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THE MEDIUM ISN’T THE MESSAGE
OOne of Mari Hulick’s first decisions as a newly appointed department head in 2004 was to change the name of her department. Out went Graphic Design; Communication Design in came Communication Design and with it, a new approach to the discipline. at CIA: Strategy First, “I’m very passionate about this. We need to clarify what our profession Media Second is about. It is about communicating ideas,” said Hulick. “The word ‘graphic’ limits the field to print and we do so much more than design for print. We’re rooted in print and print will never go away, but we also design for the web, cell phones and all sorts of PDAs (personal digital assistants); we design trailers and title sequences for movies and television; we design signage and way-finding systems. . . Anywhere you see words and symbols, you’ve got communication design.” For Hulick and her faculty colleagues, design is strategy, independent of the medium used. “I tell my students that if The New York Times said tomorrow ‘Forget print, forget the web; information is going to be con- veyed through holograms,’ we would teach communication design for holo- grams. Design is not about media; it’s about a strategic approach to a problem.” That said, the Communication Design Department still offers a design produc- “Design is not tion class, which includes field trips nearly every other week to printing about media; companies, photography labs and design studios. And students still learn to use a traditional letterpress, offset press and it’s about a bindery, so they will appreciate the tactility of print on paper and the tradi- strategic approach tion from which their field evolved.
to a problem.” Thinking First
Hulick likes to nudge students to think far outside the box — or off the page —
TOP: A BOOK DESIGNED BY about ways to communicate ideas. For
COMMUNICATION DESIGN instance, last fall her Contemporary Design Studio class experimented pub- GRADUATE BOBBIE FOX ’07 licly with non-traditional means of graphic communication. One student ABOVE: COMMUNICATION DESIGN spelled out the word HUNGER in pieces DEPARTMENT HEAD MARI HULICK of Wonder Bread™ on a campus lawn; DISCUSSES A PROJECT WITH another suspended clear plastic letters ANTHONY ZART ’08 Continued on page 2
RIGHT: A SELF PROMOTIONAL
PIECE BY ALEX JUNG ’09 Digital Age
The tools of graphic design changed almost overnight with the introduction of MacIntosh desktop computers in the 1980s. Professor Gene Pawlowski ’65, remembers the Institute’s graphic design faculty embraced the change, becoming the first academic department on campus to have computers. “I think we even had computers before the business office because we knew it was going to be a really good thing,” recalled Pawlowski, who has been teaching at the Institute since 1966. Today, students spend most of the first two months of the introductory Design for Communications course exploring their “toolbox:” typography, images and key software programs including Photoshop®, Illustrator®, InDesign® and Flash®. Hulick has also added the web design courses, Graphic User Interface and Information Architecture, to the curricu- lum. “We’re about design, including web design. We view it as a strategic approach to a problem. What is exciting Medium Isn’t Message “We’re really looking at what we want about being at The Cleveland Institute of Art is that we have the ability to work Continued from page 1 the visitor to see and feel when they walk through our front doors. We’re closely with digital media artists from the from a tree to sparkle in the sun, drift in trying to make the place feel more T.I.M.E.-Digital Arts Department, where the wind and spell the word DAYDREAM. welcoming,” said Anthony Zart ’08. they focus on animation, video game From that highly conceptual and creative That is exactly the “user-focus” Hulick design, sound and film.” project, they moved to a very practical is trying to instill and is a common way-finding assignment in the Institute’s thread the Communication Design Gund Building, where they proposed curriculum shares with the curricula in creating a more welcoming atmosphere both the Industrial Design and Interior at the entrances and improving visitors’ Design departments. ability to navigate through the building. User Focus is Key
“The three questions design professionals ask every day are: what is the project; who is it for; and what do I want them to feel. The emotional experience of the user is what matters,” Hulick said. That’s a big change, she notes, moving away from being strictly wedded to a medium and a set of skills and instead espousing a way of thinking. “If a prospective student is vacillating between business school and communi- cation design, I want that student,” she said. “That’s the kind of thinking we need.” Hulick notes that successful graphic designers collaborate with their clients, often working in teams to strategize and create the best solution or set of solutions for a communication problem, whether the answers are found in print or other media. TOP: PROFESSOR GENE PAWLOWSKI ’65
AND HIS STUDENTS REVIEW A STUDENT
PROJECT PRODUCED ON A DIGITAL PRINTER
AT GREAT LAKES INTEGRATED
ABOVE: SCREEN CAPTURE OF
WWW.HESSLAND.COM DESIGNED BY
COMMUNICATION DESIGN GRADUATE
JEREMIAH BONCHA ’06
RIGHT: “INFORMATION DESIGN,”
BY KARA MASON ’09
2 Where do Communication Faculty Walk the Walk
Designers Work? As in the Institute’s other academic Before graduation, Communication departments, the faculty in Communication Design majors compete for internships Design are all professionals, active in locally and regionally at design firms the field. such as Nesnadny + Schwartz , The Pawlowski, who works chiefly in book Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) design, said continuing to practice is Cleveland, The Plain Dealer, Case Western “critical” to his ability to teach. “Students Reserve University, The Cleveland Clinic will recognize it if you are not relevant. If and elsewhere. they are questioning either your abilities Anna Robertson ’09, completed an or your knowledge, then you don’t internship at MOCA last fall, designing a belong here. I’m sure they’ll tell me that press kit, flyers and museum store gift when it happens,” he added with a smile. certificates. She said the experience rein- The adjunct faculty members teaching forced her choice of majors. “I chose in Communication Design this semester communication design because it’s a very are Steve Lageson, art director for Wyse practical field, but I’m still doing art, Advertising; Lizzy Lee, senior designer at which is what I love. I know I can get a the Cleveland Museum of Art; Michael job and still make something beautiful.” Lehto, MFA ’07 informational and inter- After graduation, Institute students are active designer; Christopher Ramsay, princi- indeed consistently landing good jobs. pal, Ramsay Creative; and Danielle Rini Nicholas Latkovic ’06 is among a growing Uva, senior designer at MOCA. “We have number of communication designers great faculty. . . we’ve got some of the working exclusively in interactive design. leading communication designers in He works for a Chicago firm that counts Cleveland now teaching at our school,” Sears among its top clients. Hulick said. “I don’t think I’d be in Chicago right now if it weren’t for The Cleveland Institute of Art,” he said. “I learned how to present myself well in my work and in articulating about my work. The whole critique experience at CIA helped me to become a better speaker whether I’m just talking with someone over coffee or pre- senting my portfolio in a job interview.” Kai-Wei Hsieh ’07 is a junior graphic designer at The Art of Beauty, which manufactures products for salons and spas. She calls on a range of skills honed at CIA to design publications, packaging, brand logos and various collateral materials. “I’m so glad I graduated from CIA. I really learned a lot from my professors,” she said. Many other graduates design publica- tions, including books and magazines; others design way-finding systems or collateral materials, such as posters, post- cards, brochures or even product packaging; still others work in broadcast graphics, designing trailers or title sequences for television or movies. Fewer than 10 percent “Anywhere of graphic designers are in advertising, according to Hulick. “What’s really taking off as a separate field of study is information design, or you see words taking dense information and giving it a graphic application so people can under- stand it. It’s not just graphs and charts; it’s creatively conveying complex infor- and mation and sometimes it’s absolutely gorgeous,” she said.
