Brown Arts

Professors of the Practice

Practicing artists leading courses

Beginning in 2016, BAI launched a Professor of the Practice program, bringing professional artists to campus for a semester-long teaching engagement, a public event, and student advising.

Current Professors of the Practice

Past Visiting Professors of the Practice

  • Image of Ariel Ashbel by Yanai Yechiel

    Ariel Ashbel

    Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice with Brown Arts Institute and the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
  • Portrait of Tania Bruguera

    Tania Bruguera

    Professor of the Practice with the Department of Visual Arts
  • ayana evans

    Ayana Evans

    Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice of Visual Art
  • Portrait of Coco Fusco

    Coco Fusco

    Professor of the Practice with the Department of Modern Culture and Media
  • Image of Kirsten Johnson

    Kirsten Johnson

    Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice with Brown Arts Institute
  • Portrait of Ralph Lemon

    Ralph Lemon

    Professor of the Practice with the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
  • Portrait of Erin McKeown

    Erin McKeown

    Professor of the Practice with the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
  • Portrait of Ali Momeni

    Ali Momeni

    Professor of the Practice with the Data Science Initiative
  • Image of Tracie Morris

    Tracie Morris

    Visiting Professor of the Practice of Arts
  • Okwui Okpokwasili headshot

    Okwui Okpokwasili

    Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Arts
  • Portrait of Yoruba Richen

    Yoruba Richen

    Professor of the Practice with Africana Studies
  • Portrait of RaMell Ross

    RaMell Ross

    Professor of the Practice with the Department of Visual Arts
  • Portrait of Sebastian Ruth

    Sebastian Ruth

    Professor of the Practice with the Department of Music
  • Photo of Shirine Saad by Eva Sakellarides

    Shirine Saad

    Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice of Arts
  • Portrait of Andrew Schneider

    Andrew Schneider

    Professor of the Practice with the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
  • Image of Murielle Borst Tarrant

    Murielle Borst Tarrant

    250th Anniversary Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice and Visiting Fellow
  • Photo of Anne Waldman

    Anne Waldman

    Professor of the Practice in Literary Arts
  • Image of Carrie Mae Weems

    Carrie Mae Weems

    Agnes Gund Visiting Professor of the Practice of the Arts