Faculty and Staff

Academic Leadership

• Kymberly Pinder, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Dean
• Anoka Faruqee, Associate Dean; Professor of Painting/Printmaking
• Gregory Crewdson, Professor; Director of Graduate Studies in Photography
• Meleko Mokgosi, Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies in Painting and Printmaking
• Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Assistant Professor; Director of Graduate Studies in Graphic Design
• Aki Sasamoto, Professor; Director of Graduate Studies in Sculpture
• Alexandria Smith, Assistant Professor; Director of Undergraduate Studies in Art
• Sarah Stevens-Morling, Senior Critic; Assistant Dean, Communications and Digital Media
• Taryn Wolf, Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
• A.L. Steiner, Senior Critic

Faculty Governing Board

• Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Professor
• Gregory Crewdson, Professor
• Anoka Faruqee, Professor
• Martin Kersels, Professor
• Marta Kuzma, Professor
• Meleko Mokgosi, Associate Professor
• Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Assistant Professor
• Elle Pérez, Assistant Professor
• Kymberly Pinder, Professor
• Aki Sasamoto, Assistant Professor
• Alexandria Smith, Assistant Professor

• Note: Faculty appointments in each area of graduate study correspond to varying levels of engagement at the School of Art. This page reflects the faculty and staff at the Yale School of Art during the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Core Faculty: On campus regularly each week for courses, critiques, studio visits, advising and other service. Core faculty teach 50% of a full-time load or greater. Core faculty also includes the Directors and Assistant Directors for each area of study.
• Appointed Faculty: Four or more days in one semester for studio visits, critiques, and/or teaching a course or workshop.
• Visiting Critics: Three days in one semester for studio visits, critiques, and/or workshops.

graphic design

• Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Assistant Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Graphic Design
• Andrew Walsh-Lister, Graduate Coordinator & Senior Critic
• Senior Admin Asst.: Larissa Hall
• Core Faculty
• Alvin Ashiatey, Lecturer
• Henk van Assen, Senior Critic
• Julian Bittiner, Senior Critic
• Anna Craycroft, Critic
• Appointed Faculty
• Alice Chung, Senior Critic
• Ritu Ghiya, Lecturer
• Barbara Glauber, Senior Critic
• Neil Goldberg, Critic
• William Goldweit-Denton, Lecturer
• Jiminie Ha, Lecturer
• Riley Hooker, Lecturer
• Pamela Hovland, Senior Critic
• Bianca Ibarlucea, Lecturer
• Shira Inbar, Lecturer
• Tiriree Kananuruk, Lecturer
• Geoff Kaplan, Critic
• Rachel Kauder-Nalebuff, Lecturer
• Andrew Sloat, Lecturer
• Nina Stössinger, Critic
• Scott Stowell, Senior Critic
• David Jon Walker, Lecturer
• Ross Wightman, Lecturer
• Bryant Wells, Lecturer
• Visiting Critics
• Yeju Choi, Critic
• Bettina Funcke, Lecturer
• Shiv Koteka, Lecturer
• Faride Mereb, Lecturer
• Dan Michaelson, Senior Critic
• Manuel Miranda, Senior Critic
• Alexander Tochilovsky, Lecturer

painting / printmaking

• Meleko Mokgosi, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Painting and Printmaking (on leave Fall 2024 & Spring 2025)
• Maria De Los Angeles, Interim Director (Fall 2024 & Spring 2025), Critic
• Kern Samuel, Graduate Coordinator, Lecturer
• Senior Admin Asst.: Kris Mandelbaum
• Core Faculty
• Anoka Faruqee, Professor; Associate Dean
• Matt Keegan, Senior Critic (on leave Fall 2024)
• Hasabie Kidanu, Lecturer
• Byron Kim, Senior Critic
• Sophy Naess, Senior Critic
• Alexandria Smith, Assistant Professor
• Alexander Valentine, Critic; Printshop Coordinator
• Anahita Vossoughi, Critic; Associate Director of Digital Media
• Appointed Faculty
• Vamba Bility, Lecturer
• Rachelle Dang, Critic
• Arlene Davila, Senior Critic
• Cailtin Keogh, Critic
• Amanda Parmer, Critic
• Jennifer Pranolo, Critic
• Sarah Raza, Critic
• Halsey Rodman, Critic
• Miranda Samuels, Lecturer
• Karin Schneider, Critic
• Lisa Sigal, Critic
• Matt Watson, Lecturer
• Sarah Zapata, Critic
• Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, Senior Critic
• Visiting Critics
• Arlene Davila, Senior Critic
• Mark Thomas Gibson, Critic
• Kristen Hileman, Critic
• Miguel Luciano, Critic
• Mev Luna, Critic
• Zoé Samudzi, Critic

photography

• Gregory Crewdson, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Photography (on leave Fall 2024)
• John Pilson, Interim Director (Fall 2024), Senior Critic
• Lisa Kereszi, Senior Critic, Assistant Director in Photography
• Senior Admin Asst.: Allyse Corbin
• Core Faculty
• Sam Contis, Senior Critic
• Benjamin Donaldson, Senior Critic; Photo Labs Coordinator
• Elle Pérez, Assistant Professor, Critic
• Appointed Faculty
• Manal Abu-Shaheen, Critic
• Dawoud Bey, Critic
• Vinson Cunningham, Critic
• John Edmonds, Critic
• Awol Erizku, Critic
• Lesley Martin, Lecturer
• Arthur Ou, Critic
• Kathy Ryan, Lecturer
• Xin Wang, Critic
• Visiting Critics
• Jennifer Blessing, Critic
• Deana Lawson, Critic
• Roxana Marcoci, Critic
• Legacy Russell, Critic
• Drew Sawyer, Critic
• Collier Schorr, Critic

