Art

Chairperson: Shalon Parker
Leo Kreielsheimer Professor of Fine Arts: R. Gilmore
Professors: M. Farrell, T. Gieber, S. Parker

The Department of Art offers students the opportunity to explore the varieties of visual experience through the plastic and graphic arts and offers a Bachelor of Arts in Art.

The department is located in the Jundt Art Center and Museum. This facility is a state-of-the-art complex that incorporates the appropriate environmental controls and safeguards needed in both the academic and museum areas.

The Jundt Art Center maintains studios in ceramics, design, drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. A theatre-style lecture hall provides space for art history, visiting artist lectures, and video/film presentations. Some of the department's courses are offered at Gonzaga-in-Florence.

The Jundt Art Museum provides collection, storage, and exhibit areas for Gonzaga University's permanent art collection and the ability to not only provide exhibit space for student and faculty art, but changing exhibits of local, regional, national, and international artwork. The museum maintains a print study room for student, faculty, and community use and provides a lounge overlooking the Spokane River for art receptions and related activities.  The department reserves the right to retain selected art work done by its students in fulfillment of course requirements.

For students intending to go to graduate school, additional work beyond the minimum major requirements is strongly encouraged.

B.A. Major in Art: 39 Credits
Lower Division
VART 101 Drawing I 3 credits
VART 112 Design 3 credits
VART 141 Ceramics I 3 credits
VART 190 Art Survey I 3 credits
VART 191 Art Survey II 3 credits
VART 201 Drawing II 3 credits
VART 221 Painting I 3 credits
Upper Division
One of the following two courses: 3 credits
   VART 350 Beginning Printmaking I
   VART 351 Beginning Printmaking II
VART 385 Figure Drawing I 3 credits
Two of the following three courses: 6 credits
   VART 394 Topics in Art History
   VART 395 Art in the 19th Century
   VART 396 Art in the 20th Century
VART Electives 3 credits
VART 499 Senior Exhibit 3 credit
Minor in Art: 24 credits
Lower Division
VART 101 Drawing I 3 credits
VART 112 Design 3 credits
VART Elective 3 credits
Upper Division
One of the following three courses: 3 credits
   VART 394 Topics in Art History
   VART 395 Art in the 19th Century
  VART 396 Art in the 20th Century
VART Studio Electives * 12 credits
* Please note that several upper-division studio art classes have 200-level prerequisites.  Please check the undergraduate catalogue for course descriptions and prerequisites.
Complete Course List - VART
Core Curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences

The core curriculum or common body of knowledge of the College of Arts and Sciences consists of 59 to 62 credits which are common to and required of all degree programs in the College: the first 31 credits (of which there is a more complete description in the General Degree Requirements and Procedures section of this catalogue) form the University Core, while the remaining 28 to 31 credits are common to all Arts and Sciences degrees.
Students should attempt to spread the core curriculum over their entire fours years at Gonzaga.

  1. Thought and Expression (7 credits): ENGL 101, SPCO 101, and PHIL 101 (preferably in the same semester).
  2. Philosophy (9 credits): PHIL 201, PHIL 301, and  PHIL  400 level elective.
  3. Religious Studies (9 credits): RELI 100, 200, and 300 levels: one course from each level.
  4. Mathematics (3 credits): one MATH (not CPSC) course on the 100 level or above; NURS 320 is substituted for a MATH course for BSN students; MATH 203 fulfills this requirement only for students who graduate with certification in Elementary Education.
  5. English Literature (3 credits): ENGL 102 or 103H or 105 or 106.
  6. History (6 credits): HIST 101 and either HIST 102 or HIST 112 in their first year. If they are unable to complete all six 100-level HIST credits in their first year, HIST 201 or 202 may be substituted for one 100-level course after the first year.
  7. Fine Arts (3 credits): one course in either VART, MUSC, or THEA from courses approved by Dean of Arts and Sciences.
  8. Laboratory Science (4 credits): one course with laboratory in either BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS.
  9. Mathematics or Natural Science (3 credits): one course in either MATH, CPSC, BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, or ITEC.
  10. Literature (3 credits): one British or American literature course (ENGL 201 - 285).
  11. Social Science (6 credits): CRIM 101, ECON, SOCI, POLS, or PSYC: two courses from these departments.
  12. Foreign Language or Culture (3 credits): one course in any foreign language (classical or modern) or one (foreign culture) course approved by the Dean of Arts and Sciences.  Foreign-language speaking students from foreign cultures who have completed the nine English core credits at Gonzaga prior to their fourth year (last thirty credits) may petition the Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences for a waiver of the foreign language or Culture requirement..
  13. Social Justice (3 credits): One course on Social Justice issues related to experiences of difference (like race, class, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation), from courses approved by the Dean of Arts & Sciences; (may be combined with other core or major requirements).