College of Arts and Sciences

Cristina Albu came to UMKC in 2012 after receiving her Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on interconnections between contemporary art,...

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Ricky Allman came to UMKC in 2007 after graduating with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design. His landscape and architecturally based paintings investigate...

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Barry Anderson’s art and research interests are in the areas of video animation, multi-channel (surround sound) audio, photography and installation art. He...

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Elijah Gowin has been teaching at UMKC since 2002. He teaches both chemical and digital photography with a focus on experimental tools and methodologies.
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Joseph R. Hartman has lectured and published widely on modern/contemporary Latinx and Latin American art, architecture, and experience. Hartman’s first book,...

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Hye Young Shin joined the Department of Art & Art History in 2013. She is an art educator and artist whose expertise is in printmaking, drawing, and paper...

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As Interim Dean, Kati Toivanen oversees faculty, staff, students, and academic affairs in the 16 departments that make up the College of Arts and Sciences. In...

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Paul Tosh has been teaching at UMKC since 2001, and after 12 years in academia, he still has a southern accent. Along with teaching a full range of graphic design...

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Originally from Morgantown, West Virginia, Davin Watne has taught at UMKC since 2002. Watne’s work includes a wide range of mediums and approaches to artmaking,...

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