Fine Arts Program

The Studio Foundations Program consists of four classes: Basic Drawing, 3- Dimensional Design, 2-Dimensional Design with an emphasis on color, and Computer Art and Design. This foundation of study provides a commonalty of information needed for advanced studies in all areas within the Fine Arts department. The studio courses build skills in the elements and principles of art, problem solving, and oral and written communications. Models of art from the 20th Century are used extensively to prepare for more advanced study and to give a stronger sense of contemporary art movements.

• Foundation Studio Faculty
• Foundation Studio Facilities
• Foundation Studio Courses
• Foundation Studio Student Work

• Donna Stallard
• M.F.A., University of Dallas
• Foundations Coordinator
• dstallar@ius.edu

Donna Stallard is a Lecturer in Fine Arts teaching foundations drawing, 3-D Design, and 2-D Design Color. She is director of the Ronald L. Barr Gallery on campus. Donna received her M.F.A. from the University of Dallas, in 1994, where afterward she also taught. Her three-dimensional relief prints have been shown in juried, invitational, and solo exhibitions, and are included in many permanent collections including Better Homes & Gardens, National City Bank of Louisville, KY; North Texas Heart Center, Dallas, TX; GTE Corporation, Lewisville, TX; Penn State University, University Parks, PA, and Indiana University Southeast.  Stallard was commissioned to create a 3-D wall-sized relief print as part of the dedication of the Ogle Cultural and Community Center by the then-retiring Chancellor, Leon Rand.

• Donna Stallard's Faculty Work

Three studios are devoted to Foundation studies including an 18-student studio equipped with studio horses, 24 state-of-the-art high-powered Macintosh computer stations, and a studio for 3-D studies, including glass.