Art Department FACULTY
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MICHAEL NELSONArt Department ChairpersonAncient and Classical ArtMichael Nelson is an art historian and an active field archaeologist studying the ancient architecture of the Mediterranean. For more than a decade, he has been a member of an international team of scholars excavating at Omrit, a Roman and Early Byzantine site in northern Israel. Currently, his research focuses on the well-preserved temple complex at Omrit and its three Corinthian temples. His interests include the use and reception of Roman religious architecture and temple sculpture in the fringe areas of the empire and the transmission of stoneworking techniques. He also works at Leukos, a Roman and Early Byzantine port settlement on the Greek island of Karpathos in the Dodecanese. His research here explores insular settlement archaeology in relation to seaborne trade. 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Michael.Nelson@qc.cuny.edu /academics/art/michael-nelson/
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HEATHER HORTONRenaissance and Baroque ArtHeather Horton (Ph.D., NYU Institute of Fine Arts) joined the Art Department in 2022, after teaching at Pratt Institute for eleven years and receiving the Distinguished Teacher Award there in 2022. She specializes in Renaissance Italy, but teaches across the 黑料专区 curriculum. In courses such as Introduction to Art History I/II, Baroque and the Beginnings of Globalism, or graduate seminars, Horton鈥檚 courses emphasize cross-cultural analysis, artistic processes and techniques, and connections to our current moment. In 2023-24, Horton was a Faculty Fellow for Open Educational Resources at 黑料专区 and in 2024-25 she is a Kress Fellow for Teaching with Primary Sources at the Archives of American Art. Horton recently published 鈥淭eaching Medieval Jerusalem: Student-Centered Approaches to Interpreting Historical Objects and Spaces,鈥 in听The Once and Future Classroom, the journal for the Teaching Association of Medieval Studies. She frequently presents her work at national conferences and serves on the College Art Association Education Committee. 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Heather.Horton@qc.cuny.edu
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EDWARD POWERSModern and Contemporary ArtEdward Powers is an associate professor of modern and contemporary art. He received his PhD at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Prior to 黑料专区, for a number of years he taught at the Pratt Institute, and was a museum lecturer at the Museum of Modern Art. He is a specialist in modern European and American art, whose scholarly work focuses on French Symbolism, Dada and Surrealism, and Pop art, and whose classes regularly cover the period from about the American and French Revolutions to the Vietnam War. 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Edward.Powers@qc.cuny.edu
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LAWRENCE WALDRON听M.A. Art History Chair/Advisor听Art Department Deputy Chair:Art HistoryLatin America and Non-Western ArtLawrence Waldron is Assistant Professor of Art History at 黑料专区. He holds an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts and a PhD in Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture from The Graduate School and University Center of CUNY. He teaches courses in the art and architecture of the ancient Americas, Asia, and Africa. His broad research interests stem from an interest in the distinct traditions that collided first in the Caribbean and Latin America in the fifteenth century, and in the lost traditions, syncretisms, and innovations of the colonial and early modern periods. His 2016 book,听Handbook of Ceramic Animal Symbols in the Ancient Lesser听Antilles,听catalogued and interpreted the twenty-plus most common zoomorphs that occur in the surviving arts of the pre-Columbian Caribbean, surveying traditional narratives and other folklore, Caribbean and Amazonian ethnography, ethnozoology, island biogeography and other disciplines to offer insight into the cultural significance of these animal symbols. His 2019 book,听Pre-Columbian Art of the Caribbean听offered a broad survey of over two millennia of ceramic, sculptural, architectural, lapidary, rupestrian, and body art in the pre-Conquest Antilles. He has recently completed the book听Cem铆: The Development, Symbolism, and Ritual Life of Caribbean Trigonoliths employs a multidisciplinary approach to understanding a unique but enigmatic class of conical art objects found across the islands of the Greater and Lesser Antilles. 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Lawrence.Waldron@qc.cuny.edu
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WARREN WOODFINByzantine and Medieval ArtWarren T. Woodfinis a specialist in the arts of Byzantium and its neighbors in the medieval world. His specific areas of interest include the ritual and ideological uses of objects and images; textiles and clothing; artistic agency; hierarchies of media; cross-cultural reception and appropriation of artistic motifs; and historical memory, amnesia, and reinvention in the Middle Ages. He is author of听The Embodied Icon: Liturgical Vestments and Sacramental Power in Byzantium听(Oxford, 2012) and co-editor of听Clothing the Sacred: Medieval Textiles as Fabric, Form, and Metaphor听(Edition Imorde, 2015) with Mateusz Kapustka. He curated the exhibition听From the Desert to the City: The Journey of Late Ancient Textiles听at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at 黑料专区 as well as the 2015 Met Museum installation听Liturgical Textiles of the Post-Byzantine World.听His articles have appeared in听Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Gesta, Ars Orientalis, The Art Bulletin,听and听Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies,听among other journals.