Faculty
Department Chair
Janine Polak
Assistant Professor of Art+Designjanine.polak@purchase.edu- BA, University of Virginia
- MFA, Yale University
Faculty
Stella Ebner
Associate Professor of Printmakingstella.ebner@purchase.edu- BFA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Daniela Gomez Paz
Lecturer (Part-time)BFA, State University of New York, Purchase College
MAT, Queens College
MFA, Yale School of Art
Keavy Handley-Byrne
Lecturer (Part-time)BFA, State University of New York, Purchase College
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Cassandra Hooper
Interim Director of the School of Art + DesignProfessor of Printmaking- BFA, California State University, Long Beach
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
cassandra.hooper@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Cynthia Lin
Associate Professor of Painting and Drawingcynthia.lin@purchase.edu- BA, University of California, Berkeley
- MA, MFA, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Rachael Mcarther
Lecturer (Part-time)
Deborah Mesa-Pelly
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Photography (Part-time)deborah.mesa-pelly@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Yale University
Patrick Mohundro
Lecturer (Part-time)BFA , Kendal College of Art and Design of Ferris University (Grand Rapids, MI)
MFA, Hunter College
Gustavo Murillo Fernandez-Valdes
Lecturer (Part-time)BA, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
MFA , School of Visual Arts, New YorkSarah Peters
Lecturer (Part-time)sarah.peters@purchase.eduMFA- Virginia Commonwealth University BFA- University of Pennsylvania
Gina Ruggeri
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)gina.ruggeri@purchase.edu- BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art
- MFA, Yale University
Sara Saltzman
Assistant Professor of Printmaking (Part-time)sara.saltzman@purchase.edu- BA, New School for Social Research
- BFA, Parsons the New School for Design
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Marisa Scheinfeld
Lecturer of Photography (Part-time)marisa.scheinfeld@purchase.edu- MFA, San Diego State University
Lane Sell
Lecturer (Part-time)
Rob Swainston
(on leave: Spring 2023-Fall 2023)Associate Professor of Printmakingrobert.swainston@purchase.edu- BA, Hampshire College
- MFA, Columbia University
Lachell Workman
Lecturer, Sculpture (Part-time)lachell.workman@purchase.eduMFA, Visual Arts, Purchase College
Department Chair
Robin Lynch
Associate Professor of Graphic Designrobin.lynch@purchase.edu- BFA, Howard University
- MFA, Yale University
Faculty
Bill Deere
Associate Professor of Graphic Designbill.deere@purchase.edu- Bachelor of Environmental Design, North Carolina State University
- MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
Roni Gross
Lecturer, Graphic Design (Part-time)roni.gross@purchase.edu- BA, SUNY Binghamton
- MA, Columbia University, Teachers College
Heidi Neilson
Lecturer of Graphic Design (Part-time)heidi.neilson@purchase.edu- BA, Reed College
- MFA, Pratt Institute
Charles Routhier
Lecturer of Graphic Design (Part-time)charles.routhier@purchase.edu- BA, Rhode Island College
- MFA, Yale University
Timothy Samara
Visiting Assistant Professor in Graphic Design (Part-time)timothy.samara@purchase.edu- BFA, University of the Arts
Benjamin Santiago
Assistant Professor of Graphic Designbenjamin.santiago@purchase.edu- MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
Hakan Topal
Associate Professor of New Media and Graphic DesignDoris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor 2023-2025hakan.topal@purchase.edu- BS, MS, Middle East Technical University (Turkey)
- MA, PhD, New School for Social Research
David Wilson
Assistant Professor of Graphic Designdavid.wilson@purchase.edu- MFA, The University of Texas at Dallas
- MA, The New School for Public Engagement
- BA, San Francisco State University
Faculty Emeriti
Carol Bankerd
Associate Professor Emerita of Graphic Designcarol.bankerd@purchase.edu- BFA, MFA, Yale University
Warren Lehrer
Professor Emeritus of Graphic Designwarren.lehrer@purchase.edu- BA, Queens College, City University of New York
- MFA, Yale University
Leonard Seastone
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Art+Designleonard.seastone@purchase.edu- BA, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
Philip Zimmermann
Professor Emeritus of Art+Design- BFA, Cornell University
- MFA, Visual Studies Workshop, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Department Chair
Sharon Horvath
Professor of Painting and Drawingsharon.horvath@purchase.edu- BFA, Cooper Union
- MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Faculty
Esteban Cabeza de Baca
Lecturer of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)esteban.cabezadebaca@purchase.eduMFA, Columbia University
Wells Chandler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawingwells.chandler@purchase.edu- MFA, Yale University School of Art
Benjamin Degen
Lecturer of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)benjamin.degen@purchase.edu- BFA, Cooper Union
Travis Fairclough
Lecturer of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)travis.fairclough@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Columbia University
