Faculty Profile

James Burton

James Burton

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Studio Art
College
College of Visual Arts and Design

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MFA, University of North Texas, 2005. 
Major: Drawing & Painting
BFA, Valdosta State University, 2000. 
Major: Art





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ASTU 2201.501, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Summer 2024 
ASTU 2202.501, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Summer 2024 
ASTU 2202.503, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ASTU 3000.503, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ASTU 3206.501, Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Themes, Variations and Series, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ASTU 4200.501, Senior Drawing and Painting Studio, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ASTU 4800.501, Senior Sculpture Studio, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ASTU 5000.503, Topics in Studio Art, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ASTU 2201.505, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5001.502, Graduate Seminar, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3000.508, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3201.503, Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Rotating Topics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4200.501, Senior Drawing and Painting Studio, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.508, Topics in Studio Art, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.501, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.502, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.504, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3000.504, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4450.750, Professional Internship, Spring 2023 
                    

                    ASTU 4200.503, Senior Drawing and Painting Studio, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.504, Topics in Studio Art, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2201.502, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2201.503, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3000.505, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4200.504, Senior Drawing and Painting Studio, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4800.501, Senior Sculpture Studio, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.505, Topics in Studio Art, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2201.501, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.501, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.501, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3000.504, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5001.502, Praxis: Rotating Topics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4200.502, Senior Drawing and Painting Studio, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.504, Topics in Studio Art, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2201.503, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3000.504, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3205.502, Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Experimental Approaches, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.504, Topics in Studio Art, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.501, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3201.501, Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Rotating Topics, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2021 
                    

                    ASTU 2202.502, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.503, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3000.507, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4200.505, Senior Drawing and Painting Studio, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.507, Topics in Studio Art, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2201.508, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.501, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.503, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3000.504, Interdisciplinary: Rotating Topics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3201.502, Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Rotating Topics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.504, Topics in Studio Art, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2202.502, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3201.501, Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Rotating Topics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3206.503, Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Themes, Variations and Series, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 5001.502, Praxis: Rotating Topics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ART 5900.750, Special Problems, Spring 8W2 2020 
                    

                    ASTU 2201.502, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2201.507, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2201.508, Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4200.504, Senior Drawing and Painting Studio, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2019 
                    

                    ASTU 4230.501, Hybrid Forms, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.501, Topics in Studio Art, Summer 5W2 2019  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4210.503, Advanced Painting Studio I, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4212.503, Advanced Painting Studio II, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4230.501, Hybrid Forms, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.501, Painting II, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.502, Painting II, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    ASTU 4215.502, Advanced Drawing Studio I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4215.503, Advanced Drawing Studio I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4217.502, Advanced Drawing Studio II, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4217.503, Advanced Drawing Studio II, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4230.501, Hybrid Forms, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.503, Painting II, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    ASTU 4210.503, Advanced Painting Studio I, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4212.503, Advanced Painting Studio II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4230.502, Hybrid Forms, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2210.502, Painting I, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.502, Painting II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4230.501, Hybrid Forms, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3200.505, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3210.501, Intermediate Painting I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3212.501, Intermediate Painting II, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.503, Painting II, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    ART 4120.002, Art on Location, Summer 3W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4230.501, Hybrid Forms, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3200.503, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3210.502, Intermediate Painting I, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3212.502, Intermediate Painting II, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.502, Painting II, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.502, Advanced Painting Studio I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4212.502, Advanced Painting Studio II, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2200.503, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3210.501, Intermediate Painting I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3212.501, Intermediate Painting II, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.503, Painting II, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    ART 5900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    ART 4120.001, Art on Location, Summer 3W1 2016  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4215.502, Advanced Drawing Studio I, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4217.502, Advanced Drawing Studio II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4210.501, Advanced Painting Studio I, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4212.501, Advanced Painting Studio II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5015.750, Creative Project, Spring 2016 
                    

