Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Ron Abram

Professor

Faculty | Studio Art / Queer Studies / Journalism

Bryant Arts Center - 315

abram@denison.edu

740-587-6355

Justin "Jstn Clmn" Coleman

Assistant Professor

Faculty | Studio Art / Black Studies

Bryant Arts Center - 210

colemanj@denison.edu

740-587-5047

Chris Faur

Director of Collaborative Technologies for the Fine Arts

Faculty | Information Technology Services / Studio Art

Mulberry House

faurc@denison.edu

740-587-6336

Sheilah (Wilson) ReStack

Associate Professor

Dr. Viola K. Kleindienst Professorship

Chair of Studio Art

Faculty | Studio Art / Queer Studies / Women's & Gender Studies

Bryant Arts Center - 401A/310

restacks@denison.edu

740-587-6737

Keith Allyn Spencer

Associate Professor

Faculty | Studio Art / Environmental Studies

Bryant Arts Center - 411

spencerk@denison.edu

740-587-6465

Brett Taylor

Visiting Assistant Professor

Faculty | Studio Art

taylorb@denison.edu

Micaela Vivero

Professor

Faculty | Studio Art / Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Bryant Arts Center - 101

viverom@denison.edu

740-587-5004

Staff

Dyan Couden

Academic Administrative Assistant

Staff | Art History & Visual Culture / Studio Art

Bryant Arts Center - 501, 401

coudend@denison.edu

740-587-6596

Shahid Khan

Studio Arts Technician

Staff | Studio Art

khans@denison.edu

Jacqueline Pelasky

Visual Resources Specialist

Staff | Art History & Visual Culture / Studio Art

Bryant Arts Center - 503

hout@denison.edu

740-587-6480

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Sheilah (Wilson) ReStack

Associate Professor

Dr. Viola K. Kleindienst Professorship

Chair of Studio Art

restacks@denison.edu

740-587-6737

Dyan Couden

Academic Administrative Assistant

coudend@denison.edu

740-587-6596

Spotlights

Students learning from a professional photographer

Picture-perfect paid internships

Denison’s Career Center funds internships that add valuable experiences to an arts education.

Tejido de Voces rehearsal (photo by Ron Abram)

Building Bridges: Ron Abram, Collaboration and Tejido de Voces

The importance of art - especially in a world divided by COVID, politics, and distance - is a tangible thing.

Columbus Creative in Residence

Denison’s Studio Art department introduces Columbus Creative in Residence program.

An art installation by Micaela Vivero, artist and professor

A Fragile Balance

Artist and professor Micaela Vivero explores space and balance in a recent exhibition in Rota, Spain.

“Hold Hold Spill”

Artist and professor Sheilah ReStack describes her work as something recognizable, but changed.

Daniel Roumain playing in concert with Titus Kaphar's A Disturbing Silence

Black Art 2020: Active interaction with Art

Two art exhibitions that focused on Black artists and their work became a springboard for learning in Prof. JSTN CLMN’s Black Art 2020 class.

The camera’s eye: On teaching photography

Professor Sheilah ReStack writes on what it means to provide a context for photography when teaching students.

Students interacting with the About Ourselves/Inside Ourselves exhibit

How We Learn

A Look Inside Ourselves

A Denison Museum art exhibit titled About Ourselves/Inside Ourselves explores queer history and identity.

Where We Go

Painting Virtual Reality

Studio Art alum Al DiLorenzo ‘19 learned virtual reality & painting skills - now they combine them for a career in the arts.

How We Learn

Art and Space Connect and Encourage Empathy

Resident artists Christian and Anne Manns pay tribute to local history through exhibition “Monumental!”

How We Learn

Soaking up art in New York City

Each year, studio art seniors travel to New York City to experience art in person, meet artists and take a pulse of the art world.

How We Learn

The Billboard Project hits the Streets

Denison Studio Art professor, Sheilah Wilson, works to place contemporary art on billboards in Newark, Ohio.

Where We Go

Alumni Crew on Cinematic High Seas

Wherever you go, whatever you're doing, chances are pretty good there's a Denison connection.

Where We Go

Embracing the Unexpected

Elizabeth Dobbins ’13 parleyed her love of art into an surprising career

How We Learn

Ephemeral beauty

Evelyn Kendrix '19 spent her summer creating ephemeral art from natural materials.

What's Happening

Visiting Artists

5 questions with English Professor Fred Porcheddu-Engel

Denison’s swimming rival seemed unstoppable. Then came the 2011 team.

Edge summer program empowers students to tackle real-world issues

Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Ron Abram

Justin "Jstn Clmn" Coleman

Chris Faur

Sheilah (Wilson) ReStack

Keith Allyn Spencer

Brett Taylor

Micaela Vivero

Staff

Dyan Couden

Shahid Khan

Jacqueline Pelasky

Contact Us

Sheilah (Wilson) ReStack

Dyan Couden

Spotlights

Picture-perfect paid internships

Building Bridges: Ron Abram, Collaboration and Tejido de Voces

Columbus Creative in Residence

A Fragile Balance

“Hold Hold Spill”

Black Art 2020: Active interaction with Art

The camera’s eye: On teaching photography

A Look Inside Ourselves

Painting Virtual Reality

Art and Space Connect and Encourage Empathy

Soaking up art in New York City

The Billboard Project hits the Streets

Alumni Crew on Cinematic High Seas

Embracing the Unexpected

Ephemeral beauty

What's Happening

Esteban del Valle - Vail Visiting Artist

Steven Hettrich '98 works in functional and fine art

Anya Nelson '22 gets a strong start to a career in art