sculpture

• Aki Sasamoto, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Sculpture
• Sandra Burns, Senior Critic; Assistant Director in Sculpture
• Senior Admin Asst.: Allyse Corbin
• Core Faculty
• Martin Kersels, Professor (on leave Spring 2025)
• Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Critic
• Appointed Faculty
• American Artist, Lecturer
• Joseph Buckley, Critic
• Michael Joo, Senior Critic
• Autumn Knight, Critic
• Leigh Ledare, Senior Critic
• Juliana Cerqueira Leite, Critic
• nico w. okoro, Critic
• Gala Porras-Kim, Senior Critic
• Rayyane Tabet, Critic
• Lumi Tan, Critic

interdepartmental

• Core Faculty
• Kymberly Pinder, School of Art Dean; Professor
• Marta Kuzma, Professor
• Sarah Oppenheimer, Professor in the Practice
• A.L. Steiner, Senior Critic
• Appointed Faculty
• Leslie Dick, Senior Critic
• Ayham Ghraowi, Lecturer

film, video, & media (Undergraduate Concentration)

• Alexandria Smith, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Art; Assistant Professor
• Core Faculty
• Jonathan Andrews, Lecturer
• Sarah Stevens-Morling, Senior Critic; Assistant Dean
• Appointed Faculty
• Michel Auder, Critic
• Elena Bertozzi, Lecturer
• Nathan Carter, Critic
• Yaminay Chaudhri, Critic
• Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang, Lecturer
• Luchina Fisher, Lecturer
• Ben Hagari, Lecturer
• Tommy Kha, Critic
• Sae Jun Kim, Lecturer
• Jesse Marsolais, Lecturer
• Irene Michnicki, Lecturer
• Eva O'Leary, Critic
• Mike Rader, Lecturer
• Coral Saucedo, Lecturer
• Ryan Sluggett, Lecturer

Administration and Staff

• Office of the Dean
• Kymberly Pinder Ph.D., Stavros Niarchos Foundation Dean; Professor of Art and History of Art
• Anoka Faruqee, Associate Dean; Professor in Painting/Printmaking
• Annie Lin, Director of Community Engagement and Strategies
• Benjamin Weathers, Gallery and Exhibitions Manager
• Office of Academic Administration
• Taryn Wolf, Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs
• Nicole Archer, Director, Financial Aid, (Schools of Art and Architecture)
• Dannika Kemp Avent, Director of Sustainable Equity & Inclusion
• Emily Cappa, Registrar
• Sara Cronquist, Senior Administrative Assistant, Admission and Academic Affairs
• Krista Dobson, Mental Health and Wellness Counselor (Non-Clinical, Schools of Art, Architecture, Drama)
• Communications and Digital Technology
• Sarah Stevens-Morling, Assistant Dean, Communications and Digital Media; Senior Critic in Film, Video, & Media
• Anahita Vossoughi, Associate Director, Digital Media; Critic in Painting/Printmaking
• Lindsey Mancini, Assistant Director, Communications
• Edgar Serrano, Equipment Loan and A/V Specialist
• Ryan Martins, Systems Administrator
• Academic Program Administrative Support
• Allyse Corbin, Senior Administrative Assistant, Photography and Sculpture
• Larissa Hall, Senior Administrative Assistant, Graphic Design
• Kris Mandelbaum, Senior Administrative Assistant, Painting/Printmaking; Gallery Coordinator
• Sade Torres Pacheco, Senior Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate Studies
• Facilities, Shops, & Labs
• John P. Hogan, Director of Facilities
• Catherine Nelson, Fabrication Shop Co-Manager (Wood)
• Julia Murray, Fabrication Shop Co-Manager (Metal)
• Madison Donnelly, Metal and Wood Shop Technician
• Jason Friedes, Metal and Wood Shop Technician
• Benjamin Donaldson, Senior Critic; Photo Labs Coordinator
• Issac Brown, Photography Equipment Loan Technician
• Alexander Valentine, Critic; Printshop Coordinator
• Keira Curwen, Printshop Technician
• Anahita Vossoughi, Critic; Associate Director of Digital Media
• Edgar Serrano, Equipment Loan and A/V Specialist
• General Operations and Business Administration
• Regina Bejnerowicz, Senior Director, Finance and Administration
• Denise Zaczek, Operations Manager
• Robin Sarno, Financial Team Lead
• John P. Hogan, Director of Facilities
• Catherine Nelson, Fabrication Shop Co-Manager (Wood)
• Julia Murray, Fabrication Shop Co-Manager (Metal)
• Office of Development
• Nicole Freeman, Director, Development and Alumni Relations
• Elizabeth Landau, Assistant Director, Development and Alumni Relations
• Janna King, Program Coordinator

Yale Norfolk School of Art

• Undergraduate Summer Session
• Byron Kim, Co-director
• Lisa Sigal, Co-director

faculty emeriti

• Rochelle Feinstein
• Richard Lytle
• Samuel Messer
• Tod Papageorge
• Robert Storr