Art & Design
Do you feel at home in the creative world? At San Jacinto College, we believe art can open doors and create new opportunities. Our Art & Design program gives you hands-on experience across multiple mediums and helps you grow your skills for the next step in your artistic journey.
Express Yourself
Find Your Creative Voice
Discover how to analyze your work and creative process using proven art and design techniques. Build confidence as you turn your ideas into bold, meaningful pieces.
Share Your Vision
Shape Your Style
Build your portfolio and prepare for transfer
Careers
Opportunities
- Visual artist
- Illustrator or designer
- Multimedia artist
- Art or performance educator
- Art director
Locations
DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
Fine Arts, AA - Art & Design
Sounds great, but how do I apply?
Your questions answered
You’ll build a strong foundation in art and design through hands-on studio courses and in-depth art history lectures. You’ll create original artwork and explore your ideas and learn how to study your creative process while growing your own style.
Finally, you’ll build skills in communication and critical thinking.
Yes. We offer transfer plans with partner universities to keep you on track. If you don't see your chosen university, don't worry! We can help you set up a custom transfer plan.
Be sure to reach out to us if you need support in transferring. Our team is ready to assist.
With a degree in Fine Arts, you’ll learn how to:
- Create original artwork using research and creative ideas
- Analyze your work and creative process using art and design techniques
- Communicate your ideas clearly through visual work and discussion
- Collaborate with others on creative projects
- Reflect on your work to develop your own artistic style
- Understand how art and design impact individuals and society
No prior experience is required. The degree is designed to help you build your skills
step by step, whether you’re new to the arts or looking to grow your skills.
The Gallery Experience
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Address:
8060 Spencer Highway, Building 21
Pasadena, TX 77505
Contact:
Carmen.Champion@sjcd.edu
Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location:
5800 Uvalde Rd, Building N1,
Houston, TX, 77049
Contact:
Joe.Clark@sjcd.edu
Hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday: By appointment
Location:
13735 Beamer Road
Houston TX, 77089
Contact:
Bradly.Brown@sjcd.edu
Website: Email: Houston-based artist, J. Todd Allison is the chair for Arts, Communications, and Physical
Education at Central Campus and has taught foundation studio courses since 2001. He
has previously served as the Central gallery coordinator, Gulf Coast Intercollegiate
Consortium art president and representative, and the chair for Art and Design. He
has lived and regularly exhibited in the Houston area since 2000. His work has been
exhibited across Texas, the U.S., and internationally in Spain, Peru, United Arab
Emirates, and India. His work is represented in numerous publications and both public
and private collections throughout the U.S. Education: Website: Email: Bradly Brown has exhibited at Rice University, The Dallas Contemporary, Fort Worth
Contemporary Arts, Hiroshima City University, and in the 2013 Berlin Becher Triennial.
He was awarded the Fort Worth Weekly’s Visionary Award (2014), Mercedes Benz Financial
Service Scholarship (2013), and the Bean Distinguished Lecture Series, St. Anselm
College (2008). In 2015 Brown moved to Houston, TX, and was a recipient of Lawndale
Art Center’s Artist Studio Program. He is currently focusing most of his time working
as Gallery Curator, and Professor of Art at San Jacinto College’s South Campus. Education: Website: Email: After retiring from the US Army and abandoning a middle-class engineering career to
search for purpose, Tay reignited a rich appreciation for Black history and a deep
obsession with the Black archive. Through collage, photography, drawing, video, sound,
performance and large-scale installation, Tay utilizes past histories and imagery
to create new understandings of the present while imagining a brighter future. Education: Website: Email: Professor Champion is an art historian, curator, art advisor, and certified fine art
appraiser with a focus on American Modern and Contemporary Art and a specialization
in Early Texas Art and Culture. She directs the art gallery on central campus, teaches
Art History and Art Appreciation courses, and is actively involved in various organizations
that support students who are interested in a career path in the arts. Education: Website: Email: Houston-based artist, Joe Clark works as a professor in the Department of Art and
Design at San Jacinto College North, teaching foundational studio art courses in Drawing,
Design, Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Joe began his teaching career in 2002
and became a full-time member of the faculty at San Jacinto College in 2011. He also
serves as the director of the North Gallery at San Jacinto College. Education: Website: Email: Diana-Sofia Estrada is a Guatemalan American visual artist/educator born and raised
in Houston, Texas. Estrada has worked with various Los Angeles arts organizations,
companies, and colleges as a teaching artist, a professor, an artist, and in the art
industry working in fabrication to studio management. Estrada’s artwork questions
ideas of visibility and conversations to interpret everyday events through drawings,
installations, performances, and animation/video. Estrada has exhibited her artwork
internationally and nationally including Diaspora Vibe Gallery (Miami), Alice Yard
Space (Trinidad), Box 13 (Houston, Texas), Artlab at the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum
in Washington D.C., FairPlay at FairMarket (Miami, Florida), and with Seer-Gallery. Education: Email: Originally from northeast Texas, Dr. Huffstetter has studied art history throughout
the U.S., Ireland, and Peru, while also working for various museums and cultural arts
organizations. She taught art history and art education courses at Oklahoma State
University and The Ohio State University before coming to San Jacinto College where
she teaches courses in art history and art appreciation. Olivia’s research interests
include social media in arts curricula; feminist art theories and practice; and museum
education. Education: Email: Naomi Lemus was born in Houston, Texas to Mexican immigrants. Naomi uses her artistic
practice to reflect on her family’s experiences and the women who preceded her. She
focuses on generational expressions of resilience, survival, and care. Her work finds
roots in the gendered Chicana aesthetics of domesticana. Education: Website: Email: Daniel grew up in Texas. In a family that embraced the outdoors, he had a boundless
appreciation for visual observation throughout his life. He began progressing as an
artist during college using his love of the visual world to eventually make a living
as an artist and art professor. He has never been able to focus on one particular
medium, often having multiple projects going at one time, but is most fulfilled when
using photography as part of his painting process. He enjoys traveling with his wife,
daughter, and their three dogs when they are able, to inspirational landscapes and
busy cities alike. Education: Website: Email: Born in western New York, Jeff McGee came to San Jacinto College in 2011 as a full-time
faculty member with extensive experience in metalsmithing, sculpture, illustration,
and interdisciplinary collaboration. During his time in Houston, he has served on
several non-profit boards in the Arts including two years as President of the Houston
Metal Arts Guild. Professor McGee was the inaugural Curator of the San Jacinto College
South Campus Gallery prior to his current role as the South Campus Fine Arts Chair. Education: www.facebook.com/jeffmcgeefineart MEET YOUR PROFESSORS
J. Todd Allison
https://www.jtoddallison.com/
todd.allison@sjcd.edu
Bradly Brown
http://www.bradlybrown.com
bradly.brown@sjcd.edu
Tay Butler
https://www.stayclosetay.com
rontaye.butler@sjcd.edu
Carmen Champion
http://www.championartappraisals.com/
carmen.champion@sjcd.edu
Joe Clark
https://joeclarkart.com/
joe.clark@sjcd.edu
Diana-Sofia Estrada
https://www.dianasofiaestrada.com/
dianasofia.estrada@sjcd.edu
Olivia Huffstetter
olivia.huffstetter@sjcd.edu
Naomi Lemus
naomi.lemus@sjcd.edu
Daniel Longtin
https://www.longtinart.com/
daniel.longtin@sjcd.edu
Jeffrey McGee
http://www.jeffmcgeeart.com/
jeffrey.mcgee@sjcd.edu
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