Art & Design Faculty
Faculty
![Dr. Rebecca Williams](https://www.murraystate.edu/_images/contact/rebecca-williams.jpg)
Dr. Rebecca Williams
Associate Professor of Art Education
Department Chair
PhD, University of Georgia; MAEd, University of Georgia; BA, University of Louisiana at Lafayette ¶ Research Interests: Art Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Aesthetics and Critical Response, Teacher Preparation, Qualitative Research, Narrative Inquiry
![Jeanne Beaver](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/beaver350.jpg)
Jeanne Beaver
Associate Professor of Art & Design
Metalsmithing and Jewelry
FA 100
MFA, Indiana University; MA, Iowa State University; BFA, Iowa State University
![Jim Bryant](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/bryant350.jpg)
Jim Bryant
Professor of Art & Design
Graphic Design
MFA, Louisiana State University; BFA, Herron School of Art, Indiana University. ¶ Research Interest: Graphic Design, Web Design, Printmaking. ¶ Director of the Discover China Program
![Lu Colby](https://www.murraystate.edu/_images/contact/lu-colby2.jpg)
Lu Colby
Instructor of Art and Design
Foundations and Printmkaing
FA 1010 A
MFA, Louisiana State University; BFA, Murray State University
![Gregory Scott Cook](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/cook350.jpg)
Gregory Scott Cook
Assistant Professor of Art & Design
Graphic Design
MFA, University of Nebraska Lincoln; BFA, Murray State University. ¶ Research Interest: Interactive Design, Digital Fabrication, Emerging Methods in Printmaking, Mediated/Mechanical Drawing, Audio Recording/ Performance and situation/Installation as media in Studio Art/Design.
Laura Cope
Instructor of Art & Design
Art Education
MA, Murray State University; BS Cambellsvile University
![Jessica Fife](https://www.murraystate.edu/_images/contact/jessica-fife.jpg)
MFA, California State University Fullerton; BA, California State University Long Beach
![Dr. Antje Gamble](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/gamble350.jpg)
Dr. Antje Gamble
Associate Professor of Art & Design
Art History
PhD, University of Michigan; MA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison ¶ Research Interests: Modern Italian art and culture; modern and contemporary sculpture; contemporary art; public sculpture; trans-Atlantic movements of art and politics; exhibition histories; curatorial practice ¶ Recent Publications: American Exhibitions of Italian Art and Design (Routledge: 2023)
![Nicole Hand-Bryant](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/hand350.jpg)
Nicole Hand-Bryant
Professor of Printmaking
Assistant Dean, College of Humanities and Fine Arts
MFA, University of Miami; BFA, University of South Dakota; BA, Nazareth College ¶ Research Interest: Printmaking, Drawing, Bookbinding
![Katie Knoeringer](https://www.murraystate.edu/_images/contact/Katie-Knoeringer.jpg)
Katie Knoeringer
Assistant Professor of Art & Design
Drawing
MFA, Louisiana State University; BFA, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; BS Art Education, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
![Woody Leslie](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/leslie350.jpg)
Woody Leslie
Instructor of Art & Design
Studio Technician
MFA, Columbia College Chicago; BA, Wesleyan University ¶ Research Interest: Publishing, artists' books, writing, typography, cooking
![T. Michael Martin](https://www.murraystate.edu/_images/contact/Mike-Martin.jpg)
T. Michael Martin
Associate Professor of Art & Design
Director of University Galleries
FA 732
MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University; BFA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville ¶ Research Interest: Contemporary Art, Painting, Drawing, Installation Art, Performance Art, Collaborative, Interactive, Experimental, Interdisciplinary and New Media Art
![Sarah Martin](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/S_Martin350.jpg)
Sarah Martin
Associate Professor of Art & Design
Woodworking and Furniture Design
VA 103 A
MFA, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; BFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
![Michelle Moode](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/Michelle-Moode.jpg)
Michelle Moode
Instructor of Art and Design
Drawing and Printmaking
FA 1010 A
MFA, West Virginia University; MFA,University of Iowa Center for the Book; BFA, Murray State University
![Cintia Segovia Figueroa](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/segovia350.jpg)
Cintia Segovia Figueroa
Assistant Professor of Art & Design
Photography / New Media
MFA, California State University, Long Beach; MA, California State University, Northridge; BS, The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education ¶ Research Interest: Immigration, identity, cultural stereotypes, politics and being bilingual.
