About the Department of Art & Design
Student Resources
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
K Bailey Wingler
Chair, Art & Design
Date Hired: June 2019
Office: North Campus, Building N107 Room 708B
Phone: 704-216-3627
Email: bailey.wingler@rccc.edu
Courses Taught: Graphic Design I, II & III, Typography, Computer Design Basics, Computer Design Tech I, Illustration, Design Career Exploration
Education: Associate in Fine Art in Visual Art. Bachelor of Fine Art in Printmaking & Drawing from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Master of Arts Administration from Winthrop University.
Biography: Her work explores significance in the mundanity of domestic spaces, chores and family. Accolades include ArtPop Charlotte Class of 2018, the Juni Arante Excellence in Print Award and the Elizabeth Hope Reed Scholarship recipient. In addition to her administrative role, she also serves as a member of the City of Salisbury Public Art Commission and the NCCCS AFA Association board of directors.
Visual Arts
Carter Eggleston
Full-Time Digital and Lens Based Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2022
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation, Videography I, Videography II, Digital Design I, Printmaking I, Drawing I, Drawing II
Email: carter.eggleston@rccc.edu
Education: MFA Creative Technologies, Virginia Tech, 2019
BA Studio Art, Davidson College, 2011
Biography: Carter Eggleston is an artist and educator based in the Charlotte, NC area. His work explores the relationships between humans and technology. In particular, he is interested in how the proliferation of technological convenience influences perception and the implicit commentary that different technologies reflect of their human creators. Carter works with a variety of traditional and time-based mediums to investigate how this relationship unfolds across both physical and digital realms.
Hannah Surace
Full-Time Studio Arts Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2019
Courses Taught: Three Dimensional Design, Drawing I, Drawing ll, Sculpture I, Sculpture II, Painting I, Painting II
Email: hannah.surace@rccc.edu
Biography: Hannah Surace is a visual artist whose practice explores themes of memory, nostalgia and the everyday through sculpture, drawing and painting. She is interested in domestic spaces, our connection to the space in which we inhabit and how the physical world influences our memories and ideas of the past. She earned her MFA in Sculpture from Savannah College of Art & Design in Atlanta, Georgia and her BFA in Fine Art from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Parker Reinecker
Full-Time Lens-Based Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2019
Courses taught: Photography I, Photography II, Digital Photography I, Digital Photography II, Videography I, Videography II, Two-dimensional Design
Email: parker.reinecker@rccc.edu
Biography: Parker James Reinecker is a visual artist, photographer, and educator based in Central North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia (USA). His work within the Central Piedmont region of North Carolina has spanned to now three projects, “Two Cardinals in the Thicket” (2020-2023), “Ned Peek & The Pug Mill” (2022-2024), and “To Watch the Moon Move” (2024). The work and approach to photography and mixed media installation have changed drastically over these past projects, from working through strict themes and research to a more open-ended and abstract approach to making. All of the projects work from a place of visual connection to landscape, culture, and the investigation of conceptual identity in the American South– all working to maintain a dialog in visual literacy.
Parker’s work has been exhibited in various galleries, museums, and institutions internationally and in the United States including High Point University, Marshall University, the Colorado Photographic Art Center, The Academy Art Museum, and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. His work has also been featured in various national and international publications/platforms including C41 and Eyeshot Magazines, Dodho Magazine, and The Photo Review. Parker is an MFA recipient from Savannah College of Art and Design and is a full-time Visual Arts Instructor of Lens-Based Media at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Debora Kim
Full-Time Painting and Drawing Faculty
Date Hired: Spring 2018
Courses Taught: Drawing I, Drawing ll, Painting I, Painting ll, Two-Dimensional Design
Email: debora.kim@rccc.edu
Education: MFA in Painting at Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea) and BA in Studio Art: Painting at Smith College (Northampton, MA)
Biography: Debora Kim is a Charlotte-based oil painter. She was born in Seoul, Korea and spent most of her life in Andover, Massachusetts. Her interest in art began during her years at Smith College and continued her studies at Ewha Woman’s University where she received her MFA in Western Painting. She is currently a member of the Goodyear Arts Collective in Charlotte, NC.
