Dr. Brigitte Salami
Brigitte Salami specializes in the art history of Sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a BA from San Francisco State University and MA and PH.D. degrees from the University of Iowa. Her current book project, “Postcolonial Yakurr Studies”, deals with Yakurr’s use of time-honored festival practices as a means to reach a global audience with their concerns. […]
Bryce Heesacker
BIO Bryce Heesacker, who works as an artist under the moniker F. C. Zuke, creates audiovisual and interactive artworks that investigate how beliefs are acquired, transmitted, and performed in society. His latest installation, animation, and video projects examine influential historical texts, American talk radio, human-canine relationships, intelligence tests, and other systems of belief and power. […]
Peyton Lawler
My name is Peyton Lawler, and I am a ceramic potter and artist from Huntsville, AL. I attended the University of North Alabama in Florence where I earned my BFA in ceramics in 2017. I am excited to start my journey here at Ole Miss to pursue my MFA in ceramics this fall. I create […]
Jaime Erin Aelavanthara
Jaime is a fine art photographer and educator based in Florida. Her photographic work explores themes of the human condition and our interconnectedness with nature. She has actively exhibited nationally and internationally in venues such as the Mississippi Museum of Art, SEITES Gallery, Canada, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Her work has been […]
Christen Parker
Christen Parker is from Monroe, Louisiana where she received her BFA in painting and graphic design from the University of Louisiana Monroe in 2013. Following her undergraduate degree, she became interested in translating her work into three-dimensional pieces. She received her MFA in Sculpture at the University of Mississippi in 2019. While she has worked […]
Jerika Broussard
Current Occupation: Full-time artist Artist Statement My art is an attempt to birth blessings into the world through each creation. Archetypal images such as the “Serpent” or use of relics represent some of the darker aspects of life and human suffering. However, I turn these images from suffering to beauty in an attempt to tame […]
