2013

college of art and design commencement

ORDER OF EVENTS may 24, 2013

CONVENER Maureen O. Kelly, EdD Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

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REMARKS Dawn Oxenaar Barrett, MPD President

Sam Schlosberg Professor, Liberal Arts and Chapter President, Faculty and Librarian Association

Micah Lang, BFA ’13 Representative, Undergraduate Students

Zachary Francis Herrmann, MFA ’13 Representative, Graduate Students

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CONFERRING OF HONORARY DOCTOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE Samuel Yin, PhD Chair, Board of Trustees

presentation of lewis hyde Paul Dobbs, Director, Morton R. Godine Library at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Lewis Hyde will address the class of 2013

presentation of zandra rhodes Sondra Grace, Chair, Fashion Design

Zandra Rhodes will address the class of 2013

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RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE IN ART EDUCATION presentation of the education department at the institute of contemporary art,

Accepted by Jill Medvedow, Ellen Matilda Poss Director and Monica Garza, Education Director, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Lois Hetland, EdD, Chair, Art Education

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CONFERRING OF DEGREES Samuel Yin

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PRESENTATION OF 2013 CLASS GIFT Sarah Melinda Sabino, BFA ’13

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C HArge TO NEW ALUMNI Danielle Spurge, BFA ’10

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RECEPTION ANNOUNCEMENT Maureen O. Kelly

Master of Science Martha Erin Rettig A rt Education in Art Education Gabriel Yuval Schaffzin art Teacher Education Lysa Ann Benton Tyler Wayne Scheidt Sarah B. Arcotta Panagiota Kariotis Benjamin Nathan Silva Amelia E. Bellve Erin A. Kirk Nicholas Patrick Sullivan Julie Marie Blauss Aneeka Cheema Amber Vistein Katelyn O. Cooper Lolly Lincoln Chelsea Marie Welsh Jessica M. Cormier Kirsten Leigh Cox M assArt at the Fine M aster of Arts in Taylor Rose Garman Teaching / Art Education Arts Work Center in Provincetown Rose Grushkin Kelly Michelle Callahan Juan Pablo Berrios Michael T. Guyette Leigh Champagne Gaye P. Korbet Deanna Troy Henry u Erin Maureen Day Natasha Mell-Taylor Brianna H. Osborne Aaron Charles DiGaudio Ferdinand Mark Pellegrino Mollie Elizabeth Filmore C ommunity Education Jackie Roberton Reeves u Kathryn Ann Finnan Emma Corinne Cantrell Bonnie J. Saland Darrell Ann Gane-McCalla Jordan Marie Diggs Janet Slom H Luke Stephen Kelly Rachel Elizabeth Dranoff Lauren Yaffiet Watrous Liana Grace Kingsley Emily Giroux Elise Ann Wells Szu-Chia Lee Arielle Kase Jennifer K. Torrey Reid Morgan MacPherson Bachelor of Fine Arts Matthew L. Mazzola animation museum Education Marcela Cristina Ormaza H u Christian C. Comazzi Rebecca Weeder Simpson Christine Marie Phillips Kerry Flaherty Camilo Restrepo studio Education Stephanie Lynn Girard Monique Schramme Robbi L. Couris Alexander Leo Horan u Jennifer Alexis Smith Shannon VanGyzen Catharine S. Jones fas hion design Master of Architecture Marissa Mae Kidder Amber Brooke Leblanc Haley Elizabeth Baumer Alyson Janine Cotton Bonnie Madeiros Caitlyn Marie Booton Sara Breen Master of Fine Arts Gregg Francis Manley Jr. Eben McCue Sarah Burke Nadia Jamal Afghani Michael Ribeiro u Davey Chhoeun Yael Alkalay Jack Thomas Ritger u ✴ Laura R. Clapp Unum Babar Flora Silveira-Orcutt Ashley Cushon Jeffrey Lincoln Bartell Jahaira Yazmine Torres H Hadley Sara Klibanoff Caroline Sherman Bishop Dombrowski Cameron James Trahan Alejandra Carles-Tolra Riera Rae Lee Grassia Stephanie Marie Wilga Catarina Lopes Coelho Nikita Jenay Hicks Mairikke Eda Dau arc hitectural design Alexandra Blair Johnson u Nicole Michelle Farland Najwa Omar Abdul-Hadi Olivia Dee Letters Sarah Lynn Fleming Dhruti Mulraj Ashar Janfrevic G. Lujares Zachary Francis Herrmann Daria Bukesova Sarah Lynn Maloof u Canbra Annie Hodsdon Evon Calabrese Michele Lynn Mazurek John Philip Howrey Thonah Ep Ada O. Oppengeim Amanda Lois Justice Marlena Hewitt Amy Elizabeth Plante H Zachary Robert Kaiser Cameron Rudy Leandri Stephanie Ann Rea Jordan Scott Kessler Marissa Luisa Meads Marcia Roseme u Christina Kolozsvary Samantha Taylor Parsloe Sarah Jane Shakeri Ji In Lee Stephen Christopher Nyima Sherpa Smith u u Fabiola Menchelli Tejeda McCabe Russell Evan Michael Sullivan u Clive Gerard Moloney Cassandra Avalon Thompson Youjin Moon Dimitrios Grigorios Tsokos Steven Joseph Paneccasio Victoria Lei Piron

