Faculty
Greg Twigg
Twigg received a B.A. in Fine Art as a UM undergraduate, and later completed an MFA in the newly developing Media Arts sector. This combination of traditional and more cutting-edge studies has served him well, as he finds numerous ways to weave the two realms into his work.
Andrew Smith
Andrew's essays and poetry have been published in literary and national magazines, including Gulf Coast, Surface, GQ, and Ploughshares. He has taught at the University of Iowa, the Gotham Writers’ Workshop, and is an Assistant Professor in the Media Arts program at the University of Montana. Andrew lives in Brooklyn and Missoula, Montana.
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy began teaching at The University of Montana in the fall of 1995. He brings to this University 18 years of professional involvement in theatre, film and television as an actor and director, both in New York City and Los Angeles.
Martin Fromm
Marty Fromm’s father was an Airforce pilot, therefore, he spent his youth moving from place to place in the U.S. and Europe. Marty received his B.S. in Journalism from Georgia Southern University/Statesboro in 1981. He traveled the U.S. extensively until settling in Moscow, Idaho.
Rick Hughes
In the Fall of 1998 Rick helped initiate the integration of digital technology and the arts when he developed and taught the original version of the MAR111A Integrated Digital Art course. A year later he developed and taught the first motion design course in the School of Fine Arts and in 2000 developed the first web design course in the School using Flash.