art and design

Having a stroke or a traumatic brain injury can make you feel like a foreigner in a strange land. Your cognition may still be fully intact, but sometimes…

Graphic novels. They're just a fancy name for long-form comics. But when you think about one, you may picture the bulging muscles of Marvel's superheroes.…

Each November, Native American Heritage Month is recognized with the goal of affirming and celebrating the identities of individuals who are often erased…

All types of art can represent life and emotion. It is also often said that this art can help process feelings and express the deepest set of…

How well do you know Missouri’s small towns? Bruce West, photography professor in the art and design department at Missouri State, learned so much about…

Is there a more haunting question than 'what if?' In Bruce Wes's life - a professor of art and design at Missouri State University - his 'what if' takes…

Do you more closely identify with a rural landscape or a bright city skyline? Your answer will probably inform your reaction to Sarah Williams' work.…

Art can be described by endless adjectives: beautiful, poignant, unique, surprising… grotesque? According to Dr. Mitzi Kirkland-Ives, associate professor…