Art Faculty
Concentrations The BFA major is designed to give art students flexibility in constructing their program which will include one of five areas of concentration. The Design Concentration integrates a fine arts perspective into a curriculum that promotes conceptual thinking and trans-disciplinary investigation while developing technical proficiencies to engage in a contemporary practice. The Painting Concentration embraces traditional and non- traditional approaches to drawing and painting while engaging students in current discourses within the discipline. The Photography Concentration focuses on integrating the skills of black and white darkroom techniques with contemporary digital color practices to produce conceptually-driven, photo-based art. The Sculpture Concentration equips students to think creatively while developing proficiency in a variety of three-dimensional fabrication techniques—including additive and subtractive processes, modeling, carving, mold-making and casting. The Interdisciplinary Concentration allows students to design their own curriculum choosing a variety of upper-level courses. General Education Requirements General education requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art must conform to the university standards for this degree. B.F.A. majors are exempt from the general education requirements in fine arts and foreign language. The general education requirement is reduced in history (only three of six units are required - HIST 107), and students need to take only six units in mathematics and / or science. The following general education courses have been designed for all studio art majors and are required for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree: • PHIL 216 - Introduction to Philosophy & Aesthetics Unit(s): 3. • BBST 465 - Integration Seminar Unit(s): 3. (Art & the Bible) Core Requirements
Chair:
Loren Baker
Professors:
Baker, Callis, Krammes
Associate Professor: Assistant Professors:
Puls
Anderson, Chang, Simonson
Mission The Department of Art creates an academic environment that thrives on the interrelationship of Biblical Christianity and contemporary artistic practice. It offers students a professional visual arts program with a rigorous curriculum that reflects a strong liberal arts emphasis and a solid Christian worldview. Learning Outcomes The art degree programs at Biola University are designed: 1. To equip students with a foundational and integrative understanding of art production based on formal / conceptual skills. 2. To develop critical understandings of art history and aesthetics that construct global perspectives on contemporary culture. 3. To integrate faith and learning in such a way that students become artists who have integrity, creativity, excellence and vision; impacting the church and the marketplace. 4. To broadly prepare students for a variety of professional art practices, church related ministries and graduate education. 5. To foster a commitment to life-long learning whereby graduates are able to critically assess and produce work that recognizes, understands and responds to socio-political, philosophical and spiritual concerns. The Department of Art is accredited through the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Admissions & Program Requirements The Department of Art has an open admissions policy. Incoming first-year students and transfer students from other institutions may declare an art major when they apply for admission to Biola University. Because of the rigorous schedule and amount of work required in the BFA degree program, transfer students and Torrey Honors Institute students may need an additional semester to complete all of their requirements. Every year, all art majors participate in formal reviews to evaluate their progress in the department. Student portfolios are appraised using a variety of criteria, such as technical achievement, creative problem solving, and aesthetic / artistic development. Reviews are conducted at the end of the freshman, sophomore and junior years. Graduating seniors are evaluated the semester before their thesis exhibitions. All art majors are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA in the program. Any grade below a C- (1.67) must be repeated.
ARTS 107 - Drawing I Unit(s): 3. ARTS 108 - Figure Studies I Unit(s): 3. ARTS 109 - Digital Tools Unit(s): 3. ARTS 110 - 2-D Design Unit(s): 3. ARTS 111 - 3-D Design Unit(s): 3. ARTS 112 - 4-D Design Unit(s): 3.
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• ARTS 116 - History of Western Art I: Prehistoric Through Renaissance Unit(s): 3. • ARTS 126 - History of Western Art II: Baroque through Modernism Unit(s): 3. • ARTS 315 - Contemporary Art Trends Unit(s): 3. • ARTS 433 - Global Art Paradigms Unit(s): 3. • ARTS 440 - Senior Seminar Unit(s): 3. • ARTS 450 - Internship Unit(s): 3. • ARTS 475 - Culmination Unit(s): 3. Choose one (1) of the following upper division Art History Electives: • ARTS 311 - Modernity: Realism to Surrealism Unit(s): 3. • ARTS 321 - Historical Development of Design Unit(s): 3. (required of all Design concentration students) • ARTS 410 - Seminar in Art Unit(s): 1 - 6.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art Degree Program
A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art (B.F.A.) is offered upon completion of the University baccalaureate and the studio art major in one of the following concentrations: design, painting, photography, sculpture and interdisciplinary. The professional degree program requires students to complete 72 units in art, preparing them for graduate studies and professional art practices.
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