Faculty and Staff
UTEP faculty are among the most innovative and significant artists, designers, art educators, and art historians working today. They are leaders in their disciplines and of their fields. They also include award-winning teachers in arts education—not an easy combination to find. At UTEP you will experience faculty who are committed educators, personally invested in nurturing their students and helping them to redefine their media in preparation for a professional career.
UTEP faculty teach by word and by example, demonstrating daily what a life in art is all about. UTEP faculty are practitioners who create, critique, write, research, exhibit, and publish nationally and internationally. They are widely recognized art and design professionals, having garnered local and international prizes. You will find that some of the most extraordinary artists, designers and scholars you will meet in your entire career will be the mentor- teachers you find at UTEP. As the years pass, you may also find they have become some of your closest friends and most respected colleagues.
Kim Bauer
Associate Professor, Printmaking
FFA 151A
kbauer@utep.edu
915-747-7846
kimbauerart.com
Terri Bauer
Professor of Instruction, Drawing
FFA 456B
tmbauer@utep.edu
915-747-7840
theresebauerart.com
Tom Birkner
Associate Professor, Painting
FFA 455B
tabirkner@utep.edu
915-747-7839
tombirkner.com
Vincent Burke
Associate Professor, Ceramics
FFA 251
vburke@utep.edu
915-747-5176
Angel Cabrales
Assistant Professor, Sculpture
FFA 259
jcabrales@utep.edu
915-747-8709
angelcabrales.com
Alejandra Carrillo-Estrada
Lecturer, Foundations / Metals
FFA 355
amcarrillo@utep.edu
Akiceri.com
Antonio H. Castro
Associate Professor, Graphic Design
FFA 456A
antcastro@utep.edu
915-747-5214
acastrodesign.net
Derek Caulfield
Department Studio Technician, Lecturer, Foundations / Sculpture
FFA 255
dcaulfield@utep.edu
915-747-8895
Veronica Ceballos
Administrative Services Coordinator
FFA 350A
vceballo@utep.edu
915-747-5181
Mariah Chase
Lecturer
FFA 355
mlchase@utep.edu
Clive Cochran
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Graphic Design
FFA 351
ccochran@utep.edu
915-747-8050
John Dunn
Professor of Instruction, Graphic Design
FFA 456B
jdunn@utep.edu
915-747-7854
Christine Foerster
Lecturer (Online)
cafoerster@utep.edu
Samuel Garcia
Lecturer, Art Education
sagarcia3@utep.edu
Anne M. Giangiulio
Associate Professor, Graphic Design
FFA 347
amgiangiulio@utep.edu
915-747-8612
annegiangiulio.com
Nick Gialanella
Woodshop and Glass Gallery Technician, Lecturer, Foundations
FFA 262
ngialanella@utep.edu
915-747-5937
ngialanella.com
Davinia Gomez-Miraval
Lecturer
FFA 355
daviniag@utep.edu
Nabil Gonzalez
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Foundations / Drawing / Printmaking
FFA 261
nggonzalez@utep.edu
915-747-7844
https://nabilgonzalez.myportfolio.com
David Griffin
Professor, Department Chair
FFA 350
dfgriffin@utep.edu
915-747-5181
Dr. Max Grossman
Associate Professor, Art History
FFA 460
megrossman@utep.edu
915-747-7966
Faculty Biography
Manuel Guerra
Professor of Instruction, Foundations / Drawing / Printmaking
FFA 260
gumanuel@utep.edu
915-747-7965
Debbie Hartmann
Lecturer, Art Education
dshartman@utep.edu
Dr. Heather Kaplan
Assistant Professor, Art Education
FFA 455A
hgkaplan@utep.edu
915-747-5150
hgkaplan.com
Dave McIntyre
Senior Lecturer (Retired, ONLINE Instruction), Art Education
amcintyre2@utep.edu
Marianna Olague
Lecturer, Foundations / Drawing
FFA 355
mtolague@utep.edu
MariannaOlague.com
Irene O’Leary
Lecturer, Foundations / Painting
FFA 355
iaoleary@utep.edu
Dina Perlasca
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Foundations / Ceramics
FFA 250B
dpperlasca@utep.edu
Anne Perry
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Art History
FFA 354
aperry@utep.edu
915-747-8744
Hector Romero
Lecturer, Foundations / Drawing
FFA 355
hgromero@utep.edu
Dr. Elisabeth Sommer
Museum Studies Minor Director, Assistant Professor of Instruction
Kelly Hall 219
ewsommer@utep.edu
915-747-8316
museumdoctor.wordpress.com
Jess Tolbert
Assistant Professor, Metals
FFA 153A
jltolbert@utep.edu
915-747-6813
jesstolbert.com
Alireza Vaziri Rahimi
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
FFA 348
avaziri@utep.edu
915-747-8628
https://vaziri.studio
Dr. Melissa Warak
Assistant Professor, Art History
FFA 454
mcwarak@utep.edu
915-747-7849
Faculty Biography
Emeriti Faculty
Charles Fensch
Professor, Art Education
cfensch@utep.edu
Willie Ray Parish
Professor, Sculpture
willierayparish
Rachelle Thiewes
Professor, Metals + Jewelry
rthiewes@elp.rr.com
rachellethiewes
Albert Wong
Associate Professor, Graphic Design
Albert Wong Design
