Full-time faculty

Madeline Axlund: M.A., Art History. Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Arts. Madeline teaches art history.

Tony Baker: MFA, Alfred University. Assistant Professor of Visual Arts. Tony teaches ceramics.

Rachel de Cuba: MFA, Indiana University. Assistant Professor of Visual Arts. Rachel teaches graphic design.

Betsy Orbe Lester: MFA, University of South Florida. Art Instructor. A painter and mixed media artist, Betsy teaches Visual Problem Solving.

Arthur Skinner ’72: MVA, Georgia State University. Professor of Visual Arts, Discipline Coordinator and Gallery Director. Arthur has taught courses in printmaking, drawing and photography at Eckerd since 1976.

Kirk Ke Wang: MFA, Nanjing Normal University; MFA, University of South Florida. Professor of Visual Arts. Kirk has been at Eckerd since 1993, and teaches courses in painting, drawing, digital photography, new genre art and Asian art.

Part-time faculty

Marita Contreras: MFA, School of Visual Arts; a video artist and photographer, Marita teaches Experimental Film & Video, and The Documentary.

Dawn Daisley: Masters in Studio Art, Adelphi University; Dawn teaches printmaking.
Pamela Jones: MFA, University of South Florida; a painter, Pamela teaches our Visual Problem Solving course.
Tom Winchester: BFA in Photography, MFA in Art Criticism and Writing, School of Visual Arts in New York City; Tom teaches photography and art history

Emeriti

Brian Ransom
Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts

Gallery hours:
Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Margaret Rigg, calligraphy, 1984

Peace, Justice, Mercy, and Remembrance
Works from the Permanent Collection
January 6 – February 7, 2025

Prints, Drawings, and Pinhole Photographs
A Retrospective of Works by Arthur Skinner ’72
January 20 – February 21, 2025

The Other Side of the Fence
A Ceramic Installation by Tony Baker
January 27 – March 9, 2025

Materiality in Art and Medicine
Works by Margaret Brommelsiek ’80
February 10 – March 14, 2025

Winter Term Photography and Video
Works from Study Abroad
February 24 – March 28, 2025

Fly, Amanita and Other Beauties
Works by Brandi Palmer ’97
March 17 – 28, 2025

Senior Thesis Exhibitions
Visual and Interdisciplinary Arts Majors
Art Therapy Concentrations
March 23 – May 16, 2025

Senior Thesis
Interdisciplinary Arts: Troy Lessly
During the week of April 27, 2025 (tba)

The 17th Annual IA Show
Interdisciplinary Arts Junior Portfolio Exhibition
March 30 – April 4, 2025

The 54th Annual Sophomore Show
Visual Arts Portfolio Exhibition
Part I: April 6 – 11, 2025
Part II: April 13 – 18, 2025

The Eckerd Review
Works Selected for Publication
May 4 – 16, 2025