Department Head

Jackie Gendel

Graduate Program Director

Meena Hasan

As a Painting major at RISD you engage in an individual search for meaning and cultural representation by honing strong visual skills, critical reasoning and an understanding of broad historical and social contexts. Faculty embrace a wide range of aesthetic attitudes and offer flexible programs, while openly examining, exchanging, challenging and refining ideas rooted in painting traditions.

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