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Foundation Year

The Foundation year provides an opportunity for students to learn and practice the language of visual expression

Foundation Year Required Courses
course title	Fall	Spring
Visual Elements: 2D	3	*
Visual Elements: Digital Tools	*	3
3D Design	3	*
Time Arts	*	3
Basic Drawing	3	3
English Composition	3	3
Art & Design in Contemporary Society	3	3
Foundation elective (optional)	(1)	(1)
Total credits	15	15
* Can be taken Fall or Spring

Foundation students at PNCA work together in a common first year experience that introduces the basic vocabulary, concepts, and skills shared by all disciplines of the fine and design arts. This diverse year of immersion in studio and liberal arts allows students to explore a variety of tools, techniques, and ideas and introduces the fundamentals of PNCA's various studio majors.

Foundation Faculty

Abra Ancliffe
Instructor in Foundation, Photography
MFA 2005 Tyler School of Art, Temple University (Printmaking)
BFA 2003 Pacific Northwest Collegeof Art (Printmaking)
BA 1998 Lewis & Clark College (English Literature)

Gordon Barnes
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2007 Portland State University (Interdisciplinary)
BFA 2005 Sonoma State University (Printmaking)

Rose Bond
Assistant Professor in Foundation, Intermedia
MFA 1990 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Experimental Filmmaking)
MS 1976 Portland State University (Education)
BA 1971 Portland State University (Drawing and Painting)
http://www.rosebond.net/ →

* Shawn Cardwell
Assistant Professor in Liberal Arts (Mathematics)
MA 1998 Pacific University (Teaching)
BA 1996 Pacific University (Mathematics, with Honors, cum laude)
BA 1996 Pacific University (Music, with Honors, cum laude)

Sally Cleveland
Assistant Professor in Painting and Foundation
BFA 1981 PNCA (Painting)
http://www.sallycleveland.com →

Kate Copeland
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2006 Rhode Island School of Design (Printmaking) (Honor Student)
Teaching Certificate 2006 Brown University Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
BA 2000 Macalester College (Studio Art Major, German Studies Minor) (Magna Cum Laude, Art Department Honors)

Nan Curtis
Assistant Professor in Foundation and Sculpture
MFA 1991 University of Cincinnati (Sculpture)
BFA 1988 The College of Wooster (Sculpture)

Carl Diehl
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2007 University of Oregon (Digital Art)
BFA 2000 Syracuse University (Art Video)
http://www.electronicelsewhere.com →

Modou Dieng
Instructor in Drawing and Foundation
MFA 2006 San Francisco Art Institute
BFA 1995 Ecole National des Beaux-Arts, Senegal
http://modoudieng.com →

Kurt Hollomon
Instructor in Foundation, Illustration
1981-1983 Art Institute of Seattle
http://www.kurtdhollomon.com →

Christopher Huizar
Instructor in Foundation
BFA 2003 Pacific Northwest College of Art (Sculpture)
http://www.onegreatthing.com →

* Frank Irby
Associate Professor in Foundation, Sculpture
MFA 1980 Alfred University (Ceramics)
BFA 1978 Memphis State University (Ceramics)
Read more about Frank Irby →

Ric Lanciotti
Instructor in Foundation
MFA 2001 Savannah College of Art & Design (Media & Performing Arts, Emphasis Directing)
BFA 1999 Savannah College of Art & Design (Video and Film, Minor in Art History)
http://www.pretenco.com →

Matthew Letzelter
Assistant Professor and Department Chair in Foundation
MFA 2003 Pratt Institute (Printmaking)
BFA 1998 University of Florida, College of FIne Arts (Printmaking)
AA 1994 Santa Fe Community College (Biological Sciences)

Bob Martin
Associate Professor in Foundation, Liberal Arts
ABD 1982 Purdue University
MA 1977 Portland State University
BA 1971 Kentucky Wesleyan College

Kim McKenna
Instructor in Foundation
MAT 1999 Lewis & Clark College
Post Baccalaureate 1994 The Cooper Union, Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture
BFA 1992 The Hartford Art School (Printmaking)

* Bill Moore
Professor in BFA Foundation, Sculpture; MFA Mentor
MFA 1971 University of Michigan
BS 1967 University of Michigan

Melanie Nakaue
Instructor in Liberal Arts (Foundation)
MFA 2004 CalArts (Fine Art, Sculpture, Drawing)
BA 2001 Scripps College (Art, minor in Art History)

Seth Nehil
Instructor in Foundation, Liberal Arts
MFA 2005 Bard College (Music/Sound)
BFA 1998 University of Texas at Austin (Painting/Transmedia)
http://sethnehil.artdocuments.org →

* Mary Preis
Assistant Professor in Foundation, Liberal Arts (Art History)
MA 2000 University of Oregon (Art History)
BA 1995 University of Delaware (Art History, Magna Cum Laude)

* Sally Schoolmaster
Photography Department Chair, Assistant Professor in Foundation, Photography
MFA 1990 Ohio University (Photography)
BS 1986 University of Oregon (Journalism)

Stephen Slappe
Instructor in Foundation and Intermedia
MFA 2001 University of South Carolina (Painting & 3D Studies)
BFA 1997 University of North Florida (Painting)
http://www.stephenslappe.com →

Arvie Smith
Associate Professor in Foundation, Painting
MFA 1992 Maryland Institute College of Art (Painting)
BFA 1985 PNCA (Painting, Printmaking)