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Registration information for Alumni Weekend 2010, which takes place Oct. 7-9, is now online at www.kcai.edu/alumni. The reunion, which also honors the college’s 125th anniversary, is designed to encourage alumni of all classes and disciplines to return to campus for an unforgettable experience.
Afraid you won’t know anyone? Many events are perfect for the solo attendee, such as viewing exhibitions and taking part in the KCAI alumni video project. The image below is of the new Egyptian galleries at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, designed by Amanda Zeitler (’06 graphic design and art history). Zeitler will lead a tour of the collection during the weekend.
New Egyptian installation at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Photo by Bob Greenspan.
There will be many opportunities to break the ice, such as volleyball on the campus green and the Art Bowl, a friendly trivia competition that tests your art history knowledge. Local bands featuring KCAI alumni will perform as well.
Did we mention that the Jerry Saltz is our keynote speaker? The renowned art critic (and reality TV star) will address our community on Friday, Oct. 8. A presentation by Katherine and Michael McCoy will take place the following morning. The McCoys were directors of design at Cranbrook Academy of Art for 24 years, distinguished visiting professors at London's Royal College of Art and senior lecturers at IIT's Institute of Design. Their presentation is part of Alumni Weekend’s design programming, which will appeal to today’s design professional or those interested in learning something new. For biographies on our special guests, click here (www.kcai.edu/alumni/alumni-weekend/speakers).
Click here (www.kcai.edu/alumni/alumni-weekend-schedule) to view the full schedule. If you’ve never attended a KCAI reunion before, this would be a perfect year to start!
Note: The most recent issue of Alumni News, which contained the Alumni Weekend registration form and a full schedule, erroneously omitted Maren Kloppmann (’93 ceramics) from the programming. She and Jesse Small will speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 in Epperson Auditorium.
Maren Kloppmann (’93 ceramics), “Wall Pillows IV.” Photo by Peter Lee. Courtesy of the artist.
A number of Kansas City-area galleries and museums have organized exhibitions that recognize and celebrate KCAI’s 125th anniversary, and several will be on view during the Oct. 7-9 Alumni Weekend.
Work by notable KCAI-affiliated artists is on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The pieces have special labels that note KCAI’s 125th anniversary. Artists include Thomas Hart Benton, who chaired the KCAI painting department from 1935 to 1941, Professor Emeritus Wilbur Niewald (B.F.A. ’49 and M.F.A. ’53 painting) and Keith Jacobshagen (’65 design).
“Ecstatic Structure,” an exhibit featuring the work of Bart Exposito, Warren Isensee and Stanley Whitney (’68 painting), will open Sept. 24 at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan. The exhibition continues through Dec. 19.
Stanley Whitney (’68 painting), “Wonderland.” Courtesy of the artist and Team Gallery, New York.
Rachel Hayes (’99 fiber), Anne Lindberg, a former KCAI faculty member, and Miles Neidinger (’00 sculpture) will exhibit work in “Museum Interrupted,” which opens Oct. 29 at the Nerman Museum. Each artist will create a site-specific installation within one of three museum galleries. The installations will remain on view through February 13.
“Thinking Photography: Five Decades at the Kansas City Art Institute,” an exhibition featuring photographic works by KCAI alumni, will be on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art through Jan. 2, 2011. The exhibit acknowledges the rich, diverse history of the KCAI photography program from the 1960s to the present day. Work from the following artists is included: Thomas Barrow (’63 photography), Edward A. Gallucci (’68 photography), Joe Deal (’70 photography), James Hajicek (’70 photography) and Carol Panaro, E.G. Schempf (’72 photography), Lawrence McFarland (’73 photography), Ellen Carey (’75 photography), Karen Glaser (’76 photography), Chuck Avery (’77 photography), Frank Hamilton (’77 photography), Mark Osterman (’77 photography), Russell Phillips (’77 photography), Don McKenna (’78 photography), Jeff Burke (’79 photography), Jamie Tuttle (’86 photography), Robert and Shana Parke Harrison (Robert ’90 photo/video), Dana Fritz (’92 photography), Stuart Allen (’94 photography), Nicole Cawlfield (’97 photography), Raissa Venables (’99 photography), Allyson Lubow (’02 photography), Ross Sawyers (’02 photography), Jaimie Warren (’02 printmaking), Cortney Andrews (’05 photography), Jeff Eaton (’07 photography), Colby Sempek (’07 photography) and Robert Heishman (’08 photography). The show is dedicated to Joe Deal (’70 photography), who died in June. His obituary is included below. A reception for the exhibit will take place during Alumni Weekend.
