Areas of Study

Animation & Digital Modeling

Also available as a BFA Concentration

There is a world and characters that only you know. Bring them to life and share your vision with others. Develop your visual storytelling and modeling skills. Let the wonder of your story inspire the imagination of your audience.

Area Faculty
Leon Cruz, Assistant Professor of Instruction, lpcruz@usf.edu
McArthur Freeman, Associate Professor, mcarthur@usf.edu 
Shengwei Zhou, Assistant Professor, shengweizhou@usf.edu 

Tampa Campus

Art History is one of the School of Art & Art History’s three majors.

Immerse yourself in visual culture, past and present. Engage in the study of art from various social and cultural contexts. Develop the skills to critically look at and interpret works of art, architecture, and design.

Area Faculty
See Art History major page.

Degrees offered in Art History are:
MA in Art History
BA in Art History

We also offer a minor in Art History.
Tampa and St. Petersburg Campus

Ceramics

Channel yourself through your hands and explore what you can build with clay. Glaze materials, figurative ceramics, mold-making and casting, and more, the possibilities with ceramics provide plenty for your hands and creativity to work with.

Area Faculty
John Byrd, Associate Professor, byrd@usf.edu

Tampa Campus

It all begins with a pencil. The first mark, the second line, the third shape, the infinite possibilities. Strengthen your foundational skills and hone your perspective. Enhance your visual language by experimenting with different media.

Area Faculty
See Painting area below.

Tampa and St. Petersburg Campus

Painting

A stroke of the brush, a splash of color. This is your happy place, the creative space within which you express yourself. Refine your skills with various techniques that enable you to excel with painting.

Area Faculty
Neil Bender, Associate Professor, nb2@usf.edu
Sue Havens, Associate Professor, havens@usf.edu
Ezra Johnson, Associate Professor, ezraj@usf.edu
Joo Woo, Associate Professor,
woo@usf.edu

Tampa and St. Petersburg Campus

Visual communication captures your eye and sparks your creativity. With access to both the newest and more traditional technological tools, explore the conceptual freedom of photography and expand your skills. Understanding how context informs images adds nuance to your medium.

Area Faculty
Marcus DeSieno, Assistant Professor,
mdesieno@usf.edu
Jason Lazarus, Associate Professor,
lazarus@usf.edu

Tampa Campus

It’s in the details. For you making intricate designs and experimenting with different materials all enhance your passion for artmaking. Delve into the various types of printmaking, including relief printing using woodblock, intaglio printing using copper plates, screen printing, and more.

Area Faculty
Erika Greenberg-Schneider, Associate Professor, egreenbe@usf.edu
Tatiana Mesa Pajan, Visiting Instructor, tmesapajan@usf.edu

Tampa and St. Petersburg Campus

Combining traditional methods and contemporary techniques, sculpture is artmaking with the best of both worlds. From woodworking and welding to digital fabrication and 3D printing, creating something three-dimensional has never been more fun.

Area Faculty
Noelle Mason, Professor,
nmason@usf.edu
Vanessa Mayoraz, Associate Professor, mayoraz@usf.edu

Tampa Campus

Graphic Arts

Graphic Arts is one of the School of Art & Art History’s three majors, with two available BFA concentrations.

Dedicate yourself to the critical and creative design process. Investigate new ways of solving complex, multi-layered visual problems.

Area Faculty
See Graphic Arts major page.

St. Petersburg Campus

Take your story from the drawing board to film. Compose your scene, fine-tune the lighting and make an impact on your audience. Acquire the skills and techniques to produce video and audio that fulfill — and expand — your vision.

Area Faculty
Shawn Cheatham, Associate Professor of Instruction, scheatha@usf.edu
Anat Pollack, Associate Professor, anat@usf.edu
Susanna Wallin, Assistant Professor, susannawallin@usf.edu

Tampa Campus