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Full-time Faculty

David Bjelajac Professor of Art History and American Studies PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill phone: 202-994-7093 email: bjelajac@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-107	Julia Brown Assistant Professor of Painting Director of Graduate Studies: Fine Arts MFA California Institute of the Arts email: jmbrown@gwu.edu web: www.juliabrown.net/index.html office: Smith Hall A-408 phone: 202-994-9067	Alexander Dumbadze Assistant Professor of Art History Undergraduate Advisor: Art History PhD University of Texas at Austin phone: 202-994-6306 email: dumbadze@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-110
Philip Jacks Associate Professor of Art History PhD University of Chicago phone: 202-994-6914 email: pjacks@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-109	Dean Kessmann Chair and Associate Professor of Photography MFA Southern Illinois University at Carbondale phone: 202-994-6514 email: kessmann@gwu.edu web: www.deankessmann.com office: Smith Hall 2A01 and A101-A	Bibiana Obler Assistant Professor of Art History Director of Graduate Studies: Art History PhD University of California, Berkeley On leave for Spring 2012 semester email: bobler@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-108
Turker Ozdogan Professor of Ceramics MFA The George Washington University phone: 202-994-6453 email: turkoz@gwu.edu web: home.gwu.edu/~turkoz office: Smith Hall A-308	Siobhan Rigg Assistant Professor of New Media MFA Carnegie Mellon University phone: 202-994-7455 email: srigg@gwu.edu web: www.sarigg.net office: Smith Hall 2A02	Lilien F. Robinson Professor of Art History PhD Johns Hopkins University phone: 202-994-7094 email: lfr@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-112
James Sham Assistant Professor of Sculpture Undergraduate Advisor: Fine Arts MFA Virginia Commonwealth University phone: 202-994-6089 email: mrsham@gwu.edu web: www.jamessham.com office: Smith Hall A-310	Jeffrey Stephanic Associate Professor of Design Director, Online Learning Initiative MFA George Washington University phone: 202-994-9052 email: jeffstep@gwu.edu web: www.gwu.edu/~jeffstep office: Smith Hall A-116	Barbara von Barghahn Professor of Art History PhD New York University phone: 202-994-8653 email: bvb@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-113
Frank Wright Professor of Drawing phone: 202-994-6008 email: fwright@gwu.edu web: www.gwu.edu/~fwright office: Smith Hall A-410

Part-time Faculty

Omya Alston Professorial Lecturer of Photography phone: 202-994-1944 email: omya@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-207	James Carder Professorial Lecturer of Art History phone: 202-994-8652 email: carderj@doaks.org office: Smith Hall A-105	Kelly Carr Professorial Lecturer of Photography phone: 202-994-1944 email: kellycs@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-207
Chan Chao Professorial Lecturer of Photography phone: 202-994-1944 email: chantchao@verizon.net web: www.chanchao.net office: Smith Hall A-207	Brian Davis Professorial Lecturer of New Media phone: 202-994-3973 office: Smith Hall A-502	Christopher Dolan Professorial Lecturer of Drawing phone: 202-994-3973 email: csdolan@gwu.edu web: csdolan.com office: Smith Hall A-409
Suzanne Fox Professorial Lecturer of Design and Sculpture phone: 202-994-6617 email: sfox@gwu.edu website: www.suzifox.net office: Smith Hall A-502	Susanne Francoeur Professorial Lecturer of Art History phone: 202-994-8652 email: sfrancoe@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-105	Kenny George Professorial Lecturer of Photography phone: 202-994-1944 email: kdgeorge@gwu.edu web: www.kennethdgeorge.com office: Smith Hall A-207
Anne Collins Goodyear Professorial Lecturer of Art History phone: 202-994-8652 email: GoodyearA@si.edu office: Smith Hall A-105	Joseph Hicks Professorial Lecturer of Ceramics email: jthix@hotmail.com office: Smith Hall A-305	James Huckenpahler Lecturer of New Media phone: 202-994-6617 email: supertwist@gmail.com web: www.superluckyland.com office: Smith Hall A-502
Evan Hume Professorial Lecturer of Photography phone: 202-994-1944 email: ejhume@gwmail.gwu.edu web: www.evan-hume.com office: Smith Hall A-207	Mariah Johnson Professorial Lecturer of Painting phone: 202-994-3973 email: mariahj@mariahjohnson.com web: www.mariahjohnson.com office: Smith Hall A-409	Melissa McCutcheon Professorial Lecturer of Painting phone: 202-994-3973 email: lefluf@aol.com web: www.melissamccutcheonartist.com office: Smith Hall A-409
Kris Morse Professorial Lecturer of Photography phone: 202-994-1944 email: morse@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-207	José Ruiz Professorial Lecturer of New Media phone: 202-994-6617 email: info@joseruizart.com office: Smith Hall A-502	Christopher Saah Professorial Lecturer of Photography phone: 202-994-1944 email: saah@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-207
Katherine Sifers Professorial Lecturer of Photography phone: 202-994-1944 email: ksifers@gwmail.gwu.edu web: www.katherinesifers.com office: Smith Hall A-207	Judit Varga Professorial Lecturer of Ceramics email: jvarga@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-305	Yuriko Yamaguchi Professorial Lecturer of Sculpture phone: 202-994-6617 email: yuriko414@aol.com web: www.yurikoyamaguchiart.com office: Smith Hall A-502
Damian Yanessa Professorial Lecturer of Ceramics email: damian14905@yahoo.com web: www.damianyanessa.com office: Smith Hall A-305

Departmental Staff

Blair Bainbridge Senior Secretary phone: 202-994-6085 email: art@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-101	Emily Mauro Operations Supervisor phone: 202-994-8660 email: emauro@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-101	Ryan McDonnell Ceramics and Sculpture Studio Coordinator phone: 202-994-9059 email: r2mcdonn@gmail.com office: Smith Hall A-313
Paul Reuther Visual Resources Specialist phone: 202-994-8656 email: reuther@gwu.edu office: Smith Hall A-106	Jonah Takagi Woodshop Supervisor

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The George Washington University
Smith Hall of Art, Room A-101
801 22nd Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20052