IAIA students have the opportunity to partake
in an eclectic learning experience in a distinctive environment. Faculty
and staff, comprised of both native and non-native individuals, provide
nurturing support and serve as positive role models for native students
embarking on new educational endeavors.
The Student Body
Students enrolled represent various tribes from across the nation and
are drawn from reservation, rural, and urban environments. Key Personnel:
Administration and Faculty
The Dean of the Center of Arts and Cultural Studies is
Ann FIlemyr, Ph.D. She brings
fifteen years of experience in higher education and four years as
a non-profit arts organization director to her new role. She served
as Department Chair for Cultural & Interdisciplinary Studies, Founder
and Director of the Antioch College Summer Writing Intensive, and
as Associate Dean and Interim Dean of Faculty at Antioch in Yellow
Springs, Ohio. She is a leader in innovative curriculum design to
reflect values-based educational initiatives. She belives the purpose
of education is to provide a structure for the acquistion of skills,
attitudes, and knowledge for personal and social transformation. She
served as a Teaching and Research Assistant for Great Lakes Indian
Ethnoboatany and Philosophy in the Native American Studies Program
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and attended the first World
Parliament of Indigenous Peoples during the Earth Summit in Rio de
Janeiro. In 1994 she spent the summer at Zuni working with the Zuni
Conservation Project on documentation and outreach. She is a poet
and writer and has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize in
Literature for her poetry.She has been awarded writers' residencies
at Hedgebrook, Mabel Dodge Luhan House, and by the Wurlitzer Foundation.
(To view the biography of a specific faculty member, click on their name accordingly.)
The Center for Arts and Cultural Studies (CACS) is the academic department of IAIA. Dr. Ann Filemyr, Dean of CACS, leads the faculty team that is comprised of both Native and non-Native artists who provide academic and artistic support, serving as positive role models for Native students embarking on new educational endeavors.
Dr.Ann Filemyr
Academic Dean
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Nina Vasquez
Assistant to the Dean
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Ananda Saha
Assistant to the
Faculty
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Hayes Locklear (Lumbee)
Primitive Edge Gallery Director |
Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/Choctaw)
Vision Project Director |
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Creative Writing has always had a prominent place at the Institute, but it has never been stronger than it is right now. The program’s strength lies in its students, who come from reservations, cities and all places in between to study with nationally and internationally-known working writers.
The Indigenous Studies Program prepares students in the liberal arts. Students are challenged to master competencies in anthropology, math, science, literature, history, music and government.
The Institute of American Indian Arts is home to the only bachelor of arts museum studies degree program designed from a Native American perspective in the world. Experienced museum professionals lead IAIA’s hands-on, experiential program.
The IAIA New Media Arts Department offers a rigorous, comprehensive program of study that trains students in all aspects of digital and print media. Students learn the principles from which new media has evolved by studying the history and theory of graphic design.
Carlos Peinado (Mandan/Hidatsa) Department Chair
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Shawna Begay (Navajo)
Faculty, New Media Arts
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The Studio Arts Department delivers all fine art classes required to achieve IAIA’s AFA and BFA degrees. The courses are divided into five areas of focus, which include painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry/metals, and sculpture.
Kim Parko
Department Chair
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Annie McDonnell
Faculty, Critical Skills/General Education
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Eva M. Flying(Northern Cheyenne)Native Health and Wellness Coordinator
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