Faculty

Foundation

Board of Study Coordinator

Janine Polak
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of Virginia
- MFA, Yale University
janine.polak@purchase.edu

Beth Campbell
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Truman State University
- MFA, Ohio University
elizabeth.campbell@purchase.edu
Joseph Cuillier
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, Prairie View A&M University
- MFA, Pratt Institute
joseph.cuillier@purchase.edu
Lisa Hamilton
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Cooper Union
- MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
lisa.hamilton@purchase.edu
Aaron Krach
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, University of California, San Diego
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
aaron.krach@purchase.edu
Audra Wolowiec
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
audra.wolowiec@purchase.edu

Contributing Faculty

Carol Bankerd
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, MFA, Yale University
carol.bankerd@purchase.edu
Matthew Bollinger
Assistant Professor of Practice in Art+Design
- BFA, Kansas City Art Institute
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
matthew.bollinger@purchase.edu
Stella Ebner
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
stella.ebner@purchase.edu
Eric Gottesman
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Duke University
- MFA, Bard College
eric.gottesman@purchase.edu
Cassandra Hooper
Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, California State University, Long Beach
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
cassandra.hooper@purchase.edu
Cynthia Lin
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of California, Berkeley
- MA, MFA, University of Iowa, Iowa City
cynthia.lin@purchase.edu
Sakura Maku
Lecturer in Art+Design
- BFA, School of Visual Arts
- MFA, Yale University
sakura.maku@purchase.edu
Deborah Mesa-Pelly
Lecturer in Art+Design
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Yale University
deborah.mesa-pelly@purchase.edu
Rachel Owens
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of Kansas, Lawrence
- MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
rachel.owens@purchase.edu
Samantha Pasapane
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
3-D Media Instructional Support Associate, School of Art+Design
- BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
samantha.pasapane@purchase.edu
Adam Jaye Porter
Lecturer in Art+Design
- BFA, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
adam.porter@purchase.edu
Padma Rajendran
Lecturer in Art+Design
- BA, Bryn Mawr College
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
padma.rajendran@purchase.edu
Christopher Robbins
(on leave: 2017–18)
Associate Professor of Art+Design
Director, School of Art+Design
- BA, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
christopher.robbins@purchase.edu
Sara Saltzman
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, New School for Social Research
- BFA, Parsons the New School for Design
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
sara.saltzman@purchase.edu
Becky Sellinger
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University
becky.sellinger@purchase.edu
Rob Swainston
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Hampshire College
- MFA, Columbia University
robert.swainston@purchase.edu
Raphael Zollinger
Lecturer in Art+Design
- BFA, Pratt Institute
- MPS, New York University
raphael.zollinger@purchase.edu

Graphic Design

Board of Study Coordinator

Warren Lehrer
Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Queens College, City University of New York
- MFA, Yale University
warren.lehrer@purchase.edu

Faculty

Anthony Antonellis
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art+Design
Lecturer in New Media
- BFA, Savannah College of Art and Design
- MFA, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (Germany)
anthony.antonellis@purchase.edu
Carol Bankerd
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, MFA, Yale University
carol.bankerd@purchase.edu
Bill Deere
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- Bachelor of Environmental Design, North Carolina State University
- MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
bill.deere@purchase.edu
María Gracia Echeverría
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile
- MFA, Pratt Institute
maria.echeverria@purchase.edu
Kelsey Elder
Assistant Professor
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Graduate of Typeface Design Intensive, University of Reading.
kelsey.edler@purchase.edu
Robin Lynch
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, Howard University
- MFA, Yale University
robin.lynch@purchase.edu
Heidi Neilson
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, Reed College
- MFA, Pratt Institute
heidi.neilson@purchase.edu
Charles Routhier
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, Rhode Island College
- MFA, Yale University
charles.routhier@purchase.edu
Timothy Samara
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, University of the Arts
timothy.samara@purchase.edu
Leonard Seastone
Assistant Professor of Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
leonard.seastone@purchase.edu
Hakan Topal
Assistant Professor of New Media and Art+Design
- BS, MS, Middle East Technical University (Turkey)
- MA, PhD, New School for Social Research
hakan.topal@purchase.edu

Painting / Drawing

Board of Study Coordinator

Cynthia Lin
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of California, Berkeley
- MA, MFA, University of Iowa, Iowa City
cynthia.lin@purchase.edu

Faculty

Matthew Bollinger
Assistant Professor of Practice in Art+Design
- BFA, Kansas City Art Institute
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
matthew.bollinger@purchase.edu
Hilary Doyle
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Massachusetts College of Art
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
hilary.doyle@purchase.edu
Susanna Heller
Visiting Associate Professor of Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
susanna.heller@purchase.edu
Sharon Horvath
Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, Cooper Union
- MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
sharon.horvath@purchase.edu
Julian Kreimer
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Princeton University
- MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
julian.kreimer@purchase.edu
Stephen Maine
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Indiana University
- MFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts
stephen.maine@purchase.edu
Ali Miller
Visiting Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing
alison.miller@purchase.edu
Gina Ruggeri
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art
- MFA, Yale University
gina.ruggeri@purchase.edu

Photography

Board of Study Coordinator

Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of Oxford (England)
- MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University
s.wolukauwanambwa@purchase.edu