THIS PAGE, TOP TO BOTTOM: symbols,
FROM AN ASSIGNMENT TITLED "HOMAGE TO A
DESIGNER," STUDENTS CREATED BOOKS THAT SHOWCASE AND CONCEPTUALLY RELATE TO you’ve got THE WORK OF A LEADING DESIGNER OR FIRM.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: “CAHAN DESIGNS”
BY ERIN PILAWSKI ’10, “DUFFY & PARTNERS” BY DIANA PERAITA ’10, “MICHAEL BEIRUT (SMART, communication BOLD)” BY LIZ COHEN ’10, “CARIN GOLDBERG“
BY DAN SCHNEAR ’10, “LITTLE JACKET” BY KATIE PARLAND ’10 design.” KAI-WEI HSIEH ’07 PRODUCED THIS DESIGN TO
PROMOTE CLEVELAND’S INGENUITY FESTIVAL
“DAYDREAM” BY NICHOLAS BEDELL ’08
AND DANIEL SCHNEAR ’10 3 A KACALIEFF LECTURE SERIES, PUBLIC ART PROJECT, rt will have people talking in posters will be featured in an exhibition Cleveland in the coming months when on view in the Institute’s Reinberger SYMPOSIUM BRING ART AND IDEAS TO CLEVELAND The Cleveland Institute of Art presents Galleries from March 27 until May 3. three thought-provoking offerings: Pope, who is a visiting fellow at CIA a visiting artist’s public art project, and CWRU this year, is committed to “The purpose a liberal arts symposium and the using art as a productive catalyst for Kacalieff Lecture Series. social engagement and dialogue. His of art is to previous public art projects in New York, lay bare the Carl Pope Reveals Atlanta, Indianapolis and Hartford “The Mind of Cleveland” received critical acclaim and funding questions from the Guggenheim Foundation and The Institute’s Liberal Arts Environment, the National Endowment for the Arts. together with the Baker-Nord Center which have Pope’s project in Cleveland is sponsored by the for the Humanities at Case Western Baker Nord Center for the Humanities at CWRU, been hidden Reserve University, commissioned The Cleveland Institute of Art, and has received Indiana-based conceptual artist Carl additional support from Clear Channel, Cuyahoga by the answers.” Pope to create a public art project meant County Public Library and Councilman Joe Cimperman, to spark a productive community con- Cleveland, Ward 13. versation about the future of Cleveland. James Baldwin Pope began his project, “The Mind Liberal Arts Conference to of Cleveland,” with a website and pub- Explore “CityScapes” lic presentations to gather thoughts The Institute and CWRU’s Baker-Nord from Northeast Ohioans about their Center for the Humanities will co-host hopes for the region, their ideas about a scholarly conference, “Cityscapes,” the challenges we face and their visions March 27–30, to explore the intersections for Greater Cleveland’s future. He is among the urban environment, the crafting these ideas into letterpress humanities, and social change. posters and public billboards to help Author and New York University stimulate further discussion. Professor Nicholas Mirzeoff will be “This is an opportunity for the com- the keynote speaker. His books include munity to hold a mirror to itself, ponder Watching Babylon: The War in Iraq and its realities, its challenges and its poten- Global Visual Culture, The Visual Culture tial for change,” said Pope. “This is a Reader and Bodyscape: Art, Modernity and conceptual town meeting where every- the Ideal Figure. one has the opportunity to be heard.” The conference considers “the city” Forty billboards and several down- as a physical, political, economic, and town Cleveland kiosk posters will be social entity that is at once a real and installed in March and April. Pope’s imagined place which has inspired and continues to inform some of the most important work in the humanities. Lectures, which are free and open to the public, will be listed on www.cia.edu.
Keynote for “CityScapes” funding generously provided by the Ohio Humanities Council.
Medal for Excellence CIA PRESIDENT DAVID DEMING ’67 PRESENTED A SILVER MARTINI GLASS DESIGNED BY JEWELRY + METALS MAJOR JULIE BELFIORE ’08 TO TOBY DEVAN LEWIS AFTER AWARDING HER WITH THE INSTITUTE’S HIGHEST HONOR, THE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE, AT THE ANNUAL CHARLES E. BURCHFIELD ’16 SOCIETY DINNER IN OCTOBER. LEWIS, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SINCE 1991, SAID SHE WAS DELIGHTED BY THE HONOR, GIVEN IN RECOGNITION OF HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARTS. LEFT: CARL POPE TALKS ABOUT HIS save the date PUBLIC ART PROJECT WITH (LEFT TO
RIGHT) PAINTING MAJORS SHOKO february Scholastics, through February 2 — The 28th Annual Cuyahoga County Regional Scholastic Art Exhibition, on view in the YAMAMURA ’08, JUSTIN MARTIN ’08 Reinberger Galleries, showcases the creative achievement of the region’s junior high and high school students. AND PETER TABOR ’10 SIE, February 15–March 15 — The 62nd Student Independent Exhibition opens with a reception Friday, February 15, from 6–9 pm. “Cutting edge” is an understatement for this annual exhibition which features work in a variety of media from CIA students of all years.
Ceramics in Pittsburgh, March 19–22 — The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts will hold its 42nd Annual Conference in Pittsburgh (www.nceca.net) and CIA ceramics alumni, faculty and former faculty will be featured in an exhibition curated by George Bowes ’84 and Deirdre Daw ’80 at the Borelli-Edwards Gallery in that city (www.borelli-edwardsfineart.com). “CityScapes” Conference, March 27–30 — This academic symposium is co-sponsored by the Institute’s
march Liberal Arts Environment and the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities of Case Western Reserve University. Lectures, to be announced, will be open to the public. “The Mind of Cleveland,” March 27–May 3 — Scheduled to coincide with “CityScapes,” this exhibition by conceptual artist Carl Pope will be on view in the Reinberger Galleries and opens with a public reception Kacalieff Series featuring a talk by NY-based author Nicholas Mirzeoff the evening of March 27. Looks to the Future april “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: The Kacalieff Lecture Series .E.M.I.T 2008, April 3 — The unbridled creativity of CIA students is unleashed on the big screen during this annual student film, video and animation festival presented by the T.I.M.E.-Digital Arts Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art 2007–2008,” will bring nationally and Cinematheque. Thursday, April 3, from 7–9 pm with party afterward. Admission is $8; Cinematheque members $6. CIA students, internationally renowned artists and faculty & staff admitted free with CIA ID. High school and other college students also free with valid school ID. scholars to the Institute for a series of Spring Show, TBA — Look for an invitation to CIA’s annual Spring Show, which showcases the award-winning work of lectures this semester and next fall students in our Design Environment. exploring innovative, creative ways of approaching the complex social, eco- Dinner by Design, TBA — An exhibition of the art of the table, designed by students in Jewelry + Metals, Ceramics, Glass, Enameling and other majors, will coincide with the Spring Show. Look for more information online at www.cia.edu/events. nomic and cultural issues of our time and our future. VAT Open Studios, TBA — Tour the studios of our students in the Visual Arts and Technologies Evironment (Painting, “We are all too familiar with Macbeth’s Sculpture, Fiber and Material Studies, Printmaking and Drawing). nihilistic lament of tomorrow as the end- less repetition of time and history. But what does tomorrow look like in today’s creative minds?” asked Julie Langsam, BFA Exhibitions, May 5–10 — View over 2,000 works of art and design by graduating CIA students in the Joseph Motto chair, painting department head McCullough Center for the Visual Arts, Monday through Friday, 6:30–9 pm; Saturday, 9 am–5 pm. The BFA Reception and director of the Louis D. Kacalieff may will be held the evening of Friday, May 9. Visiting Artists and Scholars Program. Design a Life: A Conference on Creativity and Health, May 16–17 — The Institute is partnering with Cleveland State Presenters for this second biennial University, the Cleveland Clinic and Euclid Hospital to present this national conference exploring the link between Kacalieff series will be announced later health and creativity. Featuring keynote speakers and hands-on workshops. in the semester. The series is funded by an estate gift made by the late Dr. Louis D. Kacalieff, a respected child psychiatrist New hours for the Reinberger Galleries — 10 am–6 pm Tuesdays through Saturdays; noon–6 pm who was passionate about contemporary Sundays; closed Mondays. The Institute distributes a monthly e-newsletter with announcements of exhibitions, events, public programs and other CIA news. To subscribe, please email [email protected]. art and art education. Look for more details on the Kacalieff lectures and the liberal arts new hours symposium on the Institute’s website and our e-newsletters. Email [email protected] to subscribe.