“(Re)Form” explores recent work by graduates of the KCAI ceramics program from the late 1960s to the present and will be on view Oct. 9 through Dec. 18 at the H&R Block Artspace at KCAI. Curated by Catherine L. Futter, the Helen Jane and R. Hugh “Pat” Uhlmann Curator of Decorative Arts at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the exhibition will include pieces primarily in ceramics that have been completed in the last two years and display a wide range of perspectives. The artists invited to participate in the exhibition include well-known, mid-career and emerging artists who offer a variety of viewpoints — from the vessel and functional work to sculptures, installations and performance art. Artists in the exhibition include Irv Tepper (’69), Richard Notkin (’71), Kurt Weiser (’72), Andrea Gill (’73), John Gill (’73), Chris Gustin (’75), Akio Takamori (’76), Arnie Zimmerman (’77), Cary Esser (’78), Chris Staley (’78), Andrew Martin (’79), Bobby Silverman (’80), Josh DeWeese (’84), Richard Carter (’85), Sarah Jaeger (’85), Maren Kloppmann (’93), Jesse Small (’97), Nobuhito Nishigawara (’99), Nathan Mabry (’01), Tia Pulitzer (’01), Paul A. Smith (’10), R. Justin Stewart (’03), Teri Frame (’06), Dan Teran (’07) and Casey Whittier (’09). An opening reception for the exhibit will take place during Alumni Weekend. Click here for information on participating artists and titles.
An exhibition of book illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton, who taught painting at KCAI from 1935 to 1941, will be on view Sept. 3 through Oct. 15 at The Carter Art Center Gallery at MCC-Penn Valley in Kansas City, Mo. “In the Moment,” an exhibition of work by a cross-generational selection of KCAI alumni, will be on view Nov. 5 through Dec. 11. Heather Lustfeldt, an independent curator, is curating the latter exhibition. www.mcckc.edu/pvart
Work by Stretch (’87 sculpture) will be featured in September and October, and Christopher Leitch (’84 fiber) will have a solo show in October at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City, Mo. www.leedy-voulkos.com
The fall 2010 Electromediascope program, “Wave Energies FeedBack: 30 Years of Electronic Media at Kansas City Art Institute,” at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will feature work by KCAI alumni. Electromediascope, an international survey of contemporary work in experimental film, video and new media, is co-curated by Patrick Clancy, professor and chair of photography and digital filmmaking at KCAI, and Gwen Widmer. There will be an Electromediascope session during Alumni Weekend from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Atkins Auditorium at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Other sessions will take place Oct. 15 and Oct. 22.
Work by Cary Esser (’78 ceramics), professor and chair of the KCAI ceramics department, George Timock, ceramics professor, and Paul Donnelly, ceramics special instructor, will be on view in September and October at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Mo. www.sherryleedy.com
If you haven’t yet registered for the new online alumni directory, read below for instructions. The password-protected site is free and accessible only by KCAI alumni.
- Log on to https:/www.alumniconnections.com/kcai.
- Click on the “Register now” link.
- Enter your name in the registration boxes provided.
- Select your name when it appears.
- Enter your unique registration number. It is located on the postcard that was sent to you in April. If you don’t have it, e-mail the office of alumni relations at alumni@kcai.edu, and it will be sent to you.
- Click the validation button.
- Create a user ID and password for all future use of the directory.
Once you have registered, you can begin updating your profile, revealing only the information you choose to share. Remember to keep your profile up to date!
If you have any questions regarding the directory, or do not wish to be included in it, contact the alumni relations office at alumni@kcai.edu.
The online directory provides you with a quick and easy way to search for KCAI alumni who share your job title, class year, major or city. Once you’ve registered for the directory (see above), click on “alumni search: advanced” located on the home page of your profile, and type in search criteria to generate a list of alumni who correspond to your query. See an alumnus or alumna on the list who you would like to contact? Click on the person’s name, and send a blind e-mail. (In keeping with our privacy policy, we have elected to provide you with a method of e-mail communication without displaying each individual’s e-mail address.)
