Rate My Professor Bart Woodstrup

Bart Woodstrup is an Associate Professor and Division Chair of Digital Arts in the School of Art at Bowling Green State University, where he has been appointed since 2019, serving as Chair from 2021 to 2023. He earned his MFA in Integrated Electronic Arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2007, with a thesis titled Climate Control consisting of interactive installations addressing climate change and energy consumption. His earlier degrees include an MM in Computer Music and New Media Technology from Northern Illinois University in 1999, with a thesis Eastern Inquisition featuring compositions influenced by ethnomusicological studies, and a BFA in Intermedia Art from Northern Illinois University in 1995, with a thesis You Cannot Survive the End of the World, a video work that won first place at the 1995 World Population Film and Video Festival.

Woodstrup's career history encompasses leadership and teaching roles at Northern Illinois University's School of Art and Design, emphasizing Time Arts: Head of Design and Media Arts Division (2018–2019), Associate Professor (2016–2019), Assistant Professor (2012–2016), and Visiting Assistant Professor (1999–2000, 2004–2005, 2009–2012). He also served as Adjunct Instructor in Integrated Electronic Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2008–2009) and Instructor in Foundations, Media Arts, and Animation at the Illinois Institute of Art (2000–2004). His creative practice involves time-based electronic media integrating sound and visuals, often exploring environmental concerns. Key works include Under Saraswati River exhibited at Currents 2013 Santa Fe International New Media Festival and screened privately at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi (2012); Animalia screened at international festivals including Pixels of Identities in Istanbul and BorderBody in Spain and Poland (2011–2014); Wind Turbine Powered Flag Series at Vox Vexillum: Future Flags (2023) and NIU Faculty Biennial (2013); Viologen performed at new music festivals (2011); and recent Laser Cut Paper Series awarded First Place at Industry, Invention & Progress, Findlay Art League (2025). Honors include Dorothy Uber Bryan Award for service to the School of Art (2024), Honorable Mention at NOWOH 15th Annual Northwest Ohio Art Exhibition (2023), PLAYA Artist Residency (2017), Yellow Barn Artist Residencies (2014, 2012), multiple Harry D. Castle Memorial Fund Grants from NIU (2011–2013), and Rensselaer Graduate Fellowship (2005–2007).