Visual Arts
Visual art is a universal tool for communication and understanding, a fundamental expression of the human spirit. Before there were numbers or alphabets, there was art. Whether we are practitioners, members of the audience, or consumers, art touches our lives in some way every day.
Contemporary research confirms that education in the arts plays a vital role in the development of cognitive skills. Literacy in the language of arts both facilitates and enhances the understanding of other subjects. Because today information accessibility and communication are becoming increasingly more immediate, higher levels of thinking and processing are more critical than ever. In a world where virtual realities are becoming more the norm than the exception, unique visions affirm life and the individual. Visual art crosses social, economic, and cultural boundaries and, more than ever before, creates an atmosphere where diversity is appreciated and fostered.
Contemporary research confirms that education in the arts plays a vital role in the development of cognitive skills. Literacy in the language of arts both facilitates and enhances the understanding of other subjects. Because today information accessibility and communication are becoming increasingly more immediate, higher levels of thinking and processing are more critical than ever. In a world where virtual realities are becoming more the norm than the exception, unique visions affirm life and the individual. Visual art crosses social, economic, and cultural boundaries and, more than ever before, creates an atmosphere where diversity is appreciated and fostered.
List of 10 members.
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Trent Boysen
HS Art Teacher; Co-Chair Arts Department(615) 321-8000Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - BAStarted at USN: 1998 -
Emily Holt
Middle School and High School Art Teacher(615) 321-8000Middle Tennessee State University - B.F.A.
University of North Carolina - M.F.A.Started at USN: 2003 -
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Delia Seigenthaler
High School Art Teacher(615) 321-8000The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - MFAStarted at USN: 2001 -
Andrew King
The Academy of Art University - MA
Sewanee: The University of the South - BFAStarted at USN: 2017 -
Steve Smail
Website Manager, HS Geology, Filmmaking & Mountain Bike Team Coach(615) 324-1448The College of Wooster - B.A.
Vanderbilt University - M.S.Started at USN: 1997 -
Kimberly Manz
Middle School Digital Photography TeacherStarted at USN: 2007 -
Stephen Douglas
Lower School Art(615) 321-8022Princeton U - B.A.
university of the arts - mastersStarted at USN: 1996 -
Bridget Bailey
Middle School Art TeacherUniversity of Virginia - BAStarted at USN: 2017 -
In the tradition of pioneer educator John Dewey, the USN Visual Arts faculty is devoted to a curriculum that emphasizes the student rather than subject matter, where the learning process is as essential as the lesson, and where curiosity and imagination are encouraged. Our studios are our laboratories.
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