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Meet the People in Art at UCI Arts

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Faculty

Title	Specialization	Email	Phone
Rhea Anastas Associate Professor	20th Century Experimentalism in the Visual Arts, Critical Theory, Cultural Theory	ranastas@uci.edu
Kevin Appel Chair \| Professor \| Executive Director of University Art Galleries	Painting	kappel@uci.edu
Sarah Awad Associate Professor of Teaching	Drawing, Painting	sawad2@uci.edu
Jennifer Bornstein Professor	Photography	bornstei@uci.edu
Juli Carson Professor, and Director of University Art Galleries	Art History, Critical Theory, Curatorial Practice	carsonj@uci.edu	(949) 824-2384
Coleman Collins Assistant Professor	New Genres, Electronic Art and Design, Critical Theory, Film Theory, Black Studies	colemac@uci.edu
Miles Coolidge Professor; Associate Chair for External Affairs	Photography	mcoolidg@uci.edu
Liz Glynn Professor; Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies	Sculpture, Ceramics, Installation, Performance Art	liz.glynn@uci.edu
Jibade-Khalil Huffman Assistant Professor	Video, Photography, Writing, New Genres	jibadekh@uci.edu
Jesse Colin Jackson Professor; Associate Dean of Research and Innovation	Media Art, Architecture, Design, Informatics	j.c.jackson@uci.edu
Simon Leung Professor	New Genres, Critical Theory, Contemporary Art History, Performance	leungss@uci.edu	(949) 824-9253
Joseph S. Lewis III Professor	Public Art, Artist Books	jslewis@uci.edu	(949) 824-6648
Monica Majoli Professor	Painting	mmajoli@uci.edu
Daniel Joseph Martinez Claire Trevor Professor	New Genres, Photography, Sculpture	d2martin@uci.edu
Na Mira Assistant Professor	Experimental Video and Moving Image, Installation, New Genres, Writing	na.mira@uci.edu
Deborah Oliver Associate Professor of Teaching	Performance Art, New Genres, Video	oliverd@uci.edu
Jennifer Pastor Professor; Associate Dean of Graduate Studies	Sculpture	jpastor1@uci.edu
Simon Penny Professor	Theories of Embodied Cognition, History of Culture and Technology, Critique of Digital Cultures, Interactive Media Arts, Embodied Making Skills	penny@uci.edu
Shelby Roberts Professor of Teaching	Photography	w.shelby.roberts@uci.edu
Amanda Ross-Ho Professor \| Associate Chair for Graduate Studies	Sculpture	arossho@uci.edu	(949) 824-6648
David Trend Professor	Visual Culture	dtrend@uci.edu	(949) 824-2667

Title	Specialization	Email
Isabel Beavers Lecturer		ibeavers@uci.edu
Madison Brookshire Lecturer		mbrooksh@uci.edu
Adria Julia Lecturer		ajulia@uci.edu
Becky Kolsrud Lecturer		rkolsrud@uci.edu
Alicia Piller Lecturer
Mariángeles Soto-Diaz Lecturer	Interdisciplinary	msotodia@uci.edu

Staff

Title	Email	Phone
Jason Burns Sculpture/P&D Lab Manager	jasontb@uci.edu
Megan Enciso Department Manager	menciso1@uci.edu	949-824-4917
Laura Jones Department Analyst	l.jones@uci.edu	(949) 824-6648
Sasha Ussef Associate Director & Curator, University Art Galleries	sussef@uci.edu	(949) 824-9854
Rudy Vega Photography Lab Manager	jrvega@uci.edu	(949) 824-3978

Former Faculty

Title	Specialization	Email	Phone
Ed Bereal Senior Lecturer Emeritus	Sculpture, Performance Art
Beatriz da Costa Associate Professor	Contemporary Art, Science, Engineering, Politics
Tony DeLap Professor Emeritus	Sculpture, Painting
Jonathan Fineberg Distinguished Visiting Professor	Art History, Psychology of Art, the Study of Creative Process
Martha Gever Associate Professor Emerita	History, Criticism, Video, Media Studies, Popular Culture
Bryan Jackson Continuing Lecturer	Digital Filmmaking
Ulysses Jenkins Professor Emeritus	Video, Performance Art
Craig Kauffman Professor Emeritus	Painting, Sculpture
Antoinette LaFarge Professor Emerita	New Media	alafarge@uci.edu
Sandra Tsing Loh Associate Adjunct Professor	Performance, Writing
Mara Lonner Lecturer (SOE) Emerita	Drawing, Painting, 3D Design
Catherine Lord Professor Emerita	Queer Theory, Feminism, Photography
Yong Soon Min Professor Emerita	Installation, Intermedia
Gifford Myers Professor Emeritus	Sculpture, Ceramic Sculpture, Painting, Drawing
Robert F. Nideffer Professor	Digital Media
Litia Perta Assistant Professor	Art Writing
Yvonne Rainer Professor Emerita	Performance, Dance, Video
Connie Samaras Professor Emerita	Photography, Intermedia, Cultural Criticism
Lowery Stokes Sims Distinguished Professor	Curatorial Studies
Bruce Yonemoto Professor Emeritus	Video, Experimental Media, Film Theory	Yonemoto@uci.edu	(949) 824-2667
Bruce Yonemoto Professor Emeritus	Video, Experimental Media, Film Theory	Yonemoto@uci.edu	(949) 824-2667