Kathy Arnold
Visual Art
Professor of Art Studio and Art History
Email%3A%20kathy.arnoldFREEWEST_VALLEY
Cilker Building 103-V
COURSES TAUGHT AT WEST VALLEY COLLEGE
Art History Courses:
Art 001E Design in Society, an exploration of Visual Culture
Art 01A Survey of Western Art: Prehistoric through Gothic
Art 01B Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to current
Art 004 Art Appreciation
Art 1G History of Photography (includes digital and video)
Art 10: American Art: A Multicultural Approach Online
Honors Art 1B Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Present
Art 7 History of Asian Art
Art 1J History of World (Non-western based) Art
Art Studio Courses:
Art 31 A Beginning Drawing
Art 31 B Expressive Drawing
Art 49A, Beginning Painting
Art 49 B, C, D, Intermediate and Advanced Painting
Art 33A 2D Design
Art 33C Color Design
Gallery Management Workshop/Lab:
Art 3A, Gallery Workshop/Lab
Student Office Hours - Spring 2024
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Method: In Person
Location: Fox 120 - Tuesday: 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM
Method: In Person
Location: Fox 120 - Thursday: 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Method: In Person
Location: Fox 120 - Thursday: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Method: Online
Canvas or Zoom Appointment
Academic and Adminstrative Service
Distance Learning Committee, West Valley College, 2009 – current
Projects worked on:
Research and Development of Online Degrees
Best Practices in Online Teaching
Strategic Plans
Budgets
AI Policy for WVC
Universal Design for Learning: Faculty Learning Community 2023- 2024
Starfish Super-Users Team, 2021- 2023
Curriculum Revisions 2022-2025
Common Course Numbering (Curriculum) 2024-2025
Open Education Resource (OER) Development, 2021 – 2023
Caring Campus Community: Community of Practice 2020 - 2022
Culturally Responsive Teaching Workshops and Showcase 2022
Online Teaching Conference, 2016, 2020
Student Art Exhibitions: current
Distance Learning Taskforce, WVC, 2018-2019
Distance Learning Taskforce Committee, West Valley College, 2018-2019, a committee developing training and implementation of the OEI Course Design Rubric for Online Learning.
Developer of Curriculum, developer of Art and Art History ADT Degrees, and assisting with implementation of new State curriculum regulations for the Art Department, worked closely with our curriculum rep, 2005 - present
Fine Arts Division Chair, (Music, Theatre, Visual Arts) West Valley College, 2014 – 2017
Art Department Chair, West Valley College, 2012 – 2014
Art Department includes 3D, and 2D visual arts, computer arts and animation, art history and photography.
Division Chair Council Committee, West Valley College, , 2014 – 2017 (To review and recommend procedures for all divisions, as well as facilitate operational decisions in cooperation with the Academic Senate and the College Council.)
Performance Goals Committee, West Valley College, 2014 – 2017 (The Performance Goals Committee determines the annual WSCH/FTE goals and planning for each of the departments’ instructional programs and the workload goals for the other service areas in order for the college to obtain the overall assigned workload goals.)
SoAD Cilker Student Advisory Council, 2017-2018
POCR/OEI Online Course Reviewer
STEM to STEAM initiative ("A" stands for Art and its integration with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.)
Developed ADT degrees in Studio Art and Art History, Curriculum Development Art History, C-ID Alignment for Studio Art and Art History
West Valley College Art Gallery Director 2006-2011
Campus Center Redesign Committee, West Valley College Design Team: My Responsibility/ Assisting The Design Of the new WVC Art Gallery, Re-Opened 2012. Saratoga, CA. 2008-2010
Developed Student Learning Objectives for Art Department courses. (past)
Crochet Coral Reef Project, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA., 2018
"Picture Me In College", Service learning Project, WVC, Saratoga, Ca. 2017-18.
Gallery Director, West Valley College, Saratoga, Ca. 2006 - 2010
Education
MFA with Honors, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
BFA with Phi Kappa Phi, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Post-Graduate Studies, University of the Pacific, Ca. Curriculum Development
Post-Graduate Studies, University of the Pacific, Ca. Photography
Additional Studies: CalArts, Kansas City Art Institute (Surface Design), Adobe, OEI (Online Education Initiative, California)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- West Valley College - 2005 to present
- Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
- California State University Stanislaus
- Multiple California Community Colleges
- Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS