Gustavus Adolphus College

Priscilla Briggs
Assistant Professor

As a practicing artist, my work has evolved with my life experiences. I first realized my passion for the photographic image as a college student, when I spent every spare cent I had to buy film and…   (continue reading)

Colleen Hanson
Administrative Secretary

Nicole Hoiland
Visiting Assistant Professor

Nicole worked in Paris, France as an art history and ceramic's instructor before returning to the states to complete an MFA in Ceramics at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. …   (continue reading)

Kristen Lowe
Assistant Professor

Kris Lowe earned an MFA from the Boston Museum School and Tufts University, Boston, MA. and a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and design. Lowe's drawings have been exhibited nationally, including…   (continue reading)

Bruce McClain
Professor

Donald Myers
Director, Hillstrom Museum of Art

Donald Myers teaches art history courses and is the Director and Senior Curator of the Hillstrom Museum of Art.  He has taught at Gustavus Adolphus College since 2000, and prior to that was a curator…   (continue reading)

Travis Nygard
Visiting Instructor

Lois Peterson
Professor

Stanley Shetka
Professor

Linnea Wren
Professor, Chair

For over thirty years, I have been studying Maya art, architecture and hieroglyphs. My fascination with the pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica started when I was a high school student. By chance…   (continue reading)