Art History Professor Dr. Ilenia Colón Mendoza presented research at the National Gallery of Art
December 02, 2019 Dr. Ilenia Colón Mendoza was invited as an expert in her field by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art to give a presentation on her research entitled “Berruguete’s Legacy: The Place of Polychrome Sculpture in the Hierarchy of Arts in Spain.”
New books from faculty to add to your winter break reading list
December 02, 2019 Discover the perfect book to cozy up with over winter break among a list of seven of the College of Arts and Humanities’ most recent faculty publications.
Associate professor of studio art Kevin Haran selected to exhibit at Manifest Gallery
November 25, 2019 Associate Professor Kevin Haran is one of 19 artists from across the United States selected to exhibit at Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
SVAD Professor Amer Kobaslija Featured in Art in America
November 13, 2019 Studio art professor Amer Kobaslija was recently featured in Art in America for a review on his latest exhibition at Arthur Roger in New Orleans.
Remembering Jagdish Chavda, longtime professor of art and graphic design
November 08, 2019 Longtime University of Central Florida faculty member Jagdish Chavda passed away on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Originally hired with a background in cinematography, Chavda was the first tenured professor to teach in the graphic design program then housed in the UCF Art Department.
SVAD Faculty and Student Present at Adobe Max 2019 with Limbitless Solutions
November 03, 2019 Anna Kester and Matt Dombrowski, who serves as the art director for Limbitless and is an assistant professor at UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design, talked to about 100 educators during the Adobe Max 2019 conference about the way art and technology can be used together to make a difference...
Alumnus James Hall carves way to second Halloween Wars win
October 31, 2019 The two-time alumnus of the School of Visual Arts and Design is now a two-time winner of the Food Network show.
More than art – studio art student Stacie Becker tattoos breast cancer survivors
October 22, 2019 Studio art major Stacie Becker uses a nontraditional procedure to improve the lives of breast-cancer patients.
Bringing Empty Bowls to Central Florida
October 18, 2019 More than 600 handcrafted ceramic bowls were fired and custom glazed by students from the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design in support of Empty Bowls Central Florida, held on Oct. 9, 2019 at UCF.
Gallery exhibition Coalesce explores multiculturalism by Latinx artists
September 26, 2019 Beginning Thursday, September 26, the UCF Art Gallery exhibition Coalesce explores multiculturalism by Latinx artists, curated by Erika Hirugami.
Remembering Studio Art Graduate Student, Marlenys Rojas-Reid
September 18, 2019 Marlenys Rojas-Reid died September 4, 2019 in Winter Park, FL after a courageous fight against cancer. She was a loving and compassionate wife, mother, and “Mimi” to her grandchildren. Marlenys was in the process of completing a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Central Florida in Studio...
New faculty members strengthen the arts & humanities
August 26, 2019 Please join us in welcoming our new colleagues in the College of Arts and Humanities.
New UCF Mobile App module for Public Art on Campus
August 23, 2019 There are about 115 Art in State objects on campus. These range from a variety of forms such as painting, sculpture, ceramic, to some that are outdoor. The privately donated works are in the hundreds, most of which are kept in the vault at the UCF Art Gallery, however, some...
Get to Know the Grad Behind UCF Downtown’s New Mural
August 19, 2019 Artist Harry Foreman ’18 shares how his time at the university inspired the meaningful artwork.
Photography alumna Clarissa Bonet ’08 returns for solo exhibition
August 15, 2019 Tampa native and graduate from the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies at Daytona State College Clarissa Bonet ’08 returns as the featured artist for the biennial alumni photography exhibition, Urban Constructs at the Southeast Museum of Photography. Bonet completed the 2+2 B.S. in Photography program at Daytona State College and the...
CREATE brings children’s stories to life in summer animation camp
July 19, 2019 UCF grad students teach fourth and fifth graders how to animate their own films during a week-long camp run by a partnership between CREATE and Page 15.
Two UCF projects accepted for ‘Pompeii’ exhibition
July 12, 2019 UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design (SVAD) and Center for Research and Education in Arts, Technology and Entertainment (CREATE) will host Pompeii-related arts initiatives in the months leading up to the opening of “Pompeii: The Immortal City,” an exhibit that will be at the Orlando Science Center from June 2020...
SVAD alumna Teresa Falcone ’14 on working on “Toy Story 4”
June 20, 2019 From the setup in the Pixar office to details you can spot in the movie, character animation grad Teresa Falcone ’14 tells us about one of her dream jobs.
Keeping focus on the future: Former felon turns life around at UCF
June 17, 2019 Jason Fronczek never lost sight of his goals, even while in prison. Today, the UCF graduate and experienced photographer has a world of opportunities ahead.
SVAD alumnus Forrest Lawson ’18 memorializes Pulse tragedy through art
June 12, 2019 Last month, UCF art grad Forrest Lawson ’18 bested more than 400 artists for top honors and a $50,000 award at a regional competition for his piece 6/12/2016, a sculpture he created to memorialize the Pulse tragedy, honor its victims and communicate the emotions and responses the shooting awakened across communities.