Delaney Finau
Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Spring 2024
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation and Art History II
Email: delaney.finau@rccc.edu
Education: MA in Art History from University of Illinois at Chicago, 2021; BA in English and Art History from Salem College, 2019
Hoan Rahlan
Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2023
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation, Drawing I & II, Painting I & II
Email: hoan.rahlan@rccc.edu
Education: BFA in Painting at Barton College, MFA in Studio Art at UNCG
Omolara Fodeke
Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2023
Courses Taught: Drawing I & II, Printmaking I & II
School Email: omolara.fodeke@rccc.edu
Education: Master of Art in Printmaking; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Biography: Omolara has a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a specialization in Graphic Design from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria and a Master of Arts with a concentration in Printmaking from the same university. She trained as an art educator at the Department of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, where she earned her post-graduate diploma in teaching.
Originally from Nigeria, Omolara engaged in a fulfilling art teaching career, sharing her passion and expertise at various educational levels in her country of origin for thirty years before relocating to the United States.
She is skilled in printmaking techniques, 2-dimensional design, and textile design fabrications.
Caitlyn Lawler
Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Spring 2023
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation, Video I, Video II
School Email: caitlyn.lawler@rccc.edu
Education: MA in the History of Art, University of California- Riverside 2022; MFA in Studio Art, Claremont Graduate University, 2020; BA double major in Art History and Studio Art, Oakland University.
Biography: Caitlyn Lawler is an artist and art historian whose scholarship intersects memory, space, and place within the built and natural environments of the 20th and 21st centuries. She has written extensively about assemblage and outdoor installations with a particular focus on the localized histories of Los Angeles-based artists and their works. Her artistic practice operates as an inquiry into the conceptual and material limits of painting to include two and three-dimensional forms and installations. Caitlyn’s works often contend with impermanence and affective sensation as they pertain to lived experiences.
Maxwell Saunders
Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2022
Courses Taught: Ceramics I & II, 2D Design
Email: max.saunders@rccc.edu
Education: MFA, Ceramics Utah State University 2022, BFA, Ceramics UNC Asheville 2016
Biography: Max is a ceramic artist specializing in woodfired pottery and sculpture. He completed his MFA from Utah State University and BFA from UNC Asheville. His work explores ideas of geology, archeology and erosion, using clay as a canvas to reveal the rich colors and textures created by the wood kiln.
Shanna Glawson
Date Hired: Fall 2021
Courses Taught: Three-Dimensional Design, Art Appreciation
Email: shanna.glawson@rccc.edu
Education: MFA, Studio Art, East Tennessee State University – BFA, University of North Carolina Asheville
Biography: Shanna Glawson was born and raised in Western North Carolina. She has a MFA from East Tennessee University, a BFA with a concentration in sculpture from UNC Asheville, and an AAS in Professional Crafts: Silversmithing from Haywood Community College. She received two Undergraduate Research Grants as well as scholarships to attend art sessions at the New York Academy of Art, Penland School of Crafts, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Working with a variety of sculptural materials (wood, metal, fabric etc.), her sculptures and installations encompass compositional beauty and emotional provocation. She has found delight in the ability to transform these materials through texture, carving, assembling, painting, and manipulating the form. Ultimately, her artwork is intended to induce empathy within its viewers and raise awareness of social issues through art. In 2018, she did a six-month artist residency at the Center for the Faith and Arts of Salisbury, NC to develop her passion for community-engaged artwork.
Website: www.shannaglawson.com
Megumi Naganoma
Date Hired: Fall 2020
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation, Two-Dimensional Design, Drawing I, Drawing II, Three Dimensional Design, Printmaking I, Printmaking II
Email: megumi.naganoma@rccc.edu
Education: MFA in Sculpture from the State University of New York at New Paltz, 2019; BFA in Studio Art from the Florida State University, 2016
Biography: Born and raised in south Florida, Megumi Naganoma is an interdisciplinary artist. Most of her work is inspired by her own experiences and research focused on bringing awareness to issues about sexual violence and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Naganoma dominantly works in fabric, video, and drawing. While keeping audiences in mind, she uses various methods to advocate for rape survivors, by starting conversations that continue to shed light on something that is often still seen as taboo.
Naganoma graduated with her Master’s in Fine Arts in Sculpture from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 2019 and received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the Florida State University in 2016. Other experiences include art handling, public art, performance and working with artists such as Judy. Pfaff and Kenneth von Roenn.
