Betsy Orbe Lester: MFA, University of South Florida. Instructor. A painter and mixed media artist, Betsy teaches Visual Problem Solving.
Allison Moore: Ph.D. in Art History, City University of New York and MFA in Writing, Pacific University. Instructor. Allison’s publications include a book about art photography in Mali, titled Embodying Relation (Duke University Press).
Brian Ransom: MFA, Claremont Graduate School; Professor of Visual Arts, Brian has been at Eckerd since 1996, teaching courses in ceramics, sculpture, studio critique, and interdisciplinary arts.
Arthur Skinner ’72: MVA, Georgia State University; Discipline Coordinator and Gallery Director. As Professor of Visual Arts, Arthur has taught courses in printmaking, drawing and photography at Eckerd since 1976.
Kirk Ke Wang: MFA, Nanjing Normal University; MFA, University of South Florida. Professor of Visual Arts, Kirk has been at Eckerd since 1993, and teaches courses in painting, drawing, digital photography, new genre art and Asian art.
Part-time faculty
Pamela Callender ’07: MFA, Goddard College; Pamela teaches Eco Art History.
Marita Contreras: MFA, School of Visual Arts; a video artist and photographer, Marita teaches Experimental Film & Video, and The Documentary.
Jason Hackenwerth: MFA, Savannah College of Art & Design. Jason is renowned for his balloon sculptures, and is teaching a course in installation art, and also in printmaking
Christopher Jones: M.A., University of New Mexico; Christopher teaches art history.
Pamela Jones: MFA, University of South Florida; a painter, Pamela teaches our Visual Problem Solving course.
Jen Peterson: M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology; Jen teaches graphic design.
Gallery hours Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Betsy Lester ’93
Figuring Future Past: A Retrospective
January 16 – February 27
Brian Ransom
Sound Resonator Beacons
January 16 – March 2
Brian Ransom
Looking Back, and Forward
February 3 – March 17
Senior Thesis Exhibitions
Visual and Interdisciplinary Arts
Winter Term Photography
Contest Winners of 2023
Visual Arts Major Portfolio Exhibition
The Exhibition