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Kurt Coppersmith is an Associate Professor of Art and Design and Department Chair at Southern Arkansas University's Dempsy College of Liberal & Performing Arts. He holds an MFA in Film and Media Arts and a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah. His research focuses on serious games for health and augmented reality applications in medicine, culminating in a recent patent for a medical software tool. He also explores interdisciplinary art blending digital and traditional media, emphasizing texture, surface tension, and abstraction.
Teaching specialties include studio art, game production, film studies, and web design. He has over 20 years of technology industry experience, including implementing software for the Vivint Smart Home Arena. Beyond academia, his art practice combines humor with deeper conceptual themes, influenced by artists like William Blake and Alfons Mucha.
Awarded a patent for medical AR technology, Coppersmith’s work bridges creative and technical fields. His advisory and grant activities are not detailed here, but his team-based innovation highlights collaborative research. The Art & Design department offers programs in game development, communication design, and studio art, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach.
