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In This Issue: (310) 665 6800 04 20 25 33 2009 VOL.7 MAGAZINE AND DESIGN OF ART OTIS COLLEGE Non-Profit Org Otis College of Art and Design U.S. Postage 9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045 PAID Los Angeles, CA Permit No. 427 Otis College of Art and Design Magazine 2009 Vol.7 Loyola + Otis = Lotis • Fall Public Events Calendar Graduate Programs • Alumni in London IN THIS ISSUE: www.otis.edu www.otis.edu 665 6800 (310) 04 20 25 33 Otis prepares diverse students of art and design to enrich our world through their creativity, their skill, and their vision. Intergenerational & Collaborative Learning Founded in 1918, Otis is L.A.’s first independent professional school of visual arts. Otis’ 1200 students pursue BFA degrees in advertising design, architecture/landscape/interiors, digital media, “ Every time someone leaves Otis, art evolves The collaboration of generations is fashion design, graphic design, illustration, interactive product design, painting, photography, and design gets better. And that’s really your manifested most visibly at Otis in the sculpture/new genres, and toy design. MFA degrees are offered in fine arts, graphic design, public job when you leave here…to move things graduate programs, where established practice, and writing. Otis has trained generations of artists who have been in the vanguard of along.” This was the stirring message from practitioners serve more as guides the cultural and entrepreneurial life of the city. Nurtured by Los Angeles’ forward-thinking spirit, 2009 Commencement Keynote Speaker than teachers to emerging artists, designers these artists and designers explore the landscape of popular culture and the significant impact Mark Parker, Nike CEO/artist and designer, and writers. I invite you to read the stories of identity, politics, and social policy at the intersection of art and society. who received an honorary doctorate degree of two of the College’s graduate programs from Otis. During his acceptance remarks, marking milestone anniversaries this he imparted sage words of guidance to year (see pages 02–21). The Graduate Fine the Class of 2009 (see page 24). It was an Arts program celebrates its 20th year, and 2009 Vol.7 In This Issue: inspirational occasion that epitomized the the Graduate Writing program marks its interaction and exchange between experi- 10th anniversary. Together with the President Hoi with honorary degree recipient Mark Parker, Nike CEO 02 Graduate Education 22 College News enced professionals and young talented Graduate Public Practice program and the Meg Cranston, Fine Arts Chair students, and defines daily teaching and low-residency Graduate Graphic Design Appearance and Essence learning at Otis. program, they form an innovative quartet 04 Graduate Fine Arts Loyola + Otis = Lotis Otis students benefit from a multi- of Master of Fine Arts offerings. Commencement 2009 generational educational environment that At Otis, we believe that the richness of Fall Public Events Calendar encourages intergenerational learning. Not ideas that emerge from a confluence of fresh Editor: Margi Reeve, 10 Graduate Writing only do they study with a faculty of artists, impulses and experiences will shape a Communications Director Class of 2009 Co-editor: Sarah Russin, 28 designers and scholars of different genera- new future that is solidly grounded yet daring; Alumni Director tions, they also learn from their very diverse embodying (or a future that embodies the Photography: Candida Ayala (MFA, '09), 16 Graduate Public Practice peers through a college-wide pedagogy creative impact of Otis graduates as described Kristy Campbell, Enrico Limcaco, Lee Salem, 30 Alumni Around the World Raul Vega, John Wilson White Sherman Sam in London that promotes exchange and collaboration. above by Dr. Parker. Staff Writer: George Wolfe Nicole Raffy in London As a result, students gain from a vigorous Creative/Design: Mark Caneso (‘04) 20 Graduate Graphic Design mix of seasoned and youthful perspectives. Samuel Hoi, President Typeface: Ratio Alternate, by Mark Caneso (‘04) 32 Class Notes Front cover: Otis’ Ahmanson Hall, with interactive video installation by Alessandro Marianatoni, created by Graduate Writing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Futurist Manifesto, February 20, 2009 © Otis College of Art and Design Back cover: Evelia Garcia at her farm Publication of material does not necessarily FPO in Laton, CA, site of Graduate Public indicate endorsement of the author’s viewpoint Practice project by Otis College of Art and Design Otis College of Art and Design FEATURE JOHN S. GORDON PROVOST Graduate Education at Otis The Promise of Immense Possibility Alumni and friends of Otis know and love the College for its unique role in the growth and development of Los Angeles – an internationally celebrated creative capital. Otis has long been appreciated as one of the cornerstones of Los Angeles’ past, present and future. Born as a public institution, Otis has always served the complex artistic demands of an ever-diversifying community. In the late 1970s, when Proposition 13 made