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Ian S. Etter

Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of Art Foundations

Email: Ian.Etter@unt.edu

Education

  • MFA, University of Iowa, 2013
    Major: Art
    Dissertation: Drawing Translation
  • MA, University of Iowa, 2012
    Major: Art
  • BFA, Kansas State University, 2001
    Major: Fine Arts - Painting

Professional Memberships

  • SECAC. (2024 - Present).
  • FATE. (2023 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Other (Mentorship), Faculty Mentorship T4LC, University of Missouri. United States of America. (2022 - 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, SECAC 2024, SECAC. United States of America. (October 23, 2024 - October 26, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Serious Play, FATE. United States of America. (April 13, 2023 - April 17, 2023).
  • Workshop, Games Based Learning Design, University of Missouri. United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ART 1600 - Foundations: Perception and Translation, 1 course.
  • ART 1700 - Foundations: Space (physical, temporal and virtual), 6 courses.
  • ART 1900 - Foundations: Systems and Transformations, 6 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Other (Letter of Recommendation), (2025 - 2025).
  • Other (Faculty Mentorship Ingraham), (2024 - 2024).
  • Other (Faculty Mentorship Oyedare), (2024 - 2024).
  • Workshop, (August 2024 - May 2024).
  • Other (Graduate Student Mentorship), (June 2024 - June 2024).
  • Other (GTA Mentorship), (2023 - 2023).
  • Workshop, (October 2023 - October 2023).
  • Workshop, (September 2023 - September 2023).

Directed Student Learning

  • Other (MFA Biannual Review), Studio Art. (2022 - 2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Critical Review

  • Etter, I.S. (2025). Marfa: Willie Binnie at Keisjers Koning. Glasstire. https://glasstire.com/2025/02/07/review-willie-binnies-marfa-at-keijsers-koning-dallas/
  • Etter, I.S. (2025). Rachel Livedalen's Red Rum Punch at Erin Cluley. Glasstire. https://glasstire.com/2025/02/25/rachel-livedalens-red-rum-punch-at-erin-cluley-gallery/
  • Etter, I.S. (2024). Ellen Siebers: Shaping Distance. Whitehot Magazine. https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/ellen-siebers-shaping-distance/6590
  • Etter, I.S. (2024). Framing Memory: Katayoun Hosseinrad’s “Realm of Absence” at 12.26, Dallas. Glasstire. https://glasstire.com/2024/12/02/framing-memory-katayoun-hosseinrads-realm-of-absence-at-12-26-dallas/
  • Etter, I.S. (2024). Grounded Light: Nathan Randall Green’s “Full of Song”. Glasstire. https://glasstire.com/2024/12/30/grounded-light-nathan-randall-greens-full-of-song/
  • Etter, I.S. (2024). Mary Laube: Unsettles the Archive at Morgan Lehman. Whitehot Magazine. https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/archive-at-morgan-lehman-gallery/6446
  • Interview

  • Etter, I.S. (2025). Mark Joshua Epstein in Conversation with Ian Etter. New York, NY, Whitehot Magazine.
  • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Etter, I.S. (2025). David LLoyd. Dallas, TX, Patron Magazine. https://patronmagazine.com/
  • Etter, I.S. (2025). Kathrin Linkersdorff. Dallas, TX, Patron Magazine. https://patronmagazine.com/
  • Etter, I.S. (2025). Patrick J. Harris. Dallas, TX, Patron Magazine. https://patronmagazine.com/
  • Etter, I.S. (2024). Kuldeep Singh in Conversation with Ian Etter. Dovetail Magazine.

Presentations Given

    Panel Presentation

  • Etter, I.S. (Author & Presenter), Davis, T.K. (Author & Presenter), FATE 2025 NEXT/NOW, Building a Community of Educators: The Programmatic Impact of Mentorship for Graduate Teaching Assistants, FATE, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Etter, I.S. (Author & Presenter), FATE 2025 NEXT/NOW, Lecture Dynamics: Crafting Inclusive Art Education in Evolving Format, FATE, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Etter, I.S. (Author & Presenter), SECAC 2024, Signal to Noise: Exploring the Intersection of of Artistic Exploration and AI-Driven Ideation in Creative Practice, SECAC, Atlanta Georgia, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Etter, I.S. (Author & Presenter), FATE 2023 Serious Play, GTA Involvement in Developing Curriculum FATE Conference, FATE, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

  • Art - Exhibition, Competitive. Etter, I.S., "Breath", CICA Museum,<br>Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Korea, South. (2025 - 2025).
  • Art - Exhibition, Competitive. Etter, I.S., "INT'L Paperworks 2025", Minot State University<br>Minot, ND, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Art - Exhibition, Competitive. Etter, I.S., "International Juried Exhibition", The Center for Contemporary Art<br>Bedminster, NJ, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Art - Exhibition, Competitive. Etter, I.S., "Issue #173, Midwest", New American Painting<br>Exhibition in print., United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Art - Exhibition, Competitive. Etter, I.S., "Marfa Invitational Open", Marfa, TX, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Art - Exhibition, Competitive. Etter, I.S., "Benefit Auction", Omaha, NB, United States of America. (October 2024 - October 2024).
  • Art - Exhibition, Competitive. Etter, I.S., "Benefit Auction", ​Omaha, ​NB, United States of America. (October 2022 - October 2022).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Etter, I.S., "Cornerstone Grant," University of North Texas, $1165 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
  • Etter, I.S., "Research Grant," Other, $1000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
  • Grant - Service

  • Etter, I.S., "ARPA Grant," State, $6000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Ad Hoc Curriculum Revision Committee. (2025 - 2025).
  • Committee Member, Ad Hoc Workload Committee. (2025 - 2025).
  • Other (Exhibitor), NA. (2025 - 2025).
  • Other (Collaborator), Ad Hoc Evaluation Criteria Committee. (2024 - 2025).
  • Other (Organizer), NA: Exhibition Proposal. (2024 - 2024).
  • Workshop Organizer, NA: First Flight. (2024 - 2024).
  • Other (Graduate Faculty), NA: Graduate Enrollment. (2023 - 2024).
  • Chairperson, Foundations Committee. (2022 - 2024).
  • Faculty Mentor, NA: Faculty Mentor. (2022 - 2024).
  • Other (Coordinator), NA: Foundations Coordinator. (2022 - 2024).
  • Other (Collaborator), NA: Graduate Midterm. (2022 - 2024).
  • Other (Collaborator), NA: Meetings with Director. (2022 - 2024).
  • Other (Organizer), NA: Student Displays. (2022 - 2024).
  • Other (Collaborator), NA: Orientation. (2023 - 2023).
  • Other (Collaborator), NA: Recruitment. (2023 - 2023).
  • Other (Collaborator), NA: Meetings Program Coordinator. (2022 - 2023).

Professional Service

  • Other (Co-Director), PeepSpace Projects. (September 2024 - Present).
  • Other (Co-Director), PeepSpace. (2025 - 2025).
  • Other (Co-Director), PeepSpace. (October 2024 - December 2024).
  • Other (Co-Director), PeepSpace. (September 2024 - October 2024).
  • Workshop Organizer, NA. (June 2024 - June 2024).
  • Conference-Related, NA. (March 2023 - March 2023).