Taking courses in the CSUCI Art Program assures you the opportunity to work closely with dedicated artists, designers, scholars, and practitioners who will serve as your instructors. All of the faculty members are active outside the classroom, exhibiting artwork in museums and galleries, developing projects in the creative industry, actively publishing, attending conferences, and staying up-to-date with the latest in the field.
Success in any university is always based on how much you are willing to invest in your work, but your Art faculty at CI have the skills and experience to help you develop an outstanding portfolio, and reach your professional creative goals.
Take a moment here to meet the Instructors you’ll be working with:
Interim Program Chair of Art & Art History
(Spring & Fall 2026)
Liz King, MFA
Professor of ArtComputer Graphics, Multimedia, Web Design, Science of Art & Drawing
Office: Madera Hall 2382
Phone: 805-437-8556
email: liz.king@csuci.edu
Program Chair of Art & Art History
(on sabbatical Spring & Fall 2026)
Marianne McGrath, MFA
Associate Professor of Studio Art: Ceramics, Installation, and Capstone
Office: Madera Hall 2605
Phone: 805-437-1614
email: marianne.mcgrath@csuci.edu
View Marianne McGrath's website
Faculty Academic Advisors:
Jasmine Delgado, MFA
Professor of Studio Art
Art Program Advisor, Fall 2026 & Spring 2027
Office: Madera Hall 1614
Phone: 805-437-2056
email: jasmine.delgado@csuci.edu
website: www.jasminedelgado.com
Theresa Avila, PhD
Associate Professor of Art History
Art Program Advisor, Fall 2026 & Spring 2027
Office: Sage Hall 2043
Phone: 805-437-2707
email: theresa.avila@csuci.edu
Professors of Art & Art History
(in alphabetical order)
Theresa Avila, PhD
Associate Professor of Art History
Latin American and Latin@x Art
Art Program Advisor, Fall 2026 & Spring 2027
Director, Broome Gallery
Office: Sage Hall 2043
Phone: 805-437-2707
email: theresa.avila@csuci.edu
Irina D. Costache, PhD
Professor of Art History
Contemporary and Modern Art, Visual Literacy and Museum Studies
Office: Madera Hall 2412
Phone: 805-437-8993
email: irina.costache@csuci.edu
Jasmine Delgado, MFA
Professor of Studio Art
Art Program Advisor, Fall 2026 & Spring 2027
Office: Madera Hall 1614
Phone: 805-437-2056
email: jasmine.delgado@csuci.edu
website: www.jasminedelgado.com
Matthew Furmanski, MFA
Professor Art
Sculpture and Installation
Office: Topanga Hall 1942
Phone: 805-437-8584
email: matthew.furmanski@csuci.edu
website: www.matthewfurmanski.com
Liz King, MFA
Professor of Studio Art: Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Web Design & Drawing
Office: Madera Hall 2382
Phone: 805-437-8556
email: liz.king@csuci.edu
website: www.lizking.tv
Luke Matjas, MFA
Professor of Art
Graphic Design, Drawing, and Senior Seminar
Napa Galleries Director
Office: Madera Hall 2406
Phone: 805-437-2705
email: luke.matjas@csuci.edu
website: www.lukematjas.com
Alison Perchuk, PhD
Professor of Art History
Medieval Art
Office: Madera Hall 2414
Phone: 805-437-3733
email: alison.perchuk@csuci.edu
Simon Quiroz, MFA
Assistant Professor of Art
Film & Time-Based Media
Office: Madera 1635
email: simon.quiroz@csuci.edu
website: www.slated.com/people/17162
Art & Art History Lecturer Faculty:
(in alphabetical order)
Christophe Bourely, MFA
Lecturer, Painting, Drawing, and Business of Art
email: christophe.bourely@csuci.edu
website: www.christophebourely.com
Cathy Ellis, MFA
Lecturer, Art Foundations, Drawing, Painting
email: catherine.ellis@csuci.edu
website: www.cathyellisprojects.com
Aldo Figueroa, MA
Lecturer, Computer Graphics, Digital Illustration, 3D Computer Animation
email: aldo.figueroa@csuci.edu
Peter Harper, MA
Lecturer, Art Foundations, Art of Social Media
email: peter.harper@csuci.edu
Anette Kubitza, PhD
Lecturer, Art History, Modern, and Multicultural
email: anette.kubitza@csuci.edu
Dani Kwan, MFA
Lecturer, Studio Art
email: danielle.kwan@csuci.edu
Elizabeth Souza, MFA
Lecturer, Studio Art
email: elizabeth.souza103@myci.csuci.edu
Helen Taschian, PhD
Lecturer, Art History
email: helen.taschian@csuci.edu
Aurora Valentine, MA
Lecturer, Art Foundations, Psychology of Art
email: aurora.valentine@csuci.edu
Jordan Wong, MFA
Lecturer, Animation
email: jordan.wong@csuci.edu
website: www.okjordanwong.com
Emeritus Faculty
Jack Reilly, MFA
Founder and Former Chair of the Art Program, Professor of Art (Painting, 2D Media)
View Jack's Website
Esteemed Former Faculty
(in alphabetical order)
Sharon Coughran, MFA
Lecturer of Art Foundations, Drawing, Business of Art
Beverly Decker, MFA
Lecturer of Art Foundations
Kate Martin, PhD
Lecturer of Art History