Faculty
Our faculty seek to make a difference professionally, academically, and spiritually in the lives of our students. Our professors have a broad range of experience and backgrounds. Their primary motivation is to be in the classroom with their students or in a lab working on real-world projects. Students are encouraged to visit professors in their offices or even contact them at home. Faculty members are ready to be friends and mentors and to build relationships that students will value for a lifetime.
Brent Bergherm
Chair, Professor of Design
(509) 527-2701 | brent.bergherm@wallawalla.edu
Canaday Technology Center 206
Education: M.A. in Digital Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2010
Areas of interest: Graphic design, photography, creativity and inspiration, outdoor/travel photography, web design
Joel Libby
Professor of Art
(509) 527-2913 | joel.libby@wallawalla.edu
Fine Arts Center 202
Education: M.F.A. in Illustration, Academy of Arts University, 2015; B.A. in Fine Art, Walla Walla College, 2004
Areas of Interests: Acrylic portrait painting, art history, sculpture
Jerry Hartman
Professor of Film and Visual Arts
(509) 527-2300 | jerry.hartman@wallawalla.edu
Canaday Technology Center 406
Education: M.F.A. in Digital Cinema, National University, 2008; B.A. in Mass Communication, Walla Walla College, 1998
Areas of interest: Documentary film, narrative film, technology informing art, interaction of light and shadow, virtual production, 3D design