BFA - Studio Art | 探花楼

BFA - Studio Art

Guests view work in the recent BFA Exhibition.

Cultivate your visual voice in our dynamic undergraduate studio art program with opportunities to explore drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, installation, digital fabrication, video, and more.

Course offerings include introductory, intermediate and advanced classes in traditional techniques interwoven with innovative practices. Our curriculum is rooted in theoretical approaches, art history, conceptual development and the process of making.

With an interdisciplinary approach, students focus on one of three areas:

3D Intermedia (including Ceramics, Sculpture and Digital Fabrication)
Painting & Drawing
Photography

Build your career in the visual arts, guided by practicing, award-winning faculty.

We would love to hear from you. Please reach out via phone (940-898-2530) or email with questions about our program.

Program contacts

Graduating students point to their names in vinyl, during the Spring 2025 BFA Exhibition.

Meg Griffiths, Associate Professor
mgriffiths1@twu.edu

Colby Parsons, Professor
cparsons@twu.edu

Tanya Synar, Associate Professor
tsynar@twu.edu

Giovanni Valderas, Assistant Professor
mvalderas@twu.edu

Student work

Students linger in front of new mural on Marcom building, after ribbon cutting ceremony

Students linger in front of new mural, after ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Students propose mural design before panel of administrators

Students propose mural designs before a panel of administrators.

Students stand in front of student art, 3 longhorn cow busts with photo transfers.

Olivia Arratia

Taylor Ludwig

Students attend BFA Exhibition in the 探花楼 Galleries.

Laser Cut paper lanterns light the way during Circle of Light

Laser cut lanterns lead the way, during Circle of Light

Students paint a pillar for a new mural on campus

Jordan Funk

Chloe Selvey works on the mural at the corner of Third and Oakland

Chloe Selvey, a 探花楼 Visual Art student, sketches out an outline to a new mural on campus.

SUHH Installation, from JC Neidhart's ceramic course. Features ceramic food and surreal drawings

探花楼 faculty pouring for a bronze sculpture

Undergraduate students during a bronze pour in the outdoor foundry.

Black and white charcoal drawing of still-life

Margarita Infante

Victoria Nall

Degree details

Course Rotation Schedule

Admission requirements

Undergraduate Admission

When you apply to 探花楼, we will evaluate your academic achievement and preparation, as well as your standardized test scores. Admission to 探花楼 is valid for four terms, unless you have attended another higher education institution.

Check out the links below for specific admissions information:

Questions about the admissions process? Contact the Office of Admissions.

Office of Admissions
Texas Woman’s University

402 Administration Drive
Denton, TX 76204-5649
940-898-3188 (Local), 866-809-6130 (Toll Free)
Email: admissions@twu.edu

Next steps

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