Example: Ally Lumni is a 2010 graduate of design. She is moving to Phoenix, Ariz., with her husband because his company transferred him there. She does not know anyone there and is anxious to make connections that may aid her in her job search. Ally registers for the KCAI online alumni directory and locates the “alumni search: advanced” link near the top, right-hand side of the page and underneath the orange banner. On the search page, she enters Phoenix for “city,” and chooses “Arizona” in the drop-down box located underneath. A design graduate, Ally chooses “design” in the “major” drop-down box. She then clicks on the “search” button located at the bottom of the page and takes note of the names that appear. Knowing that the name of the KCAI design program has gone through different variations over the years, she does a new search, keeping “city” and “state” the same but choosing “graphic design” this time, and then finally, “design and illustration.” She clicks on each listed name and is able to view the profiles of all design graduates in Phoenix. She clicks on the profile of Casey Ayi and discovers that he works at a prominent graphic design firm in the area. Ally clicks “send an e-mail” at the top of Casey’s profile, and writes him an e-mail, explaining she is a recent graduate who is new to the area and that she would appreciate the chance to buy him a cup of coffee and discuss design opportunities in the area. Casey receives the message in his regular e-mail account. Casey replies back and they set a coffee date.
KCAI’s School for Continuing and Professional Studies is in need of instructors for its digital certificate programs. The classes occur during evenings and weekends so a working professional can teach. http://www.kcai.edu/employment/instructors
Lawrence McFarland (’73 photography), "Near Site of the Battle of Warbonnet Creek, Where Buffalo Bill Cody Killed a Cheyenne by the Name of Yellow Hair, Nebraska, 2005 (High Plains Revisited)." Photo courtesy of the artist.
Lawrence McFarland (’73 photography) and Jill Downen (’89 painting) were among the 180 Guggenheim fellowship awardees, selected from a field of nearly 3,000 applicants. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation supports creative and scholarly work in the sciences, humanities and arts. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious grants made to individuals working in these fields. The average award totals $40,000 and supports the recipients over a period of six months to one year. According to The New York Times, “Guggenheim Fellows are appointed on the basis of impressive achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.” (The New York Times, Friday, April 16, 2010, A5)
Jill Downen (’89 painting), “Breast Blocks on Pallet.”
Courtesy of the artist and Bruno David Gallery.
McFarland is a photographer in Austin, Texas, and he holds the William and Bettye Nowlin Endowed Professorship in Photography at the University of Texas at Austin (www.lawrencemcfarland.com). Downen is an artist in St. Louis, and she is represented by the Bruno David Gallery in St. Louis, where she maintains her studio (www.jilldownen.com).
Peregrine Honig, who attended KCAI, placed second in Bravo network’s reality show for visual artists. The 10-episode series was produced by actress Sarah Jessica Parker and modeled after the popular “Project Runway” fashion competition. Each week, contestants had to fulfill an assignment, such as creating a portrait of a fellow contestant, designing a book cover and making a shocking and memorable piece. Honig, whose work examines social structures and pop culture, was among the 14 artists chosen to compete out of more than 1,000 applicants. Her portfolio, accomplishments and personal interviews helped her to secure a position. The contestants’ work was judged by prominent figures in the art world, including art critic Jerry Saltz, who will speak at Alumni Weekend in October. For more information on Honig and on the TV series, visit the show online.
Peregrine Honig. Courtesy of NBC Universal.
For the past five years, Art in the Loop Foundation has granted KCAI-affiliated artists public art commissions that serve to help revitalize and energize downtown Kansas City. Two updates on current projects are below. Visit the Art in the Loop website for more information.
Construction is underway for “The Commons,” conceived by Kansas City-based artists Julia Cole, a former KCAI faculty member, and Leigh Rosser. Cole and Rosser are working to transform a dark, underutilized alleyway in the Library District into a creative and welcoming space. Their commission includes limestone rock-inspired seating, designed concrete with recycled glass and wall sculpture elements with ambient lighting. The concept was inspired by the historical ecology of the Missouri River, and once completed, it will serve as a model for a new kind of urban neighborhood gathering space. It is to be completed this winter.
Construction underway for “The Commons.”
The ARTwall is a permanent billboard that displays a rotation of super-sized contemporary art. Kansas City-based artist Ascot Smith (’05 photo/new media) pushed this two-dimensional space into a new realm by incorporating a call-in audio narrative. To hear the futuristic story of android relationships and holographic love affairs, call 816-412-1789, then enter 111#. New story episodes are posted every other Monday. Visit the artist’s website for past story installments. www.ascotjsmith.com
Many alumni have already responded to the alumni office’s call for “Share Your Memories” submissions. If you haven’t contributed yet, visit the following URL and complete the online form: www.kcai.edu/alumni/myKCAImemory.