听He is currently working on a monograph exploring the ways in which actual liturgy enacted by the Orthodox clergy interacted with artistic representations of the 鈥渉eavenly鈥 liturgy in the 11th听to 15th听centuries. He earned his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002, and his research has been supported by fellowships at the Met Museum, the University of Z眉rich, Dumbarton Oaks, and the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies. He has also been the recipient of a Collaborative Research Grant from the Getty Foundation to publish the finds from a 13th听century nomadic burial in southern Ukraine with Renata Holod (University of Pennsylvania), Yuriy Rassamakin (Institute of Archaeology, Kyiv), and Oleksandr Halenko (Institute of History, Kyiv). 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Warren.Woodfin@qc.cuny.edu
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Adjunct Faculty
| Antoniou, Maria | Maria.Antoniou@qc.cuny.edu |
| Hartel, Herbert | Herbert.Hartel@qc.cuny.edu |
| Peredo, Roberto | Roberto.Peredo@qc.cuny.edu |
| Johnson, Danielle | djohnson6@gradcenter.cuny.edu |
| Jones, Jennifer | Jennifer.Jones@qc.cuny.edu |
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KRISTY CALDWELLKristy Caldwell is an illustrator and Assistant Professor in the Design BFA program. She develops narrative projects that engage imagination in relation to perception and experience, drawing on memory, history, and visual culture. Caldwell has illustrated more than a dozen children鈥檚 books, including听Flowers for Sarajevo,听a 2017 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, and co-founded experimental journal听Carrier Pigeon: Illustrated Fiction and Fine Art.听Her work has been recognized by American Illustration and Communication Arts. She was a 2024鈥25 FFPP Faculty Fellow at CUNY and a 2025 Helfand Fellow at the Grolier Club Library. Caldwell holds a Master of Fine Arts in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts.听 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Kristy.Caldwell@qc.cuny.edu
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ANDREW DEROSAAndrew DeRosa is a communication designer living and working in New York City. His work balances studio practice, design education, and research. DeRosa teaches at 黑料专区 and Pratt Institute. He is the co-editor of听Ethics in Design and Communication: Critical Perspectives. Professionally, DeRosa has over 20 years of experience as a designer, which includes innovation consulting at IDEO, collaborating with Jerry Seinfeld, and creating numerous wine labels with Brazos Wine. DeRosa also has a body of experimental design that has been featured in exhibitions and publications internationally. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art. 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Andrew.DeRosa@qc.cuny.edu
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AMY DELAHANTY (FORTUNATO)Amy 旯赌靹犿槣 Delahanty (Fortunato) is an Assistant Professor of Design in the Art Department at 黑料专区 in New York. She received a MFA in Visual Communication Design from Kookmin University in Seoul, South Korea, and a BFA in Communication Arts from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California. She is a Korean American design educator with a global design practice that spans from the arts and cultural sector to non-profit organizations, and has been an associate of Green Dragon Office designing books with Lorraine Wild for over a decade. Her research interests focus on narratives found in the visualization of cultural identity, multilingual typography, and intersectional methodology. 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Amy.Delahanty@qc.cuny.edu
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DUSTIN GRELLADeputy Chairperson颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Dustin.Grella@qc.cuny.edu
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DANNE WOO**Danne Woo, an innovator at the intersection of design, technology, and academia, is an Assistant Professor in the Design BFA program at 黑料专区, CUNY, where he brings his extensive background in data visualization, interaction design, and artificial intelligence to the classroom. Woo鈥檚 career, spanning over two decades, is defined by his pioneering approach to integrating data-driven design and emerging technologies. He is the founder and CEO of Datavisual, a globally utilized data visualization platform that seamlessly combines statistical analysis with dynamic storytelling. His entrepreneurial ventures also include BigPlay, which broke new ground with its Guinness World Record-winning project, Splat!, showcased in partnership with AT&T and VICE Media at SXSW. Woo鈥檚 professional achievements extend to the realm of social justice through his ongoing work as a Creative Technologist Fellow and consultant for Color Of Change. This multi-year partnership has driven significant growth and impact for the organization, increasing membership by millions and advancing fundraising efforts. His work has been featured in prominent media such as Fast Company, The Guardian, and Make Magazine, underscoring his influence on both technology and society. At 黑料专区, Woo has developed courses like Creative Coding, Physical Computing, and Data Visualization, which reflect his commitment to equipping students with a solid foundation in design and technology. Woo鈥檚 leadership role as Education Director on the Board of Directors for the Data Visualization Society further highlights his dedication to advancing design and technology education on a global scale. 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Danne.Woo@qc.cuny.edu