IF VIKTOR WAS YOUR INSTRUCTOR AT CIA …
Massachusetts Museum calls for This past October, students from every major and level had a Testimonials, Works of Design for chance to meet — and thank — the generous people behind their Spring 2008 Exhibition scholarships at the reception underwritten by Smith Barney The Attleboro Arts Museum will celebrate Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Above: Robert J. Jergens ’60, pro- the outstanding lifetime achievements of fessor emeritus, with the students who currently benefit from Viktor Schreckengost ’29 in an exhibition scholarships he has established, (left to right) Megan John ’09, this spring and is seeking work and testi- Elizabeth Orchard ’10, Alexander Haines ’10, Jonathan Sommer ’10, monials by his former students to include Melissa Horner ’10 and Laura Jurkiewicz ’10. in the show. “Viktor Schreckengost — Legacy Exhibition” will be on view at the museum from March 21 through May 16 and will feature 90 of Viktor's works, including paintings, ceramic sculptures and prod- uct designs. See www.attleboroartsmuseum.org. In honor of Viktor’s 70 years of teaching, the exhibition will include work by Viktor's Industrial Design students from 1939 to 1998. If you were a student of Viktor’s and would like to have work included in this exhibition, write a biographical statement and testimonial describing how Viktor inspired you as a student and what effect he had on your career. Forward your statements along with images of your work to curator (and 1965 CIA Industrial Design graduate) Chuck Tramontana at [email protected].
5 AVERY DENNISON HONORS SIX STUDENTS IN ART COMPETITION Works Added to Company’s Permanent Collection
Six Cleveland Institute of Art students competed to win cash prizes from Avery Dennison Corporation, which sponsored a student art competition last semester. Seven awards — ranging from a $1,500 first prize to three honorable mentions of $250 — were presented and the winning pieces were professionally installed throughout the Fortune 500 company’s gleaming new Deming told the gathering of company officials, 215,000-square-foot building in Mentor, Ohio. Institute staff members, students, their families and “The work that was submitted was very good and friends, “Part of the mission of The Cleveland is evidence that the Institute is attracting some Institute of Art is to ensure that our students are con- tremendous talent,” said Christian Simcic, an Avery nected to the rest of the community and that means Dennison vice president, in announcing the awards at providing opportunities for them to have their work the November ceremony. The winning works are not exhibited and evaluated outside of the Institute. Industrial design major Justin Gargasz ’09 won the first Cleveland Institute of Art pieces in the com- We are grateful to Avery Dennison for providing our second place for an untitled oil painting. Third place pany’s permanent collection. Last year, Institute students with just such an opportunity and we hope went to painting major Nicholas Moenich ’08 for his President David L. Deming ’67 sculpted a relief bust their employees enjoy the artwork now on view here.” painting, “Into the Void.” Communication design of company founder R. Stanton Avery, which is dis- Best known for its office products, Avery Dennison major Nick Adorni ’09 won fourth place for a sculp- played at the company’s Mentor building. also manufactures self-adhesive materials; peel-and- tural work, “A Temporary Endpoint,” and honorable “We have a great deal of space to fill in our new stick postage stamps; reflective highway safety prod- mention for a series of photographs of that piece office building and we have decided to have a heavy ucts; labels for automotive, industrial and durable titled “An Exploratory State.” Film, video and photo- emphasis on local and regional artists,” said John goods applications; specialty tapes and polymers. The graphic arts major Jerry Birchfield ’09 won honorable Wurzberger, vice president and general manager. The company employs nearly 30,000 people in 57 countries mention for his photograph, “Wall.” Drawing major Erin company pledged to host a student art competition and reported sales of $5.6 billion in 2006. Robinson ’08 won honorable mention for “The Travel,” again next year and officials encouraged Institute a digital photograph she printed on handmade paper. students to again participate. And the winners are… First place in the student design competition went to film, video and photo- ABOVE LEFT: AVERY DENNISON EXECUTIVES
graphic arts major Laura Bell ’08 for her photograph, JOHN WURZBERGER (FAR LEFT) AND CHRISTIAN SIMCIC “Lake Erie at Night” (above). Bell was surprised and (FAR RIGHT) WITH (LEFT TO RIGHT) NICHOLAS MOENICH ’08, delighted. “I think that sometimes as an art student it JERRY BIRCHFIELD ’09, LAURA BELL ’08, ERIN ROBINSON ’08, is hard to imagine your work having a life beyond a JUSTIN GARGASZ ’09, NICK ADORNI ’09 AND CIA PRESIDENT studio critique,” she said. “Knowing that my photo- graph will be part of so many people's daily lives is an DAVID DEMING ’67 exposureincredible honor.” ABOVE RIGHT: “LAKE ERIE AT NIGHT,” AWARD-WINNING
PHOTOGRAPH BY LAURA BELL ’08
BUILDING A FURNACE, BUILDING SKILLS FOR LIFE AS GLASS ARTISTS
Glass majors added a new set of skills to their portfolios last semester when they built a new, high-tech glass furnace in a series of weekly all-hands-on workshops. • “Glass artists often end up building their own furnaces,” said Professor and Glass Department Head Brent Kee Young. “By working together on this project, my students gained a better understanding of the equipment they rely on; so it was a very practical learning experience they would not get at most other schools.” • Young has long encouraged his students to develop skills in maintaining the department’s furnaces; but actually building a furnace from scratch this year took that skillset to the next level. It wasn’t an unprecedented leap, however. Slate Grove ’06, helped build a furnace at the Corning Museum of Glass during his internship there in 2005. • “One of the mainstays of studying in the CIA Craft Environment is learning how to function as an independent artist in the world, not just how to use the materials,” said Grove, who is now teaching glass at Urban Glass and 160 Glass, both in New York City. • Glass major Uri Davillier ’08 is photographing the furnace- building project for a DVD that Young says will extend the learning experience to future years. Technical Assistant Chadd Lacy is spearheading the construction and design of the unit and coordinating the effort, which began three weeks into the fall semester and was scheduled to be complete by the start of the spring semester. • The results: for the $20,000 cost of materials, the department now has a highly efficient new furnace worth $35,000 that should last six to 10 years; the students learned valuable skills; and, says Young, “There was some nice team building with this project.”