![Dr. Zbynek "ZB" Smetana](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/smetana350.jpg)
Dr. Zbynek "ZB" Smetana
Associate Professor of Art & Design
Art History
FA 729
PhD, Rutgers University; BA, Humboldt State University ¶ Research Interest: Italian Renaissance Art, Secondary Fields in Northern Renaissance and Baroque
![John Utgaard](https://www.murraystate.edu/_images/contact/John-Utgaard2.jpg)
John Utgaard
Professor of Art & Design
Ceramics
VA 100 A
MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University; BFA, Kansas City Art Institute ¶ Research Interest: Ceramic Sculpture, Handbuilding, Wheel-throwing, Slipcasting
Staff
![Amanda Combs](https://www.murraystate.edu/_images/contact/amanda-combs.jpg)
Amanda Combs
Accounting Clerk
Department of Art & Design
![Ann Gosser](https://www.murraystate.edu/_images/contact/Ann-gosser1.jpg)
Ann Gosser
Administrative Assistant
Department of Art & Design
Emeritus Faculty
![Steve Bishop](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/steve-bishop.jpg)
Steve Bishop
Professor Emeritus
Sculpture
1979-2010
![Karen Boyd](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/no_photo.jpg)
Karen Boyd
Professor Emeritus
Fibers
1967-1997
![Dick Dougherty](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/dick-dougherty.jpg)
Dick Dougherty
Professor Emeritus
Painting and Drawing, Department Head
1992-2013
View Professor Dougherty's work
Learn about Swain School of Design
![Clara M. Eagle](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/no_photo.jpg)
Clara M. Eagle
Professor Emeritus
Metalsmithing, Department Head
1946-1973
![Harry Furches](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/no_photo.jpg)
Harry Furches
Professor Emeritus
Metalsmithing
1963-1993
![Sarah Gutwirth](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/sarah-gutwirth.jpg)
Sarah Gutwirth
Professor Emeritus
Painting and Drawing
1998-2017
View Professor Gutwirth's work
![Bob Head](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/no_photo.jpg)
Bob Head
Professor Emeritus
Painting and Drawing
1966-1997
![Richard Jackson](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/no_photo.jpg)
Richard Jackson
Professor Emeritus
Critic Teacher in Art
1956-1981
![Michael Johnson](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/michael-johnson.jpg)
Michael Johnson
Professor Emeritus
Photography
1973-2008
![Dale Leys](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/dale-leys.jpg)
Dale Leys
Professor Emeritus
Drawing
1977-2018
Watch KET's Interview with Professor Leys
![Paul Sasso](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/paul-sasso.jpg)
Paul Sasso
Professor Emeritus
Woodworking
1981-2008
![Camille Serre](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/camille-serre.jpg)
Camille Serre
Professor Emeritus
Art Education
1985-2012
![Fred Shepard](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/fred-shepard.jpg)
Fred Shepard
Professor Emeritus
Ceramics
1963-1999
Watch an interview with Professors Shepherd and Wolfson
![Peggy Shrock](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/peggy-shrock.jpg)
Peggy Shrock
Professor Emeritus
Art History
1990-2017
![Jerry Speight](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/jerry-speight.jpg)
Jerry Speight
Professor Emeritus
Foundations
1975-2005
![Emily Wolfson](https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/ArtAndDesign/media/emily-wolfson.jpg)
Emily Wolfson
Professor Emeritus
Painting
1941-1969