Faculty and Staff

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

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

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Ben Dory, MFA 
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Artist-in-Residence | Metals
Meet Ben Dory
bdory@ualr.edu | www.bendory.design

Dusty Higgins, MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Assistant Professor | Digital Arts
Meet Dusty Higgins
wdhiggins@ualr.edu | www.dustinhiggins.com

Lynne Larsen, PhD
University of Iowa
Assistant Professor | Art History
Meet Lynne Larsen
lalarsen@ualr.edu

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

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

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

Ricky Sikes, MFA
Louisiana Tech University
Artist-in-Residence | Painting
Meet Ricky Sikes
rwsikes@ualr.edu | www.rickysikes.com

Michael Warrick, MFA
Southern Illinois University
Professor | Sculpture
Meet Michael Warrick
mrwarrick@ualr.edu | www.michaelwarrick.com

Kensuke Yamada, MFA
University of Montana
Assistant Professor | Ceramics
Meet Kensuke Yamada
kyamada@ualr.edu | www.yamadakensuke.com

Brad Cushman, MFA
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Gallery Director and Curator
Meet Brad Cushman
becushman@ualr.edu

Nathan Larson, MA
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Assistant Gallery Curator
Meet Nathan Larson
Meet Nathan Larson | nglarson@ualr.edu

Julia Napolitano, BFA
UA Little Rock
Furniture Technician | Applied Design
Meet Julia Napolitano
jmnapolitano@ualr.edu

Marian Payne, BA, UA Little Rock
Administrative Assistant
mhpayne@ualr.edu

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

Part Time Instructors