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Quad 2022

Check out the LSU Art & Design Quad magazine 2022 digital issue via Issuu.

Kit Matthew Named to the National Council on the Humanities

LSU Doctor of Design Distinguished Fellow Kit Matthew was nominated by President Biden to the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the National Endowment for The Humanities. The new Council members, Beverly…

Tom Sofranko Receives 2022 Honor Award

The College of Art & Design presented the 2022 Honor Award to Tom Sofranko, associate dean of academic services, at the commencement ceremony May 20, 2022. Sofranko has taught architecture at LSU for 30…

Watch 2022 Commencement Ceremony Livestream

The LSU College of Art & Design 2022 Commencement Ceremony was Friday, May 20, 2022, at 1 p.m. in the Maddox Fieldhouse. Watch:   Watch the ceremony livestream.

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…

“Finale!” Graphic Design Senior Exhibit Video

Harmon and Serrano Study Historic Rosedown

Landscape architecture assistant professors Brendan Harmon and Nicholas Serrano are working on a project to document Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, supported by a grant from the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund. The…

Finale BFA Graphic Design Senior Exhibition 2022

The BFA graphic design senior exhibition “Finale!”  closing reception was Friday, May 6, 6-8 p.m. at the Laura and Clark Boyce Gallery, 104 Design Building.      

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….

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 LSU Center for Computation & Technology. …

LSU Art Students make paper from Invasive Plants

  Collaborating with the LSU AgCenter, students in printmaking professor Leslie Koptcho’s class are turning invasive plant species into paper to be used as part of their final project.  Watch video

Interior Design Students Design for the Louisiana School for the Deaf

Interior design students in associate professor of practice Julie Elliott’s ID 2776 ID Human Factors class worked with the Louisiana School for the Deaf to design facility improvements to enhance the school. The students…

Designing Confluence LSU Architecture Symposium 2022

The LSU School of Architecture hosted the Designing Confluence workshop in April 2022, bringing together architecture students from all years to collaborate on tackling a common challenge. “The All-School workshop brings all architecture students…

Alumni Spotlight: Jeffrey Stouffer

Jeffrey Stouffer (BArch ’84), global director and executive vice president at HKS Architects, fuses architectural principles with evidence-influenced design to transform health environments. To achieve his clients’ visions and holistic results for patients, a…

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…

Meet Traci Birch: “I Fight Harder for This Place Because It Is So Unique”

Traci Birch, assistant professor of architecture and managing director of the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio, works on large, interdisciplinary projects to help Louisiana communities protect themselves from flooding and environmental disasters. She often has…

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…

Vincent Darre Lecture

Renowned designer Vincent Darré gave a Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture to the College of Art & Design on Monday, April 4, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Bo Campbell Auditorium in the LSU Cox…

Suzan Tillotson Nadine Carter Russell Chair Lecture 2022

Suzan Tillotson, lighting designer and president/founder of Tillotson Design Associates, presented a Nadine Carter Russell Chair lecture titled “Lighting Design: An Inside Look” at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m….