Biography of Professor Richard Mitchell


Richard Mitchell is a Professor of Art in the Department of Art at Youngstown State University. Trained as a painter and sculptor, he introduced photography as an academic discipline to the Department in the mid 1970?s. He teaches both studio and photo history courses.

Raised and educated in the North American Midwest, Professor Mitchell has traveled extensively in Latin America to photograph and research Pre-Columbian Art.

A recent trip (May 2002) to Beijing China has produced a body of work exhibited initially at the McDonough Museum of Art entitled China-Levels of Discernment, Photographers in Beijing. This exhibition includes work by two student photographers supervised by Professor Mitchell during this cultural exchange and the exhibition is being scheduled to travel.