Elizabeth Flood
Lecturer, Painting and Drawingelizabeth.flood@purchase.edu- BA, University of Virginia
- MFA, Boston University
Vanessa Gully Santiago
Lecturer of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)- MFA, Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of Art
- BFA, Cooper Union
Julian Kreimer
(on leave: Fall 2023-Spring 2024)Associate Professor of Painting and Drawingjulian.kreimer@purchase.edu- BA, Princeton University
- MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
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Cynthia Lin
Associate Professor of Painting and Drawingcynthia.lin@purchase.edu- BA, University of California, Berkeley
- MA, MFA, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Jesse Moy
Lecturer of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)- BA Skidmore College
- MS Fordham University
- MFA SUNY Purchase College
Sarah Peters
Lecturer (Part-time)sarah.peters@purchase.eduMFA- Virginia Commonwealth University BFA- University of Pennsylvania
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Gina Ruggeri
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)gina.ruggeri@purchase.edu- BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art
- MFA, Yale University
Naomi Safran-Hon
Lecturer of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)naomi.safranhon@purchase.edu- MFA, Yale
Chuck Webster
Lecturer of Painting and Drawing (Part-time)
Michelle Weinberg
Lecturer, Painting and Drawing (Part-time)michelle.weinberg@purchase.edu- BFA, School of Visual Arts
- MFA, Tyler School of Art
Contributing Faculty
Faculty Emeriti
Judith Bernstein
Associate Professor Emerita of Art+Design- BS, MS, Pennsylvania State University
- BFA, MFA, Yale University
Nancy Davidson
Professor Emerita of Art+Design- BEd, Northeastern Illinois University
- BFA, University of Illinois at Chicago
- MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Leonard Stokes
Professor Emeritus of Art+Design- BA, BFA, MFA, Yale University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Michael Torlen
Associate Professor Emeritus of Art+Design- BFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
- MFA, Ohio State University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Department Chair
Joshua Lutz
Associate Professor of Photographyjoshua.lutz@purchase.edu- BFA, Bard College
- MFA, Bard College/International Center for Photography
Faculty
Robert Kozma
Lecturer of Photography (Part-time)robert.kozma@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
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Deborah Mesa-Pelly
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Photography (Part-time)deborah.mesa-pelly@purchase.edu- BFA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Yale University
Katie Murray
Assistant Professor of Photography- BFA, School of Visual Arts
- MFA, Yale University School of Art
John O’Tool
Lecturer of Photography (Part-time)
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Marisa Scheinfeld
Lecturer of Photography (Part-time)marisa.scheinfeld@purchase.edu- MFA, San Diego State University
Jo Ann Walters
Associate Professor of Photographyjoann.walters@purchase.edu- BA, Arizona State University
- MFA, Ohio University
Faculty Emeriti
Department Chair
Amanda J. Thackray
Visiting Lecturer of Printmakingamanda.thackray@purchase.edu- BFA, Rutgers University
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Faculty
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Stella Ebner
Associate Professor of Printmakingstella.ebner@purchase.edu- BFA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Amber Heaton
Lecturer of Printmaking (Part-time)-
Cassandra Hooper
Interim Director of the School of Art + DesignProfessor of Printmaking- BFA, California State University, Long Beach
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
cassandra.hooper@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Michael Siporin Levine
Lecturer of Printmaking (Part-time)- MFA, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia
- BFA, School of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut
Sara Saltzman
Assistant Professor of Printmaking (Part-time)sara.saltzman@purchase.edu- BA, New School for Social Research
- BFA, Parsons the New School for Design
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Lane Sell
Lecturer of Foundations and Printmaking (Part-time)-
Rob Swainston
(on leave: Spring 2023-Fall 2023)Associate Professor of Printmakingrobert.swainston@purchase.edu- BA, Hampshire College
- MFA, Columbia University
Contributing Faculty
Faye Hirsch
Visiting Associate Professor of Art+Designfaye.hirsch@purchase.edu- BA, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- PhD, Yale University
Faculty Emeriti
Murray Zimiles
Professor Emeritus of Art+Design- BFA, University of Illinois
- MFA, Cornell University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Department Chair
Rachel Owens
Associate Professor of Sculpturem-rachel.owens@purchase.edu- BA, University of Kansas, Lawrence
- MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Faculty
Nancy Bowen
(on leave: Fall 2023)Professor of Sculpture- BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
