Painting
BFA in Painting
Are you passionate about painting? Do you see yourself working in your own studio and selling your work in galleries? Or pursuing commissions or public arts projects? Our BFA in Painting is intensely focused. You’ll study every major form and genre including still life, landscape, figure, abstract, and mixed media. You’ll work in oils, acrylics, watercolor, and encaustic. And as you work your way through the program, you’ll be developing a broad body of work and a highly competitive portfolio that will prepare you for a future in fine art.
Make a living AND make a difference.
Painting is an art of many voices. Some are quiet and studied. Others are explosive and free. The diversity of expression creates continual openings for new perspectives—and for change. Through their work, painters call attention to the world within and around us, inviting us to explore new voices, as well as new ways of seeing and thinking and being in the world.
Working artists
Our BFA in Painting graduates go into the world and become independent studio painters, muralists, professors, graduate teaching assistants, continuing education instructors, freelance artists, freelance designers, gallery managers, gallery owners, and more.
Painting program faculty
- Jay Constantine Professor, Program Chair
- Patricia Constantine Assistant Professor
- Boyd Quinn Professor
- Deborah Rockman Professor
- Margaret Vega Professor
- Mariel Versluis Assistant Professor
- Diane Zeeuw Associate Professor
