Department of Art

Art Alumni Successes

Probably the best measure of success for our department is our graduates who have pursued a wide variety of occupations related to art. It is in these individuals that the foundations program and excellent instruction LC's Art Department provides shines forth.

LC graduates are illustrators, architects, and industrial designers. Others have obtained graduate degrees from such institutions such as the University of Georgia, University of Mississippi, Savannah College of Art and Design, Louisiana State University, Texas A&M University at Commerce, and Louisiana Tech. Many have chosen careers in academia as professors.

These alumni are just a few examples of our graduates and their successes.

George Oliver White, who graduated in 1968, is applying his advertising design degree as creative director for White and Satterfield, an award-winning advertising agency in Raleigh, NC.

Clyde Downs, a 1975 graduate, holds an M.F.A. (master of fine arts) degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and is now on the art faculty at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La.

Vickie Roach Cofer, class of 1989, is the owner and creative director for MM&I Graphics, a regional design studio located in Nashville, Tenn.

Bryan LaFaye, who graduated in 1991 and holds an M.F.A. from Clemson University, is a working artist in Lafayette, La., where he continues to exhibit both nationally and internationally. His work is in the collections of many prominent individuals and institutions.

Charlotte Drumm, class of 1990, has an M.F.A. from Florida State University and is on the faculty at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. She continues to make highly conceptual works based on language and contemporary culture that have been included in many regional exhibitions.

Darrin Dickerson, class of 1992, is the owner and creative director of Ghostwater Films in Nashville, Tenn., where he writes and directs commercial theatrical films and music videos.

Aaron Link, class of 1993, is employed in graphic design as an art director for Fine Print, Inc. in Alexandria, La.

Melissa Gautier, class of 1994, is a middle school art teacher in Ventura, Calif.

Tim Roper, class of 1998, has an M.F.A. from Louisiana State University and is currently teaching web design at his alma mater.

For more information about the LC Department of Art, contact us....

By phone....318.487.7261
By email....reynoso@lacollege.edu
In person....Weathersby Fine Arts Building, LC campus