Tucked away in a well-windowed corner of the Fine Arts Center is Associate Professor of Art Walle Conoly’s studio. Inside are pencil sketches of class trips to McKinney Falls. A mercurial and multilayered painting sits on an easel, and nearby, a blue container holds his inspiration for the painting — a dead wasp. Potent details of his career as a teacher and artist abound in the dusty space. Conoly came to St. Edward’s in 1965 and developed the Art program, which he coordinated for 36 years. Early on, he taught nights in Fleck Hall, stashing easels in Brother Lucian and Brother Romard’s science laboratories. And he ate meals in the old cafeteria that, after a renovation in 2000, now houses his and other studios, offices and classrooms. In between, he illustrated 15 books and exhibited 18 shows. But for Conoly, every class, every trip, every wasp is an opportunity to exhilarate his students.