Kariann Fuqua

Kariann Fuqua is an Instructional Assistant Professor of Art and Director of Museum Studies at the University of Mississippi’s Department of Art & Art History, located within the College of Liberal Arts. She holds a BFA from Kansas State University (1999) and an MFA from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2003). Her work bridges abstract art practice with cultural heritage research, focusing on environmental themes and provenance analysis.

• Education:
• BFA in Painting, Kansas State University
• MFA in Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research interests include the historical language of abstraction in visual art and the ethical dimensions of cultural heritage preservation. Her exhibitions span institutions like Jenkins-Johnson Gallery (San Francisco), Governors Island (NY), and Hyde Park Arts Center (Chicago), with publications in New American Paintings and Artist’s Magazine. She directs the Museum Studies program and teaches courses in drawing, painting, exhibition design, and thesis supervision.

Awards highlight her professional recognition, including the Joan Mitchell Foundation fellowship and a prestigious public art commission.