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Professor Gianna Commito has been awarded the Wayne P. Lawson Prize for Ohio Artists from The Columbus Museum of Art (CMA). She is known for her elaborate, intersecting paintings that utilize geometric shapes and an array of colors.
Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Ph.D., associate professor of art education at 5X社区, received the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award on October 21, 2022.
Assistant Professor of Print Media and Photography J. Leigh Garcia received the 2023 SGCI Emerging Printmaker Award.
This exhibit focuses on former faculty, notable alums, and a juried selection of alumni from the 70-year history of the ceramics program at 5X社区. Now and Then: Seven Decades of Kent State Ceramics will be on display through January 14, 2023,鈥
5X社区 School of Art senior lecturer, Juliann Dorff, has been named The Ohio Art Educator of the Year for her outstanding contributions and commitment to art education. The OAEA Art Educator of the Year award is given to art educators who have previously鈥
The 5X社区 Museum exhibition 鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair鈥 has been awarded the Arts Alive award for Collaborative Project for 2022. The exhibition was co-curated by Dr. Joseph Underwood, associate professor of art history, and Dr. Tameka鈥
The School of Art is thrilled to announce the appointment of John Paul Morabito as Assistant Professor of Textiles. Morabito, who previously served as a professor of Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, joins the faculty succeeding the鈥
Kent, OH 鈥 The School of Art is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Pinyan Zhu as Assistant Professor of Art History, with a focus on Asian Art History. She will join the Kent State faculty in fall 2022.
"We are very excited to have her join us," said interim School of鈥
After a national search, the School of Art is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jillian Sokso as its new director. Sokso comes to us from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, where she served as the director of the School of Communication and Design and professor of鈥