Posted September 02, 2011 in Member News
Nancy M. Stuart named dean of the Hartford Art School (HAS).
Nancy M. Stuart has been named dean of the Hartford Art School (HAS). With extensive experience as both an art educator and administrator, she will assume her new position at the University on Nov. 14.
In Monday's announcement of Stuart's appointment, University of Hartford Provost Sharon L. Vasquez said, "Nancy Stuart is a highly accomplished leader who has a great perspective on the challenges and opportunities of today's art schools. She will bring a wealth of skills to the Hartford Art School, including strategic planning, creative problem solving, and open communication alongside her proven track record of educational innovation."
Of her appointment, Stuart said, "I am honored to have been chosen to lead the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford. I believe the art school has all the advantages of this nation's best independent colleges of art and design: a long, distinguished history; professional-grade facilities; outstanding faculty members; and a dedicated board. Hartford Art School has the added benefit of being within a comprehensive university that offers a strong liberal arts core, a range of distinctive professional schools, performing arts and athletics, and commitment to the surrounding community.
Stuart is an award-winning portrait photographer, former executive vice president and provost at the Cleveland Institute of Art, a past associate dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology, and a professor of photography. Visual Studies Workshop Press published her photographic project, DES Stories: Faces and Voices of People Exposed to Diethylstilbestrol, in 2001. Her DES Stories portraits have been shown throughout the United States and were awarded a John Kobal prize at the National Portrait Gallery, London, England.
Treasurer of the Society of Photographic Education's national board of directors, Stuart also serves on the board of the Cleveland Museum of Art's Friends of Photography. She is the executive committee secretary for the Intermuseum Conservation Association, founded in 1952, the model used by the National Endowment for the Arts to establish a network of similar centers across the United States.
