ALISON 'AL' DENYER portrait
  • DUGS Department Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Studio Area., Art/Art History
  • Professor, Art/Art History
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Current Courses

Fall 2024

  • ART 4110-001
    Drawing II
  • ART 4130-001
    Painting II
  • ART 4140-001
    Drawing III
  • ART 4160-001
    Painting III
  • ART 4190-001
    Painting IV
  • ART 4910-011
    Honors Studio Art
  • ART 6000-011
    Post-Degree Studio
  • ART 6140-001
    Grad Projects-Painting
  • DRAW 4110-001
    Drawing II
  • DRAW 4140-001
    Drawing III

Summer 2024

Spring 2024

Professional Organizations

  • SECAC College Arts Organization. 10/2020 - 10/2023. Position : Elected Board Member representing Western States.
  • SECAC (formerly Southeastern College Arts Conference). 04/2017 - 04/2020. Position : At Large Elected Board Member #2. Elected by membership for 3 year term.
  • SECAC (formerly Southeastern College Arts Conference). 04/2016 - 04/2017. Position : At Large elected Board Member #2 (partial term due to a retirement).
  • SGCI Southern Graphics Council International. 01/2016 - 01/2018. Position : Member.
  • RMPA Rocky Mountain Print Alliance. 01/2016 - present. Position : Member and advisory Board Member.
  • SECAC South Eastern College Arts Conference. 01/2015 - present. Position : Member.
  • SGCI Southern Graphics Council International. 01/2015 - present. Position : Member.
  • RMPA Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance. 01/2015 - present. Position : Member.

Teaching Projects

  • Developed a revised Painting and Drawing curriculum. Project Lead: Al Denyer. 01/2021 - 12/2021.
  • 'A Sense of Place; Responses to Belonging in the American West'. Project Lead: Al Denyer. Collaborators: Tess Wood, Reilly Jensen, Bryce Billings, Candace Von Hoffman, Hannah Nielsen, Holly Nielsen, Christina Riccio, Eric Robertson. Collections Engagement Grant (Mellon foundation) UMFA and Marriott Library Special Collections. 12/2020 - present. Total Budget: $5,000.00.
  • Big Drawings, student exhibition in the Alvin Gittins Gallery. Project Lead: Al Denyer. 11/05/2018 - 11/21/2018. Total Budget: $0.00.
  • University Group Teaching Grant, ($6,241.00) to purchase Wacom tablets for new digital drawing course. Project Lead: Al Denyer. Collaborators: Lewis Crawford. University Teaching Grant Committee. 10/2016 - present. Total Budget: $6,241.00.
  • Developed new course, Digital Drawing . Project Lead: Al Denyer. Collaborators: Lewis Crawford. 08/2016 - present.
  • Program development, Foundations curriculum re-designing for implementation Fall 2017. Project Lead: Al Denyer for 2D Foundations. Collaborators: Dan Evans. 06/2016 - present.
  • The Voice of Lesley Dill Exhibition. Project Lead: Alison Denyer. Collaborators: Justin Diggle. Dee Grant 12/2013 - 01/2014. Total Budget: $5,000.00.
  • AP Readers Exhibition. Project Lead: Alison Denyer. Collaborators: Justin Diggle. 06/2013 - 06/2013. Total Budget: $250.00.
  • Field Trip to New York City for Graduate Seminar Students. Project Lead: Alison Denyer. 03/05/2009 - 03/08/2009.
  • Life Drawing and Dance performance. Project Lead: Alison Denyer. Collaborators: Eric Handman. 02/01/2008 - 03/01/2008.