Faculty

Nora Olgyay
Chair

Bldg. 43, Room 100H
(504) 520-7673

MaPó Kinnord-Payton
Associate Professor of Art

Bldg. 51, Room 101
(504) 520-6760
mkinnord@xula.edu

Classes

• Art 1090 - Art Appreciation
• Art 1050 - Ceramics

Ron Bechet
Professor of Art

Bldg. 39, Room 102
(504) 520-7553
rbechet@xula.edu

Classes:

• ART 1040 - Drawing I B
• ART 2040 - Drawing II B
• ART 1060 - Introduction to Painting
• Art Trends and Policy - 11581
• Community Development in Art - 11507 - ART 2600

John T. Scott
1940-2007

Professor of Art
Artist Mentor

Circle Dance Retrospective
New York Times Obituary
National Public Radio 2006 Interview

Michelle Nkoyo Lavigne
Instructor

Bldg. 51, Room 102
(504) 520-7554
nkoyolavigne@yahoo.com

Classes:

• ART 1020 - Design I B

Augustus Jenkins
Instructor

Bldg. 39, Room 101
(504) 520-7555
augustusjenkins@hotmail.com

Classes:

• ART 2080 - Introduction to Printmaking

Mora Beauchamp-Byrd
Asst. Professor of Art History/Curator of Univ. Art Collections

Bldg. 43, Room 100D
(504) 520-5020
mbeaucha@xula.edu

Major Research Interests:

• African American Art
• Art of the African Diaspora
• 18th century British art and visual culture
• Contemporary British art with specialization in British artists of African, Asian and Caribbean descent