                    ASTU 3200.506, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.503, Painting II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    ART 5900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    ASTU 4210.503, Advanced Painting Studio I, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4212.503, Advanced Painting Studio II, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3200.505, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3210.502, Intermediate Painting I, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 3212.502, Intermediate Painting II, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 2215.502, Painting II, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    ART 4120.003, Art on Location, Summer 3W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 5000.501, Topics in Studio Art, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    ASTU 4215.502, Advanced Drawing Studio I, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4217.502, Advanced Drawing Studio II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.503, Advanced Painting Studio I, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4212.503, Advanced Painting Studio II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4230.501, Hybrid Forms, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3210.503, Intermediate Painting I, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3212.503, Intermediate Painting II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ASTU 5000.501, Topics in Studio Art, Spring 2015 
                    

                    ASTU 4215.502, Advanced Drawing Studio I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 2200.506, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3210.503, Intermediate Painting I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3212.503, Intermediate Painting II, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 2210.504, Painting I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    ASTU 4210.501, Advanced Painting Studio I, Summer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 5210.501, Painting Studio, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    ART 4450.750, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2014 
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    ASTU 5000.504, Topics in Studio Art, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    ASTU 4215.503, Advanced Drawing Studio I, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.503, Advanced Painting Studio I, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3200.505, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3210.503, Intermediate Painting I, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3212.503, Intermediate Painting II, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.503, Advanced Painting Studio I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3220.501, Figure Painting I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4220.501, Figure Painting Studio, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3200.501, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 2215.502, Painting II, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.501, Beginning Figure Drawing, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3200.501, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Summer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.501, Painting Studio, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 5210.501, Painting Studio, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    ASTU 4215.503, Drawing Studio, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3200.502, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.502, Painting Studio, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.503, Painting Studio, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.505, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 3210.503, Intermediate Painting, Fall 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 2210.503, Painting I, Fall 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 2215.501, Painting II, Fall 2012 
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 4210.501, Painting Studio, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 5210.501, Painting Studio, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.506, Beginning Figure Drawing, Spring 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 3200.503, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Spring 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 3210.504, Intermediate Painting, Spring 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 2215.502, Painting II, Spring 2012 
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2012 
                    

                    ASTU 4215.503, Drawing Studio, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3200.503, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 2210.503, Painting I, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.504, Painting Studio, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3210.501, Intermediate Painting, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    ASTU 3200.502, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ASTU 3210.503, Intermediate Painting, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ASTU 2210.501, Painting I, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.505, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 2200.506, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 4210.503, Painting Studio, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ASTU 3200.501, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Summer 5W2 2010 
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2010 
                    

                    ART 5900.750, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2010 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.506, Beginning Figure Drawing, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.507, Beginning Figure Drawing, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ASTU 3210.503, Intermediate Painting, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.504, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.509, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ASTU 3200.503, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ART 4900.750, Special Problems, Fall 2009 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.501, Beginning Figure Drawing, Summer 5W2 2009 
                    

                    ASTU 4215.501, Drawing Studio, Summer 5W2 2009 
                    

                    ASTU 3210.501, Intermediate Painting, Summer 5W2 2009 
                    

                    ASTU 2200.501, Beginning Figure Drawing, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ASTU 2215.501, Painting II, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ASTU 3200.502, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ASTU 2210.501, Painting I, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ASTU 2210.503, Painting I, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ART 2100.501, Beginning Figure Drawing, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    ART 2100.506, Beginning Figure Drawing, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ART 3819.501, Hybrid Forms, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ART 4819.501, Hybrid Forms Studio, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ART 3100.501, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ART 2100.505, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ART 3100.503, Intermediate Figure Drawing, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ART 2750.502, Sculpture I, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ART 2300.504, Beginning Painting, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ART 2750.503, Sculpture I, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ART 2300.502, Beginning Painting, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ART 4804.501, Drawing Studio, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ART 4825.001, Professional Practices for the Studio Artist, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ART 2100.503, Beginning Figure Drawing, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ART 2100.501, Beginning Figure Drawing, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ART 2100.506, Beginning Figure Drawing, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ART 2300.501, Beginning Painting, Fall 2004 
                    

                    ART 1500.512, Drawing I, Fall 2004 

          


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
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out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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