Art & Art History Faculty and Staff
Department chair: Susannah Biondo-Gemmell | Contact info
Faculty & Staff
Susannah Biondo-Gemmell
Professor of Studio Art
Teaches courses in 3D studio basics, ceramics, sculpture, and casting. Her studio interests include ceramic material experimentation and investigation of the historial ceramic form through a contemporary lens. Recent exhibitions include shows at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Northern Clay Center, Archie Bray Foundation, the San Diego Museum of the Living Artist, and the Lux Center for the Arts. M.F.A., ceramic art, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.
Brooks Cashbaugh
Gallery Coordinator and Lecturer
Brooks is completing an M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing at the University of Iowa, holds a M.A. in Painting & Drawing from the University of Iowa, a B.F.A. with High Distinction in Studio Art from Indiana University, and earned a B.A. with High Distinction in Political Science from Indiana University.
Christina Morris Penn-Goetsch
Professor of Art History
Teaches courses in art history and is committed to teaching the love of art through the examination of material culture from various peoples and periods. Her classroom teaching is supplemented by formal papers presented nationally and internationally, as well as curated exhibitions. Much of her research focuses on gender studies and the art and architecture of early modern Europe, as well as questions of identity in contemporary art. She regularly leads trips to Rome and was a study leader for Smithsonian Journey tours to Sicily and Southern Italy in 2013-14. Ph.D., art history, University of Iowa.
Alex McKenzie
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
Alex McKenzie, Assistant Professor of Art, teaches courses in 2D studio basics and various levels of Digital Art. McKenzie's creative practice focuses on media consumption, internet culture, feedback loops, and sound/music composition. He works in an interdisciplinary manner constructing sound installations/sculptures, transmission artworks, performances, animations, and more. Recent exhibitions include shows at the Mint Museum of Art, 500X in Dallas TX, and Project 1612. His work has been featured in publications such as New American Paintings, Emergency Index, and Studio Visit. M.F.A. in Time-Based Art, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN BFA in Painting, University of North Carolina, Greensboro (Summa Cum Laude).
Stevie Haley Delgado
Lecturer in Studio Art
Stevie Haley Delgado teaches various studio courses in 2D and 3D as well as courses in the Digital Lab. They graduated from the University of Iowa with a Masters of Art in 2022, and a Masters in Fine Art in 2024. Delgado has taught at the University of Iowa as an Instructor of Record for Elements of Sculpture and Undergraduate Sculpture 1, as well as the Belin-Blank Center for Graphic Design. They have worked as an educational assistant at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and are a recipient of the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Summer Fellowship from the University of Iowa. They have studied woodcarving at the Geisler-Moroder Woodcarving School in Elbigenalp, Austria, as a part of the L.A. “Tadd” Jensen Sculpture Study Scholarship. Their primary research is in sculpture and intermedia where they incorporate large scale installation and interactive elements to create an atmosphere of immersive shadow-play for their audience to experience.
Michael Feinberg
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History
Teaches Modern Art, Arts of the Diaspora: African and Jews, Arts of Latin America and the Caribbean, and Global Contemporary Art. His scholarship examines visual and literary portrayals of revolution, empire, and identity, with a focus on the Americas. Feinberg holds a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.
Emerti Faculty
Douglas Hanson
Professorof Art and Art History Emeritus
M.F.A. and M.A., University of Iowa; B.S. and B.A., Moorhead State University.
Vivian Heywood
Professorof Art Emerita
B.S. and M.S., Drexel Institute of Technology
Hugh Lifson
Professor of Art and Art History Emeritus
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F.A., Pratt Institute.
Tony Plaut
Professor of Studio Art Emeritus
M.F.A., University of Chicago.