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Media Arts – Faculty

The Art Institute of California — San Francisco believes in learner-centered instruction that is measured by each student's success. Our faculty, many of whom are working professionals, achieve this by sharing their professional knowledge in the classroom.

Faculty strive to provide value and service for each student's investment by helping students to strengthen their skills and cultivate their creative talent through curricula that is carefully designed to prepare graduates to seek entry-level positions in their chosen fields.

Instructional methods at The Art Institute of California — San Francisco include lecture, demonstrations, labs, one-on-one tutorials, and periodic examinations. Except for internships, field trips, online courses and occasional independent studies, all instruction is conducted in a classroom or laboratory settings.

Faculty arrange study trips to local cultural and commercial sites as an integral part of each student's training. These trips, along with scheduled out-of-town seminars and visits, offer valuable exposure to places and events relating to the student's field of study.

The costs related to optional study trips are not included in regular tuition or fees.

Ruth Block

MFA Studio Art, John F. Kennedy University; MA Guidance & Personnel Services, Michigan State University; BA Art Education, Michigan State University

Nathan Breitling

Audio Production
DMA Stanford University, MA Stanford University, BM University of Southern California

Billy Burger

MA In Curriculum and Instruction, Argosy University
BS Industrial Design, Ohio State University

Catherine Carlson

BA Information & Communication Studies (Visual Communication) (Minor Art Studio), Chico State University

TEREZA FLAXMAN, ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR FOR MEDIA ARTS & ANIMATION, COMPUTER ANIMATION

School of Visual Arts – NYC, Master of Fine Arts in Computer Art
University of Oregon – Eugene, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

Trey Gallaher

MFA Illustration, Syracuse University; BS Graphic Design, San Jose State University

John Hogan

Graphic Design, Foundation studies, and Media Arts and Animation
MA Education, Argosy University; BA Interdisciplinary Studies in Creative Arts, San Francisco State University

Cynthia Imhoff

MFA Art Practice, UC Berkeley; BFA Painting, San Francisco Art Institute

Sharon Kaitner

MA in Education (Instructional Technology), SFSU ; BA, Psychology, SFSU

MAXINE (MAX) KELLY

San Francisco University, Master of Fine Arts in Art
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Andrew Klein

BFA Art, Carnegie Mellon University

Lexi Leban, Academic Director

Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
MFA San Francisco State University

Kevin Martin

Web Design & Interactive Media
Audio Production, Digital Film & Video Production
MA Music Composition Theory, Middle Tennessee State; Graduate Coursework Music, The University of Alabama; BA Commercial Music, Mississippi University for Women; BA Music, Montana State University

Valerie Mih

Animation & Special Effects

Jeffrey Paul

MFA Computer Arts, Academy of Art University; BFA Commercial Design, University of Dayton

Todd Robinson, Academic Director

Game Design & Programming, Visual & Game Programming

Celeste Scott, Academic Director

Web Design & Interactive Media

Sean Spitzer

BA Art, San Jose State University

Richard Walsh

MFA Cinema, San Francisco State University; BA Communication, Virginia Tech