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:

• ART430 Animation
• ART346 Digital Illustration
• ART202 Fundamentals of Graphic Design
• ART140 Introduction to Adobe Crtv Cloud -A
• ART317 Introduction to Art Therapy
• ART417 Methods in Art Therapy
• ART416 Packaging Design
• ART113 Printmaking I
• ART213 Printmaking II
• ART312 Printmaking III
• ART412 Printmaking IV
• ART332 Publication Design