San Diego Mesa College's faculty and staff have a wide variety of skills and expertise ranging from local politics, ethnomusicology, and American literature to genetics, physics, and behavioral analysis. Specialists are associated with one or more categories that are either in their field of study or general interest. More
Specialists can be found either by filtering by subject or search. Use the filters to find all specialists in a broad subject. Use search to find specialists in more specific areas. The search takes into account not just the topics but all the additional information listed as well. To search simply enter a phrase or keyword into the search box and the list will filter down to relevant specialist. Click on any name to view additional details.
Specialist can be sorted by name, expertise/interest, or department. Simply click on the header.
The specialists list is maintained by the Office of Communications. For questions, comments or to submit your information to be added as a specialist please contact Jennifer Nichols Kearns, Director of Communications. Those individuals whose information is listed have agreed to be contacted by and responsive to media requests.
| Name | Expertise/Interests | Department |
|---|---|---|
Assistant ProfessorArt
|
Art History, Color Theory Area of Expertise19th & 20th Century Art, Contemporary Art history, Color Theory, Design, Art CriticismMore: Kraig Cavanaugh is an art critic, art history & studio art educator, artist, author, and curator. Receiving both his BFA and MFA from California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts), he trained with artists such as Michael Asher, John Baldessari, Mary Kelly, and Mike Kelley. His specialties as an art instructor are Color Theory & Design and 19th and 20th-century Art History. Writing freelance art reviews for such print-magazines as Artweek and [San Diego] Gallery News since 1993, Cavanaugh currently contributes art reviews to the online arts forum SanDiegoStory.com (2013–present). Additionally, he was invited to become a member of the International Association of Art Critics-United States (AICA-USA) in 2011. He was also the art critic for the online journal SanDiego.com (from 2009 to 2011), where he received awards of excellence from the San Diego Press Club (1st-place Arts Reviewing in 2009 & 1st-place Arts Reporting in 2012). Role at MesaAdjunct Instructor, ArtDegrees
|
Art/Drama |
