Liberal Arts Faculty

Courses  Media Arts & Visual Culture: Interactive Zones

Degree MSc, University of Edinburgh
BA, Ohio State University

Courses  Art + Design History III: 1945-Present

Degree PhD, Pennsylvania State University
MA, The George Washington University
BA, The University of Michigan

Cynthia McGrae

Title Adjunct Faculty
Department Liberal Arts
Phone 216.421.7000

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Courses  Censorship, Art + the Law

Degree JD, University of Michigan Law School
MA, Northwestern University
BA, University of Michigan

Courses  Writing + Inquiry II: Research + Intellectual Traditions

Degree MFA, Columbia University
BA, University of Notre Dame

Heath Patten

Title Adjunct Faculty
Department Liberal Arts
Phone 216.773.4138

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Courses  Art of China | India: Culture + Society

Degree PhD candidate (ABD), History of Art, The Ohio State University
MA, Anthropology, The Ohio State University
BA, Anthropology and History of Art, The Ohio State University
BA, History, The Ohio State University

He teaches Art and Design History I, Art and Design History II, Asian Art Survey, India: Culture & Society, and Art of East Asia. His research interests are ancient religions, ritual performances of the ancient Mediterranean basin, and the history of early photography and its use in archaeology. He is a published author, a professional photographer, and a professional archaeologist, who has been involved with the excavations of several sites in Ohio, Cyprus and Italy.

He is also the Curator of the Visual Resources Collection, Oberlin College Libraries, Oberlin College.

Degree MFA, University of Iowa
BA, University of Iowa

Courses  Art + Design History II: 18th Century-1945

Degree PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
BA, Portland State University
BA, University of Maryland

Courses  Graphic Narratives

Degree BFA, Bowling Green State University