The Institute is one of only four member institutions of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design that offers a major in glass leading to a bachelor of fine arts (BFA) degree and has the distinction of being the only AICAD school in the Midwest with this degree. www.cia.edu/glass
LEFT: PROFESSOR AND GLASS DEPARTMENT HEAD BRENT YOUNG DISCUSSES THE NEW FURNACE WITH GLASS MAJOR GILLIAN PRESTON ’09 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CHADD LACY
6 Cleveland Foundation Hosts Series of Exhibitions Featuring Student Work
Call it a win-win-win situation: work by Cleveland Institute of Art students is featured in shows curated by art history graduate students from Case Western Reserve University and exhibited at the Cleveland Foundation’s downtown headquarters. “For our students, it’s valuable professional experience in that they have to meet a deadline, work with a curator, and allow this person whom they don’t know to create the context for an exhibition that includes their work,” said Saul Ostrow, chair, Visual Arts and Technologies Environment and interim head, Sculpture Department. The current exhibition, the fourth in a series that began in September 2006, is “Brave New World: Confronting the Unpredictable,” curated by Genny Boccardo-Dubey. “I really enjoyed working with the students and hearing about their goals for their work,” said Boccardo-Dubey, who is working on her master’s degree in art history and museum studies at CWRU. “The students were all very excited about participating.” The paintings, drawings and mixed-media works Boccardo-Dubey chose each incorporate elements of daily life in an exploration of modern culture and society’s reaction to an uncertain future. Featured artists are Mike Abarca ’09, Karl Anderson ’09, Amanda Cates ’09, Carla Fontecchio ’09, Nick Gulan ’09, Alex Katris ’09, Melissa Spainhourd ’08, Darius Steward ’08 and Jessica Wheelock ’08. “These students are gaining great exposure, in terms of who sees their work,” said Ostrow. He noted that at least one piece has sold from each of the three shows the Cleveland Foundation has organized to date. “We’re very grateful that the foundation recognizes that the quality of our students’ work is significant enough to showcase. It’s a reaffirmation of the good job our faculty does in preparing our students,” he said. For the Cleveland Foundation, these exhibitions, organized three times a year, are “a way of supporting emerging artists in the community and, at the same time, furthering the scholarship and practical experience of art history graduate students at Case Western Reserve University,” said Kathleen Cerveny ’69, the Foundation’s Program Director for Arts and Culture. “We’re not a gallery, so we don’t have pristine white walls or perfect lighting and we’re not open nights and weekends. But we do have a very significant number of community members coming through our offices every day,” Cerveny said. “It’s a very strong, equal partnership among all three institutions and we’re counting on this continuing as long as it continues to work for us and for the students,” she added. “Brave New World” will be on view weekdays between 8:30 am and 5 pm through February 15 at the Cleveland Foundation, 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1300, Cleveland. (www.clevelandfoundation.org)
ABOVE: MELISSA SPAINHOURD ‘08, DARIUS
STEWARD ‘08, CURATOR GENNY BACCARDO-
DUBEY AND SPEAKING ABOUT HIS
TRIPTYCH, "THE MINDER, THE SEARCHER,
THE KILLER," MIKE ABARCA ’09
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Friends, Faculty and Alumni Raise the Roof — and Raise Funds — at 125th Anniversary Gala
MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE HELPED RAISE THE ROOF. . . AND RAISE NEARLY $100,000 AT THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART’S 125TH ANNIVERSARY GALA IN OCTOBER. HELD DOWN- TOWN IN CLEVELAND’S HISTORIC OLD ARCADE, THE FESTIVE EVENT DREW AN ENTHUSI- ASTIC CROWD OF ALUMNI, FACULTY AND FRIENDS. AT RIGHT ARE EVENT CO-CHAIRS (LEFT TO RIGHT) INSTITUTE BOARD MEMBER MARSHA B. EVERETT ’81, HONORARY BOARD MEMBER JENNIE JONES AND BOARD MEMBER MADELEINE PARKER. ABOVE ARE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN GRADUATES AND CURRENT CHRYSLER DESIGNERS JOSEPH DEHNER ’88, ADAM RABINOWITZ ’06, CASEY SWANSEGER ’07, TODD RABINOWITZ ’02, SCOTT KRUGGER ’01, RYAN NAGODE ’03 AND NICHOLAS VARDIS ’99.
Hellos & Good-Byes Institute Welcomes Five New Members to its Board of Directors
At its annual meeting in November, The Cleveland Institute of Art’s Board of Directors elected five new members: Paul Clark, Joseph Dehner ’88, Robert Glick, Rex Mason (who formerly served on the Advisory Board) and Laura Ospanik ’80. Re-elected to the Board were Fran Belkin, Barbara Hawley, Sally* Hollington, Don Insul, Carey Spencer, Peter van Dijk and E. John Warner. Kirk Zehnder was elected to the Board ats the July meeting of the Board’s Executive Committee. Gary Adams and Bruce Mavec were elect- “FROM HERE TO INFINITY & THE BIG BANG,” the Institute’s 125th anniversary ed to the Institute’s Advisory Board, as were former exhibition, was a retrospective show of alumni work presented at two venues last fall. “From Here to Infinity,” in the Institute’s Reinberger Galleries, featured works by Board members Gordon Anhold and Maxeen Flower distinguished and established artists and was curated by Reinberger Galleries Director ’76. Harold Douthit and Eleanor McCoy moved from Bruce Checefsky. “The Big Bang” featured works of painting, sculpture, photography, the Board of Directors to the Honorary Board, in digital art and installation by 36 emerging artists at SPACES on Cleveland’s near west side and was curated by Painting Department Head Julie Langsam. Alumni artists gath- recognition of their combined 60 years of service. The ered at the show’s opening in September. From left, Julian Stanczak ’54, William Harper ’67, Institute thanked Anne Ireland, whou left the Board John Paul Miller ’40, Viktor Schreckengost ’29 (seated), Richard Anuszkiewicz ’53, after 14 years; George Dunn, who stepped down after Alberta Cifolelli ’53 and CIA President David Deming ’67. Missed the show? Explore the interactive online catalog at www.infinity2bang.com. nine years; and Werner Gliebe, who served on the Advisory* Board for five years.
