Sculptor Brenda Garand to head studio art department
Paul Park / The Dartmouth Staff Just as soon as Brenda Garand, newly appointed chair of the studio art department, offers me a seat in one of her ergonomic office chairs, I'm back on my feet again, examining the bookshelf full of student work that occupies one wall of her office. As Garand pulls pieces off the shelf, explaining the assignments for which they were created and the artists behind them, it becomes clear that she intends to maintain the studio art department's devotion to its students. "I want our department to be a place where students feel like they can explore," Garand said. Under her direction, it appears that the department's emphasis on exploration, visual possibility and dynamic engagement will continue to develop and thrive. Garand, who was named chair of the department this past summer, is a sculptor who works in fabrics and steel, though she also explores and teaches in other mediums.
