LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY
Studio
Faculty
Intellectual development is as necessary to the emerging
artist as work in the studio and a stimulating and challenging
Liberal Arts program is an integral part of the Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree. While classes in art history form
the core of the program, students also study environmental
science, anthropology, philosophy, English, mathematics,
career development, perspective, and anatomy. An Art History
Minor was launched in the Fall of 2005.
All faculty members of the Liberal Arts program have
been selected for their excellence as scholars and practitioners
and for their passion for teaching.
Educational
Goals for the Liberal Arts Program:
The
Liberal Arts program supports the Painting and Sculpture
majors by developing in students a rich understanding of
the cultural, social, historical, and scientific context
of the world they will enter as arts practitioners.
Courses in Liberal Arts are taught in a logical and
effective sequence that supports each student’s
intellectual development. They are designed to meet the
General Education requirements of NEASC and other relevant
accreditation agencies and to be pertinent and
intellectually engaging to the developing artist. The
Liberal Arts curriculum emphasizes competency in
communication skills through assignments that encompass
both written work and oral presentations.
The
Liberal Arts program also offers an opportunity for
students to acquire further art historical knowledge by
taking additional courses to fulfill the Art History
Minor.
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| Loree S. Bourgoin
Library
Director, Full-time
MLS, Southern Connecticut State University; BA, History,
University of Connecticut. Ms. Bourgoin's graduate studies
were focused in the areas of academic and special librarianship.
Her professional experience includes work in academic, public
and museum libraries. She is an active member of the Connecticut
Council of Academic Library Directors; and a member of the
American Library Association and the Art Libraries Society
of North America.
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Jennifer
M. Burke,
Adjunct Instructor, English
MLS,
Wesleyan University, CT; B.A. Wesleyan University,
CT. Jennifer has taught at the Williams School in
New London, CT and the Old Lyme High School where she
currently teaches a variety of courses at all levels
including Honors and Advanced placement English. She
has won several awards for her teaching.
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MICHAEL KIRBY
Adjunct Instructor, Natural Science
Michael Xavier Kirby received a Ph.D. in geology from
the University of California, Davis. His research
interests include the paleoecology of marine life and
the historical ecology of oyster reefs. Past
professional accomplishments include three postdoctoral
fellowships, 14 peer-reviewed publications, and three
U.S. National Science Foundation research grants.
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MATTHEW
LANDRUS
Assistant Professor of Art History,
Chair of Liberal Arts
Dr. Landrus holds a Ph.D. in art history from
the University of Oxford, and received MA and BA
degrees in art history from the University of
Louisville. He specializes in the history of
medieval through early eighteenth century art,
architecture, technology, and natural
philosophy, with a specific interest in the
Italian Renaissance. Mostly at issue in his
research is the artist's intent, education, and
general knowledge. This work addresses the role
of the investigative and inventive processes in
the works of artists, architects, engineers, and
art theorists.
Dr. Landrus has taught at the Rhode Island
School of Design, Open University, and
the University of Oxford. A frequent author, he
has published a number of articles, as well as
'The Treasures of Leonardo da Vinci' (2006,
London: Carlton and HarperCollins). His work in
progress includes a book on Leonardo's 'Giant
Crossbow', and research on Leonardo's treatise
program, as well as early modern proportion
theories, the art academy, Anglo-Saxon
manuscripts, Francesco Vanni, and Guido Reni.
________________________________________________John
Pfeiffer
Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology
Dr.
Pfeiffer holds a BA from the University of Connecticut, an
MA from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Anthropology
from the State University of New York. He was on the
faculty of graduate studies at Wesleyan University and has
worked as a consultant for the State Historic Preservation
Office and for the Mohegan Tribe an Nation. Dr.
Pfeiffer currently teaches at Old Lyme High School.
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| FACULTY EMERITUS
Joy Pepe
Emeritus
Professor of Art History
BA, English Literature, Charter Oak College; MA, Art History,
Wesleyan University; Doctoral Studies in Art History, Rutgers
University. Pepe teaches a wide range of art-historical
topics in Western art, and has concentrated in her own
studies on the Italian Renaissance, especially in
fourteenth-century Florentine art, and English painting, as
well as twentieth-century art in America and Europe. At
LCFA, she is also advisor to the Senior class, curator of
their Degree Project exhibition, and editor of the
accompanying catalogue. She has been an adjunct and visiting
lecturer at several institutions, including Wesleyan
University, Pratt Institute of Art, University of Hartford,
and St. Joseph College. She is listed in Who's Who in the
East, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in American Women.
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