H academic honors ✴ graduation with distinction u departmental honors fi/ lm video P rintmaking grap hic design Michael Eric Basta u Benjamin J. Jundanian Sarah Anjum Ali Michael Bucuzzo u Skye Asta Devine Schirmer Jason Benjamin Michael Rene Chew Alison Michelle Yackanich Patrick Bitchell Zachary Christian William Melissa R. Blenkhorn fine arts 3d Concannon I Hilary Braun H u Ceramics Josh Deveau Jenna Alyse Carando Amy Bourbon Ryan Donald Dight Meghan Noelle Ciaramitaro Darrah A. Bowden u Richard Dorrington Andrew Michael Consilvio Elizabeth Hafey Niklas Kelliher Adelena Maria Dent u Jerome Andrew Mehrman Aneisha Malcolm Kathleen M. Devillier Drew O. Milligan ✴ Akiko Maruyama Katlyn May Evans H Carlo A. Mongiardo Geena Matuson Jared Robert Fancy Amanda E. Rigatti Meaghan Christine McAuley Brittany Leigh Goodman Soniya Nechal Tejwani Brendan McCarthy Elizabeth Herskovitz Lucy Anna White Andrew Mui Matthew Kaiser u Brad Willis Koeun Neak Pernilla Kaiser u

Christopher L. Newell F ibers Peter Artemovich Kazantsev Patrick John O'Neil Kaly Scheller-Barrett Sylvia Suejung Kim Mr. Gregory Paxton Andrew Sprague Boit u Erika Leahey Tyler Reid Leeann Davignon Hope Lenhart T. Kane Stanton Olivia Delora Frassinelli Rebecca Lynn Margraf Matthew Wagner Alina Gotal Zachary Richard McCarthy Samuel M. Weiner Caroline Standley Kipp ✴ Heather Mendonca u Brianna Sapphice Leue Phillip Pham u fine arts 2d Leah Dongxuan Medin u Maisie Ann Powers Painting Elizabeth Abigail Miller Daniel T. Racite Nathan Clark Bentley Chelsae Elizabeth Murray Shannon Mary Regan Renee M. Bresten u Shelby Wynne Richardson Shanleigh Marie Sanford Charlotte Chapman Kathleen Siplas Stephanie Schlim Samantha Lynee Crabb Fiona Stoltze Jamie Lynn Sigadel Grace A. Dawson Mallory Sluetz Samuel J. Denoncour Gls as Michael Tavilla Zachary Durbin Laura Austin u Timothy David Walsh Allan S. Dygon Olga Batyuk

