Appointment of Hasan Elahi as Dean of Arizona Arts

In a message to the Arizona Arts community sent on June 18, Provost Patricia Prelock announced that Hasan Elahi has been appointed the next dean of Arizona Arts effective July 1. Hasan is an internationally recognized artist whose work has been featured in major exhibitions including the Sundance Film Festival, Centre Georges Pompidou and the Venice Biennale. His practice, often at the intersection of art, technology and social commentary, has received broad media attention. 

Since 2022, Hasan has served as the dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University in Detroit. Prior to that, he was professor and director of the School of Art at George Mason University. 

Our gratitude to Andy Schulz for his dedicated leadership over the past seven years. Under his guidance, the arts have been meaningfully elevated and more deeply integrated across our campus and into the broader community.

Our sincere thanks to Nancy Pollock-Ellwand, dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, for chairing the search committee as well as the students, faculty, staff and community member who served on the committee, for their thoughtful and diligent work throughout this important process.