Philippe Dwyer
Date Hired: Fall 2020
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation, Art History I
School Email: philippe.dwyer@rccc.edu
Education: MFA, Textiles, Savanah College of Art and Design; BFA, Graphic Design, Minor in Art History, Rhode Island School of Design
Biography: Philippe was born in Peru to a French mother and an American father; however, he grew up in the US, and received a BFA in graphic design from RISD and an MFA in textiles from SCAD. Through his travels, he became immersed in different cultures and the meaning and representations of their associated iconography. Dwyer’s artwork involves bringing to light the multicultural generation that he is a part of and is inspired by textures and patterns as well as creating new forms by deconstructing others. While in Chongqing, China he worked as a freelance graphic designer and as an ESL instructor and training specialist at an English school. More recently he was a gallery director for Park West Gallery, for which he ran the art enrichment program that encompassed promotional events, negotiating sales between collectors and artists, as well as hosting art auctions. His artwork has been exhibited nationally, internationally as well as in numerous juried exhibitions. Philippe currently teaches at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island School of Design, and has published for the Georgia Historical Society and Textile Society of America.
Sanaz Haghani
Date Hired: Fall 2020
Courses Taught: Drawing I, Drawing II, Typography, Introduction to Graphic Design
School Email: sanaz.haghaninouri@rccc.edu
Education: 2019 Master of Fine Art, Lamar Doss School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; 2015-2017 Master of Fine Art student, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; 2008 Bachelor of Visual Art – Graphic Design, Sooreh University, Iran
Biography: Sanaz Haghani has MFA with distinction in Fine Art from the University of Georgia. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Sooreh University in Shiraz, Iran. She has worked as adjunct professor at the department of Printmaking and book arts, University of Georgia. She also was an Instructor of Record in Foundation Drawing at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. She worked as a graphic designer for eight years in Iran where she also taught Graphic Design and drawing courses.
Haghani has presented her work across the United States, i.e. the Georgia Museum of Art, the Missoula Art Museum, and she has exhibited internationally in multiple solo, group, and has been included in many invitational and juried Exhibitions. She is one of five artists selected by the GA Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts to exhibit at MOCA GA in Paper Routes: Women to Watch 2020. She has been featured in “Voyage Atl,” “The Atlantan,” “Shutout Atlanta” magazines, “College Book Art Association,” “Mid-American Print Council Journal,” and “The Hand Magazine”.
Bill Gregory
Online Adjunct Fine Arts Instructor
Date Hired: Spring 2016
Courses Taught: ART 111
Email: william.gregory@rccc.edu
Education: MFA, University of Montana at Missoula – BFA, East Carolina University
Biography: Bill is currently the Coordinator, Arts Programming at Arts and Health-Duke University Hospital. He works with patients, families, and staff to provide arts based programming. Additionally, he oversees the Duke University Hospital art collection by purchasing, maintaining, and securing the work in public and private spaces throughout the hospital. Before coming to Duke, he was with Johnston Community College as an instructor of studio art, art history, museum studies, and graphic design. Bill also managed the Frank Creech Art Gallery on the J.C.C. campus and invited artists from all over North Carolina to share their work with the students, staff, and community members of Johnston County, N.C. In his free time, he spends time with his wife and son while squeaking time to fly fish all over the United States.
Duke University Hospital – Arts & Health at Duke
Coordinator, Arts Programming
Website: artsandhealth.duke.edu
Instagram: artsandhealthduke
Sandra Casserly
Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2016
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation, Two-Dimensional Design, Drawing I, Drawing II
Email: sandra.casserly@rccc.edu
Education: MA, Drawing and Painting, California State University, Fullerton, CA; BFA, California State University, Fullerton, CA; AFA, Santa Ana Community College, CA
Biography: Sandra Casserly is an esteemed instructor and seasoned artist. She is originally from Orange County California where she earned her Master’s degree in Art from California State University Fullerton. Sandra began exhibiting her artwork before she graduated and began her teaching career soon after. Her work involves the search for the visual chords that she creates with color, shape texture and simple images. Much like the emotional impact that music can have, Sandra orchestrates the visual elements together to strike a similar chord. Sandra has an extensive exhibition resume ranging up and down the coast of California across to the East coast of North Carolina. A highlight of her career includes an exhibit with the famous Composer John Cage. Her work can be seen in the collections of screenwriters, actors, educators, musicians, designers, attorneys, Doctors, art collectors, gallery owners, and other artists. Some of her accomplishments include being a Co-Founder and Director of an Art Gallery in the heart of the arts district in Downtown Los Angeles. Her exhibition highlights include Solo shows at Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton, and the Irvine Fine Arts Center where she was named as the Best New Artist in Orange County. Sandra was spotlighted on a televised “Women Artists “program for the city of Los Angeles. She has had 5 Two-person, 8 Three-person exhibits. Her work has been in over 20 group shows, including those at the Laguna Beach Museum of Art, the Downey Art Museum, and the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. She has been a guest Lecturer at various art institutions, and a Juror for art competitions including Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Her work in the community includes a painting workshop for LGBTQ youth, and an arts mentor program for at risk college freshmen. As a first generation college student and having gone to community college herself, Sandra is dedicated to the idea that community college is the perfect choice.
