Faculty

Each year around 600 full- and part-time faculty members help students grow as thinkers and makers. These artists, designers, architects, scholars and educators advance RISD’s culture of creative discovery, while thoughtfully teaching and guiding students. Beyond the classroom they are leaders in their fields, pursuing an array of projects and producing innovative work.

Department directories

Apparel Design

Architecture

Art and Computation

Ceramics

Digital + Media

Experimental and Foundation Studies

Film / Animation / Video

Furniture Design

Glass

Graphic Design

History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences

Illustration

Industrial Design

Interior Architecture

Jewelry + Metalsmithing

Landscape Architecture

Literary Arts and Studies

Painting

Photography

Printmaking

Sculpture

Sound

Teaching + Learning in Art + Design

Textiles

Theory and History of Art and Design

Faculty news

Jazz Musician Jason Moran Completes Experimental Artist Residency at RISD

The celebrated pianist and composer used his improvisational skills to collaborate with faculty and students in RISD’s Film/Animation/Video department.

Let’s Hear It for the Ladies Who Lathe

Former RISD president Rosanne Somerson and alums Ginger Gordon, Joyce Lin and Alexis Tingey included in article about women woodworkers.

RISD Printmaking Team Wins 10th Annual Iron Print Competition at MassArt

Led by faculty member Maxime Jean Lefebvre, RISD’s team came out on top for the second year in a row.

a fully dressed man walking out into the sea

RISD Grants Support Artists and Designers Working in the Arena of Forced Displacement

Faculty members Sara Jordenö and Pouya Ahmadi and alum Nina Martinez view forced migration through unique lenses and present radical and creative interventions.

Teaching and Learning Lab

As part of the Center for Social Equity and Inclusion, the Teaching and Learning Lab supports faculty in building innovative and inclusive teaching practices. Workshops and other professional development programs let faculty share knowledge and discuss emerging ideas about art and design education. The lab and its resources help foster a culture of teachers who are equipped to support RISD students.

Among many ways it supports faculty, the lab offers guidance in course design, inclusive studio critiques and understanding learning styles. Faculty also take advantage of resources for enhancing scholarship and research.