Art + Design Department

"I will graduate with B.A. in Graphic Design and a minor in Visual Art. I've always made art with a variety of media, but during my time at Belhaven I decided to hone in on my love for oil painting and graphic design. I focus on exploring what is underneath the surface and discerning what most may overlook. I like to reframe personal experiences from my life by adding an uncanny and illusive twist to create a surreal, dream-like scene."

Savannah Wimberly

"I explore my love of nature through both photography and painting. My photographs focus on capturing the hidden and sometimes overlooked features of life. I also paint landscapes and mixed media collages incorporating organic and industrial materials found in every day life."

Haley Franklin

"I've always been interested in art. I experiment a lot with abstract forms and strange compositions through mixed media and photography. I like to use dark media like charcoal, black paint, and high-contrast film photography to explore Biblical and spiritual concepts and their effect on how we perceives the world."

Samuel Thomas. 2023

"I'm excited to graduate with a B.F.A in Graphic Design and a B.A. in Music. I plan to pursue music education and freelance art and design work after graduating. My drawings and sculpture are built from layers of intuitive marks and forms."

Zacchaeus Cloy. 2023

"I will graduate with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design. I love helping people find their voice through branding design. I also makes sculptures by meticulously arranging discarded materials and incasing them with fire-burned wood. My “Reflect, Restore” began with burned glass found in the rubble of a local house fire. Through a process of photography, collecting, and a lot of trial and error this abstract sculpture became an exploration of how God brings order to chaos. In both my life and work I've seen how God uses evil for his goodness by restoring the burned and broken into meaningful beauty."

Lauren Watts

"My continuous line pieces began with a lingering interest in the doodles my father left around the house while on phone calls, and evolved as I began to explore the potential behind one (or two) line's journey across a surface. They explore themes of gestalt, hyper focus and motivated perception – merging my interest in generative forms and fine detail."

Ben Laws. 2023

"I came to Belhaven to learn more about he artistic process and develop the skills necessary for an illustrator. Although drawing is still a major part of my artistic process, I have become immersed in traditional darkroom photography. Film allows me to capture my love of decay and the way it expresses the effects of time and nature. Through photography, I strive to bring life and presence back to locations that echo with memories long forgotten."

Aza Raye

"I chose Belhaven because I wanted to attend a school that had both Visual Arts and Biblical Studies. After meeting the faculty and seeing how much they cared about every student, I was sold!"

Megan Prosper