8 * Norman Magden ’57 – received an NBA Shelby Lee Adams ’74 – see Burchfield ’16. Diane Pribojan-Rabak ’88 – had her first solo Short Film Showcase Fellowship, and one of show at The Little Gallery at BGSU’s Firelands Lauretta Jones ’75 – had work included in the his films was chosen for inclusion in Harvard College in Huron, OH. “12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art University’s film archives. notes and Illustration” at Carnegie Mellon University Monica Zimmerman ’88 – is currently a mid- Ed Mieczkowski ’57 – see Burchfield ’16. in Pittsburgh, PA. The exhibition opened in wife in San Francisco, CA. Submissions received after November 26, 2007 September and ran through December 21. will be printed in the next issue. George Zetzer ’57 – exhibited his paintings Michael Romanik ’89 – received a Judges’ and sculptures this October at the Beachwood Tom Aprile ’76 – had a one-man show at the Selection Award at the Cain Park Arts Festival Community Art Center in Beachwood, OH. UM Gallery in Seoul, South Korea. His work was in Cleveland Heights in July. In September, he also included in “The Ineffable Object,” an designed and produced a limited edition repro- ALUMNI Joy Praznik Sweeney ’58 – was one of the exhibition at The Art Gallery at Cleveland State duction of an Aaron Douglas enamel pendant artists featured in “Art on the Fly,” a multi- University. David Pohl ’87 and Patsy Kline ’90 for the Spencer Museum of Art’s gift shop in Charles E. Burchfield* ’16 – was one of media show at Penitentiary Glen Reservation also had work included in the CSU show. Lawrence, KS, to coincide with an exhibition 54 alumni artists featured in the Institute’s in Kirtland, OH. Mark Sudduth ’83 was also of Douglas’ work. He also received First Place 125th Anniversary exhibition, “From Here to included in the exhibition. Martin Boyle ’76 – had a solo exhibition of in the Fine Crafts at the Historic Shaw Art Fair Infinity & The Big Bang,” which was on view paintings at Kendall Gallery, Cape Cod, MA, Robert Mangold ’60 – see Burchfield ’16. in St. Louis, MO, in October. through September and October at the in August. Rolfe Singerman ’60 – retired after 30 years as Patsy Kline ’90 – see Aprile ’76. Institute and offsite at SPACES. Other fea- April Gornik ’76 – see Burchfield ’16. an art instructor for Harvey High School in the tured artists included Clarence Holbrook Kari Russell-Pool ’90 – had work exhibited Painesville City School District in Ohio. While Denise Brunkus ’77 – has been chosen to Carter* ’27, Viktor Schreckengost ’29, at SOFA, the 13th annual International teaching there, he designed a photo lab for illustrate a children’s book that is a collabora- Hughie Lee-Smith* ’38, John Paul Miller ’40, Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional students to experiment with black and white tive project between First Lady Laura Bush Richard Anuszkiewicz ’53, Alberta Cifolelli ’53, Art in Chicago. Also exhibiting at SOFA were film photography. He now produces digital and her daughter, Jenna Bush. The book, which Julian Stanczak ’54, Ed Mieczkowski ’57, Marc Petrovic ’91, Ross Richmond ’94, landscape and architectural images of western is currently untitled, will be published in the Robert Mangold ’60, Winifred Lutz ’65, Kevin Snipes ’94 and faculty members Maryland, and recently had exhibitions at the spring of 2008, and the proceeds will be William Harper ’67, Marc Brown ’69,Bruce Eoin Breadon and Brent Kee Young. Claxton ’71, Shelby Lee Adams ’74, April Saville Gallery in Cumberland, MD, and the donated to two educational programs. Maryland Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown, Lucy Schultz ’91 – is currently an independent Gornik ’76, Laura Davis ’96, Ann Toebbe’ 97, Richard Heipp ’77 – exhibited his work in MD. He is currently working on a book por- designer who used to work for Fisher-Price Tom Vance ’97, Matthew Johnson ’98, Chris a solo show at the Duncan Gallery of Art traying the historic architecture of Allegany and Mattel Toys. Her two toddler books, Farm McLaughlin ’98, Donna Rogers ’98, Jeff at Stetson University in DeLand, FL, in County, MD. Faces and Zoo Faces, were recently published Bechtel ’99, Libby Black ’99, Tim Callaghan ’99, September and October. He was also commis- by iKids, a division of Innovative USA Inc. In Sarah Chuldenko ’99, Phil Lynam ’99, Fred Gutzeit ’62 – was one of the artists sioned to create a public art installation by addition, her game “Gerald McBoing Boing” Ed Mullen ’99, Bill Newhouse ’99, Nathan in “Original Sins,” an exhibition which was on Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. was published by Endless Games in 2006, and Tersteeg ’99, Liz Mandeville ’00, Dana view throughout November and December at Barbara Klar ’78 – held her six-week jewelry her dice game “Abgezoct!” was published by Schutz ’00, Charlotte Becket ’02, Lauren the Sideshow Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. Bugaj* ’02, Michael Cirelli ’02, Robert wax carving class and one-day found object Spiel Spass in Germany last year. George Roby ’63 – recently exhibited his jewelry workshop in October in Marbletown, Goodman ’02, Andrea Gaydos Landau ’02, Erik Neff ’91 – was featured in a one-person sculptures and pottery in a group invitational NY. In addition, her latest creations were Chris Landau ’02, Nancy Yusko ’02, Ben exhibition of recent paintings and drawings at clay exhibition at Lakeland Community included in “Art by the Foot,” an exhibition in Grasso ’03, Joann Harrah ’03, Anna Lorich ’03, raw & co gallery in Cleveland’s Tremont neigh- College in Kirtland, OH He also had a September at the BE Gallery in High Falls, NY. Jennifer Axner ’04, Lisa Ramsey ’04, Erika borhood in October and November. ceramic sculpture accepted in the regional Neola ’05, Kelly Simpson ’05, Ryan Divita ’06, Babs Reingold ’78 – has work included in juried sculpture exhibition at Rosewood Marc Petrovic ’91 – see Russell-Pool ’90. Mike Dotson ’06, Derek Gelvin ’06, Scott “The Feminine Mystique,” an exhibition on Gallery in Kettering, OH. Goss ’06, Michelle Murphy ’06, Mark view at the Jersey City Museum in Jersey City, NJ, Norbert Ziebold ’91 – was one of 25 artists Reigelman ’06, and Stephanie Schwallie ’06. Thomas William Jones ’64 – had a one-man through February. who participated in the memorial exhibition Faculty participants included President show, “Winter Impressions,” in November, at “to masumi,” this October at Doubting Riva Siegal ’79 – currently teaches high school David L. Deming ’67. the Portnoy Galleries in Carmel, CA. Thomas Gallery in the Tremont neighborhood chemistry in El Paso, TX. of Cleveland. The work of Adri Wichert ’07 Paul Travis* ’17 – was featured in a solo Deborah Teas Lass ’64 – her watercolor Linda Arbuckle ’81 – was one of the featured was also included. exhibition this fall at Metropolitan Galleries “Fish I” was recently acquired by the Muskegon artists in “Eat With Your Eyes,” an exhibition in Cleveland. Museum of Art in Muskegon, MI, for their per- Kurt Koepfle ’92 – has been named an at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, manent collection. associate partner in the New York City Clarence Holbrooke Carter* ’27 – see MN, in October. Greg Pitts ’83, Bob Bruch ’94 office of Pentagram, an international design Burchfield ’16. Charlotte Lees ’65 – served as a judge for and Pete Scherzer ’95 also had work included consultancy firm. Viktor Schreckengost ’29 – see Burchfield ’16. the Ohio State Fair’s Fine Arts Exhibition in in the exhibition. August. Lees has her own galleries in Akron Frank Tyneski ’92 – became the new execu- Loretta Eby ’81 – and her husband own Hot Hughie Lee-Smith* ’38 – see Burchfield ’16. and Columbus, as well as one in Park Desert, CA. tive director of the Industrial Designers Glass, a company that specializes in the hand- Society of America (IDSA) in October. He is a Charles Louis Sallee Jr.