Faculty & Staff

Faculty and Staff contact information for the Studio Art Department.

Faculty

Ron Abram

Professor

The John and Christine Warner Professorship

abram@denison.edu

740-587-6355

Justin "Jstn Clmn" Coleman

Associate Professor

colemanj@denison.edu

740-587-5047

Christian Faur

Director of Collaborative Technologies for the Fine Arts

faurc@denison.edu

740-404-1187

Samuel Lo

Affiliated Instructor

los@denison.edu

James McDevitt-Stredney

Creative in Residence

mcdevittstredneyj@denison.edu

Sheilah (Wilson) ReStack

Professor

restacks@denison.edu

740-587-6770

Keith Allyn Spencer

Associate Professor

Chair of Visual Arts

spencerk@denison.edu

740-587-6465

Micaela Vivero

Professor

viverom@denison.edu

740-587-5004

Melissa Vogley-Woods

Affiliated Instructor

woodsmm@denison.edu

Staff

Rebekah Lennon

Academic Administrative Assistant, Visual Arts/Art History

lennonr@denison.edu

740-587-6596

Spotlights

Micaela Vivero in front of large mountains

Visual arts chair named 2024-25 U.S. Fulbright Scholar

Micaela Vivero is heading to Spain, where she will be teaching at Universidad de Murcia.

An art student finds her footing in 981 square feet

A mural — and the Denison Summer Scholar painting it — spring to life in a Newark community-service project.

Christian Faur displays a photo-realistic portrait of American mathematician Julia Robinson that is made from crayons

Crayon artist, tech wizard, Renaissance man

From humble beginnings, Christian Faur has become an acclaimed artist who’s found a home at Denison by carving his own niche.

Members of the Denison community borrowed nearly 100 student works of art for the semester during the first-ever Studio Art Lending Library in the Bryant Arts Center, held on Jan. 27, 2023.

At the Studio Art Lending Library, ‘you choose what speaks to you’

Inaugural program brings student works out of Bryant Arts Center and into buildings across campus

Columbus Creative in Residence

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

What's Happening

A smiling person in an art studio holding a cyanotype print.

Students

Tori Tutt ’28 studies new art style at Colorado art camp

Tutt was awarded a summer trip to an art camp in Colorado, where she learned cyanotypes.

A historic stone castle with arched walkways and towers sits beside a lake, with a wooded hill rising in the background under a cloudy sky.

Faculty

Hidden histories emerge from artist’s stay at French castle

Professor Sheilah ReStack’s residency at Château de La Napoule yields a new photographic body of work.

Announcements & Updates, Awards & Honors

Denison arts students receive scholarships

The 2026 Osborne scholars hail from the visual arts, dance, music, and theatre departments.

Denison’s momentum recognized in latest national rankings

New Denison Commitment provides price transparency for families

Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Ron Abram

Justin "Jstn Clmn" Coleman

Christian Faur

Samuel Lo

James McDevitt-Stredney

Sheilah (Wilson) ReStack

Keith Allyn Spencer

Micaela Vivero

Melissa Vogley-Woods

Staff

Rebekah Lennon

Spotlights

Visual arts chair named 2024-25 U.S. Fulbright Scholar

An art student finds her footing in 981 square feet

Crayon artist, tech wizard, Renaissance man

At the Studio Art Lending Library, ‘you choose what speaks to you’

Columbus Creative in Residence

What's Happening

Tori Tutt ’28 studies new art style at Colorado art camp

Hidden histories emerge from artist’s stay at French castle

Denison arts students receive scholarships