Education
BS Environmental Design, Ball State University, . --1977
MS Landscape Architecture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, . --1981
Certificate, Fine Woodworking Program, College of the Redwoods, . --2007
Mark Chidister
Senior Associate DeanAssociate Professor Emeritus, Art and Visual Culture
Contact
Mailing Address
Dean's Office
134 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011
Dean's Office
134 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011
Bio
Research Interests
My work explores ways in which furniture supports the rituals of daily life, the potential for these forms to enlarge human experience and perception of interior and exterior places, and the multifarious qualities of wood. I am also interested in how artists and designers generate new ideas, translate them into forms that can be shared, and shape them into finished works.