This is a list of theses done by honors students in the Gwen Frostic School of Art. Only a few are visible full text, as permission is needed from each author. Though the Lee Honors College has tried to contact as many alumni as possible, if you are an author of a thesis listed here and would like to give us permission to make it available online, please fill out the appropriate permission form or send an email to wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Submissions from 2011
Nothing Left To Say, Joel Fisher
Theses from 2009
non-things, Lynn Batchelder
Text Message - Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale, Hansel and Gretel, Visually with Type, Julie Hamilton
Theses from 2008
Earth Art: Seeing the Site, Caitlin Kochevar Bouma
Typography: A Visual and Literal Expression, Kristi Breisach
A Manifesto for Generation Y, Adrienne Mesnard
Theses from 2007
Parts of a Whole: An Artistic Journey of Self Expression, Kara Dembowski
Mexicanidad and Appropriation in the Paintings of Frida Kahlo: Analysis of Recurring Pre-Columbian Symbolism, Sandy M. Lisenbee
Cold Comfort, Jennifer Moss
InnerStates, Jana Sliuzas
Temptation is Not a Sin: A Comment on Everyday Addictions Perpetuated by an Imperfect World Filled with Imperfect People, Elisha Young
Theses from 2005
Art is Dead?: A Criticial Analysis of Arthur Danto's End of Art Theory, Laura M. Ginn
Theses from 2004
WAvE, Diana Wilson
Theses from 2003
Aura, Aurora, Satori: Thesis Watercolor Exhibition, Brooke E. Colby
Kaleidoscope: A Personal Discovery in the Process of Design, Kristy Feldpausch
The Gallery of Lost and Found, Chelsea Ann Goodwin
Pale Preoccupations, Betsy Jo Herweyer
Theses from 2002
Tributes for Trieble: A Diary, Lucas R. Blanco
BFA Graphic Design Exhibition, Autumn Borchak
Carolee Schneemann: Woman, Muse, Pioneer, Jennifer M. Petriches
Theses from 2001
Surrealism in Catalunya: The Works of Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, Mandy S. Jacobs
Theses from 2000
Click to Submit\Place Order Now: Environmental Design through Light and Sound, Christopher Michael Bassett
A Digital Multimedia Portfolio of Design Work at WMU, Trevor Catanese
Sangren Mural Project, Paula Clayton
BFA Degree Exhibition, Donna M. Dickmann
Theses from 1999
Self-Preservation - BFA Graduation Show, Jodi L. Pallett
Theses from 1997
Wild Colors, Andrea Luke
Theses from 1996
Censorship and the National Endowment for the Arts: An Analytical Look at the Enola Gay and Robert Mapplethorpe Controversies, Tamara L. Peterson
Theses from 1995
Magical Forces of Tradition: Shamanic and Vodun Art, Vanessa Glasby
Taking Steps - A Personal Journey in Graphic Design, Melissa Rutowski
Theses from 1994
Personal Reflection of Graphic Design, Adam Wesoloski
Theses from 1993
The Reemergence of the Goddess Image in Contemporary Art, Tara E. Patrick
A Personal Process of Design, Elizabeth Sadlowski
Theses from 1989
An Exploration into the Nature of the Creative Process: A Walk Through Time, S. Keith Fuller
University Significant Cultural & Societal Issues Communicated Through Visual Awareness Imagery, Denise Anne Humphrey
Theses from 1985
Felting, Becky Frick
Theses from 1984
Dreamscapes, IDs and Alter Egos, Janis Tippett
Watercolors: Public and Private Portraits, Christien Weller
Theses from 1983
Kusaki-zome: Its Colour and Shape, Cristina Keiko Tomita
Theses from 1982
A Multi-Image Production Slide & Tape Show on "Style - Surface and Substance", Karen DeBoer
Esoterotica: Concept Conquers Object, or, The Seduction of Mind by Hand, Thomas VanderMeulen
Theses from 1981
The Effect of the Artistic and Literary Influences in paris on the Work of Marc Chagall, Carol Shea
Theses from 1980
Evolution of a New Awareness: Growth and Development as an Artist, Randy Walbridge
Theses from 1978
Pockets - Three Dimensional Evolution, Susan Dow
Indirect Observations: Some Works by Alice Aycock, Sue Hanel
An Inquiry into Japanese Landscape Garden Design, Karen S. Jore
Theses from 1976
The Many Forms of Venus Anadyomene: A Discussion of Depictions of Aphrodite and Venus as Sea-Goddess, Margaret Best
Senior Project: BFA Graduation Presentation, Barbara J. Wirtz
Theses from 1975
Museums in the United States: A Social, Political and Economic Analysis, Jane Linn
A Statement by Vern Yenor to be Consumed or Exhumed by the Honors College, Vern Yenor
Theses from 1973
Philosophies & Projections of the Artist-Teacher, Deborah Lynn Kitchen
Theses from 1971
A Comparative Zeitgeist of 19th Century American and 19th Century French Painting Through Winslow Homer and Gustave Courbet, Caroline Ann Brown
Theses from 1968
The Influences of Japanese Painting in the Works of Abanindranath Tagore, Michael J. Perrone