Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting

University of Hartford - StudyGroup USA

The diverse points of view of the faculty in the Painting and Drawing Department create a dynamic, rigorous environment, where our students are encouraged to explore technical, aesthetic, and conceptual issues before focusing their work in preparation for their senior thesis presentations.Drawing and painting are closely linked visual practices, and an understanding of one enriches a maturing practice of the other. A fluid definition of these disciplines underscores our understanding that the contemporary art world is widely interdisciplinary in nature.As a student in the painting and drawing department, you will develop personally significant ideas that reference painting’s rich history and contribute to its lively contemporary conversation.You will participate in a curriculum designed to provide your emerging individual voice with the technical and conceptual grounding necessary for effective expression.