Faculty and Staff

Colby Parsons, MFA
Chair, TWU Division of Visual Arts;
Professor, Ceramics and Digital Craft

Phone: 940-898-2531
Email: cparsons@twu.edu 
Office: ART 107A

Christine Adame, MFA
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design & Foundations

Phone: 940-898-2540
Email: cadame4@twu.edu 
Office: ART 204

Website: christineadame.com

Meg Griffiths, MFA
Associate Professor, Photography

Phone: 940-898-2537
Email: mgriffiths1@twu.edu
Office: ART 303E

Website: meggriffithsphotography.com

Sara Ishii-Bear , PhD
Assistant Professor, Art History & Visual Culture

Phone: 940-898-2535
Email: sishii@twu.edu
Office: ART 102A

Julie Libersat, MFA
Associate Professor, Art, Design, and Technology

Phone: 940-898-2386
Email: jlibersat@twu.edu
Office: ART 304

Website: julielibersat.com

Laura Lee McCartney, PhD
Assistant Professor, Art Education

Phone: 940-898-2632
Email: lmccartney@twu.edu
Office: ART 304

Sheli Petersen, MFA
Professor, Graphic Design

Phone: 940-898-2543
Email: mpetersen1@twu.edu
Office: ART 106B

Website: spetersenillustration.com

Tanya Synar, MFA
Associate Professor, Sculpture

Phone: 940-898-2481
Email: tsynar@twu.edu
Office: ART 008

Website: tanya-synar.com

Giovanni Valderas, MFA
Assistant Professor, Painting & Drawing

Phone: 940-898-2539
Email: mvalderas@twu.edu
Office: ART 204B

Website: giovannivalderas.com

Sigrid Hartmann
Administrative Assistant, Visual Arts

Phone: 940-898-2440
Email: shartmann@twu.edu
Office: ART 107

Cher Musico, MFA
Operations Manager, Visual Arts

Phone: 940-898-2533
Email: cmusico@twu.edu
Office: ART 108

Website: chermusico.com

Kristina Smith, MFA
Multi-Media Marketing Coordinator, Visual Arts

Phone: 940-898-2442
Email: ksmith28@twu.edu
Office: ART 100

Natalie McCurley, MS
Academic Advisor I, Visual Arts & Dance

Phone: 940-898-3054
Email: nmccurley@twu.edu

Appointments: https://go.oncehub.com/casadvising
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 – 5:00pm CST