Painting/Drawing


A student works on a painting in the grass.

Painting/Drawing at the University of Kansas

Painting students move through a curriculum that builds technical skill and knowledge. You will enjoy the substantial resources and opportunities offered by a large, comprehensive studio art program including individual senior studios, internships, scholarships, travel grants, visiting artists and study abroad trips. Large classrooms accommodate a variety of painting projects, including large-scale work. Faculty members are diverse, active practitioners who exhibit nationally and internationally while teaching structured courses that lead to a variety of special topics and independent study courses. Faculty members actively support student research and mentor students toward success.

Facilities

Three large group painting studios

  • Easels
  • Drawing benches
  • Large drawing boards
  • Tables
  • Four model stands
  • 8’ x 4’ and 8’ x 10’ movable partition walls
  • Prop room and storage area
  • Fume hood solvent disposal system
  • Painting storage racks
  • Portable lighting stands
  • Taborets for paint mixing

Four large group drawing rooms

  • Easels
  • Drawing benches
  • Large drawing boards
  • Drawing tables
  • Model stands
  • 8’x4’ partition wall
  • Two skeletons for anatomy drawing
  • Prop room and storage area

Private and semi private studio spaces are available for advanced students.

Two students stand at large pieces of brown paper. They are drawing around shadows cast from a light behind them.

Two students use shadows to work on a large scale drawing.

A student paints at Potters Lake

A student paints at Potters Lake.

A student stands and uses her finger to draw in blue

A student works on a large scale drawing.

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