Painting

Graduate Program

Dear Prospective Graduate,

Thank you for your interest in the painting/drawing program at SIUE.

The faculty and graduate students in our area are interested in the formal language of image making and how it relates to personal meaning. We feel strongly that an artist's growth begins with rigorous personal questioning and a commitment to the discipline; it is extended through faculty and a purposeful exchange among peers. To this end the painting/drawing area maintains a group of candidates with varied interests creating a challenging dialogue. Graduates accepted to the program work in traditional and non-traditional manners demonstrating a constant evolution of technique and vision. The drawing and painting faculty collaborate to make the program solid, rigorous and personally challenging.

The graduate painting area generally houses four to six graduates. Each candidate is provided a well-lit private studio that is part of a larger 2500 square foot complex reserved for graduate students. In addition, graduates have full access to the Art and Design Building; of special interest to many painters is our fully equipped wood shop and extensive facilities in the areas of printmaking, photography/digital arts and fiber arts. The department also has an active Visiting Artists program that brings in regionally and nationally recognized artists who work closely with the graduate students.

There is one assistantship in painting, which provides a stipend and full tuition waiver. A graduate School Competitive Scholarship Award for incoming graduate applicants only is also available for those applicants with high GPA scores. Teaching Assistantships are awarded annually for those in the second and third years of the program and additional assistantships in various areas of the department and university are available to qualified candidates.

If you need more information, please do not hesitate to call Jane Barrow at 618-650-2041 or email her at jbarrow@siue.edu.