Painting

Students in painting discover personal aesthetics, developing technical expertise and creative artistic strengths to represent a consistent and cohesive expression in their work. Within the BFA program students explore their studio area in breadth and depth through a range of artistic problems. They develop bodies of work that are comprehensive and personal; as a result they are well-prepared for continuing into top MFA programs and for confidently exploring their independent work. The BA students (who often have a double major with Art and another area of study) who study painting also gain experience within the expressive medium. In the painting studio, part of the study focuses upon understanding one’s personal nature and independent vision and how one's personality shapes the creative process.