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Ernest Cialone
Professor
Art and Graphic Design
- +1 479-788-7541
- Ernest.Cialone@uafs.edu
- WB238 Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP
Biography
| Degree | Major Emphasis/Program Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.F.A. | Painting | University of North Dakota | 1983 |
| B.A. | Drawing and Graphic Design | University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP | 1980 |
| A.A. | Art | Westark Community College | 1978 |
Ernest Cialone is a draftsman, printmaker, painter, and native of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP. He received
a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of North Dakota. After
living in the northern plains for more than a decade, Cialone returned to Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP
to accept a faculty position in the Art Department at the University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP -
Fort Smith. He is that program's first (and only) tenured full professor.
In addition to a variety of foundation-level courses, he has taught Introduction to
Printmaking, Screen Printing, Intaglio, Relief Printing, Figure Drawing, Advanced
Drawing, Figure Painting, Artistic Anatomy, and Storyboarding. He served on the board
of directors for the Fort Smith Art Center just prior to its transition to the Fort
Smith Regional Art Museum, and he was a founding member of the River Valley Art Coalition.
He has exhibited numerous times and served as a juror or judge for competitions and
exhibits in the River Valley area.