The School of Art at the University of Montana has a vibrant visiting artist program; hosting an average of 6-12 visiting artist each year. Through the support of the Jim and Jane Dew Foundation these visiting artist enhance the School of Art’s curriculum, as well as enrich the community. Artists of national and international recognition are invited to campus to provide students and faculty with a variety of meaningful experiences and professional development. The School of Art collaborates with the Gallery of Visual Arts (GVA), the Museum of Arts and Culture (MMAC), the Missoula Art Museum (MAM), and the School of Journalism (SOJ) to exhibit visiting artist artwork. 

2013-14 Visiting Artists

Fall 2013

Valerie Hedquist
September 5 Lecture by Valerie Hedquist, Associate Professor of Art Criticism and History, "Miss Lindood's Picture Gallery in Leicester Square", 5:10-6pm, Social Science Building, Room 356.
Dr. Hedquist teaches the introductory courses in Art History and Art Criticism, with a special emphasis on the art of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. She writes about the art of Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Gabriel Metsu, with a special interest in  Thomas Gainsborough’s Blue Boy. Dr. Hedquist earned her PhD with honors from the University of Kansas.

Del Harrow's "current studio practice consists of two activities: the production/fabrication of objects from a range of materials, and then, a sustained investigation of these objects by way of successive experiments with strategies for placement, arrangement, and organization. Individual objects emerge from a confluence of form, material and process.

Many sculptures begin as digital models – employing computer software as a tool for generating abstract form. As material culture an objects’ subtle textures and marks contain and reveal information about methods of fabrication – manual or mechanized production – and by extension the scale of economy, culture, and the objects meaning within it."

Mr. Harrow currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Art at Colorado State University at Fort Collins, CO.  He received his MFA from NYSCC at Alfred University NY in 2005.

H. Rafael Chacón
SEPTEMBER 25  Lecture by H. Rafael Chacón, Professor of Art History and Criticism, "Wanted: Indian Art Majors",  5:10-6 pm, Social Science 356
Dr. Chacón teaches courses on African Art, American Art, Ancient American Art, Critical Theories, European Art of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Latin American Art, Renaissance Art and Theory, Art and War, Art and Insanity, and Spanish Art at The University of Montana. His current academic interests lie in American architectural history and historic preservation.  Dr. Chacón earned his PH.D with honors from the University of Chicago and his M.A. University of Chicago, Illinois.