Art and Design Faculty
WCU鈥檚 School of Art and Design faculty members are dedicated, talented, and passionate educators who have practiced in professional and academic settings. They bring a wealth of scholastic, corporate, and organizational experiences to the classroom and encourage students to think critically, communicate effectively, and make the connection between their studies and professional aspirations.
All faculty members have demonstrated expertise in the specific discipline of their teaching assignment and they are practioners in the subject matter being presented.
Here at WCU, studio art faculty are artists with M.F.A. degrees. Art history faculty hold Ph.D.s. Art education faculty hold either a Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree. Interior Design faculty members are expected to hold at least the M.A. in interior design and to be practicing professional designers.
Full-Time Faculty
| Erin Tapley | Professor | Art Education Program Coordinator | etapley@wcu.edu | 828.227.3598 |
| Erin Adams | Professor | Interior Design Professor and Program Coordinator | eeadams@wcu.edu | 828.227.2487 |
| Jennifer Printz | Distinguished Professor | Distinguished Professor of Visual Arts, MFA Director | jprintz@wcu.edu | 828.227.3877 |
| Patrice Brown | Assistant Professor | Interior Design | jpbrown@wcu.edu | 828.227.2969 |
| Heather Mae Erickson | Associate Professor | Ceramics, Program Coordinator | hmerickson@wcu.edu | 828.227.3595 |
| Shelby Hicks | Assistant Professor | Interior Design | sshicks@wcu.edu | 828.227.2058 |
| Tom Schram | Assistant Professor | Sculpture | tschram@wcu.edu | 828.227.3593 |
| Kevin Kirkpatrick | Instructor | Studio Tech | jkirkpat@wcu.edu | 828.227.2664 |
| Ron Laboray | Director/ Professor | School of Art and Design Director and Professor of Painting and Drawing | relaboray@wcu.edu | 828.227.3881 |
| Rebekah Alviani | Assistant Professor | Photography | ralviani@wcu.edu | 828-227-2625 |
| Jillian Ohl | Assistant Professor | Graphic Design | johl@wcu.edu | 828.227.2320 |
| Tatiana Potts | Assistant Professor | Printmaking and Book Arts | tpotts@wcu.edu | 828.227.3594 |
| Seth J. McCormick | Associate Professor | Art History | sjmccormick@wcu.edu | 828.227.3601 |
| John Seefeldt | Associate Professor | Graphic Design | jseefeldt@wcu.edu | 828.227.2964 |
| Maddy McLaughlin | Assistant Professor | Graphic Design | mmclaughlin@wcu.edu | 828.227.2463 |