BA in Art | Penn State Abington

BA in Art Drawing + Painting

Drawing + Painting | Printmaking | Sculpture | Ceramics | newMedia

The Drawing + Painting concentration is dedicated to an interdisciplinary, multimedia approach to making art that embraces painting, drawing, installation, and computer-generated image making.

The Drawing + Painting area encourages personal exploration related to all art forms, but maintains the practice of painting as the point of departure. All methods of painting and drawing are encouraged. Knowledge of the history of art along with an understanding of current issues affecting art is expected, alongside experimentation in materials, content, and format.

The faculty is composed of dedicated professional artists who are also committed educators. They provide multiple points of view and continually offer opportunities for students to view the work of professional artists in the Philadelphia metropolitan area as well as to present their own work for critique.

The goal of the painting area is to equip undergraduate students with the means to embark upon a career in the visual arts and to help them understand their own potential as visual artists.

Contact: Bonnie Levinthal
Coordinator, Drawing and Painting
blevinthal@psu.edu
Professional Artist Website

Drawing + Painting Concentration Courses

ART 220            Figure Drawing (3 cr)
ART 250            Beginning Oil Painting (3 cr)
ART 260            Beginning Watercolor Painting (3 cr)
ART 320            Advanced Drawing (4 cr/semester, max of 8)
ART 350            Intermediate Painting (4 cr/semester, max of 8)
ART 421            Drawing (4 cr/semester, max of 12)
ART 422            Advanced Figure Drawing (4 cr/semester, max of 8)
ART 450            Advanced Painting (4 cr/semester, max of 12)