Mr. Ron Bechet

Department: Art

Hometown: New Orleans

At Xavier Since: 1998

Degree: Master of Fine Arts

Comments on Teaching and Learning at Xavier: Visual art is a unique language designed to communicate abstract in non-linear terms and to understand thoughts and relationships that are not literally apparent. My task in teaching this visual Language is to help students understand how to use the language not necessarily to make art but to understand how it is made and the techniques and materials available for them to use in the future. My philosophy in teaching studio courses includes highly individualized skill training and the development of a visual dialog, unique for each student. The more I teach the more I find things I wish I knew more about. Teaching helps keeps me actively seeking new information. The students demand it.

CAT Projects

• The Triumphs and Challenges to the Liberal Arts (successfully completed)

May 19, 2006