picture of new professor in Art Eric Juth

Eric Juth Joins School of Art

College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Eric Juth as Academic Professional: Assistant Professor of New Media & Design/Assistant Digital Director.  Eric Juth is an educator and artist based in Winston-Salem. He is from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area and before moving to North Carolina, he worked at the Andy Warhol Museum, The Mattress Factory… Continue reading…

Artwork by Sofia Aguilar

Class of 2026: Sofia Aguilar Draws on Her Heritage to create Art

Sofia Aguilar’s (MFA Studio Arts: Printmaking and Drawing) Mexican heritage imbues her art, which she has developed during her time at UNCG’s School of Art.  Growing up in Kernersville, about thirty minutes from campus, she enrolled at UNCG because it was close to home, and scholarship opportunities were available. After earning her undergraduate degree, she decided to re-up:  “I will be a two-time alum! It has been such… Continue reading…

Gina Kim Joins School of Art

College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Gina Kim as Assistant Professor of East Asian Art History.  Dr. Kim is an art historian whose research focuses on modern and contemporary East Asian visual culture and media in transnational circulation. Her work engages broader questions of borderland imperialism, diaspora, and feminist… Continue reading…

New faculty announcement

Varun Saxena Joins School of Art

College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Varun Saxena as Lecturer in Game Design and Production. Varun Saxena is a game designer, writer, and educator currently based in Greensboro, where he is a Post-MFA Fellow in Interactive Media at UNCG, teaching classes… Continue reading…

Art student Meghan Fox

Commencement Profile: Meghan Fox, BFA Art EDucation

Sometimes there are no words. And that, says Meghan Fox, is where art steps in:  “The thing I love about art, and why I enjoy teaching it so much, is that art is a universal language. It’s older than written language. It has been connecting people for thousands of years. Even when words aren’t strong enough, art is always present.”  Fox is receiving a BFA… Continue reading…

Bongeleni Mkhize and Dr. Perrill discussing weaving patterns. Phansi Museum, Durban, South Africa. July 2023

a Direct Line to the Art Form of Telephone Wire Weaving

Dr. Elizabeth Perrill (Smart-Tillman Distinguished Professor of Art History) is serving as lead curator of iNgqikithi yokuPhica/Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Co-curated with Cultural Curator Muziwandile Gigaba and MOIFA curatorial staff, this exhibition is… Continue reading…