Ryan Joseph Faherty Keely Gilmartin h istory of art Alexandra Francoise Ford Evan J. Voelbel Joseph T. Connelly H u Molly Elizabeth Laura Delorenzo Friedman Cowan u Jewe lry and M etalsmithing H Regina Marie Jay H u ✴ Ruth Blais Ian Gage Margaret Jensen H u u Melissa Gisele Fabbri Paul Michael Gaudet Kelley A. McCabe Joan E. Giordano u ✴ Elizabeth A. Geanoulis Charlotte Saul H Jacob Klarich Giberson Su c lpture il l ustration Carina M. Kelly Devon Rose Bassett Lindsey Rose Anderton Matthew J. Harty Jaclyn Maureen Bonzagni Alisha Baker Matthew J. Keenan Christopher Colon Daniel Ben-Ayun Forrest B. Knight Emma Flint Gohlke H Jordyn Brenner Nicholas O. Krause Magda G. Janicki Eliza Brown Alyssa Ainsley Kubitz Holly Kelly u Deanna Burke Max Kuzmin Raymond T. Krenicki Rebecca Colt Cahan u Hannah M. Medeiros Diana Lang Michael Callahan Stefania Mikulec Richard M. Marin Tiffany Chan Matthew Oates Markus Nechay Jingni Chen Bridget R. O’Haire Erin L. Noble Matthias Bjorn Christensen Meghan A. Pierce Elise Roddy Roxanne Melissa Cichowlas Alexander Neil Rojas Joella Mae Stevens Thomas Raymond Colleran Sarah Melinda Sabino Elaine Sullivan H Katelyn C. Comeau Alexander Michael Sewell Max Syron H u Luke LeWand Szymanski Brian S. Connolly u Ethan Tyrrel-Walker Youngshim Grace Gontijo u Vanessa Monique Varjian H Eben English Haines Elizabeth K. Harper p hotography open major Thomas Joseph Kelley III Brianna Michelle Burkhart Ryan Boye Christina R. Kelly u Robert George Carlson Ian Patrick Labich Simon Kercz u Yvonne Vanessa Chin Joshua McNally Avram Y. Lettvin Michael S. Cole Emilie A. Records u Yikun Liang Matthew Cronin art and design Joshua Lind Gretchen Elise Devine Omar Peter Carrillo Sherwin J. Long Andrew Gallagher Dixon Michael Francis Drummey Aerica Rae Lovett Elizabeth Teal Fairbanks H Alissa D. Lynn Lauren O. May u Alee Gleiberman Lisa A. Mauriello Alyssa A. Maynard Andrew Grote Sara Moran McDermott Danielle S. Medico Justin Hahn Fang Zhou Carlos Montilla u Elizabeth Beck Lapides u Robert Adam Mulak Cathy Marie Laskowski dual major Nathan Olson Gregory Leon Linse Jessica Elizabeth Bevis Film/Video / Photography Sakara L. Perry Kim Mc Dougall Cordoliani Andrew Keith Reach Samantha McElaney Tabitha C. Fitzsimmons History of Art / Sculpture Jorge Rosario Kerri Anne McWade Allison Ash Shea Elizabeth Anne Mollica Nathan Hass u u Graphic Design / Allison Jane Stack Julianne Kate Nash History of Art Rachel Catherine Stanton Yekaterina Nayyer Julianne Danielle Jensen Jennifer Noel Nille Jacquelyn Marie Stiles Graphic Design / Jaymes Thompson Caitlin K. O’Loughlin Photography H Julia Varady Michael A. Petrocelli Rachel A. Kupferman u Jahna Vaughan Molly A. Quill History of Art / Printmaking Ethan Andrew Walker Renee K. Ricciardi Thomas James Mahoney James Richard Wells Amanda Carrier Root Film/Video / Painting Jessie Yipchuk Wu Travis Evan Root Helena S. Monteiro u Kimberly Savoie Fashion Design / Painting industrial design Julia Shia Danielle J. Mulcahy Julia Andreasson u Conor Sullivan Film/Video / Illustration Matthew Reis Bettencourt Elizabeth Perry u Alexander Decastro Calachan studio for Art Teacher Education / u Clare Elizabeth Duffy interrelated media Studio for Interrelated Media Nicole April Barron Michael John Flannery Kailyn Marie Perry Sarah A. Borrello Alexis Gardner History of Art / Painting Johnny Chanthavong H Hsin-Chen Hotz-Wang Hillary Kristyn Roberts Monica Jennifer Chiang Fashion Design / Martin Jacob Kerri Coburn History of Art Sohyun Jin H H u Ryan M. Greene Andrew Jacob Stearns Micah Lang History of Art / Max Harris u Umez Lilauwala Printmaking Shaina E. Hoffman Daniel Lopes Nida Suhail Rebecca Elizabeth Hoover u Anne Meyer Fashion Design / Stephan Nordgren Industrial Design Colin E. Murphy Darby L. Ruggeri Kimberly Piazza H Omar L. Sahi Kelly Sheridan Mitchell Joseph Silva Kristin Slater Marta Szpilewska