All submissions will be published in Alumni News, the e-newsletter or on the alumni blog. We reserve the right to edit for grammar and length.
Give us three words you would use to describe your time at the Art Institute (and why):
Nurturing, expanding, utopia. By attending KCAI, I was able to live and work in an environment that encouraged development of what talent I had while exposing me to other media I had never used before.
The professor or course that most affected your work (and why):
Marvin Jones, printmaking department. I was majoring in painting and had to take an elective in printmaking to round out my art experience. I had many good teachers in the different printmaking processes, but Marvin not only taught me to strive for excellence in my work, but also to have fun with it. His work was so clever and beautifully crafted. He helped me learn how to visually express ideas and values important to me.
The best class or project you ever participated in:
I also took a dissection drawing class one summer with Michael Meyers. Very demanding and detail oriented, but very fun ...
The course that was the most challenging and why:
Foundation was pretty challenging for me, especially when we had to physically perform in some manner ... like become bacon sizzling on a griddle.
One lesson that you learned at KCAI that still guides your career:
Keep making art.
Tell us which classmates were your best friends and how you’ve kept in touch since college:
This doesn’t answer the question, but I married into a pretty creative family, and my brother-in-law, David Bales and nephew, Jeff Bales (’86 design) are also alumni.
Favorite hang-out on-campus:
Printmaking — loved that aroma of ink.
Visit the 125th anniversary blog at http://blogs.kcai.edu/125/ for information on the history of KCAI, details on anniversary events and some alumni “share your memories” submissions.
All alumni “share your memories” submissions can be found on the alumni blog. http://blogs.kcai.edu/alumni/
Leila Hybl (’09 fiber and art history) won last issue’s trivia prize. She was the first to answer that fiber was added as a major in the 1960s.
What two ceramics alumni will speak at Alumni Weekend on the night of Thursday, Oct. 7? The first to respond correctly to alumni@kcai.edu will receive a prize. (Hint: click here for the answer.)
Leon Anderson (’54 painting) exhibited work in a solo show at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School in St. Louis last fall. This spring, he participated in a group exhibition at the Duane Reed Gallery in St. Louis. Duane Reed is his gallery representative.
The Midwest Paint Group includes six painting graduates: Bob Brock ’79, Bill Foust ’71, Philip Hale ’75, Timothy King ’81, Jeremy Long ’89 and Michael Neary ’75. Stanley Lewis, former KCAI painting instructor, is also in the group. MPG is currently taking part in a traveling exhibition entitled “East Meets Midwest.” The exhibit opened in April at the Beverly Art Center in Chicago, and the work was shown this summer at the Hoffman LaChance Contemporary in St. Louis. It will be shown Sept. 11 through Oct. 3 at the Westbeth Gallery in New York, and it will be shown Jan. 26 through Feb. 17 at the Andrews Gallery at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. The New York and Williamsburg showings also will feature a panel discussion with the artists on “Why Figurative Painting Won’t Die” on Sept. 11 and Feb. 17, respectively. www.midwest-paint-group.org
Lane Jensen (formerly Brenda Gilleland) (’74 sculpture) is a producer of motion graphics in Los Angeles. She produced several main title projects that were nominated for Emmy Awards: “Six Feet Under,” “Mind of the Married Man” and “Desperate Housewives.” She is currently studying graphic design and planning on doing her own design as well as producing in the future. www.thinkinpictures.com
Ellen Carey (’75 printmaking and photography) took part in a group show entitled “POLAROID: INSTANT JOY!” in July at A.M. Richard Fine Art in Brooklyn, N.Y. www.ellencarey.com
Jan Huling (’76 design) will exhibit beadwork assemblage in a solo show Nov. 11 through Dec. 11 at the Lyons Wier Gallery, 175 7th Ave., New York. Also, Huling’s new children's book, “Ol’ Bloo’s Boogie-Woogie Band & Blues Ensemble,” was published in 2010 by Peachtree Publishers. www.janhuling.com
Catherine Massaro (’79 painting) will exhibit “The Escape Artist,” a series of large and small-scale works called canvas collages Aug. 28 through Sept. 28 at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. The exhibit incorporates a variety of media and comments on the adventure of self-discovery. www.studiomassaro.com
Maria Creyts (’86 painting) spent three weeks in Mexico this summer, researching regional textiles. During her stay, she exhibited “Bessie Mae/Béseme y otras” at Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo in Oaxaca, Mexico. The exhibit included three photo-friezes. www.mariaurora.net
Maria Creyts (’86 painting), "Bessie Mae/Béseme." Courtesy of the artist.
