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Department Chair

Andy Holtin Professor CAS | Art

Andy Holtin received his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Sculpture and Exended Media program. His work uses technological systems to create perfomative objects and interactive installation

  holtin@american.edu

  (202) 885-3928

Art History Director

Juliet Bellow Associate Professor CAS | Art

Juliet Bellow’s research centers on visual artists' experimentations with intermediality in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her book Modernism on Stage: The Ballets Russes and the P

  bellow@american.edu

  (202) 885-6477

Graphic and Visual Communication Design Director

Anna Leithauser Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Art

Anna Leithauser is a designer and photographer whose work focuses on the intersection of typography, photography and handmade processes. Her classes reflect her interest in multi-media design by engag

  leithaus@american.edu

  (202) 885-1364

Studio Art Graduate Directors

Tim Doud Professor CAS | Art

Tim Doud’s paintings and drawings address two seemingly distinct bodies of work, one figurative and one abstract. These bodies of works serve as a backdrop to broader discussions around constructed id

  tdoud@american.edu

  (202) 885-3992

Kyle Hackett Assistant Professor CAS | Art

Kyle Hackett (b. Still Pond, MD) earned his MFA from the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art and his BFA in Fine Arts as a McNair Scholar from the University of

  hackett@american.edu

  (202) 885-1160

Studio Art Undergraduate Director

Danielle Mysliwiec Associate Professor CAS | Art

Danielle Mysliwiec received her BA from Wesleyan University and her MFA from Hunter College. She is best known for her paintings that combine the rigorous structure of weaving with the malleable prope

  mysliwie@american.edu

  (202) 885-6476

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