Michelle Podgorski-Rodenberg
Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Spring 2015
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation, Watercolor, Drawing 1, Drawing 2
Email: michelle.rodenberg@rccc.edu
Education: MFA, Painting, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MA
Biography: Michelle’s large watercolors focus on the direct and indirect ways that we impact the environment. Her paintings are portraits of trees that look as though they are dead but are still thriving in reality. Michelle is interested in nature’s ability to sustain itself after people have tried to change or destroy it. Michelle’s work has been exhibited throughout the country, including Nevada, Kentucky, Ohio, New England, and throughout North Carolina. She has received artist residencies including one at the Wilderness Workshop in Aspen, CO in August 2015. Along with teaching at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Michelle teaches at Gaston College and Cornelius Arts Center.
Rachel Raab
Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2014
Courses Taught: Art History I, Art Appreciation
Email: rachel.raab@rccc.edu
Education: MA, Art History, University of Memphis, TN
Biography: Rachel studied at the University of Evansville and the University of Memphis. Her emphasis is in Art History and Museum Studies. Rachel has worked as a museum director for over 3 years and has taught art for the past 10 years.
Francine Kola-Bankole
Date Hired: 2013
Courses Taught: Art Appreciation, Art History Survey I, Art History Survey II, Non-Western Art History
Email: francine.kolabankole@rccc.edu
Education: MA Art History, California State University Long Beach
Biography: Francine Kola-Bankole holds numerous degrees. Coming full circle back to her interests in art, after a career as an architect, she obtained her M.A. from California State University Long Beach where she examined the epistemologies used to present Africa in North American art history foundation textbooks. She is an art history PhD Student at University North Carolina Chapel Hill. Her doctoral research focuses on the modern and contemporary arts of Nigeria.
Drama
Jeremy Peterson
Adjunct Faculty Adjunct Faculty
Date Hired: Fall 2014
Courses Taught: Theatre Appreciation, Storytelling
Email: jeremy.peterson@rccc.edu
Education: M.Ed, Theatre Education, University of North Carolina–Greensboro, NC Education: M.Ed, Theatre Education, University of North Carolina–Greensboro, NC
Biography: Jeremy has acted and worked in technical theatre for many different theatre companies in the Charlotte and greater Charlotte area, as well as for Carowinds, Tweetsie Railroad, and Horn in the West. He has been teaching theatre since 2005 and has been working in the community college system since 2014.
Graphic Design
Ryland Gabriel
Adjunct Faculty of Advertising & Graphic Design
Date Hired: Spring 2019
Courses taught: Typography I, Design Career Exploration, Graphic Design I, Graphic Design II, Computer Design Basics, Computer Design Tech I, Graphic Design III, Graphic Design for Web I, and Portfolio Design
Email: ryland.gabriel@rccc.edu
Education: B.F.A. in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art & Design; M.F.A. in Media Design at Full Sail University; M. Ed. in Learning, Design, and Technology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Biography: Ryland studied Advertising and Graphic Design at Catawba Valley Community College for two years before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. While studying full-time, they also worked in the print industry and developed a love for print design. Ryland spent several years in Asheville, NC, as a graphic designer and production manager, creating marketing collateral for local businesses. In January 2019, Ryland joined Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. By August 2019, they became the Lead Faculty for Graphic Design, a role they held until September 2023, when they transitioned to their current role in eLearning. Ryland is passionate about graphic design and eager to help the next generation of designers master the Adobe Creative Cloud and achieve their career goals.
