Christopher Dant, M.F.A.

Chris Dant is an Assistant Professor of Photography and helps oversee the photography area at the University of North Georgia. Chris is an image maker and mixed media artist who makes work about the struggle against generational trauma and the hopes and longings we experience as we navigate through this world. Chris received his Master in Fine Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2016 and his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Texas in 2012.

Chris currently serves as the Internship Coordinator for the Department of Visual Arts, and oversees Foundation Portfolio Review and BA Senior Seminar. He has also served in the UNG Honors Program, chairing multiple honor students thesis projects, as well as helping students complete honors upgrades. Chris also received the Outstanding Faculty Member Award from the Student Government Association in 2019.

Along with exhibiting his work locally, regionally and nationally, Chris is always seeking to be involved in community based art projects and collaborations. Outside of his artistic practice, you can find Chris exploring the forests of the Southeastern United States, with his wife and pup, looking for rocks to climb and swimming holes to dive into.

• M.F.A., Studio Art (Photography), University of Notre Dame, 2016
• B.F.A., Studio Art (Photography), University of North Texas, 2012