Art+Design Faculty
Steve Nyktas is an Associate Professor of Art at Butler University and an Indianapolis-based artist . He earned his MFA from Northwestern University, an MA from Purdue University, and his BFA from Albion College. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at galleries, museums, and alternative spaces including Contemplo MX (San Miguel, Mexico), Coconino Center for the Arts (Flagstaff, AZ), Dorsky Gallery (New York, NY), Gallery Four (Baltimore, MD), Rowland
Contemporary Gallery (Chicago, IL), FLAT (Chicago, IL) and The 22nd International Festival Sarajevo (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina). Distinctions include the Phillip C. Curtis Visiting Artist Award and the Morton Mickenberg / Martin Sosin Graduate Student Fellowship.
I have been with Butler since August 1999, relocating back to my hometown from stints in Arizona and Vermont through the nineties after college in Terre Haute, Indiana, where I studied Graphic Design and Art History. My interests outside of work include painting, playing cello, and wondering how I got so lucky to have such a wonderful family.
Dr. Madeline Eschenburg is an art historian and curator with a research focus on contemporary Chinese art. She earned her PhD in Art History at the University of Pittsburgh in 2018 and started at Butler University in 2024 after spending six years as a Lecturer at Washburn Univeristy in Topeka, Kansas. She teaches classes in Asian Art, African Art, Contemporary Art, the History of Design, Modern Art, and Art Theory. Her work has been published in Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, Contemporaneity: Historical Presence in Visual Culture, and Arts.
Amy graduated from Northern Michigan University with a BS in mathematics and a minor in Computer Science. She worked for 15 years as a computer programmer before staying home with her two children. At Butler, she was previously the administrative assistant for Computer Science and the Faculty Senate before moving to JCA where she is the administrative assistant for the departments of Art and Arts Administration.