From paintings and jewelry, to websites and book covers, art communicates human desires, values, and ideas about beauty.
Jiani Su ‘17 switched to the visual communication design program after discovering the artistic freedom in graphic design.
Lecturer David Cowles' work is featured in major publications like Time, Rolling Stone, and The Boston Globe. Watch his masterclass about creating caricatures. >
Study for a semester or year abroad in Rennes, Florence, or another one of the study abroad programs through the Center for International Education.
The artist who earned national acclaim in 2016 for her life-like sculpture of comedienne Lucille Ball says professors at Nazareth encouraged her talent for sculpture and "taught me to be more expressive and creative." Read more »
Student Work | Ceramics • Drawing • Graphic Design • Illustration • Jewelry and Metalsmith • Painting • Photography • Printmaking • Sculpture
Andrea Durfee, featured on the cover of Post magazine, worked as a licensed art therapist and then co-founded an artisan invitation and stationery company. The watercolor artist, printmaker, and illustrator majored in studio art/printmaking and earned a master's in creative arts therapy at Nazareth in 2011.
"Every day, I hope to be instrumental in helping at least one student find their right pathway." — Mitch Messina, professor in the art and design department.
"When I teach students to become art teachers, I combine the visual and the verbal to help them build connections. We look at how art-making and teaching overlap and how what they know about each one holds true in the other. We regularly reflect, problem-solve, and adapt, which are necessary to teach well." Read more »
Nazareth has three gallery spaces on campus that host shows curated by the art and design department faculty. Learn more about the Arts Center Gallery, Arts New Media Gallery, and Colacino Art Gallery »
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