Faculty and Staff

Department Chair

Tom CliftonThomas Clifton, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Department Chair
Professor | Illustration and Drawing
Meet Tom Clifton
tgclifton@ualr.edu | www.tomclifton.com

Faculty

Kevin CatesKevin Cates, MFA
University of Memphis
Professor | Graphic Design
Graphic Design Coordinator
Meet Kevin Cates
klcates@ualr.edu
www.kevincatesdesign.com

Emily HoodEmily Jean Hood, Ph.D.
University of North Texas
Assistant Professor | Art Education
ehood@ualr.edu | @art_with_dr_emily

Lynne LarsenLynne Larsen, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Assistant Professor | Art History
Meet Lynne Larsenlalarsen@ualr.edu

Joli LivaudaisJoli Livaudais, MFA
Louisiana Tech University
Associate Professor | Photography
Graduate Coordinator
Meet Joli Livaudais
jklivaudais@ualr.edu
www.joli-livaudais.com

Floyd MartinFloyd Martin, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor Emeritus | Art History
Meet Floyd Martin
fwmartin@ualr.edu

Lydia MartinLydia Martin, MFA
State University of New York at New Paltz
Artist-in-Residence | Metals
lmartin3@ualr.edu
lydiaelsamartin.com

Peter ScheidtPeter Scheidt, MFA
San Diego State University
Assistant Professor | Furniture/Woodworking | BFA Coordinator
Meet Peter Scheidt
pnscheidt@ualr.edu
www.peterscheidt.com

Krista SchoeningKrista Schoening, MFA
University of Washington
Assistant Professor | Painting
kshoening@ualr.edu
kristaschoening.com

Michael WarrickMichael Warrick, MFA
Southern Illinois University
Professor Emeritus | Sculpture
Meet Michael Warrick
mrwarrick@ualr.edu
Michael Warrick LLC on Instagram

Kensuke YamadaKensuke Yamada, MFA
University of Montana
Assistant Professor | Ceramics
Meet Kensuke Yamada
kyamada@ualr.eduwww.kensukeyamada.com

Staff

Nathan LarsonNathan Larson, M.A.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Interim Gallery Director
Meet Nathan Larson
Meet Nathan Larson | nglarson@ualr.edu

Julia NapolitanoJulia Napolitano, BFA
UA Little Rock
Department Technician
Meet Julia Napolitano
jmnapolitano@ualr.edu

AnDi TompkinsAndrea “AnDi” Tompkins, M.S. Ed
NW Missouri State University
Art Outreach Specialist
Meet AnDi Tompkins
amtompkins@ualr.edu

Part Time Instructors

Robert Bean, B.A.
UA Little Rock
Drawing
Meet Robert Bean
rpbean@ualr.edu | www.rbfineart.com

Jeremy CouchJeremy Couch, MFA,
Laguna College of Art and Design
Painting
jdcouch1@ualr.edu | instagram/jeremyeatsworlds

Liz KoernerLiz Koerner, MFA
San Diego State University
Woodworking
mekoerner@ualr.edu

Jeannie LeeJeannie Lee, M.A.
UA Little Rock
Art History
jmlee1@ualr.edu

Melissa MillerMelissa Cartwright, M.A.
UA Little Rock
Art History
mmmiller2@ualr.edu

Sasha MirzoyanAlexander “Sasha” Mirzoyan, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Foundations
amirzoyan@ualr.edu

John SheaJohn Shea, MFA
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Ceramics
jrshea@ualr.edu
jrsheastudio.com


Ricky Sikes, MFA
Louisiana Tech University
Painting
Meet Ricky Sikes
rwsikes@ualr.edu
www.rickysikes.com

Rachel SpencerRachel Spencer, MFA
Louisiana Tech University
Foundations
resmith2@ualr.edu

Amber UptigroveAmber Uptigrove, M.Ed.
UA Little Rock
Art Education
Meet Amber Uptigrove
aluptigrove@gmail.com

David WarrenDavid Warren, MFA
University of Arkansas Fayetteville
Printmaking
dwwarren@ualr.edu