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TONY GONZALEZDeputy ChairpersonTony Gonzalez is an artist currently living in New York City. He received his BFA from the Cooper Union School of Art and his MFA from Yale University. In addition to working as a fine art photographer, Gonzalez has taught photography for over 30 years including at The Cooper Union, Pratt Institute and New York University. Since 2002, Gonzalez has been teaching full-time at 黑料专区, CUNY and is currently a Tenured Professor and the Deputy Chair of the Photography & Imaging BFA Program. Gonzalez is a contributing author for The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, Second Edition and Third Edition by Christopher James, A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice by Christina Z. Anderson and is featured most recently in the Alternative Process Photography for the Contemporary Photographer: A Beginner’s Guide 1st Edition by Morgan Post. In 2016, 鈥淣AIADS鈥 was featured in the Arezzo & Fotografia Biennial for photography in Arezzo, Italy and most recently in June 2024 Gonzalez had a solo exhibit titled 鈥淟ittle Red鈥 in Queens, NY. His work was also featured in groups shows at Duncan Miller Gallery in Los Angeles, CA in June 2024 and at SE Center for Photography in Greenville, SC in October 2024. 颁辞苍迟补肠迟:听Antonio.Gonzalez@qc.cuny.edu
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MATTHEW GRECOMatt Greco is an artist and educator living and working in Brooklyn NY. He is an Assistant Professor of Photography & Imaging at 黑料专区 CUNY, a co-principal investigator on MakeSTEAM Q (an NSF-HSI funded project) and Co-founder and Faculty Supervisor of The Klapper Digital Imaging Lab and Digital Fabrication Lab at 黑料专区. Greco received his BFA from Armstrong Atlantic University and his MFA from 黑料专区 CUNY. His work has been exhibited domestically and internationally including The Museum of Art & Design (NY), Apexart (NY), The NY Studio Gallery (NY), Amos Eno Gallery (NY), The Telfair Museum of Art (GA), Gallery 126 (Ireland), The Beacon Gallery (CA), and The Baron Gallery (OH). Greco’s work varies in subject and medium and of late has explored the innovative ways people problem solve in their everyday lives. Matt Greco is one half of the public art collaboration Damfino which focuses on public art with a concern for traditional construction methods and reclaimed building materials. Contact:听Matthew.Greco@qc.cuny.edu
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Adjunct Faculty
| Diaz, Marisol | marisol.diaz@qc.cuny.edu |
| Dodson, Laura | Laura.Dodson@qc.cuny.edu |
| Harris, Steven | Steven.Harris@qc.cuny.edu |
| Mesa-Pelly, Deborah | deborah.mesapelly@qc.cuny.edu |
| Minielli, Gina | gina.minielli@qc.cuny.edu |
| Nadel, Adam |
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Sin-Ying HoUndergraduate Deputy Chair & Advisor
Sin-Ying Ho was born in Hong Kong, immigrated to Canada, and currently resides in New York City. Ho is an associate professor at 黑料专区, City University of New York teaching ceramics art. She holds an MFA from Louisiana State University in 2001, BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1997. Contact: sinying.ho@qc.cuny.edu
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Kurt KauperGraduate Deputy Chair & Advisor
Kurt Kauper paints historical and imagined figures, along with the occasional still life. Though meticulously rendered with illusionistic clarity and formal precision, his works are marked by indeterminacy and narrative ambiguity. He considers himself primarily motivated by formal concerns. For both political and creative reasons, he privileges engaging with a well-known visual language鈥攊n his case, traditional representation鈥攁nd presenting it as if unfamiliar, rather than pointing to states of affairs, narrating stories, or conveying determinate information. Kauper has had solo shows at ACME Gallery in Los Angeles, Deitch Projects in New York, Almine Rech Gallery, New York, and Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in the United States and Europe, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Pompidou Center in Paris, Kunsthalle Vienna, and the Stedelijk Museum in Ghent. He has received awards from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Hammer Museum; the Art Institute of Chicago; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Weatherspoon Museum; and the Yale University Art Gallery. He has taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Yale University, Princeton University, and the New York Academy of Art. He is currently Associate Professor of Art at 黑料专区, New York City. He is represented by Marc Selwyn Fine Art in Los Angeles and Ortuzar Projects in New York, where he will present a solo exhibition in January 2025. Contact: Kurt.Kauper@qc.cuny.edu
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Adjunct Faculty
| Ahn, Seongmin | Seongmin.Ahn@qc.cuny.edu |
| Behbahani,Bahar | Bahar.Behbahani@qc.cuny.edu |
| Beloff, Zoe | zoe.beloff@qc.cuny.edu |
| Ebner, Rosanne | Rosanne.Ebner@qc.cuny.edu |
| Esposito, Christopher | Christopher.Esposito@qc.cuny.edu |
| Griffin,Nora | Nora.Griffin@qc.cuny.edu |
| Grullon, Alicia | Alicia.Grullon@qc.cuny.edu |
| Hengil, Han | Henggil.Han@qc.cuny.edu |
| Kristensen, Anna | Anna.Kristensen@qc.cuny.edu |
| Lieb, Nathaniel | Nathaniel.Lieb@qc.cuny.edu |
| MacDougall, Malcolm | Malcolm.Macdougalliii@qc.cuny.edu |
| Mackie,Lisa | Lisa.Mackie@qc.cuny.edu |
| Marino-Jones, Mary | Mary.Marinojones@qc.cuny.edu |
| Mittal, Puneeta | Puneeta.Mittal@qc.cuny.edu |
| Mulford, Anne | Anne.Mulford@qc.cuny.edu |
| Powhida, William | William.Powhida@qc.cuny.edu |
| Smith, Krista-Louise | Kristalouise.Smith@qc.cuny.edu |
| Sullivan, Jennifer | Jennifer.Sullivan@qc.cuny.edu |
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