* ’38 – was one of the Ron Testa ’65 – was one of the artists featured blown creation of oil lamps, ornaments, per- longtime Society member who has accumulat- artists included in “The Harmon and Harriet in the Lake County Discovery Museum’s Curt fume bottles, paperweights and garden globes. ed more than 50 domestic and foreign patents Kelley Collection of African American Art: Teich Postcard Archives 2007 “Postcard Art She works out of her studio at Happy Valley and won numerous design awards. Works on Paper,” an exhibition on view this Competition/Exhibition” in Wauconda, IL, this Pottery in Watkinsville, GA. October at The College of Wooster campus past November and December. Tracey Halverson ’93 – exhibited “Animal Greg Pitts ’83 – see Arbuckle ’81. in Wooster, OH. In September, Sallee was Paintings” at The Purple Tooth Wine Bar in Douglas Ungar ’65 – had work on view in the inducted into the 2007 Hall of Fame at Cathy Rehn Vella ’83 – exhibited her animal Annapolis, MD, this fall. Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery exhibition Karamu House. The Cleveland multi-cultural drawings at the Federated Church of Chagrin “New Horizons: Rewards of Time and Place” in arts center is the nation’s oldest. Falls in Chagrin Falls, OH, in October. C C C Columbus. The exhibition ran from November John Paul Miller ’40 – see Burchfield ’16. through the beginning of January 2008. Mark Sudduth ’83 – see Sweeney ’58. Virginia Bub Moore ’41 – continues painting Bruce McCombs ’66 – had work included Brian Joiner ’85 – was one of the artists in watercolor portraits and landscapes and in the recent exhibitions: “Biennial of “Celebration of Creativity: OAC Fellowships recently had her work exhibited at both City Contemporary American Realism,” Fort Wayne 1980–2005,” an exhibition at the Ohio Art Hall and the Kissimmee Art Center in Art Museum, Fort Wayne, IN; “19th National Council’s Riffe Gallery in Columbus that fea- Kissimmee, FL. Exhibition, Los Angeles Printmaking Society,” tured a diverse selection of 18 Ohio artists Marjorie Shaw Kubach ’45 – had a solo exhi- Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA; “81st who have received Individual Artist bition this November at the Edward Williams International Print Exhibition,” the Philadelphia Fellowships in the past 25 years. Lori Kella ’97 Gallery at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; “71st National was also included in the exhibition. New Milford, NJ. Mid-American Exhibition,” The Butler Institute Mark Howard ’86 – has designed public art, of American Art, Youngstown, OH; “31st Jean Steiner Unger* ’47 – had two of her trash cans and grates, for the Euclid Corridor Bradley International Print & Drawing project in Cleveland. paintings recently donated to the Bath Exhibition,” Bradley University, The Township Museum in Bath, OH. The paintings Contemporary Art Center, Peoria, IL; “2007 Pamela Argentieri ’87 – has work included in were a gift from Unger’s nephew. Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Lark Books’ 500 Metal Vessels, published last Mary Alice Mathias ’47 – placed second Watercolors,” Old Forge, NY; “National fall. In November, she visited Studio Art in a Women’s Art League painting show in Watercolor Exhibition,” Juror’s Mention, Center International in Italy, where she had Richfield, OH, this past June. Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MI; and studied between her third and fourth years at “Festival 2007,” Juror’s Mention, The Grand CIA. She is also producing a new line of digi- Albert Lewis ’49 – received the Friend of Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. tally designed jewelry. Education Hall of Fame Award from the Ohio School Boards Association in October. The James Watral ’66 – exhibited his recent draw- Anna Beekman ’87 – recently joined Chowan award was in recognition of “Uncle Al,” the ings and ceramic sculptures in “Shaken and University’s Visual Art Department as the children’s television program he and his wife, Stirred: Recent Works by James Watral,” at Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, in Wanda Lewis ’49, hosted for over 35 years. Gallery 219, Eastfield College, Dallas, TX. Murfreesboro, NC. * Wanda Lewis ’49 – see Albert Lewis ’49. William Harper ’67 – see Burchfield ’16. Judy Brandon ’87 – exhibited work in the gardens of the former Café Limbo as part David MacInnes ’49 – was featured in a solo Marc Brown ’69 – see Burchfield ’16. of “Gallery in the Garden,” an exhibition that exhibition this fall at the Palos Verdes Center- Bruce Claxton ’71 – see Burchfield ’16. ran in conjunction with the Sparx Gallery Hop Walker Gallery in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. in Cleveland. Charles Herndon ’71 – The Charles Herndon Benjamin C. Steele ’50 – is 98 years old and Gallery, located in downtown Cleveland, was Harriet Moore Ballard ’87 – had a one- continues painting with oils and watercolors, one of the galleries included in this year’s woman show titled “Order and Chaos” at the and recently exhibited his “Prisoner of War” Sparx Gallery Hop, Ohio’s largest art walk. Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland in October. collection of 93 drawings and oil paintings. Candace Knapp ’71 – was one of two David Pohl ’87 – see Aprile ’76. Richard Anuszkiewcz ’53 – see Burchfield ’16. American sculptors invited to participate in Ann Rea ’87 – was featured in the November Alberta Cifolelli ’53 – see Burchfield ’16. the 2007 International Exchange Exhibition issue of The Wine Enthusiast. She is a painter at the Miaoli Wood Sculpture Museum in Jean McLain Turner ’53 – was one of the who specializes in vineyard landscapes. Sanyi, Taiwan. Five of her 11 sculptures exhibitors at the “Cleveland Miniaturia were acquired by the museum. Philip Lewin ’88 – was recently promoted TOP: “INNER CIRCLE,” INSTALLED AT Society” show in Rocky River, OH, in October. to Assistant Vice President, Internal A portion of the show proceeds was donated John Nottingham ’72 – along with John Communications for ABB, a company that CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, to sickle cell anemia research. Spirk ’72, gave a presentation on innovation specializes in automation and power technolo- at the Executive Caterer’s Corporate Club BY CIA PRESIDENT DAVID L. DEMING ’67 Elaine Albers Cohen ’55 – had a one woman gies, and will be relocating to the company’s meeting in October in Mayfield Heights, OH. show this fall at the West Shore Unitarian headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The monthly program highlights local Universalist Church in Rocky River, OH. Her corporate leadership. Deborah Pinter ’88 – was part of “A Tribute ABOVE: FRANK TYNESKI ’92 WAS NAMED work included hand-dyed paper collages and to Masumi,” an exhibition in tribute to the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INDUSTRIAL dimensional, hand-cut paper assemblages. John Spirk ’72 – see Nottingham ’72. deceased artist and educator by her former Five of her pieces were added to the church’s Constance Pierce ’73 – was recently promoted students which was on view in Cleveland DESIGNERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA IN OCTOBER permanent collection. to associate professor of art, and awarded State University’s Gallery C throughout tenure, at St. Bonaventure University in November and the beginning of December. St. Bonaventure, NY. Suzanne Adams ’94 also had work included in the exhibition. *deceased NOTES 9 IMITATION WAS THE SINCEREST FORM OF
