Student Affairs

Who WE ARE

The Art Academy’s Student Affairs team is dedicated to meeting your personal needs and helping you reach your goals as radical, forward-thinking visual artists and designers. We provide resources and guidance that support your academic success, your health and wellness, and your personal and professional development.

You’re here to learn and grow, and we’re here to ensure you have all the tools that enable you to do so.

Meet the Student Affairs Team

woman smiling as Title IX coordinator and director of student affairs, Grace Wohlschlegel — Director of Student Affairs and Board Liaison
Grace Wohlschlegel

Associate Director of Academic Success; Adjunct Instructor | Liberal Arts

Megan Martin

photo of Kelly Kroener in black and white — Career Services & Professional Practice Advisor
Kelly Kroener

Student Affairs Coordinator

Molly Ann Reynolds

Director of Student Affairs and Board Liaison

Grace Wohlschlegel

Grace is a painter, theatre artist, and facilitator. Her theatrical design work blends textually rooted interpretations and theory centric themes. As a painter she creates multimedia abstract collages. Prior to AAC Grace was the Production Manager for Know Theatre of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Fringe Festival. She holds a BA in Theatre with a technical & design emphasis from Oklahoma Baptist University and an MA in Theatre from Texas Tech University with thesis work on new work festival production.

Email:grace.wohlschlegel@artacademy.edu

Office:N112

Associate Director of Academic Success; Adjunct Instructor | Liberal Arts

Megan Martin

Megan has taught academic and creative writing since 2005. She is the author of two collections of experimental prose, NEVERS and Sparrow & Other Eulogies, and serves as prose editor for the literary journal and small press Coast/No Coast. She holds a BA in English from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Email:mmartin@artacademy.edu

Room:S270

Career Services & Professional Practice Advisor

Kelly Kroener

Kelly Kroener lives, works and collaborates in the Midwest and abroad. She works in textiles, installation and site specific works that investigate place and body’s relation to more than human world. Her work has been noted in Art in America, The Dallas Morning News, and The Economist. With her partner Eli Walker she runs the influential gallery BasketShop on the West side of Cincinnati. She completed her BFA at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her next exhibition is a two-person show at Spazio Morandi in Dallas, TX.

Email:kelly.kroener@artacademy.edu

Office:N111

Student Affairs Coordinator

Molly Ann Reynolds

Originally raised in Southern Arkansas, MollyAnn is a creative writer & interdisciplinary artist. She is the author of a collection of poetry, Somewhere in Between, & two works of fiction, Project Echo & Shadow Lake. Molly Ann Holds a B.F.A. in Creative Writing from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, & is currently enrolled in their Master of Arts in Art Education (MAAE) program. You can find her drinking her third cup of coffee, with a book in hand, at your local coffee shop.

Email:student.affairs.coordinator@artacademy.edu

Office:N113

What We Do

Student Affairs

Make the most of this transformative chapter of your life in a diverse community of creatives.

The Office of Student Affairs aims to enrich students’ lives with meaningful experiences and connections. We prioritize your personal development so that you’re well-equipped to navigate your time as an AAC student, as well as your future as a professional artist and AAC alum. Through events, student organizations, community partnerships, and resources, we strive to embody our inherent values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Academic Success

Your academic journey here is strengthened by resources and people who help you succeed.

At the Collaborative Learning Studio on campus, you’ll find interpersonal connections, technical tools, academic feedback, accessible and adaptive software, and various resources that guide you to educational success. We help you with anything that supports your academic life during your time at AAC.

Student Wellness

We coordinate pathways and connections to meet your health and wellness needs.

Student Wellness resources are available on- and off-campus to help provide essential support for both everyday circumstances and when you need it the most for urgent matters.

Career Services

We empower you to navigate the art world at large—during your studies and after you graduate.

Through workshops, networking events, career week, and connections with visiting artists and alumni, the Office of Career Services supports your academic journey by guiding you towards a successful career in the arts. We help you explore the unlimited ways you can strengthen their professional chapter.

Student Affairs

Who WE ARE

Meet the Student Affairs Team

Grace Wohlschlegel

Megan Martin

Kelly Kroener

Molly Ann Reynolds

Grace Wohlschlegel

Megan Martin

Kelly Kroener

Molly Ann Reynolds

What We Do

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Student Wellness

Career Services

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Due To Inclement Weather

Classes are cancelled

January 25th, 2023

Student Affairs

Who WE ARE

Meet the Student Affairs Team

Grace Wohlschlegel

Megan Martin

Kelly Kroener

Molly Ann Reynolds

Grace Wohlschlegel

Megan Martin

Kelly Kroener

Molly Ann Reynolds

What We Do

Student Affairs

Academic Success

Student Wellness

Career Services

Learn More About Each Office

StudentAffairs

AcademicSuccess

StudentWellness

CareerServices

Admissions

Alumni

Community

Due To Inclement Weather

Classes are cancelled

January 25th, 2023

Student
Affairs

Academic
Success

Student
Wellness

Career
Services