Faculty

Marcia Due
Assistant Professor of Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, University of Maine
- MFA, Yale University
marcia.due@purchase.edu
Eric Gottesman
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Duke University
- MFA, Bard College
eric.gottesman@purchase.edu
Robert Kozma
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
robert.kozma@purchase.edu
Joshua Lutz
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, Bard College
- MFA, Bard College/International Center for Photography
joshua.lutz@purchase.edu
Deborah Mesa-Pelly
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Yale University
deborah.mesa-pelly@purchase.edu
Nandita Raman
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, University of Delhi (India)
- MFA, Bard College
nandita.raman@purchase.edu
Jo Ann Walters
(on leave: 2017–18)
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Arizona State University
- MFA, Ohio University
joann.walters@purchase.edu
Ofer Wolberger
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, Binghamton University, SUNY
- MFA, School of Visual Arts
ofer.wolberger@purchase.edu

Printmaking

Board of Study Coordinator

Cassandra Hooper
Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, California State University, Long Beach
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
cassandra.hooper@purchase.edu

Faculty

Stella Ebner
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
stella.ebner@purchase.edu
Sakura Maku
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, School of Visual Arts
- MFA, Yale University
sakura.maku@purchase.edu
Adam Jaye Porter
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
adam.porter@purchase.edu
Padma Rajendran
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, Bryn Mawr College
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
padma.rajendran@purchase.edu
Sara Saltzman
Assistant Professor of Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, New School for Social Research
- BFA, Parsons the New School for Design
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
sara.saltzman@purchase.edu
Rob Swainston
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Hampshire College
- MFA, Columbia University
robert.swainston@purchase.edu
Amanda J. Thackray
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Rutgers University
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
amanda.thackray@purchase.edu

Contributing Faculty

Faye Hirsch
Visiting Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- PhD, Yale University
faye.hirsch@purchase.edu

Sculpture

Board of Study Coordinator

Kate Gilmore
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Bates College
- MFA, School of Visual Arts
katherine.gilmore@purchase.edu

Faculty

Nancy Bowen
(on leave: Fall 2017)
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
nancy.bowen@purchase.edu
Dave Lewis
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, University of Arizona
dave.lewis@purchase.edu
Rachel Owens
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of Kansas, Lawrence
- MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
rachel.owens@purchase.edu
Samantha Pasapane
Assistant Professor of Art+Design (Part-time)
3-D Media Instructional Support Associate, School of Art+Design
- BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
samantha.pasapane@purchase.edu
Liz Phillips
Assistant Professor of Art+Design (Part-time)
- BA, Bennington College
elizabeth.phillips@purchase.edu
Christopher Robbins
(on leave: 2017–18)
Associate Professor of Art+Design
Director, School of Art+Design
- BA, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
christopher.robbins@purchase.edu
Becky Sellinger
Assistant Professor of Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University
becky.sellinger@purchase.edu
Raphael Zollinger
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, Pratt Institute
- MPS, New York University
raphael.zollinger@purchase.edu

Faculty Emeriti

Philip Listengart
Associate Professor Emeritus of Art+Design
- BA, MFA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
philip.listengart@purchase.edu

Visual Arts (BSVA)

And faculty teaching in the Art+Design areas:

Foundation
Graphic Design
Painting and Drawing
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture

Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary

Faculty

Sarah Walker
Lecturer in Art+Design (Part-time)
- BFA, California College of the Arts
- MFA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
sarah.walker@purchase.edu

And faculty teaching in the Art+Design areas:

Foundation
Graphic Design
Painting and Drawing
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture

Visual Arts MFA

Board of Study Coordinator, MFA

Faye Hirsch
Visiting Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- PhD, Yale University
faye.hirsch@purchase.edu

Contributing Faculty

Matthew Bollinger
Assistant Professor of Practice in Art+Design
- BFA, Kansas City Art Institute
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
matthew.bollinger@purchase.edu
Nancy Bowen
(on leave: Fall 2017)
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
nancy.bowen@purchase.edu
Stella Ebner
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
stella.ebner@purchase.edu
Kate Gilmore
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Bates College
- MFA, School of Visual Arts
katherine.gilmore@purchase.edu
Eric Gottesman
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Duke University
- MFA, Bard College
eric.gottesman@purchase.edu
Susanna Heller
Visiting Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
susanna.heller@purchase.edu
Cassandra Hooper
Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, California State University, Long Beach
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
cassandra.hooper@purchase.edu
Sharon Horvath
Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, Cooper Union
- MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
sharon.horvath@purchase.edu
Aaron Krach
Lecturer in Art+Design
- BA, University of California, San Diego
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
aaron.krach@purchase.edu
Julian Kreimer
Associate Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Princeton University
- MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
julian.kreimer@purchase.edu
Warren Lehrer
Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Queens College, City University of New York
- MFA, Yale University
warren.lehrer@purchase.edu
Cynthia Lin
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of California, Berkeley
- MA, MFA, University of Iowa, Iowa City
cynthia.lin@purchase.edu
Joshua Lutz
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BFA, Bard College
- MFA, Bard College/International Center for Photography
joshua.lutz@purchase.edu
Rachel Owens
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of Kansas, Lawrence
- MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
rachel.owens@purchase.edu
Janine Polak
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of Virginia
- MFA, Yale University
janine.polak@purchase.edu
Christopher Robbins
(on leave: 2017–18)
Associate Professor of Art+Design
Director, School of Art+Design
- BA, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
christopher.robbins@purchase.edu
Rob Swainston
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, Hampshire College
- MFA, Columbia University
robert.swainston@purchase.edu
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa
Assistant Professor of Art+Design
- BA, University of Oxford (England)
- MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University
s.wolukauwanambwa@purchase.edu