nancy.bowen@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Kate Gilmore
(on leave: Fall 2023)Professor of Sculpturekatherine.gilmore@purchase.edu- BA, Bates College
- MFA, School of Visual Arts
Liz Phillips
Lecturer of Sculpture (Part-time)elizabeth.phillips@purchase.eduBA, Bennington College
Bradley Pitts
Lecturer of Sculpture (Part-time)Vanessa Solomon
Lecturer of Sculpture (Part-time)Samuel Spillman
Lecturer of Sculpture (Part-time)samuel.spillman@purchase.eduMFA, Purchase College
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Lachell Workman
Lecturer, Sculpture (Part-time)lachell.workman@purchase.eduMFA, Visual Arts, Purchase College
Raphael Zollinger
Lecturer of Sculpture (Part-time)raphael.zollinger@purchase.edu- BFA, Pratt Institute
- MPS, New York University
Faculty Emeriti
Philip Listengart
Associate Professor Emeritus of Art+Design- BA, MFA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
philip.listengart@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
Ken Strickland
Associate Professor Emeritus of Art+Design- BS, Buffalo State, SUNY
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Department Chair, BSVA
And faculty teaching in the Art+Design areas:
Foundations
Graphic Design
Painting and Drawing
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Faculty teaching in all Art+Design areas:
Foundations
Graphic Design
Painting and Drawing
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Department Chair, MFA
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Faye Hirsch
Visiting Associate Professor of Art+Designfaye.hirsch@purchase.edu- BA, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- PhD, Yale University
Faculty
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Wells Chandler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawingwells.chandler@purchase.edu- MFA, Yale University School of Art
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Elizabeth Flood
Lecturer, Painting and Drawingelizabeth.flood@purchase.edu- BA, University of Virginia
- MFA, Boston University
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Katie Murray
Assistant Professor of Photography- BFA, School of Visual Arts
- MFA, Yale University School of Art
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Amanda J. Thackray
Visiting Lecturer of Printmakingamanda.thackray@purchase.edu- BFA, Rutgers University
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
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Hakan Topal
Associate Professor of New Media and Graphic DesignDoris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor 2023-2025hakan.topal@purchase.edu- BS, MS, Middle East Technical University (Turkey)
- MA, PhD, New School for Social Research
Contributing Faculty
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Nancy Bowen
(on leave: Fall 2023)Professor of Sculpture- BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
nancy.bowen@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Stella Ebner
Associate Professor of Printmakingstella.ebner@purchase.edu- BFA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
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Kate Gilmore
(on leave: Fall 2023)Professor of Sculpturekatherine.gilmore@purchase.edu- BA, Bates College
- MFA, School of Visual Arts
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Cassandra Hooper
Interim Director of the School of Art + DesignProfessor of Printmaking- BFA, California State University, Long Beach
- MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
cassandra.hooper@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Sharon Horvath
Professor of Painting and Drawingsharon.horvath@purchase.edu- BFA, Cooper Union
- MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
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Julian Kreimer
(on leave: Fall 2023-Spring 2024)Associate Professor of Painting and Drawingjulian.kreimer@purchase.edu- BA, Princeton University
- MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
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Warren Lehrer
Professor Emeritus of Graphic Designwarren.lehrer@purchase.edu- BA, Queens College, City University of New York
- MFA, Yale University
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Cynthia Lin
Associate Professor of Painting and Drawingcynthia.lin@purchase.edu- BA, University of California, Berkeley
- MA, MFA, University of Iowa, Iowa City
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Joshua Lutz
Associate Professor of Photographyjoshua.lutz@purchase.edu- BFA, Bard College
- MFA, Bard College/International Center for Photography
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Rachel Owens
Associate Professor of Sculpturem-rachel.owens@purchase.edu- BA, University of Kansas, Lawrence
- MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Janine Polak
Assistant Professor of Art+Designjanine.polak@purchase.edu- BA, University of Virginia
- MFA, Yale University
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Rob Swainston
(on leave: Spring 2023-Fall 2023)Associate Professor of Printmakingrobert.swainston@purchase.edu- BA, Hampshire College
- MFA, Columbia University