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Art + Design Students Bring Coaches vs. Cancer Vision to Life

The Department of Art + Design collaborated with the Utah State Athletics and Intermountain Healthcare earlier this year for an initiative called Coaches vs. Cancer, bringing creativity and community together in a meaningful way.

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USU Professor Authors Book About Bad Movies

Beyond ticket numbers and Oscar nods, one professor at Utah State University argues that whether a movie is considered good or bad has as much to do with one’s own experiences and a lot less to do with what the movie industry intended.

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Tamryn McDermott presenting her research on collective reflection at the 2025 National Art Education Association Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

USU Professor Tamryn McDermott Selected for National School for Art Leaders Program

USU Art Education faculty member Tamryn McDermott has been selected to join the 2026 cohort of the School for Art Leaders, a highly selective, nine-month leadership development program through the National Art Education Association.

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Shahaley Brandt

Turning Everyday Moments Into Life: Undergraduate Art + Design Student Spotlight

Utah State University senior Shahaley Brandt brings bold color and everyday moments to life in works currently featured in USU’s Undergraduate Exhibition at the Tippetts Gallery.

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The Art of a Lifetime

The Art of a Lifetime: USU Galleries Present Marion Hyde Retrospective

The Marion Hyde Retrospective, an exhibition celebrating the art and legacy of the late Utah artist, recently opened in the Tippetts & Eccles Galleries in the Chase Fine Arts Center.

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Tiny Houses Exhibit Showcases Student Professionalism, Design Excellence

The recently concluded annual Tiny Houses exhibition at Utah State University showcased the professionalism and design excellence of the sophomore class in the interior architecture and design (IAD) program.

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Photographer Fazilat Soukhakian

USU Honors Presents 50th Annual Honors Last Lecture With Photographer Fazilat Soukhakian

The Utah State University Honors Program presents the 50th Annual Honors Last Lecture featuring Associate Professor Fazilat Soukhakian, the 2025 Honors Outstanding Professor.

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Interior design students and staff earning national recognition

USU Interior Design Professor Earns National Recognition as ASID Fellow

Darrin Brooks, USU interior architecture and design professor, has recently been inducted into the College of Fellows within the American Society of Interior Designers.

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Chuck Landvatter works on a mural for the Cache Humane Society in Logan, Utah.

Chuck Landvatter: Decades of Murals, Community, Innovation

Chuck Landvatter, a Utah State University fine arts alumnus and muralist, is a shining example of finding success in the arts through community engagement and innovation.

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John Neely

Hands of Clay: USU Mourns the Passing of Renowned Potter, Teacher, Innovator

John Neely, professor in USU's Department of Art + Design, died June 1, 2025, in Logan. The 2013 D. Wynne Thorne Career Research Award recipient will be honored with "A Toast to John Neely," at 5 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Russell Wanlass Performance Hall, followed by a reception at NEHMA.

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