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Stephen Kasner ’93 – currently lives and Phil Lynam ’99 – see Burchfield ’16. Anne Kibbe ’04 – was featured in “All Salvatore Schiciano ’06 – was one of the works in Sacramento, CA, and recently Women, All Print, All The Time,” an exhibition Ed Mullen ’99 – see Burchfield ’16. artists in “Tis the Secor – a Fine Art Holiday published an oversized coffee-table book, at Zygote Press in Cleveland in November. Exhibit and Celebration,” an exhibition at Stephen Kasner WORKS: 1993–2006. Bill Newhouse ’99 – see Burchfield ’16. Christi Birchfield ’06, Denise Stewart ’06 Secor Studios in Toledo, OH, in December. and CIA technical assistant Karen Beckwith ’87 Suzanne Adams ’94 – see Pinter ’88. Sarah Chuldenko ’99 – see Burchfield ’16 Stephanie Schwallie ’06 – was recently also had work included in the show. Along and Toebbe ’97. promoted to Head Designer of the costume Bob Bruch ’94 – see Arbuckle ’81. with Margaret Yuko Kimura ’94, Stewart jewelry line for Simply Vera, Vera Wang, the Nathan Tersteeg ’99 – see Burchfield ’16. and Beckwith, Kibbe also participated in Dian Disantis ’94 – had a one-woman show, fashion designer’s new line at Kohl’s depart- another Zygote Press exhibition, “First “Zone 9: Subtropical,” this fall at the Shoreby Daniel Amato ’00 – see Skirball ’02. ment stores. Also see Burchfield ’16. Impressions,” which was on view at the Club in Bratenahl, OH. Her paintings represent Erwin Angala ’00 – is a designer for General the flora and fauna along the shores of Beachwood Community Center in Denise Stewart ’06 – see Kibbe ’04. Motors, and his latest design, the Cadillac Beachwood, OH, in September. Daytona Beach, FL. CTS, arrived in dealership showrooms this fall Robert Brown ’07 – lives in Orlando, FL, Margaret Yuko Kimura ’94 – see Kibbe ’04. after winning “Best in Show” at last winter’s Lisa Ramsey ’04 – see Burchfield ’16. and works at EA Sports as a central character Detroit Auto Show. modeler for video game characters. Ross Richmond ’94 – see Russell-Pool ’90. Michelle Murphy ’04 – see Burchfield’16. Liz Mandeville ’00 – see Burchfield ’16. Janet Bruhn ’07 – see Maugans (faculty). Kevin Snipes ’94 – see Russell-Pool ’90. Sandra Williams ’04 – is an assistant profes- Dana Schutz ’00 – see Burchfield ’16. sor of art at the University of Nebraska- Clarke Curtis ’07 – see Lassins ’06. Lissa Bockrath ’95 – exhibited her work in Lincoln and recently taught a course on creat- Noah Hrbek ’07 – see Lassins ’06. “Dissolving Nature,” a solo show on view at Christopher Zahner ’00 – see Maugans (faculty). ing mixed media works of art by combining The Wooltex Gallery in Cleveland throughout Charlotte Becket ’02 – see Burchfield ’16. painting with found objects. Michael Marks ’07 – see Lassins ’06. December and January. Lauren Bugaj* ’02 – see Burchfield ’16. Kim Botkins ’05 – and Nick Hawes ’05 were Craig Rockwell ’07 – see Lassins ’06. Timothy Collins ’95 – currently works at married July 28, 2007, in Cincinnati. She cur- Brittany Ruccella ’07 – owns her own company, The Gathering Hope House in Lorain, OH, Michael Cirelli ’02 – see Burchfield ’16. rently works at LPK in Cincinnati as a design- Ccella Bottega, which specializes in making as a recovery specialist who leads art therapy Theresa Galido ’02 – is a senior designer at er for Pampers. clothing from organic cotton with non-toxic, classes for the mentally ill. Digitas in New York City, a member of the Ryan Faraji ’05 – worked on EA Sport’s video all-natural dyes and re-purposed materials. Pete Scherzer ’95 – see Arbuckle ’81. Paris-based Publicis Group. She is currently game “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08,”creating Adri Wichert ’07 – was one of two artists developing concepts for websites, rich media the tree graphics for the game. Laura Davis ’96 – was one of three CIA gradu- banners, and email campaigns for American featured in “Faces and Family Events At The ates featured in “In Transit: The Road Isn’t Express. She was previously an Art Director Nick Hawes ’05 – is attending the University Front Room” in Cleveland this past November Always Straight,” a panel discussion at the in Tampa, FL. of Cincinnati and working on a master’s degree at The Front Room Gallery. Also see Ziebold ’91. Institute this past October. Nancy Yusko ’02 in Biological Anthropology. Also see Botkins ’05. and Mark Reigelman ’06 also participated in Andrea Gaydos Landau ’02 – see Burchfield ’16. the panel. Also see Burchfield ’16. Jessica Langley ’05 – was featured in the Robert Goodman ’02 – see Burchfield ’16 “Virginia Commonwealth Painting and Michael Jimenez ’96 – was one of the and Toebbe ’97. Printmaking 2008 MFA Candidates” exhibition designers interviewed in “Hired Guns,” the Meredith Jorgensen ’02 – works for the this September at VCU’s FAB Gallery in feature article of the September issue of Detroit Science Center in Detroit, MI, as the Richmond, VA. Brooke Inman ’06 and Valerie Event Design magazine. Children’s Gallery Manager, and is helping Molnar ’06 also participated. Also see Grasso ’03. Chris Zielski ’96 – exhibited his etched and design exhibits for the museum’s new pre- Erika Neola ’05 – see Burchfield ’16. glazed wall tiles in “Silver, Bronze and Steel,” school and kindergarten space. Kelly Simpson ’05 – is a designer at Dansk at River Gallery in Rocky River, OH, this Chris Landau ’02 – see Burchfield ’16. past November. whose “Urban Picnic” table setting was Jen Omaitz ’02 – is pursing her MFA and was featured on The New York Times website. Chris Harvan ’97 – has spent the past three recently awarded a teaching assistantship at Also see Burchfield ’16. years getting back into web design and Kent State University teaching first year production. He is currently working for a local Thu Tran ’05 – was one of the artists who drawing. She also exhibited her new paintings created a costume and marched in the “Food web design company. His freelance promotion- and drawings at a show in Denver in September. al website is http://skipstonemedia.com. Party” parade in New York City in September. Jennifer Skirball ’02 – was one of the artists Lori Kella ’97 – see Joiner ’85. Christi Birchfield ’06 – see Grasso ’03 featured in the “Cleveland Women in and Kibbe ’04. Ann Toebbe ’97 – was one of the five artists Business” open house at Mulholland and Sachs who participated in the panel discussion, in Woodmere Village, OH, this past October. Ryan Divita ’06 – see Burchfield ’16. “Banging Away in the Studio: 5 Successful She and her husband, Daniel Amato ’00, were Mike Dotson ’06 – see Burchfield ’16 Alums Share What It Means To Be a Painter also profiled in the October/ November and Grasso ’03. Today.” The discussion was held at the Institute edition of Shaker Life about the renovation Derek Gelvin ’06 – see Burchfield ’16. in September. Tim Callaghan ’99, Sarah of their two-family home. Chuldenko ’99, Robert Goodman ’02 and Ben Nancy Yusko ’02 – see Burchfield ’16 and Davis ’96. Scott Goss ’06 – had work on view in Grasso ’03 also participated. Also see Burchfield ’16. “Footlong,” an exhibition at Eastern New Eric Zimmerman ’02 – exhibited his work at Mexico University in Portales, NM, this fall. Tom Vance ’97 – see Burchfield ’16. the annual “Aqua Art Miami” in Miami, FL. Also see Burchfield ’16. Vincent Como ’98 – currently lives in Brooklyn, The week-long event was held December 5–9. Slate Grove ’06 – was a featured artist in NY, and was one of the winners of myart- Joe Bluhm ’03 – has published an art book on “Glass Works,” a group show at the Hewitt space.com’s “New York, New York 2007” com- the extreme side of live caricature. The book Gallery in Marymount Manhattan College in petition. A show was held in November in the can be viewed at www.RejectsTheBook.com New York City in November. Chelsea district of Manhattan