Foundation Year
| Foundation Year Required Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| course title | Fall | Spring |
| Visual Elements: 2D | 3 | * |
| Visual Elements: Digital Tools | * | 3 |
| 3D Design | 3 | * |
| Time Arts | * | 3 |
| Basic Drawing | 3 | 3 |
| English Composition | 3 | 3 |
| Art & Design in Contemporary Society | 3 | 3 |
| Foundation elective (optional) | (1) | (1) |
| Total credits | 15 | 15 |
| * Can be taken Fall or Spring | ||
Foundation students at PNCA work together in a common first year experience that introduces the basic vocabulary, concepts, and skills shared by all disciplines of the fine and design arts. This diverse year of immersion in studio and liberal arts allows students to explore a variety of tools, techniques, and ideas and introduces the fundamentals of PNCA's various studio majors.
Foundation Faculty
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Rose Bond
Associate Professor in Foundation, Intermedia, Contemporary Animated Art
MFA 1990 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Experimental Filmmaking)
MS 1976 Portland State University (Education)
BA 1971 Portland State University (Drawing and Painting)
http://www.rosebond.net/ →
Sally Cleveland
Assistant Professor in Drawing, Foundation, Painting
BFA 1981 PNCA (Painting)
http://www.sallycleveland.com →
Nan Curtis
Assistant Professor in Foundation and Sculpture
MFA 1991 University of Cincinnati (Sculpture)
BFA 1988 The College of Wooster (Sculpture)
Kate Copeland
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2006 Rhode Island School of Design (Printmaking) (Honor Student)
Teaching Certificate 2006 Brown University Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
BA 2000 Macalester College (Studio Art Major, German Studies Minor) (Magna Cum Laude, Art Department Honors)
Kurt Hollomon
Instructor in Foundation, Illustration
1981-1983 Art Institute of Seattle
http://www.kurtdhollomon.com →
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Frank Irby
Sculpture Department Chair
Associate Professor in Foundation, Sculpture
MFA 1980 Alfred University (Ceramics)
BFA 1978 Memphis State University (Ceramics)
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Bob Martin
Associate Professor in Liberal Arts, Thesis Research & Writing
ABD 1982 Purdue University
MA 1977 Portland State University
BA 1971 Kentucky Wesleyan College
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Bill Moore
Professor in Foundation, Sculpture
MFA 1971 University of Michigan
BS 1967 University of Michigan
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Matthew Letzelter
Assistant Professor in Foundation, Printmaking
MFA 2003 Pratt Institute (Printmaking)
BFA 1998 University of Florida, College of FIne Arts (Printmaking)
AA 1994 Santa Fe Community College (Biological Sciences)
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Mary Preis
Liberal Arts Department Chair
Assistant Professor in Liberal Arts
MA 2000 University of Oregon (Art History)
BA 1995 University of Delaware (Art History, Magna Cum Laude)
Abra Ancliffe
Instructor in Foundation, Printmaking
MFA 2005 Tyler School of Art, Temple University (Printmaking)
BFA 2003 Pacific Northwest Collegeof Art (Printmaking)
BA 1998 Lewis & Clark College (English Literature)
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Sally Schoolmaster
Photography Department Chair
Assistant Professor in Foundation, Photography
MFA 1990 Ohio University (Photography)
BS 1986 University of Oregon (Journalism)
Stephen Slappe
Instructor in Foundation, Intermedia
MFA 2001 University of South Carolina (Painting & 3D Studies)
BFA 1997 University of North Florida (Painting)
http://www.stephenslappe.com →
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Arvie Smith
Associate Professor in Drawing, Foundation, Painting
MFA 1992 Maryland Institute College of Art (Painting)
BFA 1985 PNCA (Painting, Printmaking)
Gordon Barnes
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2007 Portland State University (Interdisciplinary)
BFA 2005 Sonoma State University (Printmaking)
Kim McKenna
Instructor in Foundation
MAT 1999 Lewis & Clark College
Post Baccalaureate 1994 The Cooper Union, Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture
BFA 1992 The Hartford Art School (Printmaking)
Seth Nehil
Instructor in Foundation, Liberal Arts
MFA 2005 Bard College (Music/Sound)
BFA 1998 University of Texas at Austin (Painting/Transmedia)
http://sethnehil.artdocuments.org →
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Modou Dieng
Assistant Professor in Drawing, Painting
MFA 2006 San Francisco Art Institute
BFA 1995 Ecole National des Beaux-Arts, Senegal
http://modoudieng.com →
Christopher Huizar
Instructor in Foundation, Intermedia
BFA 2003 Pacific Northwest College of Art (Sculpture)
http://www.onegreatthing.com →
Ric Lanciotti
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2001 Savannah College of Art & Design (Media & Performing Arts, Emphasis Directing)
BFA 1999 Savannah College of Art & Design (Video and Film, Minor in Art History)
http://www.pretenco.com →
Jenene Nagy
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2004 University of Oregon
Graduate Certificate 2004 University of Oregon (Non-Profit Management)
BFA 1998 University of Arizona (Cum Laude and Honors)
http://www.jenenenagy.com →
Carl Diehl
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2007 University of Oregon (Digital Art)
BFA 2000 Syracuse University (Art Video)
http://www.electronicelsewhere.com →
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Tracey Cockrell
Foundation Department Chair
Associate Professor in Foundation
MFA 1991 University of California, Berkeley (Sculpture)
Post-Baccalaureate studies 1986-1988 Virginia Commonwealth University (Sculpture)
BA 1986 College of William and Mary (Fine Arts)
Anna Fidler
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2005 Portland State University (Studio Art)
BFA 1995 Western Michigan University (Painting)
Ellen Lesperance
Assistant Professor in Foundation
MFA 1999 Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Visual Arts)
1999 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
BFA 1995 University of Washington (Painting)
Ryan Pierce
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2007 California College of the Arts (Drawing and Painting)
BFA 2003 Oregon College of Art and Craft (Drawing)
Crystal Schenk
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2007 Portland State University
BFA 1999 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Jerry Sumpter
Instructor in Art History
D.E.A. (Ph.D. ABD) 2006 Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha (Philosophy of Art)
MFA 2002 University of Nebraska (Painting/Drawing)
BFA 1998 University of Nebraska (Painting)
Zackery Denfeld
Instructor in Foundation, Liberal Arts
MFA 2007 University of Michigan, School of Art & Design (Postdisciplinary Program)
BA 2004 Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Public Affairs (Policy Studies)
http://www.zackdenfeld.com →
Roy Tomlinson
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 1991 University of California, Berkeley
BFA 1979 San Francisco Art Institute
http://www.roytomlinson.com →
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