Faculty: Middle Georgia State University

Meet Our Faculty

	Luke Buffenmyer Art Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Photography Education BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI MFA, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY Phone: 478.471.2763 Macon - Arts Complex - SOAL 115 luke.buffenmyer@mga.edu https://www.lukebuffenmyer.com Luke Buffenmyer Portfolio You can’t be a woman, acrylic and white charcoal on wood, 48x74 inches, 2013 Confirmation Bias, acrylic on canvas, 56x76 inches, 2015. Get your mind out of the gutter (Jan), 48x78 inches, acrylic and white charcoal on wood. Living in the natural world, acrylic and white charcoal on canvas, 58x78 inches, 2021 Xenophobia, acrylic and white charcoal on wood, 48x78 inches, 2018 Bunny paints a picture, of suffering and pain, 68x86 inches, acrylic and white charcoal on canvas, 2019
	Charlie Agnew Gallery Coordinator, Professor of Painting and Drawing Education MFA, University of Memphis, Memphis TN BFA, Bluefield College, Bluefield VA Phone: 478.934.3043 Cochran - Russell Hall - Room 208 charlie.agnew@mga.edu Charlie Agnew Portfolio
	Shannon Riddle Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing Education MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA BFA, University of Georgia, Athens GA Phone: 478.471.2091 Macon - Arts Complex - SOAL 248 shannon.riddle@mga.edu Shannon Riddle Portfolio
	Zardosht Afshari Assistant Professor of Film Education MFA in Film and Media Arts, Temple University, USA MA in Dramatic Literature, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Macon zardosht.afshari@mga.edu Zardosht Afshari Filmography She Does Not Smile Writer, Director, Co-Producer⎹ Iran & USA⎹ Narrative⎹ 27 minutes⎹ 2022 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/678211930 Philadelphia Iran Afghanistan Writer, Director, Producer ⎹ USA⎹ Documentary⎹ 10 minutes⎹ 2020 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/511387343 Burning Smell Of Stone Writer, Director, Producer ⎹ Iran⎹ Narrative⎹ 18 minutes⎹ 2018 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/277495522 A Day With My Mother Writer, Director, Producer ⎹ Iran⎹ Narrative⎹ 25 minutes⎹ 2014 All About My Sisters (Directed by Qiong Wang) Editing Adviser⎹ USA⎹ Documentary⎹ 174 minutes⎹ 2021 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14683798/
	Kimberly Riner Assistant Professor of Sculpture/Ceramics Education Master of Fine Arts: Three-Dimensional Art Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA Bachelor of Fine Arts: Three-Dimensional Art Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA kimberly.riner@mga.edu Kimberly Riner Portfolio
	Parinaz Valinazhad Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Education MFA Graphic Design Indiana University, Bloomington, IN BA Graphic Design Shariaty Technical College Tehran, Iran parinaz.valinezhad@mga.edu Parinaz Valinazhad Portfolio Turkan Leather Works, Visual Identify Branding Eco Housing, Visual Identify Branding Hatun Lifestyle, Visual Identify Branding Vasse Café Take Away, Visual Identify Branding Call Me By Your Name, Record Cover Illustration Magic Box, Childhood Week, Illustration Mascot Design, Bubblegum, Juicy Flavors, Illustration Sensitivity 3D Project Sensitivity 3D Project World Stroke Day Poster Be a Part of the Solution, Poster 3D Typography
	Ben Dunn Assistant Professor of 2D Foundations Education M.F.A. Painting & Drawing, The University of Washington, Seattle B.A. Philosophy, Mercer University Ben Dunn Portfolio Bronze, Oil on canvas, 66 x 69 x 4 inches, diptych, 2023 Carmel Valley, Oil, wood, and canvas on linen, 40 x 32 x 4 inches, 2022 Telikos, Oil, wood, and candles on panel, 12 x 12 inches, 2022 Green and Blue, Oil, wood, and pigment on canvas, 30 x 36 x 6, 2021 Pink and Black (Banner), Oil on canvas, 110 x 66 x 2 inches, 2022 Black Wall Alter, Pigment, and wood, 24x15x2.5 inches, 2021 Quatrain on Yellow Roses, Oil and wood on panel, 110x108 inches, diptych, 2021 Mycenae, Oil on canvas, 120 x 116 x 3 inches, Diptych, 2023 Dusk, Oil, Wood, and Rope on canvas, 66 x 70 x 8 inches, 2023 Blue Hoop, Wood and pigment, 48 x 46 x4 inches, 2021 Afternoon Painting, Oil, pigment, and wood on Linen, 38 x 36 x 6 inches, 2021 Yellow Curve, Wood, oil, and pigment, 13 x 12 x 2 inches, 2022
	Yookyoung Choi Assistant Professor of Art History Education Ph.D. in Art History- University of Maryland, College Park M.A. in Museum Studies- George Washington University M.A. in Art History- University of Wisconsin, Madison M.F.A. in Art Theory-Seoul National University B.F.A. in Painting-Seoul National University Phone: 478.471.5775 Macon- Art Complex- SOAL 110E yookyoung.choi@mga.edu