Painting and Drawing

Faculty
James Bailey, Professor
MaryAnn Bonjorni, Professor
David James, Professor

Adjunct Instructor:
Edgar Smith

Graduate Students:
Zheng He,
Lisa Jarrett,
Tina Mills,
Kathy Rodriguez,
Cathryn Sugg,
Rebecca Weed

Program

The Painting and Drawing area offers a variety of courses for students pursuing the professional B.F.A. degree, the B.A. degree or the B.A. with an option in Art Education. The Painting and Drawing curriculum is broad-based, requiring Foundation level courses followed by specialized upper division courses. In addition, all courses in this area include Art History, Art Criticism, and writing as complementary research to studio work.

Upon completion of the Foundations prerequisites, students complete Drawing I and Painting I. Drawing I: The Figure, focuses on anatomic studies and interpretive figurative works. Painting I begins with color exercises, followed by research in form and content in both historical and contemporary painting. During the second half of Painting I, students develop a series of theme related works. 300 level Painting and Drawing courses are sequenced to include the figure, abstraction and process, and developing individual style and content. Painting II: The Figure focuses on painting the figure from observation and to also duplicate a figurative masterwork, concentrating on technical and compositional structures. Painting II: Process and Abstraction covers a breadth of paint methods and materials. Painting II: Finding Language focuses on recognizing and developing one's individual direction. Advanced Drawing and Independent Study courses support and complement these offerings.

The faculty is very diverse in background and viewpoint. As a group, the faculty takes particular pride in assisting each student to develop their own work to a level of professional excellence. Attending a UM student show consistently indicates that there is not a "University of Montana" style or emphasis. We feel that the strength of our program is that each student's work is uniquely their own.

Facilities

The Painting and Drawing studio facilities include two large studio classrooms, shared semi-private studios for BFA students, and semi-private studios for graduate students. A small, well-stocked woodshop and hand power tools are also available.

Courses

• Foundation Drawing
• Color and Design
• Beginning Painting
• Drawing I:The Figure
• Painting II:The Figure
• Advanced Drawing
• Advanced Painting
• Process and Abstraction
• Finding Language
• Senior Thesis
• Independent Study