 Ernest Viveiros, professor, foundation studies and fine arts; teaches painting, color theory, and portrait, model, and landscape painting. Teaching at CCAD since 1986, Viveiros has exhibited at solo shows in Chicago and New York City and in numerous galleries, including the Butler Institute of American Art. He is represented by Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts in Binghamton, N.Y. Viveiros has received awards from the Ohio Arts Council and recently started a business selling prints of his paintings. BFA in painting and drawing, University of Massachusetts, 1974; MFA in painting and drawing, Southern Illinois University, 1986. Website: www.erniesgallery.com. |
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| James H. Weigle, professor, fine arts; teaches lithography, relief, and advanced printmaking. With CCAD since 1983, the Cape Cod environment is central to much of Weigle’s work, including plein-air landscapes painted from a Beach Point studio in Provincetown, MA. A Tamarind Institute certified professional printer, Weigle has printed for New York artists at SOLO Impression, Atelier Ettinger, and Tamarind. He has exhibited internationally and completed a residency in 2007 at the Xi’an (China) Academy of Fine Arts. He has juried the Columbus Arts Festival, Dublin Arts & Music Festival and for the Chillicothe Art League and has served as an art coordinator for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. BFA in painting and printmaking, Carnegie Mellon University, 1980; MFA in printmaking, Pennsylvania State University, 1982. Online: https://ccad.digication.com/james_h_weigle_art/bio_james_h_weigle// |
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 Brian R. Williams, adjunct instructor, advertising & graphic design and honors program; teaches page design and honor seminars. Williams is a graphic designer whose clients have included Paul Werth Associates, Longaberger Co., Portfolio Creative, YWCA Columbus, and Honda of America Manufacturing. He also exhibits his artwork nationwide and has had his drawings featured in magazines and on websites worldwide. His pieces are in multiple private collections in the United States. Williams is currently earning his master's degree at Antioch University, where he’s studying art history and criminology. BFA in illustration, CCAD, 2003. Website: www.brianrwilliams.com and www.damforstmuseum.org. |
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| Carrie Ann Wills, adjunct instructor, liberal arts; teaches art, design, and culture. Wills has taught art history for eight years. Her primary area of interest and research is 19th century painting of the Napoleonic Empire. In addition to teaching at CCAD, Wills is an adjunct faculty member at DeVry University and formerly a part-time faculty member at University of Phoenix’s Cincinnati campus. She has completed coursework for a doctoral degree in art history from Ohio State University. BA in art history, Ohio State University, 2004; MA in art history, Ohio State University, 2006. |
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| Christopher A. Yates, associate professor and director, foundation studies; teaches design projects and strategies and contemporary practice. An Ohio native, Yates’ artwork investigates ideas of chance, fate, and cyclical time. An independent art critic, he contributes reviews to regional publications and is a regular contributor to The Columbus Dispatch. In 2008, he received an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award in Art Criticism, and he exhibits his mixed-media constructions throughout Ohio. He is a member of the College Art Association. BFA in fine arts, CCAD, 1987; MFA in studio arts, State University of New York, 1992; MLS in archives, rare books, and art librarianship, Kent State University, 1998. Online: www.columbusarts.com/artists/609-christopher-a-yates and www.ccad.digication.com/yates/. |
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