El Nicholl
Adjunct Faculty of Advertising & Graphic Design
Date Hired: Fall 2021
Courses taught: Graphic Design II, Graphic Design III, Design of Advertising
Email: el.nicholl@rccc.edu
Education: AAS in Graphic Design from Johnston Community College; BS in Interior Design from Campbell University; MFA in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art & Design; PhD in Educational Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Biography: El is an effective, egalitarian professional with twenty-five years of experience teaching and advising post-secondary students. Demonstrated skills in hiring, developing, and supervising quality faculty and staff. Administrative experience developing and growing both university transfer and career and technical education programs. Excellent oral and written skills and ability to effectively communicate with faculty, students, staff, and community members. Proven ability to work as a team player to strengthen the quality of teaching and the learning environment, always with the intention of promoting student success.
Khettie Chanthaheuang
Adjunct Faculty of Advertising & Graphic Design
Semester Hired: Fall 2024
Courses Taught: Graphic Design I, Graphic Design II, Graphic Design III
School Email: tue.chanthaheuang@rccc.edu
Education: A.A.S. Advertising and Graphic Design
Biography: A graduate of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Khettie started her five-year journey as a student of Fine Arts before transitioning into Graphic Design midway into her studies. It was after this transition she began to showcase her newfound love in graphic design by participating in Rowan-Cabrrus Community College-sponsored art events that would increase her recognition as an aspiring designer among colleagues and officials at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Her work primarily focuses on clean designs that are centered around shapes and typography — often mixing the two elements together to pay homage to her favorite art movement, Bauhaus. Khettie received her A.A.S. degree from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in May 2023, and she intends on earning her BFA in graphic design at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC).
Ashley Ezell
Adjunct Faculty of Advertising & Graphic Design
Semester Hired: Fall 2024
Courses Taught: Digital Print Production
School Email: ashley.ezell@rccc.edu
Education: B.S. – Design Technology & Industry, Troy University
Biography: Ashley is a multidisciplinary designer with 15 years of industry experience. After graduation she began her career in pagination, ad design, and web design for print publications. Her journey then expanded to include work in ad agencies and private businesses, where she picked up photography and videography. Those years as a creative director provided some of the best experiences, amazing locations, and truly one-of-a-kind clients. In 2014 Ashley moved to North Carolina where she now lives on a farm with her husband and son. She founded a soap store with her best friend, and after 7 years, successfully sold the business. She views being a graphic designer was one of the greatest skill sets she brought to her business, and she truly believe great designers can do (and certainly sell!) anything. Currently, Ashley manages social content for women-owned businesses.
Music
Richard Hall
Adjunct Faculty
Semester Hired: Spring 2023
Courses Taught: Music Appreciation, Introduction to Jazz
Email: richard.hall@rccc.edu
Biography: Richard Hall lives in Wingate, NC with his loving wife and 2 dogs. Richard got his Bachelor of Music degree at UNC Charlotte studying trumpet with Dr. Michael Hackett. Richard also received his Masters in Music Performance degree at Morehead State University studying with professor Greg Wing. Richard has played trumpet for over 15 years and has performed with the Cave Run Symphony as principal trumpet, performs with multiple Wind Ensembles as principal trumpet, performs TAPS for the American Legion, plays Lead Trumpet in Jazz, and continually plays and teaches around North Carolina.
Todd Campbell
Adjunct Faculty
Semester Hired: 2014
Courses Taught: History of Rock Music (also developed the course), History of Jazz Music (also developed the course), Music Appreciation
Email: todd.campbell@rccc.edu
Education: B.A., Music, Percussion: West Virginia University; M.M, Music: West Virginia University; Ph.D., Communications Media: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Biography: Todd Campbell holds a Ph.D. Communications Media and Instructional Technology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music from West Virginia University. He has taught Music Production, Recording Technology, Music Appreciation, Applied Percussion and Percussion Pedagogy for over 15 years. He is a highly regarded educator, performer, sound designer and recording engineer. His solo recordings “Feel”, “Splinter”, “Translation”, “Pathology”, “Versification”, “Avenue Bruise”, “Party Lines” and “Ripped From the Headlines!” are available on iTunes. His ninth solo recording in as many years, “Heroes and Strangers” was released in May 2020. All of Todd’s music can be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, or any other streaming outlet worldwide. Check it out!