Listed names reflect those available as of May 1, 2013

honorary doctorate of fine arts

Each year, MassArt confers honorary Doctorates of Fine Arts in recognition of individuals’ outstanding contributions to the arts.

Lewis Hyde zandra rhodes Lewis Hyde was born in Boston in 1945 and Zandra Rhodes was born 1940 in Kent, UK. educated at the universities of Minnesota and Iowa. Introduced to fashion by her mother, a fitter in His much reprinted essay Alcohol and Poetry: John Worth, Paris, Zandra studied at Medway and Berryman and the Booze Talking (1975) grew out then the Royal College London, majoring in of his experiences as an alcoholism counselor. He printed textiles. has also worked as an electrician and a carpenter Zandra headed the new wave of British designers to support himself while writing. who put London at the forefront of international His edition of the selected poems of the Nobel fashion in the 1970s. Rhodes’ garments have a Prize-winning Spanish writer Vicente Aleixandre timeless quality making them unmistakably was published by Harper & Row in 1979. His Rhodes’ creations; bold, dynamic, colorful and 1983 book, The Gift, is an inquiry into the feminine. Her innovative approach to garment situation of creative artists in a commercial construction can be seen in her use of printed society. He has edited the essays of Henry D. fabric dictating garment shapes, reverse exposed Thoreau and a volume of critical responses to seams and stylistic use of jeweled safety pins and ’s poetry. Milkweed Editions has tears during the punk era. She has stamped her published a book of his poems, This Error is the identity on the international world of fashion with Sign of Love. His most recent book about art her spectacular pink hair, theatrical makeup and and culture, Trickster Makes This World, was art jewelry. published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1998. Zandra designed for Princess Diana, Freddy Lewis has received grants from the National Mercury, Diana Ross and Helen Mirren, and has Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment also designed Opera sets and costumes for The for the Humanities, the Lannan Foundation, and Pearl Fishers, Magic Flute and Aida. Her vintage the Guggenheim Foundation. In 1991 he was dresses are seen at the Oscars and her print design made a MacArthur Fellow. His poetry and essays influence is on the world’s catwalks. Rhodes have appeared in numerous journals, including founded the Fashion and Textile Museum London the Kenyon Review, the American Poetry Review, and her exhibition Zandra Rhodes, a Lifelong the Paris Review, and the Nation. Love Affair with Textiles has exhibited in Milan, Melbourne, Mexico City and San Diego. For six years Lewis taught writing at where, in his last year, he was director of the creative writing faculty. He has taught at Kenyon College since 1989 where he is currently the Richard L. Thomas Professor of Creative Writing. He and his wife, Patricia Vigderman, divide their time between Gambier, Ohio and Cambridge, Massachusetts. excellence in art education

In line with its mission to provide access to superior art education to the public, MassArt honors distinguished art educators from Massachusetts who have shown a lifetime achievement in serving the public. These individuals are pioneers or innovators in their practice of helping their students develop artistic minds,all the while promoting equity in access to art education.

