The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program recently produced a video about MFA student Neal Polallis. This video provides an inside glimpse of his artistic journey in the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVzs4u7XLQ About Neal Polallis My current research examines the altered state of existence an individual with schizophrenia might experience. Using computer software, … [Read more...] about Student spotlight: Neal Polallis
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program recently produced a video about MFA student Shen Hseih. This video provides an inside glimpse of her artistic journey in the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCHBSfu4wvs About Shen Hseih Through study and research in the visual studies program, I found that I am interested in creating images that express my inner spirituality … [Read more...] about Student spotlight: Shen Hseih
Springfield businessman and philanthropist Guy Mace donated a remarkable collection of art and artifacts to Missouri State University’s department of art and design. The collection includes African masks, figural wooden staffs and ceremonial knives and spears from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries along with Native American, Asian and Oceanic masks and … [Read more...] about Guy Mace makes significant gift of non-Western art
"A lot of people have never set foot in a darkroom," says BFA photography student Zack Neuman. "Many other programs are exclusively digital." At Missouri State, however, Zack learned his craft on film. And this wasn't just an exercise in photographic history, he says. "On film, you have to be more intentional. You can't get that instant feedback. Going through film, you're … [Read more...] about Zack: photographer
https://youtu.be/ykHfYjwmwGE If someone gave you an item from the past and asked you to identify where it came from and how it was used, where would you start? This is the challenge students took on in the courses Art of the Americas and Art of Mesoamerica. Dr. Billie Follensbee assigned objects to each student, charging them to use careful research, contextualization and … [Read more...] about Macaylah: researcher, decoder