• Welcome
• Studio Art
  • Major Requirements
  • Course Descriptions
  • Current Courses
• Art History
  • Major Requirements
  • Course Descriptions
  • Current Courses
• Faculty/Staff
  • Andries Fourie
  • Heidi Preuss Grew
  • Roger Hull
  • Ann Nicgorski
  • Alexandra Opie
  • James B. Thompson
  • Visiting Faculty
  • Department Staff
• Studio Spaces
• Opportunities
  • Scholarships
  • Careers
• Hallie Ford Museum of Art
• Student Work
• Hogue-Sponenburgh Lecture Series
• Related Links
  • Museums & Galleries [local]
  • Museums [United States]
  • Museums [International]

The study of Art and Art History at Willamette is part of the general liberal arts experience. The department creates a structure of reference in which art and its history exist as an integral component of one's life. We hold to rigorous standards of professional teaching as we direct our efforts toward producing professionals in both studio work and scholarship. We are no less serious in recongizing those who are not going to become professionals and work to inspire an appreciation of the world of art to any who enroll in our classes. Our field is truly interdisciplinary and we celebrate the great diversity and richness of the world's art by being engaged as makers of art and historical scholarship.

Ann M. Nicgorski
Professor of Art History
Chair, Department of Art and Art History