Bethanie Irons

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

(573) 592-4369

Kemper Art Center Building
Room: 130

Education

• PHD, Art Education, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2019
• MFA, Art, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2014
• BFA, Art, U of South Dakota - Vermillion , 2010

Teaching Philosophy:

• While I have valuable experience in the field of art and design, it is important that I not be seen as the sole source of information in my classroom. I empower students to use and share their own experiences and knowledge to create a collaborative learning environment. With a focus on a non-linear cycle of experimentation, concrete experience, reflection, and conceptualization, my classroom involves rigorous technical and conceptual work meant to induce a more critical and inquisitive engagement with images and materials. The arts teach us that there is more than one solution to a problem. As an educator, I celebrate multiple perspectives, unanticipated possibilities, and the belief that art making has the power to transform lives.

Courses Currently Teaching:

• ART390 ART Internship I
• ART346 Digital Art
• ART303 Intermediate Graphic Design
• ART433 Professional Development
• ART332 Publication Design
• ART432 Real World Graphic Design Studio
• ART470 Senior Practicum
• ART231 Survey of Western Art II -A
• ART250 Typography