The University Of Texas At Austin

university art department · Merged / renamed

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.A, B.F.A, M.F.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Merged / renamed

Now known as
Department of Art and Art History, Studio Art Program

What happened
The dedicated metals/jewelry program that existed in the archived record (taught notably by Thelma Coles, with an MFA-in-Metals graduate documented as recently as 2014) is no longer offered as a distinct studio concentration. Sometime around/after the mid-2010s it was discontinued as a named area and the broader Studio Art program consolidated into five concentrations (Painting & Drawing, Photography & Media, Print, Sculpture & Extended Media, Transmedia). Metalworking capability persists only as shop equipment/casting within Sculpture & Extended Media. No press release announcing a formal closure date was located.

Link
art.utexas.edu/academics/programs-centers/studio-art/areas

People

Faculty

Michael Lacktman ? To ?Thelma Coles · 1978 to present

Trained here

Ginna SadlerKarmien C. Bowman

Sources

https://art.utexas.edu/academics/programs-centers/studio-art/areas https://art.utexas.edu/academics/programs-centers/studio-art https://art.utexas.edu/academics/graduate/studio-art https://jewelclark.com/about/https://art.utexas.edu/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

A program in the Academic Metals Directory. People shown are linked where they have an entry. See it on the map →