Meet the Faculty

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 2026)

Liz King, MFA

Program Chair of Art & Art History (on sabbatical Spring 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

Associate Professor of Studio Art
Art Program Advisor, Spring 2026
Office: Madera Hall 1614
Phone: 805-437-2056
email: jasmine.delgado@csuci.edu

Theresa Avila, PhD

Associate Professor of Art History
Art Program Advisor, AY 2025-2026
Office: Sage Hall 2043
Phone: 805-437-2707email: theresa.avila@csuci.edu

Professors of Art & Art History

Theresa Avila, PhD

Associate Professor of Art History: Latin American and Latin@x Art
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

Associate Professor of Studio Art
Art Program Advisor, Spring 2026
Office: Madera Hall 1614
Phone: 805-437-2056
email: jasmine.delgado@csuci.edu

Matthew Furmanski, MFA

Professor of Studio Art: Sculpture and Installation
Office: Topanga Hall 1942
Phone: 805-437-8584
email: matthew.furmanski@csuci.edu
View Matt's website

Liz King, MFA

Luke Matjas, MFA

Professor of Studio Art: Graphic Design, Drawing, and Senior Seminar
Former Dept. Chair 2013 – 2019 
Napa Galleries Director
Office: Madera Hall 2406; Phone: 805-437-2705
email: luke.matjas@csuci.edu
View Luke Matjas' website

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 Studio Art: Film & Time-Based Media
Office: Madera 1635
email: simon.quiroz@csuci.edu
See Simon Quiroz's work: https://www.slated.com/people/17162/

Art & Art History Lecturer Faculty:

(in alphabetical order)

Bobi Bosson, MFA

Lecturer: Art Studio
email:bobi.bossom043@myci.csuci.edu
View Bobi's work

Christophe Bourely, MFA

Lecturer: Painting, Drawing, and Business of Art
email: christophe.bourely@csuci.edu
View Christophe Bourely's website

Cathy Ellis, MFA

Lecturer, Art Foundations, Drawing, Painting
email: catherine.ellis@csuci.edu

Aldo Figueroa, MA

Lecturer: Computer Graphics, Digital Illustration, 3D Computer Animation
email: aldo.figueroa@csuci.edu

Ryan Garcia, BA

Lecturer: Graphic Design
email: ryan.garcia@csuci.edu

Yumiko Glover, MFA

Lecturer: Arts Foundations
email: yumiko.glover@csuci.edu

Peter Harper, MA

Lecturer: Art Foundations, Art of Social Media
email: peter.harper@csuci.edu

Patricia Keller, BA

Lecturer: ceramics
email: patricia.keller023@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

Leslie Lloyd, MA

Lecturer, Art Foundations
email: leslie.lloyd@csuci.edu

Denise Lugo, MA

Lecturer: Art History-Eastern Art, Chicana/o Art
email: denise.lugo@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
View Jordan Wong's website

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

Catie Miahopolos, PhD

Professor of Art History

Kathleen Quaife, MFA
Lecturer: Animation