Jessica Kincaid (’92 fiber) exhibited new work in July in her first solo exhibition at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art on the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan. www.jessicakincaid.com
Maren Kloppmann (’93 ceramics) was awarded a McKnight Foundation artist fellowship in 2009. The foundation awards two $25,000 fellowships per year in the ceramics artists category. Her goal for the fellowship year was to create a portfolio of porcelain wall sculptures. Some of the pieces she created were included in an exhibition entitled “Six McKnight Artists” this summer at the Northern Clay Center, 2424 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis. Kloppman will speak at KCAI on Oct. 7 during Alumni Weekend. Click here for more information: www.kcai.edu/alumni/alumni-weekend-schedule. www.marenkloppmann.com; www.mcknight.org/arts/fellowships.aspx
Amy Myers (’95 painting) exhibits her large-scale drawings in “Feminine Space” through Sept. 19 at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 535 Means Street N.W., Atlanta. Myers has exhibited her work at New York galleries and museums including Mike Weiss Gallery, Feigen Contemporary, and Mary Boone Gallery; Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects; Dunn and Brown Contemporary in Dallas; and Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum. In 2005, she received The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award. www.amymyersdrawings.com
Josh George (’97 illustration) exhibits mixed media paintings in an exhibit entitled "City Memories and The Low Contrast Search" through Sept. 7 at Gallery C, 3532 Wade Ave., Raleigh, N.C. www.galleryc.net
Josh George (’97 illustration), “Rub A Dub Dub Don’t Slip in Da Tub.”
Courtesy of the artist.
Heather Stumpf (’97 printmaking) is the owner and creator of Vavoom Pinups in Chicago. Vavoom Pinups is a pinup photography studio where regular women, with the help of vintage hairstyles and makeup, pose coaching and photography, are transformed into pinup starlets. The studio recently was featured in The Chicago Sun Times and on WGN Chicago’s “Best TV.” www.vavoompinups.com; Chicagoland Television feature
Heather Stumpf (’97 printmaking), Untitled example of pinup photograph.
Courtesy of the artist.
Jaimie Warren (’02 printmaking) will exhibit her work in “Steve Aishman and Jaimie Warren: Recent Photographs” Oct. 9 through Dec. 12 at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, 535 Means Street N.W., Atlanta. Atlanta-based Aishman and Kansas-City-based Warren (’02 printmaking) are photographers who create portraits and still lives that speak to conditions of friendship, food, popular culture and absurdity. Their works are presented in a two-person exhibition to highlight aspects of staged photography and snapshot aesthetics.
Drew Bolton (’06 photo/new media), Cody Critcheloe (’03 printmaking), Megan Mantia (’06 art history and printmaking), Shannon Michalski (’03 painting) and Jaimie Warren (’02 printmaking) exhibited “SSION BOY” this summer at Peres Projects in Berlin.
Drew Bolton (’06 photo/new media) contributed a feature video to “The Projects,” a multidisciplinary performance that was part of the Kansas City Fringe Festival and on view in July at Crosstown Station in Kansas City, Mo.
Anna Zimmerman (’06 painting) exhibited 14 new works in the spring at “Blue Bouquet” in the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City, Mo. Also, she married Zak Meek (’07 painting) in the spring of 2009, and they both work at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo.
Colby Sempek (’07 photography) exhibited photographs in “Pocketfuls of Sky,”a body of work that explores astronomy and astrophysics, this summer at the Carnegie Arts Center in Leavenworth, Kan. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo., recently purchased two of Sempek’s photographs, which are included in “Thinking Photography: Five Decades at the Kansas City Art Institute,” an exhibition which will be on view through Jan. 2. Sempek is currently working on his M.F.A. degree at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Zach Rensberger (’10 digital filmmaking) is teaching English in Korea through June 2011. In September 2011, Rensberger will attend the graduate filmmaking program at American University in Washington, D.C.
