Meet Our Faculty

Charlie Agnew

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

Luke Buffenmyer

Luke Buffenmyer

Art Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Photography

Education

MFA, Syracuse University, Syracuse NYBFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Phone: 478.471.2763
Macon - Arts Complex - SOAL 115
luke.buffenmyer@mga.edu

Yookung Choi

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

Shannon Riddle

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

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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

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Angeles Salinas

Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing

Education

2024 Master in Fine Arts, Painting, University of Texas at San Antonio, Outstanding Capstone Project
2020 Bachelor in Fine Arts, Painting, University of Texas at San Antonio, Summa Cum Laude
1996 Bachelor in Graphic Design, Universidad IberoAmericana, Honorary Mention.

angeles.salinas@mga.edu

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Erin Single

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

Education

M.F.A. in Digital Arts and New Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
Certificate of Graphic Design, Savannah College of Art and Design
B.B.A. in Business Administration, Emory University

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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