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Faculty and Research
Our research activities leverage our skills and experiences as artists.
Research projects + initiatives
2022 Nathan Cummings Graduate Summer Travel Award
Top winner, Elizabeth Pineda (MFA Photography), will be receiving $4000 for her travel to the Arizona-Mexico borderlands and Oaxaca, Mexico. Runner up, Rebecca Pipkin (MFA Sculpture), will be receiving $2000 for her travel to the Periplus Artist Residency in Greece and the 2022 Venice Biennale. Both artists are funded by Nathan Cummings to complete this travel over summer 2022 to further their artistic visions and expand their worldview in relation to their particular craft and specific concentration.
Museum of Walking (MoW) is an educational resource center committed to the advancement of walking as an art practice. MoW houses a small-but-mighty archive and library comprised of walking related material engaging disciplines of art, science, philosophy, health, activism and cartography. Through workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers and site-specific projects, MoW fosters relationships between people, land, action and site.
Research converted to gallery exhibition entitled "Feminist Moment"-- Video installation by Muriel Magenta featuring a soundtrack of audio recordings by 24 women that explores two related questions: What unforgettable moment or past event led you to become a “feminist”? And When did you publicly acknowledge that you are a “feminist”?
2022 Arizona Commission on the Arts Research and Development Grant
Katie Parker (working collaboratively with Guy Michael Davis under the name Future Retrieval) was awarded a 2022 Arizona Commission on the Arts Research and Development Grant. The funding will be used to work with a metal worker, powder coater, and woodworker on the creation of custom stands, frames, and furniture for their installation work.
Animation professor receives research grant
Shawn Lawson received the Leonard Rebooted: Quantum Computing & Artificial Intelligence grant for work on the research project, XAI: Visual Guts. Production grant created by Da Vinci Labs, France and curated/coordinated by Quo Arts Foundation, Spain.
Dr. Danielle Testa provides qualitative research regarding the processes and strategies of fashion retail executives in decision-making published in Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. The research was based on in-depth interviews of 16 executives from across the United States.
LACMA-ASU Master’s Fellowship in Art History
The LACMA-ASU Master’s Fellowship in Art History pairs rigorous academic instruction through traditional master’s-level coursework and a thesis with on-the-job work experience at LACMA or Herberger Institute’s ASU Art Museum, and creates a cohort that will explore key issues around expanding the canon of art history for the future of museums.
Established in 1982, Pyracantha Press is the production and research imprint of the School of Art's book-arts program. Directed by Daniel Mayer, the program has produced dozens of publications since it's inception.
3D Visualization and Prototyping (3DVP) Lab
The 3DVP lab supports interdisciplinary research in 3D visualization and prototyping at Grant Street Studios by providing technologies including 3D data capture, modeling and visualization and prototyping and fabrication. The lab is also committed to serving the local community through consulting, education and outreach.
Our researchers
Featured researcher: Shawn Lawson
Shawn Lawson received the Leonard Rebooted: Quantum Computing & Artificial Intelligence grant for work on the research project, XAI: Visual Guts. Production grant created by Da Vinci Labs, France and curated/coordinated by Quo Arts Foundation, Spain.
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