The Education Department at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Founded in 1936, the Institute of Contemporary The ICA’s Ellen Matilda Poss Director Jill Medvedow, Art/Boston (ICA) strives to share the pleasures of Education Director Monica Garza, and Associate reflection, inspiration, provocation, and imagination Director of Education Gabrielle Wyrick lead the that contemporary art offers through public access Education Department. The Department also includes to art, artists, and the creativeprocess. Well known Visitor Experience Manager Krista Dahl; Teen New for its groundbreaking exhibitions and performing Media Programs Manager Joseph Douillette; Art Lab arts programming, the ICA is equally dedicated to & Family Programs Coordinator Kathleen Lomatoski; engaging audiences of all ages with art through a Interpretive Media & Adult Education Coordinator broad range of educational programs. Through these Penelope Taylor; Education Department Assistant offerings, the ICA gives visitors innovative experiential Leah Kandel; Gallery Supervisor and Administrator learning opportunities and direct encounters with Alice Caldwell; Gallery Supervisor Adrienne Lee; artists and art-making, and provides context, develops New Media Programs Assistant Lenora Symczak; 30 appreciation, and adds meaning to contemporary art Visitor Assistants; 15 Teen Arts Council members; and and culture. numerous contracted artists, educators, and advisors, as well as volunteers, from throughout the greater In particular, ICA Teen Programs help youth utilize Boston area. contemporary art and the museum as resources in their personal journeys to becoming engaged citizens The ICA’s Education Department was recognized in the broader world. Family Programs encourage in 2012 for its Teen Programs with a National Arts intergenerational engagement with art and the and Humanities Youth Program Award. art-making process. Adult Education Programs welcome different perspectives on creativity and innovation, helping audience members better understand themselves and the world around them. Lastly, Gallery Interpretation Programs, which include guided tours of exhibitions, ICA-produced video interviews of exhibiting artists, and interactive content in the Poss Family Mediatheque, among other offerings, provide visitors of different learning styles with additional ways to connect with contemporary art. From encouraging a conversation about works on view with a Visitor Assistant in the galleries to presenting a performance during a family Play Date or connecting a teen with a mentor in the art or film industry, the ICA’s Education Department facilitates meaningful experiences with contemporary art.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is one of the leading schools of its kind in the United States. Founded in 1873, MassArt has a legacy of leadership as the only independent public college of art and design in the country and the nation’s first art school to grant a degree. The college offers a comprehensive range of baccalaureate and graduate degrees in art and design along with continuing education and youth programs, all taught by world-class faculty and designed to encourage individual creativity. Whether at home in Boston or on the other side of the globe, the artists and designers of MassArt are dedicated to making a difference in their communities and around the world.

Banners

Since 1992, students in the Fibers program have produced the handmade banners at Commencement and Convocation. This year, Leah Medin ’13 created the Commencement banners. senior gift

Founded by the Class of 2011, the annual Senior Class Gift is presented to the graduating class at Commencement. The 2013 Senior Class Gift will fund a scholarship for a rising senior. The recipient of this scholarship will demonstrate financial need and excellence in both academics and student leadership.

In addition, the Class of 2013 will assist the college in the removal, preservation and relocation of the MassArt logo previously located in the center court of the old gymnasium. As we move forward with the construction of the Center for Design and Media in its place, this logo will serve as a visual reminder of MassArt's historic contributions to the Commonwealth and also of the Class of 2013.

c over art: Professor Barbara Grad, SMARTER VIEW (detail), 2012. Oil on Linen, 42" x 46".