Department of Art and Art History
These digital collections include theses, dissertations, capstones, and student publications from the Department of Art and Art History. Also included is a collection of paintings and drawings by Professor Emeritus John F. Kutzik. Due to departmental name changes, materials from the following historical department are also included here: Art.
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Socializing playgrounds and creating invisible borders
Equal rights have been the outcry for many protesters and environmentalist fighting against injustices done to communities throughout the years. Visual arts have the power to start and steer conversations, therefore ... -
Formal complications
This thesis is concerned with the experiential understanding of the everyday-tactile environment. From public to private, infrastructure to daily-use objects, the things that exist in the constructed environment around me ... -
Emma Mourfield: capstone
The artist's statement: Clay is a material that has a strong connection to the body, making it important for me to emphasize process and hand work within my practice. Because clay is inherently malleable, each touch creates ... -
Molly Haynes: capstone
The artist's statement: Clay is material that holds memory; memory of its shape, the artists' mark, the collective moment in time, of where it has been, how it has traveled and its purpose. It holds the memories of ancestral ... -
Rocio Contreras: capstone
The artist's statement: The human experience is a complex and unique experience full of ebbs and flows that is centralized on the individual. Sharing these individual perspectives is what has proven to me to be one of the ... -
Samantha Homan: capstone
The artist's statement: Throughout my time working on this series, my paintings progressed into a collective study of liminal spaces. Although this was not the original intention of the body of work, I am attributing this ... -
Karinganire Umutesi: capstone
The artist's statement: My name is Karinganire Umutesi, but I go by Umutesi. Growing up, I have always been interested in storytelling and business. I am a graphic designer, an illustrator, and a storyteller, and an ... -
Chloe Leline: capstone
The artist's statement: I grew up hearing people tell my mother "You've got a great eye" as they would walk through whatever space was currently our home. I grew up seeing my dad draw on the back of the receipt at every ... -
Brian Raftery: capstone
The artist's statement: My work as a printmaker is centered around my fascination with the overlaps between the digital and analog world. Many printmaking processes that I explore within my practice have allowed for these ... -
Brian Raftery: capstone
The artist's statement: My design practice revolves around finding fresh unique ways to communicate, whether it be through experimental typographic placements or combining very different mediums within my compositions. My ... -
Olivia Klein: capstone
The artist's statement: My name is Olivia and I am a graphic designer. I have been interested in art my entire life. The artwork that I create does not seem like a job or an assignment because it is something that I love ... -
Parker Albin: capstone
The artist's statement: I am a communicator, problem-solver, storytelling graphic designer based in Northern Colorado. My work primarily focuses on corporate branding, concentrating on sports. From designing with CSU ... -
Rongxian Xu: capstone
The artist's statement: As a graphic designer, I am inspired by the events that occur in our lives and the impact they have on us. My work focuses on creating designs that capture the essence of these events and bring them ... -
Cameron Douglas: capstone
The artist's statement: The origin of this series is built upon the double standard society has created surrounding one's expression of anger. Men are often allowed and in some cases encouraged, to convey verbal and physical ... -
Catherine Smith: capstone
The artist's statement: My name is Cat Smith. I focus my work mainly on graphic design, but I also do printmaking and drawing. Because of my multiple interests, I tend to lean towards the more illustrative side of design. ... -
Tylin Holzer: capstone
The artist's statement: My artworks are within the dichotomy of aiming to solve problems and communicate complicated ideas with easily digestible graphics and experimenting with the fun and powerful features in Photoshop ... -
Meg Robinson: capstone
The artist's statement: I'm a graphic designer, illustrator, and communicator. My body of work represents sparks of connection within people and places that feel child-like or romantic, but guaranteed are always 100% ... -
Ben Haney: capstone
The artist's statement: Design can be found in many forms, and I like to convey that through my work. Using a variety of media such as photography, videography, and visual design allows me to tell stories and create cohesive ... -
Gabrielle Haberman: capstone
The artist's statement: Painting with an idealized viewer in mind has always captivated this idea for me of creating an experience for the audience. With my paintings I want viewers to be able to approach what they're ... -
Landry Conrady: capstone
The artist's statement: I have decided that my favorite thing about art is how it draws people together. Community is a substantial part of my life, and I have been able to see how good design and attractive aesthetics ...
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