Missouri State University has long been recognized as an institution which celebrates artistic engagement. The Provost Fellow for the Arts will further contribute to existing strengths of the university and help develop new avenues for enrichment.

Dr. Dwaine L. Crigger
Provost Fellow for the Performing and Creative Arts
Professor, Art & Design Department

Dr. Dwaine Crigger attended undergraduate school at Northwest Missouri State University where he received his B.S. in Art Education in 1968. After teaching elementary for a year, he went to graduate school at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln where in 1972 he received his MFA in sculpture and drawing. After graduating from Nebraska, Dr. Crigger began teaching at Missouri State. Since that time his work has been included in well over 200 one-person, group, or juried exhibitions and Dr. Crigger has been honored with many awards. Since 2002 he has served as Art Curator for St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, MO, as well as Art Curator for Bank One in Springfield. Since 1996 Dr. Crigger has served as the Foundations Director and Coordinator for the Art and Design Department at Missouri State University.