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Faculty
The Department of Art & Design includes eight full-time faculty; all hold the highest degrees in their fields and are practicing designers, artists, and scholars. In addition, several part-time and adjunct faculty regularly contribute to the breadth and volume of course offerings in the department.
Art History
| Sascha Crasnow |
Assistant Professor |
339 Fine Arts Center sascha.crasnow@drake.edu |
| Maura Lyons |
Professor |
282 Fine Arts Center 515-271-3858 maura.lyons@drake.edu |
| Lilah Anderson | Director of Anderson Gallery |
Anderson Gallery |
| Lenore Metrick-Chen | Associate Professor Emeritus |
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Graphic Design
| John Fender |
Associate Professor Department Chair |
273 Fine Arts Center 515-271-4508 john.fender@drake.edu |
| Sang Lee |
Assistant Professor |
337 Fine Arts Center 515-271-3295 sang.lee@drake.edu |
| Neil Ward | Associate Professor | 202 Carnegie Hall 515-271-3837 neil.ward@drake.edu |
Studio Art
| Robert Craig | Professor | 116 Studio Arts Hall 515-271-3186 robert.craig@drake.edu |
| Jamey Hart | Assistant Professor |
338 Fine Arts Center |
| Edward Kelley | Studio Assistant Instructor |
105 Studio Arts Hall 515-271-3137 edward.kelley@drake.edu |
| Emily Newman | Associate Professor |
333 Fine Arts Center 515-271-3707 emily.newman@drake.edu |
| Angela Battle |
Associate Professor Emeritus | |
| Phillip Chen |
Professor Emeritus |
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