Art Graphic Design

Art: Graphic Design

Los Angeles Valley College Art Department programs encourage students to engage in the wide possibilities of visual communication while engaging them in imagining and building their ideas in art forms. Art History and Studio classes encourage the development of cultural awareness, creative thinking and human expression. Students learn skills and problem solving that apply to their pursuit of creating, thinking, obtaining jobs, transfer to universities, as well as to many other disciplines. Students in the Art Department reflect the campus demographics, but while Art History students tend to be more transfer-oriented, Studio Art students have more diverse goals; some go directly into industry, while others transfer to four-year institutions.

Contact
Chairperson Kathryn Queen
Phone 818-947-2430
Email @email
Office Location Art Room 101 Office
Office Hours email for availability
Department Art
Pathway Arts Media and Design Humanities and Communication

Programs

Graphic Design Degrees and Certificates

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The Art: Graphic Design degree is structured to prepare students for positions in the industry. Specially structured courses in applied design and computer skills development, will ultimately lead to job candidacy for positions as Art Director, Graphic Designer, Pre-Press Production, Illustrator and Digital Designer. Portfolios are a requirement for both art school and university acceptance, and many of the graphic design discipline’s courses provide projects perfect for inclusion in those portfolios. Most courses transfer to a UC or CSU which may satisfy lower division transfer requirements. Contact counselor for more information.

Graphic Design AA

The Certificate of Achievement in Graphic Design is structured to prepare students for positions in the industry. Specially structured courses in applied design and computer skills development will ultimately lead to positions such as: Art director; Illustrator; and Production Artist. Contact counselor for more information.

Graphic Design Certificate

Faculty

Full-time Faculty

Name	Contact Information
Amelia Borja	@email
Jamison Carter Jason Ellenburg	@email ellenbjf@lavc.edu
Thomas Mossman	@email
Jenene Nagy	@email
Kathryn Queen	q ueenkt@lavc.edu
Eugenia Sumnik-Levins	@email

Adjunct Faculty

Name	Contact Information
Merwin Belin	@email
David Bishop	@email
Jason Kunke	@email
Erica Ryan-Stallones	@email
Gerald Vicich	@email

Faculty Profiles

Click below to learn about the Graphic Design faculty.

she/her
MFA, University of Oregon, Graduate Certificate in Non-Profit Management, University of Oregon
Teaches Painting, Drawing, 2D Design
Associate Professor of Art and Gallery Director, Rainbow Pride Advisory Committee Member, Umoja Black Scholars Advisory Committee Member
I am a former foster and first generation college grad. I live with a Standard Poodle named Dr. Mark Barker and I can deadlift 185 pounds.

she/her
MA Art History, UCLA
I teach Art 101 [History of Western Art I: Prehistoric to Middle Ages, Selected Topics], Art 102 [History of Western Art II: Renaissance to Modern, Selected Topics], Art 105 [History of Asian Art], Art 109 [African, Oceanic and Native American Art], Art 115 [History of Modern Art], Art 116 [History of Women and Art], and sometimes Art 103 [Art Appreciation]
I also go by the name of Genia (pronounced like Kenya, Africa, but with a “G”)

I live in a Craftsman-style bungalow house that is 100 years old

I have way too many books, and I love reading, especially historical fiction!

I have been a cat rescuer for years and currently have seven cats

I love walking, running and being outdoors!

Schedule, Catalog, & 2 Year Schedule

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