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Department Chair

Andrea Pearson Professor and Department Chair, Art CAS | Art

Dr. Andrea Pearson specializes in the visual culture of late medieval and early modern northern Europe, with research interests pertaining to women, gender, and sexuality in the southern Low Countries

  pearson@american.edu

  (202) 885-3428

Art History Director

Juliet Bellow Associate Professor CAS | Art

Juliet Bellow’s research centers on visual artists' experimentations with intermediality in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her book Modernism on Stage: The Ballets Russes and the P

  bellow@american.edu

  (202) 885-6477

Graphic Design Director

Anna Leithauser Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Art

Anna Leithauser is a designer and photographer whose work focuses on the intersection of typography, photography and handmade processes. Her classes reflect her interest in multi-media design by engag

  leithaus@american.edu

  (202) 885-1364

Studio Art Graduate Director

Tim Doud Professor CAS | Art

Tim Doud’s paintings and drawings address two seemingly distinct bodies of work, one figurative and one abstract. These bodies of works serve as a backdrop to broader discussions around constructed id

  tdoud@american.edu

  (202) 885-3992

Studio Art Undergraduate Director

Danielle Mysliwiec Associate Professor CAS | Art

Danielle Mysliwiec holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MFA from Hunter College. Mysliwiec’s primary practice is focused on abstract painting. Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions at C

  mysliwie@american.edu

  (202) 885-6476

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