Contact Us

For more information about any of our degree programs, please contact the School of Creative and Performing Arts, Room 110, New Fine Arts Building, Phone: 318-357-4522, email: capa@nsula.edu.

Faculty

Marisol Villela BalderramaAssistant Professor of Art History
PhD, History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
Certificates in Asian Studies and Latin American Studies
MA, History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
MA, Artistic Theory, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
MA, Contemporary Art History and Visual Culture. Museo Reina Sofía, Complutense University of Madrid & Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

Office 211, Building 25A
318-357-4522
Office 211, Building 25A
318-357-4522
balderramam@nsula.edu
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Sean CallanderAssistant Professor
MA Northwestern State University

Office 105C, Building 50
318-357-6125
Ceramics
Drawing
callanders@nsula.edu
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Jonathan ClaytonAssistant Professor of Photography
MFA, Louisiana Tech University
BA American History, Louisiana College

Office 209, Building 25A
318-357-4484
claytonj@nsula.edu
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Corbin CovherAssociate Professor & Facilities Manager
MFA, University of New Orleans
Graduate Faculty
Art Camp Coordinator
Sculpture
Commercial Illustration

Office 1115D, Building 25 A
318-357-4454
covherc@nsula.edu
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Corbin Covher Art

Matt DeFordProfessor
MFA, Kansas State University
Graduate Faculty
Sculpture
Ceramics
Illustration

Office 236, Building 25A
318-357-5476
defordm@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
https://vimeo.com/mattdeford

Mirla Gonzalez EnriquezProfessor and Graduate Program Coordinator
MFA, University of Texas Pan-American
Industrial Design Degree, Instituto Superior de Diseño Industrial Cuba
Graduate Faculty
Design
Graphic Communication

Office 213, Building 25 A
318-357-4475
martinezm@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
www.behance.net/md-creativegroup/

Leslie Gregory GruesbeckAssociate Professor, Department Head
EdD, Northwestern State University
Foundation Courses
Fiber Arts
Graduate Faculty

Office 205B, Building 25A
318-357-6560
gruesbeckl@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
www.behance.net/LeslieGruesbeck

L. Collier Hyams Professor
MFA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Crafts
New Media
Graduate Faculty

Office 234, Building 25A
318-357-5436
hyamsc@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
www.profhyams.weebly.com

Annabel JonesAdjunct Instructor, Art Education
MA Northwestern State University

jonesann@nsula.edu
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Edgar Cano Lopez*Assistant Professor
MA, Northwestern State University
Degree in Visual Arts at Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, MX
Painting
Drawing
Printmaking

Office 104, Building 50
318-357-4065
lopeze@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
www.edgarcanostudio.com

Caroline ShepherdAdjunct Instructor of Drawing
MA, Northwestern State University

*denotes first generation college graduate

Hannah Fulton  (Louisiana Christian University, Pineville, LA)  — Assistant Professor 

TraVan Cooper  (Phi Nu Pi, Houston, TX) — Creative Director/Photographer  

Racheal Smithson (Birmingham, AL) — Illustrator, Veranda Magazine 

Korey Burns  (Pratt Institute, New York) — NY Lecturer/Studio  

Nicholas Myers   (Sterling Properties, New Orleans) — LA Graphic/Visual Designer 

Gretchen Murchison   (Natchitoches, LA)  — Ceramic Artist 

Dan Grissom  (Biscuit Press, Austin, TX)  — Printmaker, Illustrator, Designer 

Tyler Barnes  (University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS) — Assistant Professor of Art; Graphic Designer 

Bill Gingles (Shreveport, LA) — Painter 

Hannah Koslosky (New Orleans, LA)   — Illustrator, Starbucks 

Jaliyah Jasper  (CHRISTUS Health, Alexandria, LA) — Multimedia Designer   

Larrie L. King, Jr.  (CCH Marketing, Orlando, FL)  — Senior designer/art director;  content creator, “Mister Larrie” 

Evan Taylor  (Insite, LLC, Dallas, TX) — Executive Director, User Experience 

Art Emeritus

Rivers Murphy
Billy Joe Bryant