Painting is a core art discipline with a rich history. Preparation for figurative and non-figurative work is encouraged within this program. The development of a coherent portfolio of work is crucial to success. Our third floor Waller Painting Suite has 25-foot high north facing windows and an additional outdoor area for good-weather painting. 

This studio concentration prepares students for graduate programs and studio entrepreneurship. This program is designed to bring the student to a high level of aesthetic theory, devleopment process and technical skill in their focused studio area.

A student who has successfully completed a degree in Painting may have career opportunities, or further study, in areas which include:

• Studio Artist
• Illustrator
• Portrait Artist
• Museum Conservator
• Gallery Conservator
• Painting Restoration
• Museum Curator
• Gallery Curator