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Malena Barnhart

Residential Faculty - Art

Art

Art

Office: AC 30 - Room: AC 12

480-461-7086

Office Hours

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM3:15 PM - 4:25 PM3:15 PM - 4:55 PM3:15 PM - 4:25 PM   

Online

      
    By appointmentBy appointmentBy appointment

My Monday office hours are virtual: https://maricopa.webex.com/meet/mbarnhart

The rest of the week I am in AC-3E.

If these times don't work for you, don't hesitate to email me to schedule a meeting.

 

 

 

Classes Taught

Fall 2025

ART131 Photography I 3 Credits

Basic photographic principles and techniques. Basic camera functions and controls. Experience in the image-making process by creating and editing photographs for various display environments. Introduction to the photographic aesthetic and photography's role in society. Prerequisites: None.

Course Notes: Fully-adjustable, high-resolution, digital camera is required. (digital SLR recommended). Art100, Introduction to Computer Graphic Art, is highly recommended as a precursor to this course. This class is taught using Macintosh computers. A DSLR camera is required. ART131 is required for the Certificate of Completion in Digital Arts: Digital Photography and the AAS Digital Arts: Digital Photography Track. Information: 480-461-7526 or see the Art Department website at: www.mesacc.edu/departments/art.

Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.

General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU]
Section Location Delivery Dates Days Times Availability
23151
Dobson Campus

AC 3E

In-Person
Lecture/Lab
08/26/2025 – 12/19/2025
TuTh
12:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Open

2 of 18
Seats Available

AVC142 Introduction to Digital Photography 3 Credits

Fundamentals of digital photography. Includes camera operations, exposure techniques, introduction to digital output, and theory of digital photography. Prerequisites: None.

Course Notes: ART142 is required for the Certificate of Completion in Digital Arts: Digital Photography and Graphic Design. It is also required for all tracks of the AAS Digital Arts Degree. Information: 480-461-7526 or see the Art Department website at

www.mesacc.edu/departments/art. Fully-adjustable, high-resolution, digital camera is required. (digital SLR recommended). Art100, Introduction to Computer Graphic Art, is highly recommended as a precursor to this course. This class is taught using Macintosh computers. A DSLR camera is required.

Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.

Section Location Delivery Dates Days Times Availability
32712
Dobson Campus

AC 3E

In-Person
Lecture/Lab
08/25/2025 – 12/19/2025
MoWe
12:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Open

1 of 18
Seats Available

AVC177 Digital Photographic Imaging I 3 Credits

Introduction to multiple elements of digital imaging. Basic foundation in photographic manipulation of images, with special attention to aesthetic foundations underlying photographic composition.

A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.

Course Notes: This is a beginning Photoshop course. While learning the software, the students create projects that help shape their compositional and typographic skills.

Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.

Section Location Delivery Dates Days Times Availability
24748
Dobson Campus

AC 3E

In-Person
Lecture/Lab
08/26/2025 – 12/19/2025
TuTh
4:25 PM – 7:00 PM

Closed

No Seats Available

Notes: iBelong Student Success Initiative. Class 24748: is part of “iBelong” utilizing an iPad to complete coursework. Please visit our iBelong website for more information on student iPad checkouts. https://www.mesacc.edu/ibelong

AVC270 Digital Photographic Imaging II 3 Credits

Intermediate digital photographic imaging techniques. Refinement of aesthetic awareness and personal expression.

A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC177.

Course Notes: Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.

Section Location Delivery Dates Days Times Availability
32713
Dobson Campus

AC 3E

In-Person
Lecture/Lab
08/26/2025 – 12/19/2025
TuTh
4:25 PM – 7:00 PM

Closed

No Seats Available

AVC274 Digital Photographic Imaging III 3 Credits

Advanced digital photographic imaging techniques. Advanced manipulation techniques of photographic images and time-based media. Continued development of aesthetic awareness and personal expression.

A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC270.

Course Notes: Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.

Section Location Delivery Dates Days Times Availability
33228
Dobson Campus

AC 3E

In-Person
Lecture/Lab
08/26/2025 – 12/19/2025
TuTh
4:25 PM – 7:00 PM

Closed

No Seats Available

Degrees & Awards

MFA from Arizona State University: Studio Art

BA from University of Maryland: Studio Art

Awards

2021  Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ

2020 Night Bloom Grant, Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson, Tucson, AZ

2019  Best Sticker Artist, Best of Phoenix 2019, The Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, AZ

2018  Carmody Foundation Grant, The Carmody Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

2017  Best Political/Social Commentary Film, The Portland Underground Film Festival, Portland, OR

2014  Best in Show, 2nd Place, Artlink Annual Juried Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ

2013  Graduate College Completion Fellowship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2013  2013 SPE Student Award, Society for Photographic Education [ jurors: Lupita Murillo Tinnen, Sama Alshaibi, Dornith Doherty, Dennis Keeley and Betsy Schneider ]

2013  Juror's Merit Award, Heat Wave: Desert Photography Exhibit and Symposium [ juror: Rod Slemmons ]

2011  Special Talent Award, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2011  Graduate Fellowship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2009  Colonel Wharton Award, 2nd Place, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2009  Sadat Art for Peace Award, 1st Place, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2009  John Dorsey Prize for Outstanding Curatorial Practice, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2007  University of Maryland Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2006  First Year Prize, Boyden Gallery, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD

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