People



John J. Curley
Professor, Department Chair

Merih Danali
Assistant Professor
Art History: Byzantine Art and Architecture, Medieval European Art and Architecture, intersections of Medieval Art and Science
106 Scales Fine Arts Center

Bryan Ellis
Adjunct Assistant Professor

David Faber
Professor

Ruiying Gao
Assistant Professor – On Academic Leave AY 2025-2026
108 Scales Fine Arts Center

Jennifer Gentry
Teaching Professor
Studio Art: Drawing with Digital Integration, Design, Fundamentals
201C Scales Fine Arts Center

Ashley Givens
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Art History: History of Photography, (including Contemporary Photographic Practices) and Nineteenth Century French Painting

Katherine Gregory
Visiting Assistant Professor
Art History: American Art, Black American Art, and Environmental Criticism
104 Scales





Nikki Moore
Assistant Professor
Art and Architectural History of the broader Americas, Global Modernism
105 Scales Fine Arts Center

Morna E. O’Neill
Professor – On Academic Leave – AY 2025-2026
Art History: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century European Art
5 Scales Fine Arts Center

John Pickel
Associate Professor – On Academic Leave – Fall 2025




Joel Tauber
Professor – On Academic Leave AY 2025-2026