distinguished Communicator Medal. Recipients of this honor are outstanding writers and speakers, with a strong command of visual literacy and technological communication….
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Meet LSU Discover Scholar JaNiece Campbell
JaNiece Campbell, digital art and computer science double major, received the LSU Discover grant twice and was part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates at at LSU Center for Computation &…
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Avery Haynes Named CELA Fountain Scholar Finalist
Avery Haynes, BLA 2023, has been named a Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Fountain Scholar Finalist. “I have a focus in equity, art, and ecology,” Haynes said. “I would like to explore…
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LSU Animation Program Ranked Top 25 Nationally
Animation Career Review named LSU’s animation program the 26th best public university or college animation program in the nation, in the top 30%. LSU was also ranked first in Louisiana, and the 12th best…
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Suzan Tillotson Named 2022 Nadine Carter Russell Chair in Interior Design
Suzan Tillotson (BID 1981), president and founder of Tillotson Design Associates, has been named the LSU College of Art & Design 2022 Nadine Carter Russell Chair in Interior Design. As this year’s chair, Tillotson will work…
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LSU Art Student Work Featured in LASM Iridescence Exhibition
LSU art students’ work is on display at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) Iridescence exhibition, on view through July 2022. The exhibition celebrates iridescence, the natural phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear…
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Courtney Klee Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Connections Infographic Challenge Winner
Courtney Klee, master of architecture student, was selected as one of the top three winners in the Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Connections Infographic Challenge, which took place on October 29, 2021 at the LSU Energy, Coast…
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LSU Art Students, Faculty Selected for Ogden Museum Louisiana Contemporary 2021
Works by recent LSU MFA graduates and faculty were selected for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s exhibition Louisiana Contemporary 2021, which showcases current artists across the state. The exhibition, on view August 7-October…
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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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Meredith Gaglio Awarded Graham Foundation Grant
Meredith Gaglio, assistant professor of architecture, was awarded a Graham Foundation grant for her research “Life Arks: Science, Spirituality, and Survival in the Work of the New Alchemy Institute.” Beginning in 1973, the New…
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Marsha Cuddeback Named President of Interior Design Educators Council
Marsha Cuddeback, director of the School of Interior Design and the Ruth Z. McCoy Professor in Interior Design, was elected the president of The Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), the leading association and authority on interior…
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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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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 at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY. The exhibition is a tribute to Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old medical worker…
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Mark Boyer Named to 2021 CELA Academy of Fellows
Mark Boyer, professor and director of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, was inducted to the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Academy of Fellows during the 2021 CELA Conference on…
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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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LSU Architecture Students Win Earth Made Competition
LSU architecture students in associate professor Robert Holton’s class won the Earth Made Competition, an international design challenge to plan buildings using earth materials. “Last semester my studio participated in an international competition focused…
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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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