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School of Art Office
Fine Arts Building, Room 100
soa@uh.edu

The SOA faculty is comprised of 26 permanent full-time and numerous visiting and clinical members who are practicing, professional artists, designers, critics and art historians. The SOA faculty have received numerous prestigious awards including fellowships from: the Guggenheim Foundation, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, the Rome Prize, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fulbright Foundation and many others. In addition to receiving high-profile commissions, residencies, and international critical attention, faculty have presented their work in major museums and galleries around the world, including the Whitney Biennial, the Sao Paulo International Biennale, and the Venice Biennale.

Meet the Faculty

Administration

  • Administration

    Beth Matusoff Merfish
    Director
    Fine Arts Building, Room 100C
    bmerfish@uh.edu
    713-743-0680

    Keliy Anderson-Staley
    Director, Graduate Studies
    kanders7@central.uh.edu

    Frances Giampietro
    Associate Director, Facilities and Exhibitions
    fagiampietro@uh.edu

  • Staff

    Andrea Johnson
    Administrative Assistant
    Fine Arts Building, Room 100A
    aljohnson@uh.edu
    713-743-2819


    Imelda Lucio
    Office Assistant
    Fine Arts Building, Room 100
    iclucio@uh.edu
    713-743-3001


    Chelsea Clarke
    Manager, Arts & Technology Center
    Fine Arts Building, Room 314
    ceclark7@central.uh.edu


    School of Art Questions

    soa@uh.edu

  • Academic Affairs

    Jason Barkemeyer
    Executive Director, Academic Affairs and Student Success
    Advises: Photography/Digital Media, BFA
    Fine Arts Building, room 100B
    jpbarkemeyer@uh.edu


    Kara Ellis
    Academic Advisor
    Advises: Art, BA; Painting, BFA
    Fine Arts Building, Room 102A
    kdellis4@uh.edu

     

    Kimberly Gray
    Graduate Advisor
    Advises: Art, MFA
    Fine Arts Building, Room 100F
    kngray@central.uh.edu

     

    Erika Jimenez
    Graduate Advisor
    Advises: Art History, BA and MA; Art Minors
    Fine Arts Building, Room 100D
    esalinas@central.uh.edu


    Allison Watson
    Academic Advisor
    Advises: Graphic Design, BFA; Sculpture, BFA
    Fine Arts Building, Room 102D
    anwatson2@uh.edu


    General Advising Questions

    artadvising@uh.edu

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