Department of Art Advising Contact Information

As one of MSU Denver's largest and most complex departments, it is vital for students in the Department of Art to see advisors regularly in order to ensure they are making adequate progress towards graduation.  In general, students can use one of two primary points of contact to meet with an advisor:

General Advising: 

Richard Cowden is the general advisor for all MSU Denver Fine and Performing Arts majors.  Rich works with new and transfer students on basic General Studies, major, and minor requirements.

303.556.3680 (for appointments)

cowdenr@msudenver.edu

Art Department Faculty Advising:

To locate and/or schedule a meeting with an Art faculty advisor, call the department at (303) 556-3090.  The front desk staff will field questions and direct students to the appropriate advisor(s).  Faculty contact information is listed below, but students should contact the front desk to schedule an appointment prior to contacting individual faculty members.

Art Department faculty advisors:

Art Education

Rachael Delaney, Assistant Professor

rdelane3@msudenver.edu

Acting Program Coordinator: Anne Thulson, Assistant Professor

athulson@msudenver.edu

Art History, Theory, and Criticism

Program Coordinator: Deanne Pytlinski, Assistant Professor/Assistant Chair

pytlinsk@msudenver.edu

Heather Graham, Assistant Professor

hgraham5@msudenver.edu

Jillian Mollenhauer, Assistant Professor

jmollenh@msudenver.edu

Carmen Ripolles, Assistant Professor

cripolle@msudenver.edu

Communication Design

Program Coordinator: Lisa Abendroth, Professor

abendrot@msudenver.edu

Peter Miles Bergman, Assistant Professor

pregenol@msudenver.edu

Kelly Monico, Assistant Professor

kmonico@msudenver.edu

Ceramics

Tsehai Johnson, Assistant Professor

johnsots@msudenver.edu

Integrated Media

Matt Jenkins, Visiting Assistant Professor

mjenk11@msudenver.edu

Jewelry & Metalsmithing

Yuko Yagisawa, Associate Professor

yagisawa@msudenver.edu

Painting

Program Coordinator: Carlos Fresquez, Associate Professor

fresquez@msudenver.edu

Photography

K. Tomiko Jones, Assistant Professor

kjone117@msudenver.edu

Printmaking

Program Coordinator: Marilee Salvator, Associate Professor

msalvato@msudenver.edu

Senior Thesis Projects

Coordinator: Jennifer Garner, Associate Professor

garner@msudenver.edu

Spatial Media

Brian Evans, Assistant Professor

bevans24@msudenver.edu

Studio Art/Drawing

Program Coordinator: Sandy Lane, Associate Professor

lanesan@msudenver.edu  

Studio Foundations

Program Coordinator: Anne Hallam Jones, Assistant Professor

ahallam@msudenver.edu

Michael Bernhardt, Assistant Professor

mbernha2@msudenver.edu