Eric Wolever (’10 ceramics) is working on his M.F.A degree at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Would you like more traffic to your individual websites? E-mail your website links to the alumni relations office at alumni@kcai.edu. They will appear on the alumni relations homepage on the KCAI website. The following alumni have been added recently:
Richard Kehl (’59 painting)
www.richardkehl.com
Ellen (Habegger) Stutman (’70 painting)
www.ellenstutman.com
Peter Bigelow (’71 painting and printmaking)
www.peterbigelow.com
Curt Ginther (’72 attended)
www.curtginther.com
Lawrence McFarland (’73 photography)
www.lawrencemcfarland.com
Lane Jensen (formerly Brenda Gilleland) (’74 sculpture)
www.thinkinpictures.com
Jan Huling (’76 design)
www.janhuling.com
Jay Markel (’76 sculpture)
http://viriditas5.com
David Maheu (’78 photography)
www.backgroundsbymaheu.com
Michael McCullough (’78 attended ceramics)
www.mcculloughceramics.com
Hutsie Hursh (Brown) (’79 painting and printmaking)
www.siendofarmstead.com
Catherine Massaro (’79 painting)
www.studiomassaro.com
David Detrich (’80 ceramics)
www.sculptron.com
Steve Keller (’80 photography)
www.airtightphoto.com
Tessa Johnson (’81 painting and printmaking)
www.tessajohnsonstudio.com
Barbara Kusnetzky (’85 sculpture)
www.bacara.com
Maria Creyts (’86 painting)
www.mariaurora.net
David Jones (’87 painting and printmaking)
www.proppjonesstudio.com
Jill Downen (’89 painting and printmaking)
www.jilldownen.com/
Linda Lighton (’89 sculpture)
www.lindalighton.com
Eleanor McGough (’90 painting)
www.mnartists.org/Eleanor_McGough
Jim TerMeer (’90 industrial design)
www.giffintermeer.com
Jessica Kincaid (’92 fiber)
www.jessicakincaid.com
Maren Kloppmann (’93 ceramics)
www.marenkloppmann.com
Brendon "Curtis" Phillips (’94 photo/video)
www.brendonphillips.com
Shane Tanner (’95 illustration)
www.illustr8or.com
Josh George (’97 illustration)
www.joshgeorge.com
Clarence "Boola" Robello (’97 illustration)
www.boolarobello.com
Heather Stumpf (’97 printmaking)
www.vavoompinups.com
Kristie Alshaibi (’99 photo/new media)
www.artvamp.com
Kristian Derek Ball (’99 photo/new media)
http://kristianderekball.com
Ali Douglass (’99 illustration)
www.alidouglass.com
Karen Kice (’01 ceramics and art history)
www.karenkice.com
Tyson Taylor (’04 attended, illustration)
www.tntaylorgraphicdesigner.com
Lauren Boilini ('06 painting and art history)
http://laurenboilini.net
Brie Blakeman (’10 interdisciplinary arts)
www.coyotessong1.wordpress.com
Laura Blumenberg (’10 ceramics and art history)
http://laurablumenberg.blogspot.com
Amanda Bowles (’10 painting)
www.amandaelisebowles.com
Caitlyn Harris (’10 animation)
http://caitlynharris.blogspot.com/
Matt Jacobs (’10 sculpture and art history)
www.thatmattjacobs.com
Amanda Martinez (’10 painting)
www.wix.com/amandamartinez/AMANDA-EMILY-MARTINEZ
Katy Osterwald (’10 photography)
www.katyosterwald.com
Whitney Wood (’10 painting)
http://whitneylorenewood.com
Joe Deal (’70 design) died of bladder cancer June 18 in Providence, R.I. He was 62. In 1975, Deal distinguished himself as a leader in a new era of photography when 18 of his black and white photographs were included in “New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape” at the George Eastman House in Rochester, N.Y. Deal earned a master’s degree in photography from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in 1974. He taught at the University of California, Riverside, while completing a thesis for his M.F.A. degree, granted in 1978 by the University of New Mexico. At Riverside, he started the photography program and helped found the California Museum of Photography (now the University of California, Riverside/California Museum of Photography). In 1989, Deal was appointed dean of the School of Art at Washington University in St. Louis. In 1999, he became the provost of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he also taught photography, and he lived in Providence for the rest of his life. In addition to his daughter, Meredith, of Boston, he is survived by his father, Percy, of Albuquerque, and his wife, Betsy Ruppa.
Joe Deal (’70 design), “Backyards, Diamond Bar, California, 1980.” Gift of the
Hall Family Foundation, 2008.41.12. © Joe Deal, Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery.
