Art Faculty and Staff

Mr. Todd Matteson, MA, MFA

Department Chair, Associate Professor of Art

Todd was born in Washington, Indiana and attended the University of Evansville for his Bachelor of Science Degree (95). He was a studio assistant under Professor Les Miley from 1997-1999 while working at UE. In January of 2000, Todd started his Masters of Art degree in Ceramics at Purdue University. After graduating from Purdue in 2002, he became an Adjunct Instructor at Ivy Tech State College in Lafayette, IN as well as the Ceramics Instructor and Studio Technician at the West Lafayette Museum of Art. Todd was accepted into the Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics program at Kansas State University in 2004 and received his degree in 2006. During this time, he was an adjunct instructor at Washburn University. Upon graduation, Todd landed his first full-time professorship at Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH. Todd spent 9 years there as Assistant and Associate Professor as well as the Chairperson of the Art Department. He oversaw the Pre-Art Therapy, Studio Arts, and Art History programs in his final 3 years there. Todd was an elected representative of Faculty Senate at Lourdes and chaired numerous senate subcommittees. He was an officer in the Toledo Federation of the Arts Society, a member of the Sylvania Arts Commission, and sat on boards of other Toledo area art organizations. In 2015, Todd returned to UE to teach Ceramics, Sculpture, and Foundation courses. He is currently Associate Professor and serves as a Faculty Senate Subcommittee member of Fiscal Affairs and Promotion and Tenure. He is a member of the Education Advisory Council, as well as serving on their Curriculum Committee for Art Education. He is a member of the NCECA (National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts), International Ceramic Arts Network, and the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana. His artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, winning numerous awards.

Erika Navarrete Anderson, MFA

Assistant Professor of Art

812-488-2782
ea139@evansville.edu
Anderson's Personal Website

Erika Navarrete Anderson was born and raised in Visalia, California. She was influenced by her Hispanic heritage, family dynamics, as well as the unique cultural atmosphere of being in one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. She attended community college at College of the Sequoias in Visalia where she found her path to pursue art as a lifelong commitment. She went on to receive her BFA in Painting and Art History from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2003 and her MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2008. She has taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon and the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Evansville. She maintains an active studio practice investigating relationships between people, the structure of the home and the natural world through the mediums of painting, drawing and printmaking and exhibits her work nationally and internationally.

Mr. Ralph Larmann, MFA

Professor Emeritus of Art

Room 203, Krannert Hall of Art and Music
812-488-2782
rl29@evansville.edu

Professor Larmann taught painting and art general education courses, exhibits paintings nationally, and writes art texts for college and advanced placement high school art programs worldwide.

Students in his painting course have worked in a many painting media including oils, acrylics, encaustic, egg tempera, casein, watercolor, and mezzo fresco. General education courses Introduction to the Visual Arts is an overview focusing on visual literacy and Introduction to Studio Art is a survey of art studio materials and techniques. His paintings have been included in international shows at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University Bloomington and UE branch campus Harlaxton College in the United Kingdom. National group exhibitions include Art at the X, Xavier University, where he won the Best of Show Award earning a solo exhibition in the University's Gallery. Other solo exhibits include Indianapolis Museum of Art, Loyola University Chicago, and the Dayton Visual Arts Center. Professor Larmann is the coauthor of Gateways to Art, Journal for Museum and Gallery Projects, and the Thames & Hudson Introduction to Art, all published by Thames & Hudson and distributed by W. W. Norton in the United States. Gateways to Art has been translated into Mandarin Chinese and Korean.

He has received the Berger Award for Excellence in Scholarly Activity and twice served as Visiting Professor at Harlaxton College.

Mr. Eric Renschler, BS, BA, MFA

(he/him/his)

Associate Dean, William. L. Ridgway College of Arts and Science
Director of Community Arts Engagement

Room 220, Hyde Hall
812-488-2423
er55@evansville.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Ms. Corliss Chastain, BS, MFA

Adjunct, Drawing

cc270@evansville.edu

Corliss Chastain's roots are in the Mid-West, where she received her BS from Indiana State University and her MFA in Painting and Sculpture from Southern Illinois University. She continued her career in Maine as an Artist/Educator with the University of Maine, University of New England, University of Southern Maine, Capital Area Technical Center, and Maranacook High School. In 2014, Corliss relocated to Evansville where she teaches for the University of Southern Indiana and the University of Evansville, for which she is also the Director of UE Art Galleries. Corliss is a Mixed-Media Artist with an international exhibition record and work in private, museum and university collections. She has also received recognition for her work as an Artist and leader in Art Education from institutions that include the Fulbright Foundation, Marie Walsh-Sharpe Foundation, Quimby Foundation, Maine College of Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Kansas City Art Institute, the Maine Art Education Association, and the National Art Education Association.

Mr. Kyle Darnell, BFA, MFA

Adjunct, Printmaking

kd173@evansville.edu

Kyle Darnell is an artist/author from San Diego California. His work resides in the storytelling aspect of relief printmaking focusing on urban legends, popular culture, and the grand cosmic perspective. Kyle received his BFA in Studio art from Culver-Stockton College in 2010 and his MFA in Studio Art from East Tennessee State University in 2013.

Mrs. Nancy Lockyear, BFA, MFA

Adjunct, Life Drawing

nl51@evansville.edu

Nancy Lockyear is a figurative artist from New Orleans, LA, via the Midwest. Nancy's work focuses on using classical techniques in charcoal and painting, then incorporating this into contemporary expression. Ms. Lockyear is also involved in philanthropy, and has worked with arts and learning programming for inner city children. Her artwork has been exhibited in the Tri-State area as well as nationally, including the traveling Mid-States Exhibition and "No Dead Artists" in Louisiana. Nancy is a UE alumni and received her Master's in Fine Art from the University of New Orleans.

Mrs. Valerie Milholland, BS, MA

Adjunct, Pre-Art Therapy

812-488-2757
vm10@evansville.edu

Valerie Milholland is a Registered Art Therapist from DeMotte, Indiana. Her classes apply theory to real world experience through her work at Evansville Psychiatric Children's Hospital-where she has worked for 27 years. Area's of expertise include creative development, adolescent individuation, compassion fatigue, and creating social change with art. She earned her BS in Art Therapy at the University of Evansville in 1994, and her Master's in Expressive Therapies at the University of Louisville.

Mrs. Sara Rhoades, BS, MA

Adjunct, Metals and Jewelry

sr303@evansville.edu

Since 2006, Sara owns and is the Lead Designer of S.K. Rhoades Contemporary Jewelry, The Confectionery Sweet Soap, & BLOOM Artisan Candles. She creates custom products, artwork, and jewelry for an international client base. Previous positions she has held include: USI Communications & Events Coordinator for the USI Foundation and USI Fine Craft Curator at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art.

Staff

Mrs. Jessica Carroll

Administrative Assistant of Art

Room 212, Krannert Hall of Art and Music
812-488-2043
jc790@evansville.edu

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