Little, Beth
Title: Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
College: College of Professional and Liberal Studies
Department: Department of Fine Arts and Communication
Phone: 304-384-5350
Discipline: Art and Graphic Design
Room: Fine Arts 203D
Box: F50
Little, Beth
Biography
Beth grew up in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, and she graduated from Richlands High School in 1995. She then relocated to the Phoenix Metro area in Arizona, where she lived for just over 20 years. During her time there, she obtained her AA in Visual Communications from Collins College (1996) and her BFA in Painting from Arizona State University (2007). In 2017, she relocated back to Virginia, settling in Roanoke for five years. During that time, she completed her MFA in Illustration online from SCAD (2022). Beth has been with Concord University since 2023, and she is happy to have returned to the mountains where she grew up to help encourage the area’s future creatives.
Education
- MFA (2022) Savannah College of Art and Design
- BFA (2007) Arizona State University
- AA (1996) Collins College
Research
Beth has worked professionally as a graphic designer and illustrator since 1997. She enjoys projects that allow her to combine her favorite elements from both disciplines. As a designer, she has specialized in print/publication design, creating advertisements, postcards, logos, and newspaper/magazine layouts. She has also created editorial illustrations, portraits, book covers, and interior book illustrations. In addition, she is also a fine artist who loves working with oils, watercolor, digital, graphite, and charcoal.