Painting/Drawing
Our Values
We believe in the power of painting and the mark of the human hand, which are our traditional methods and craft, and we also embrace the new and innovative expanded field of painting. The traditional, the experimental, the digital, and the handmade all find a place in our community and program.
Traditional & Experimental Curriculum
Our curriculum begins with the importance of fundamental painting and drawing skills. You begin by learning and applying the painting-specific skills needed to develop your personal voice and, as you develop, the coursework shifts to mentored and inspired experiments that focus on your conceptual and material development. During this journey, faculty mentors and students create a harbor to develop your practice and growing skills with passion.
Bay Area Painting Culture
We enthusiastically reflect the original thinking and the innovative spirit of the San Francisco Bay Area and the West Coast. Our faculty instructs students to demonstrate that they embrace aesthetic rules, and then delights when they break them, all in the service of making exemplary contemporary painting.
