Yazzie, Melanie A.

Research

research overview

Professor Melanie Yazzie's creative works belong to many collections. She has exhibited nationally and internationally. She is a printmaker, ceramic artist and sculpture artist who travels giving workshops and lectures locally, nationally and internationally. Professor Yazzie's work is related to her being a contemporary Native American artist and educator.

keywords

printmaking, intaglio, relief, lithography, screenprinting, painting, drawing, printmaking workshops, safer ways of making prints, lectures on native american art and art making

Teaching

courses taught

ARTS 1003 - Printmaking for Non-Majors
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
An introduction to basic printmaking processes. The course will focus on two projects using drypoint methods and two projects focused on relief methods to introduce concepts used in the field of printmaking. This course encourages further study into other printmaking courses.
ARTS 2303 - Beginning Relief
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
Emphasis on introductions to the concepts and techniques of relief processes, including white line, black line and four color reductive processes. Students will gain a working knowledge of fundamental relief processes, plus safe and appropriate use of all materials and equipment in the studio. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ARTS 2423 - Beginning Screenprinting
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
Exploration into screenprinting at the basic level, using stencil-making processes for screenprinting with acrylic-based screenprinting inks. Emphasis is placed on exploring and developing challenging concepts, mastering basic techniques and creating compositions and visual images that successfully convey your concept and challenge the viewer. Course is focused on the art of fine art printing on paper. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ARTS 2433 - Beginning Alternative Printmaking
Primary Instructor - Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2024
Presents creative development of concepts in printmaking beyond the traditional two-dimensional image on paper that is contained in a portfolio or frame. Focus will be made on expanding the concept of what is a print will be explored in relation to each student's studio practice and interests. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ARTS 2453 - Beginning Monotype
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2024
Introduces the monoprint and monotype methods. Students will learn the about making non-editioned prints using a variety of four or more technical approaches. These processes will be discussed and demonstrated in depth. Students will develop a portfolio of finished prints during the semester. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

ARTS 3097 - Special Topics - Non-Studio
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Fall 2023
Introduces timely subjects in fine arts that cannot be offered on a regular basis. Information concerning the topics offered in any given semester is available prior to preregistration from the Department of Art and Art History. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

ARTS 3303 - Relief 1
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
Continued exploration of relief processes: various techniques of the collage process in combination with the art and process of the collograph. Examining the collage aesthetic, creating collages and collograph prints from found materials and objects. Other skills to be focused on include registration methods, blend rolls and the experimentation with rubbings. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: ARTS 1020.

ARTS 3423 - Screen Printing 1
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
Introduces the study of silkscreen techniques, emphasizing creativity, individual development, and experimentation in contemporary silkscreen processes. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: ARTS 1020.

ARTS 3433 - Alternative Printmaking 1
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021
Continued exploration into the development of alternative techniques and materials, methods of extending the print beyond 2-dimensions and expanding the concept of what is a print will be explored in relation to each student's studio practice and interests. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

ARTS 3453 - Monotype 1
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2024
A continued exploration in the monoprint and monotype methods. Use of a varied grouping of matrixes will be the focus of this class. Students will develop a portfolio of finished prints during the semester. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: ARTS 1020.

ARTS 4097 - Special Topics-Non-Studio
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2023
Introduces timely subjects in the visual arts that cannot be offered on a regular basis. Information concerning the topics offered in any given semester is available prior to preregistration from the fine arts department. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 5097.

ARTS 4303 - Relief 2
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
Continued exploration into the expressive/formal aesthetics of relief processes. Studio practice/investigation of artistic attitudes as exemplified through historical perspectives, traditional/contemporary usages. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

ARTS 4423 - Screen Printing 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
Introduces advanced screen printing technology, emphasizing individual creativity and the ability to resolve problems of two-dimensional form. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

ARTS 4433 - Alternative Printmaking 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Fall 2021
Continued research into developing a sharper critical response, both aesthetically and conceptually, to their own work, as well as the work of other artists. Various alternative printmaking methods will be introduced and each student is expected to explore and examine these processes through a body of work. Emphasis is put on the interrelationship of processes, materials and ideas/aesthetics. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 5433.

ARTS 4453 - Monotype 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021
Continued research into developing techniques of using a varied grouping of matrixes will be the focus of this class. Students will be expected to develop sharper critical responses both aesthetically and conceptually, to their own work, as well as the work of other artists. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours. Same as ARTS 5453.

ARTS 4717 - Studio Critique
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Fall 2020
Consists of consultations with faculty on individual studio problems and projects. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department consent required.

ARTS 5097 - Special Topics-Non-Studio
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2023
Introduces timely subjects in the visual arts that cannot be offered on a regular basis. Information concerning the topics offered in any given semester is available prior to preregistration from the fine arts department. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 4097.

ARTS 5303 - Graduate Relief
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
Continues the study of the expressive/formal aesthetics of relief processes. Studio practice/investigation of artistic attitudes as exemplified through historical perspectives, traditional/contemporary usages. Students with limited experience in relief processes will be given an overview in those practices. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

ARTS 5423 - Graduate Screen Printing
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
Screen print for creative expression with a focus on studio practice. Developing personal visual language/aesthetics. Focus on the complexities and multi-disciplinary activities of printmaking. Development of concepts leading to thesis work is a focus. Historical/contemporary awareness, evolving technologies/strategies. Students with limited experience in screen print processes will be given an overview in those practices. May be repeated for up to 9 total credit hours.

ARTS 5433 - Alternative Printmaking 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2024
Continued research into developing a sharper critical response, both aesthetically and conceptually, to their own work, as well as the work of other artists. Various alternative printmaking methods will be introduced and each student is expected to explore and examine these processes through a body of work. Emphasis is put on the interrelationship of processes, materials and ideas/aesthetics. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 4433.

ARTS 5453 - Monotype 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2024
Continued research into developing techniques of using a varied grouping of matrixes will be the focus of this class. Students will be expected to develop sharper critical responses both aesthetically and conceptually, to their own work, as well as the work of other artists. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ARTS 4453.

ARTS 6957 - Master of Fine Arts Creative Thesis
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2022

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