Visual Arts Department – Faculty & Support Staff – Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts

Visual Arts - Support Staff

Brian Weaver

Department Head

Brian Weaver is an internationally exhibited / collected artist and dedicated educator / scholar, originally from Pennsylvania, Brian Weaver received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA): Ceramics degree from the University of Florida and a Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA): Ceramics degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. With more than a decade in higher education, Brian comfortably resides in Pensacola, Florida as the Visual Arts, Department Head at Pensacola State College in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts.

bweaver@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2554

Terri Nichols

Academic Administrative Assistant

Terri Nichols is an Academic Administrative Assistant with more than 6 years of experience in similar roles at a charter school in Dade City, Florida which is where she is from. She has an A.S. Degree in Graphic Design from Rasmussen College. She worked in Graphic Design roles before coming to PSC to serve in her current role. She enjoys making art for her own enjoyment, which focuses mainly on her love of plants and animals created with a variety of mediums ranging from digital to traditional.

tnichols@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2550

Christopher W. White

Coordinator of Art Facilities, Adjunct Faculty

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Christopher Wesley White received his A.A in General Studies from Tallahassee Community College, B.F.A in Theatrical Lighting & Production Design from The University of Florida, A.S. in Photographic Technology from Pensacola Junior College, and M.F.A in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design. As a fine art photographer, Christopher has been exploring conceptual studio photography through traditional and modern photographic practices. The subject and style of his work expresses, explores, and interprets the boundaries of the classical renaissance ideal prescribed to the female form in relation to the abject concepts of mythology and religion. His imagery transitions fluidly between classical and abstract representations of the female form while expressing tension and inevitable resolution. Christopher’s work has been exhibited regionally, nationally, and internationally over the last five years earning accolades from Photographers Forum, International Photographic Art Community, as well as earning Regional and District American Advertising Awards.

https://www.cwhiteslight.com/

cwwhite@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-1885

Chelsea Weaver

Gallery Coordinator, Adjunct Faculty

Originally from Dallas, Texas, Chelsea Weaver is the Gallery Coordinator of the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola State College as well as an Adjunct Instructor within the Visual Arts Department. Weaver graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Art from Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2018. She has served as an art educator for over 10 years at various institutions where she has continually shared her knowledge and passion for the arts. Weaver has also been the recipient of various grants, scholarships, endowments, and awards throughout her academic career and has recently become an alumnus of Leadership Pensacola (LeaP), Class of 2024.

cweaver@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-1462

Visual Arts - Faculty

Joseph Bradford

Instructor of Art - Graphic Design

jbradford@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2555

Anna Cavnar

Instructor of Art - Art History / Foundations

Anna Killian Cavnar has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from The University of Montevallo and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from The University of Florida. She also has a Permanent Teaching Certificate K-12 from the University of West Florida. Cavnar has taught at The University of South Alabama, The University of Montevallo, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has also worked in the public school system, teaching high school art. Cavnar serves as an instructor of art – faculty member at PSC specializing in art history, drawing and painting. Her professional work focuses on photo based realism and hyper attention to detail. While at PSC, Cavnar has taught Drawing II and Humanities Art. Cavnar continues to explore the figure and still life through her current work, a series of drawings and paintings.

acavnar@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2561

Micah Cain

Assistant Professor of Art - Ceramics

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I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts from Shorter College in Rome, GA. Upon completion of my BFA degree I was accepted into the Master of Fine Arts program at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. After receiving my MFA, I moved to the mountains of western North Carolina to participate in the artist-in-residence program at EnergyXchange. EnergyXchange is a renewable energy center constructed at a closed landfill site in Burnsville, NC. There, methane gas is harvested from the closed landfill and is used to fuel a large pottery kiln, a fully functioning glass blowing studio, and supports a large horticulture operation. After three years in western North Carolina I moved back to Rome in hopes of finding my way back into academia. Almost immediately after returning home in 2011, I was able to join the faculty at Shorter University as an adjunct instructor. The following year, I became Assistant Professor of Art instructing classes in art appreciation, ceramics, and design. Over the next seven years, I continued to develop my work and teaching philosophy until I knew it was time for a change. After the spring semester of 2019, I resigned from my position at Shorter University having accepted a faculty position at Pensacola State College in Pensacola, FL. My wife and I are excited about our new home and I look forward to working with great faculty and a wonderful clay community.

www.micahcainceramics.com

mcain@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2048

Mark Francis

Professor of Art - Photography / Coordinator

Mark Alan Francis received his A.A. in General Studies from Pensacola Junior College, B.S. in Photography from Florida A & M University, and M.F.A. in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design. He is currently the Photography Program Coordinator, and Professor of Photography at the prestigious Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola State College. Francis’ work is exhibited nationally in solo shows and juried exhibitions for 24 years. His work primarily portrays Southern issues, from landscapes and environmental portraits to his recent focus on eclectic festivals.

https://www.markalanfrancis.com/

mfrancis@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2552

Kristen Regan

Professor of Art - Photography

Kristen Regan received a Master of Fine Art degree at Savannah College of Art and Design and a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is currently an Associate Professor of Photography at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola State College. Her work has been published in national and international publications as well as several photographic catalogs. She has had numerous solo and two-person exhibitions and has been featured in galleries across the country from New York to Puerto Rico.Over the years travel has been a driving force in her work. She has traveled extensively through Europe as well as to India, Egypt, and Venezuela. In recent years her work has focused on environmental issues associated with plastic pollution.
www.kristenregan.com

kregan@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2581

Jimmy Rhea

Assistant Professor of Art - Sculpture & 3D Design

James “Jimmy” Rhea received his Masters of Fine Art in 2007 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He worked as a founder for three years at the Inferno Art Foundry in Atlanta, and as a carpenter, after completing his Bachelor of Fine Art at the University of West Georgia. His artwork is being collected throughout the East Coast and in Germany. Currently, he works at Pensacola State College as the Sculpture Instructor.

jrhea@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2559

Francesco Donato

Instructor of Art - Graphic Design

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fdonato@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2546

Paula Work

Associate Professor of Art - Drawing & 2D Design

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Paula Takahashi Work received a Masters of Art in painting from Western Michigan University and a Bachelors of Fine Art in painting and drawing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently an associate professor of art at Pensacola State College, where she teaches Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking. Her work has been exhibited in The Art Institute of Chicago and galleries in Chicago, Michigan, Florida, and Japan. Paula was recently the recipient of the Anna Lamar Switzer Teaching Chair.

pwork@pensacolastate.edu

(850) 484-2557