continued public support impossible, Otis charted a new course aimed at academic excellence when it transitioned to an independent institution. Graduate Programs have become a hallmark of this College-wide effort. Although Otis began offering graduate studies in fine arts in the 1950s, it wasn’t until 1989 that artist Roy Dowell was hired to build a separate graduate program with its own identity and character. The Graduate Writing Program, led by Paul Vangelisti, followed in 2000. Then in 2007, the acclaimed writer and artist Suzanne Lacy created the Graduate Program in Public Practice, followed a year later with the inauguration of the nation’s first-ever limited residency MFA in Graphic Design, conceived and led by nationally-noted designer, Kali Nikitas. While each of Otis’ graduate programs is distinct, they share one important resource: the 21st century cultural capital of Los Angeles, which acts as a living laboratory. L.A.’s major exports have always been imagination and innovation. It has more museums and theaters than any other U.S. city. Its residents come from more than 140 countries, and speak 224 different languages. Los Angeles offers graduate students the promise of immense possibility, where the future unfolds daily. Cultural resources abound, including art galleries and the major film and design studios of Venice, Santa Monica, and Culver City, which are minutes away. The four remarkable chairs who lead our MFA programs —Roy Dowell in Fine Arts, Paul Vangelisti in Writing, Suzanne Lacy in Public Practice and Kali Nikitas in Graphic Design—form a creative partnership, which makes graduate study at Otis distinct from other schools. Together they have created a community where artists, writers, designers, and community activists get to know and interact with each other – often on a daily basis. This interaction produces a creative synergy that is unique in my experience of graduate schools. The program profiles that follow reveal both what makes each graduate program unique, and what, collectively, makes this particular assembly of graduate programs one of the most challenging and fulfilling creative learning communities of our times. OMAG 2 Nina Laurinolli (’09, MFA), Untitled 1, 2008, acrylic and sumi ink on paper, 80 x 107” 3 OMAG FEATURE FEATURE ROY DOWELL CHAIR, GRADUATE FINE ARTS Dem ystifying Chair Roy Dowell (center), Assistant Chair Annetta Kapon (‘85) the Art World at front left, with MFA students The Story of O: Graduate Fine Arts Graduate The MFA Fine Arts program encourages each student to acquire 1989-2009 at the the necessary technical and theoretical resources to develop Ben Maltz Gallery Fine Art an understanding of the demands of a professional practice. April 10 - June 5, 2010 The ability to converse in the language of art is an essential aspect of our graduate program. We do not encourage a hermetic education; instead, we promote a strong The exhibition features new work by alumni interaction and critical dialogue among all members of the program. who attended Otis’ distinguished Graduate Fine Arts program between 1989 and 2009, and Students and faculty alike help determine the direction of the program. The studied under the leadership of artist and Chair optimum outcome is a “personal vision” that has been filtered through history, Roy Dowell. Alumni will be selected in gender, sexuality, culture and politics. The work produced in our program reflects December by a panel of five jurors: Sarah C. each individual’s ideas, needs and ambitions, as well as the challenges of the Bancroft, Curator, Orange County Museum of Art; Dr. Nizan Shaked (’00), Assistant Professor artistic environment and contemporary issues and concerns. of Contemporary Art History, Museum and The Graduate Fine Arts curriculum places great emphasis on academic, studio, Curatorial Studies at California State University and workshop development, and demands strong standards in these areas. Required Long Beach; Meg Linton, Director of Galleries and Exhibitions, Otis Ben Maltz Gallery; courses develop a high degree of specialization in a student’s major area, while Roy Dowell, Artist and Chair, Otis Graduate electives develop particular skills and broader critical awareness. During the two-year Fine Arts; and Annetta Kapon (’85), Artist and residency, the student formulates an individual artistic statement based on a Assistant Chair, Otis Graduate Fine Arts. thorough understanding of myriad issues, in response to challenges from the faculty. Otis began offering graduate degrees in 1957, and many of the students in the early Core courses are studio and critique. In studio courses, methodology and art making days attended the College on the GI Bill. skills are emphasized. Students investigate the scope as well as specifics of their The first class produced Tom Van Sant, creator major area of interest under the counsel of nationally and internationally recognized of the GeoSphere Project who launched the artists and theorists. Graduate seminars, which include group critiques, guest first satellite map of Earth as it appears from space (1990).
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