FACULTY

Jackson Boelts (Professor) has been a creative director and designer for over 25 years and currently a principal and Chief Creative Director with oelts/Stratford Associates. He has won numerous international, national and regional awards for his art direction, design, and illustration. He recently named Tucson Advertising Federation Advertising Professional of the Year 2003.

 

 

 

 

David Christiana (Associate Professor) has illustrated 18 books (four of which he wrote) and his illustration has been chosen for The Society of Illustrators Exhibition and publication (New York), American Illustration Annual and Applied Arts Magazine Annual. He exhibits his painting and drawing internationally and is currently working on a project in an interactive digital format.

 

 

 

 

Kelly Leslie (Assistant Professor) works in both print and digital media. She is interested in design in the social realm. Her current work deals with cultural, social and personal perspectives on aging. She is the Art Director for "Studio A", an in house design studio serving clients of the School of Art and College of Fine Arts as well as the Faculty Advisor to the UA student chapter of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)

 

 

 

 

 

Ellen McMahon (Associate Professor) explores the social and psychological aspects of design and the cultural impact of representational practices. She is currently working on a series of books and videos about the politics of intimacy in the mother child relationship. She received the 2002 College of Fine Arts Excellence in Teaching Award. She is currently serving as CoChair of the Studio Division of The School of Art.

 

 

 

Karen Zimmerman (Associate Professor) has specialized in the digital arts since the mid 1980s She has worked in animation, design, and art using predominantly digital process. She has published and lectured extensively about the combination of art and technology and new media. She has recently developed a seminar in New Media theory. She is actively involved with the College Art Associations, serving on the Student Emerging Professional Committee. She is also on the Board of Advisors for the Phoenix Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. She is currently serving as Head of the Visual Communications Program.