Frank Estrada serves as the Multimedia Specialist and an Instructor for the School of Business Administration.
Research Interests
Mr. Estrada's research interests revolve around staying up-to-date with the latest technical applications and equipment that support creative expression across various mediums. Passionate about illustration, design, video, and photography, he looks for tools and technologies to enhance creativity in storytelling inside and outside the classroom.
Biography
Frank Estrada is a Memphis, TN native who moved to Oxford, MS in 2007. He is a creative, professional artist with expertise in printmaking, illustration, graphic design, motion graphics, animation, 3D, augmented reality, and web design.
He has received several honors: Artist Mini-Grant recipient (2022), Emerging Leaders of Color for South Arts (2022), Mississippi Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellowship Grant recipient (2016), and Double Decker Arts Festival featured artist (2015). During his undergraduate career, he received the Roy Frank Finger Scholarship from 2011 to 2013. He is also a contributing illustrator to a local business, Invitation Oxford Magazine.
Frank worked for the RJ Young Company as the Document Imaging and Design Specialist at Ole Miss Athletics for five years. There, he digitized sports memorabilia, everything from photo negatives and newspapers to programs and media guides. In 2018, he joined the Department of Art & Art History staff as the Visual Resource Specialist and Gallery Curator. Estrada created content for the department’s social media platforms and maintained the website. He promoted the department in a modern era and represented the many talents of its students through social media for four years.
Courses Taught
- ENT 381 Arts Entrepreneurship
Education
B.A. Sociology, The University of Mississippi (2013)
B.F.A. Art, The University of Mississippi (2013)
M.S. Integrated Marketing Communication, The University of Mississippi (2024)