Upcoming Events
Mon April 29 4:30-6:00pm, Boyden Gallery
Opening Reception for SMP in Studio Art Exhibition 2
Tues April 30 10:00-12:00pm and 2:00- 4:30pm, Boyden Gallery
SMP Presentations in Art History and SMP Studio Art Exhibition 2
Tues April 30 7:30-8:00pm, Baltimore Hall
Introduction to InDesign Workshop with Art and Art History Studio Assistant Tara Hutton
Thurs May 2 12:00-1:00pm, Baltimore Hall
Introduction to InDesign Workshop with Art and Art History Studio Assistant Tara Hutton
Contact Us
Carrie Patterson, Chair
Associate Professor of Art
Phone: 240-895-4252
Email: ccpatterson@smcm.edu
Office Staff: 240-895-4225
Alumni Where are they now?

Matthew Fishel (studio art, 2001) completed an MFA at Maryland Institute College of Art in 2010. Originally interested in painting, Matthew has expanded his practice to include animation, video, installation, and digital imaging. He is a frequent contributor to RedStarKGB, an ongoing collaboration of filmmakers in Baltimore. His own film, "A Short Film Regarding Possibilities", was selected by the Maryland Film Festival in 2006. See his work at http://www.matthewfishel.com
Ruth Anne Phillips
Visiting Professor of Art
Departments: Art History
Office: Montgomery Hall 140a
Email: raphillips@smcm.edu
Phone: 240-895-4439
Bio:
Ruth
Anne Phillips completed her Ph.D. in 2007 from the Graduate Center of
the City University of New York. Her research interests are focused
primarily in the Pre-Columbian Andes and, especially, with the Inka. She
is currently
working on a research project that examines particular architectural
features at a number of Sacred Valley Inka sites in Peru in and around
Machu Picchu. Other projects relate to her dissertation, "'Pre-Columbian
Revival': Defining and Exploring a U.S. Architectural
Style, 1910-1940," which looks at the use of Pre-Columbian elements in
U.S. architecture. Since earning her Ph.D. she has been Visiting
Assistant Professor at York College of the City University of New York
and at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque.
She is pleased to be at St. Mary's for this academic year.
Courses Taught:
- ARTH100: Introduction to Art History
- ARTH224: Ancient American Art and Architecture
- ARTH250:Andean Art and Architecture
- ARTH250: Visualizing Pre-Columbian Cosmology: Origins, Calendars, Doomsday
- ARTH350: Oceanic Art
- ARTH350: Sacred Landscapes of the Inca




