Assistant Professor of Art - Drawing and Painting
About the role
The Department of Art and Art History at Trinity University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position in Studio Art with a focus on painting and drawing, commencing August 2027. The role seeks candidates with expertise in painting and drawing grounded in studio practice, scholarship, and teaching, an active exhibition record, and demonstrated fluency in these media. Ideal applicants will bring innovative, interdisciplinary approaches that engage the expanded field of painting and have the ability to teach foundational skills while addressing contemporary issues and conceptual dimensions of artmaking within a liberal arts context. The successful candidate will maintain a vigorous studio practice and strong exhibition record, demonstrate a firm commitment to undergraduate teaching, and be expected to teach introductory lower-division studio courses as well as advanced classes and seminar courses for art majors. All faculty contribute to Trinity’s Pathways interdisciplinary general education program. Trinity University is a secular, independent, private institution founded in 1869, serving approximately 2,500 undergraduate students from the U.S. and over 45 countries across its four schools (STEM, Arts & Humanities, Social Science and Civic Engagement, and Business). The campus overlooks downtown San Antonio, a city with a rich heritage, ethnic diversity, and a vibrant contemporary art scene featuring venues such as Artpace, The Contemporary at Blue Star, Ruby City, the McNay Art Museum, and the San Antonio Museum of Art. The Carlos Alvarez School of Arts and Humanities