About the Art Department

Faculty

	Nora Olgyay Chair Bldg. 43, Room 100H (504) 520-7673
	MaPó Kinnord-Payton Associate Professor of Art Bldg. 51, Room 101 (504) 520-6760 mkinnord@xula.edu Classes Art 1090 - Art Appreciation Art 1050 - Ceramics
	Ron Bechet Professor of Art Bldg. 39, Room 102 (504) 520-7553 rbechet@xula.edu Classes: ART 1040 - Drawing I B ART 2040 - Drawing II B ART 1060 - Introduction to Painting Art Trends and Policy - 11581 Community Development in Art - 11507 - ART 2600
	John T. Scott 1940-2007 Professor of Art Artist Mentor Circle Dance Retrospective New York Times Obituary National Public Radio 2006 Interview
	Michelle Nkoyo Lavigne Instructor Bldg. 51, Room 102 (504) 520-7554 nkoyolavigne@yahoo.com Classes: ART 1020 - Design I B
	Augustus Jenkins Instructor Bldg. 39, Room 101 (504) 520-7555 augustusjenkins@hotmail.com Classes: ART 2080 - Introduction to Printmaking
	Mora Beauchamp-Byrd Asst. Professor of Art History/Curator of Univ. Art Collections Bldg. 43, Room 100D (504) 520-5020 mbeaucha@xula.edu Major Research Interests: African American Art Art of the African Diaspora 18th century British art and visual culture Contemporary British art with specialization in British artists of African, Asian and Caribbean descent