About
A native of El Paso,Texas, artist Larry Thompson has served as Professor and Chair of Art at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama since moving to the area in 2007, and was appointed Associate Dean of the Samford School of the Arts in 2014. Prior to that he taught at universities in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. An active member of the College Art Association. Thompson routinely serves as Career Mentor for junior faculty at the CAA annual convention each year. Locally Larry is active with Space One Eleven Art Space.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The University of Texas at San Antonio
EXPERIENCE
Associate Dean and Professor of Visual Arts
Samford University, 2007-Present
Chair and Associate Professor of Art
Ouachita Baptist University, Arkansas, 1999-2007
Assistant Professor of Art
Louisiana College, Louisiana, 1998-1999
Artist, Professor, and Associate Dean of Visual Arts, Samford University
Larry Thompson