| Undergraduate degrees include the B.A. in studio art and B.F.A. in Printmaking. A minor in studio art is also available to non-majors. Graduate degrees include the M.A. and M.F.A.
For nearly 50 years, The University of Iowa's printmaking program has ranked among the best in the country. From class discussions of the history of printmaking to instruction in the making of prints, emphasis is placed on teaching students about significant historical print concepts and helping them discover new ways of adding to the printmaking tradition. Students also learn about artistic self-analysis through group and individual critiques. Actual masterworks on paper are accessible through a comprehensive museum collection of prints including all techniques and all periods of art history.
Class size ranges from 10 to 15 students. Instruction from printmaking faculty members varies; students are encouraged to take courses from each of the following faculty members: Tom Christison, Robert Glasgow, Anita Jung and Virginia Myers.
Required course work in intaglio and relief, lithography, monotype, paperworks, and foil-stamping is supplemented by annual seminars that focus on such topics as preparation for professional life, issues in print history, theory, and technical considerations. National and international visiting artists invited to the department bring diverse styles that complement the teaching and images done by the printmaking faculty.
The University's tradition of exhibiting graduate work has led to prints in juried shows throughout the United States and abroad. Group exhibits of student work often are sent to other schools on an exchange basis.
Faculty work is exhibited regularly in juried national and international exhibitions, and some are permanently placed in some of the world's major museums.
The program is actively involved with the University's papermaking facilities and the Center for the Book.
The Bergmann Printmaking Scholarship is just one of the competitive scholarships awarded annually.
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