featuring the competition’s winners. Ben Grasso ’03 – had a solo exhibition, John Haughwout ’06 – see Grasso ’03. “Rust Belt,” at Thierry Goldberg Projects in Susan Danko ’98 – participated in the New York City in November. He was also fea- Brooke Inman ’06 – see Langley ’05 and November print show, “Monothon,” at tured in “If I Remember Right,” a group exhibi- Maugans (faculty). Zygote Press in Cleveland. tion of paintings and drawings at the Front David Krofta ’06 – see Grasso ’03. Christa Donner ’98 – had work included in the Room Gallery in Cleveland this fall. The exhi- Paul Koneazny ’06 – see Grasso ’03. “2007 Drawing Invitational with the Pierogi bition also included work by Jessica Langley ’05, Flat Files,” in September at Kent State Christi Birchfield ’06, Michael Dotson ’06, Michael Lassins ’06 – is a member of To Be a University’s School of Art Gallery in Kent. John Haughwout ’06, David Krofta ’06 and High Powered Executive, an instrumental Paul Koneazny ’06. Also see Burchfield ’16 band whose first full-length album “We Don’t Matthew Johnson ’98 – see Burchfield ’16. and Toebbe ’97. Want It Safe, We Want It Secret” was official- Chris McLaughlin ’98 – see Burchfield ’16. Joann Harrah ’03 – see Burchfield ’16. ly released in November on the label Ropeadope Records. Clarke Curtis ’07, Donna Rogers ’98 – see Burchfield ’16. Anna Lorich ’03 – see Burchfield ’16. Noah Hrbek ’07, Michael Marks ’07 and Libby Black ’99 – is among the 100 alumni and Miriam Norris ’03 – lives on the Pine Ridge Craig Rockwell ’07 are the other members TOP: “DIALOGUES” faculty whose work is in “Artists of Invention: Reservation in South Dakota working at the of the band. A Century of The California College of the EOIN BREADON, ADJUNCT FACULTY, Heritage Center Museum in the Red Cloud Valerie Molnar ’06 – see Langley ’05. Arts,” on view until March 16 at the Oakland Indian School system. Her work is part of a GLASS DEPARTMENT Museum of California, in Oakland, CA. Libby two-year grant project to catalog the muse- Mark Reigelman ’06 – has opened his own also completed a summer residency at SPACES um’s three-dimensional collection of contem- studio in Brooklyn, NY. He has designed a in Cleveland. Also see Burchfield ’16. porary and historical Lakota and other Native number of boutiques in the Chelsea district ABOVE: “BLEU,” BARRY UNDERWOOD, of New York City, and is now working with Tim Callaghan ’99 – see Burchfield ’16 American art. Cleveland Public Art to develop a series of DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, and Toebbe ’97. Jennifer Axner ’04 – see Burchfield ’16. planters that will be part of the Euclid Craig Kucia ’99 – exhibited his latest body of Corridor Project. Also see Burchfield ’16 FILM, VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS work, “many sundays were spent talking of and Davis ’96. rockets,” at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, this fall.
10 NOTES FACULTY & STAFF Matthew Fehrmann (Adjunct Faculty; Film, Saul Ostrow (Chair, Visual Arts and Technologies IN MEMORIAM – ALUMNI Video and Photographic Arts) – had photo- Environment; Department Head, Sculpture) – is graphs included in the exhibition “Future working on a critical essay for the Whitney Kristen Baumlier (Department Head and Flux,” at Parish Hall Cleveland last fall. Museum’s “Summer of Love” exhibition for Fuller Bogard ’30 – passed away on October 9, Assistant Professor, T.I.M.E.-Digital Arts) – the inaugural issue of Routlege’s journal The 2007, at age 100. Fuller retired in 1960 from John Garton (Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts) – performed “Oh, Petroleum” at the annual con- 60s and an article for Art in America on abstract General Motors in Elyria where he was had two review articles accepted for publica- ference of the American Solar Energy Society painter Jack Whitten. Ostrow will have essays employed as a tool and die maker. He enjoyed tion by Renaissance Quarterly, a scholarly jour- in Cleveland last July. included in The State of Criticism, edited by traveling in the United States, Canada and nal published by the Renaissance Society of Europe. His other interests included photogra- Ben Blount (Director, Extended Studies + James Elkins and published by Routledge, and America. One article examined a new publica- phy and taking slides and movies of family and Community Outreach) – had editions of his Philosophy, Art, History, Future, edited by tion in German on the artists Titian and travel. Fuller was preceded in death by his wife book, H.N.I.C., acquired by two library Vladimir L. Marchenkov, University of Ohio Giorgione, the other is a review of a new Marion Bogard ’33, whom he met while collections: The Joan Flasch Artists' Book Press, both scheduled to be published this Renaissance textbook by Carol Richardson attending the Institute. He is survived by his Collection at the School of the Art Institute winter. He contracted to curate the exhibition titled Locating the Renaissance. two daughters, five grandchildren and six of Chicago and The Clarence Ward Art Library “Color in 3D” for the Westport (CT) Art great-grandchildren. at Oberlin College. Rita Goodman (Chair and Associate Professor, Center in May. Liberal Arts Environment) – has spearheaded a Troy Richards (Department Head, Assistant Margaret Twitchell Swank ’40 – died at age Eoin Breadon (Adjunct Faculty, Glass) – had second international conference for liberal Professor, Drawing) – had work in an exhibition 90 in September 2007 in her hometown of sculpted glass works from his two newest arts to be part of Humanities Week 2008 in at the Sarah Meltzer Gallery in New York City Mansfield, OH. Margaret studied the art of series, “Lineage” and “Figures,” at the Thomas collaboration with Case Western Reserve last summer. The show, titled “Ceci n'est pas... portraiture at The Cleveland Institute of Art, Riley Gallery booth at SOFA, the 13th annual University’s Baker-Nord Center for the (This is not…),” was reviewed in The New York and was instrumental in organizing the International Exposition of Sculptural Objects Humanities. More than 70 scholars from Times and several other publications. The New Mansfield Fine Arts Guild in 1947. She helped and Functional Art in Chicago. Also see around the world sent submissions for the York Public Library purchased an edition of the guide the guild through various transitions to Russell-Pool ’90. opportunity to speak about urban identity work for its collection. Also see Hybinette (faculty). its permanent and current home at the Karen Beckwith ’87 (Technical Assistant, and the role the humanities can play in Mansfield Art Center, where she was made Printmaking) – See Kimura ’94 and Kibbe ’04. redefining a city. See story on page 4. Cris Rom (Director, Gund Library) – organized lifetime trustee. Margaret also began children’s an exhibition of artists books from the Gund Kathy Buszkiewicz (Department Head and Gretchen Goss (Chair, Craft Environment; art classes at the guild and taught art educa- Library collection for the November “Joy of Professor, Jewelry + Metals) – had a piece, Department Head and Professor, Enameling) – tion at Ashland College. She won awards in Text Festival” at Heights Arts Gallery in “Savior,” acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, participated in the Philadelphia Museum of many of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s May Cleveland Heights. Boston for its permanent collection through Art Craft Show in November. She brought Shows, exhibited in regional venues and invita- the Daphne Farago collection. With the addi- roughly 30 students from the Craft Environment Julian Stanczak ’54 (Faculty emeritus) – was tional art shows. She is survived by three children, tion of Farago’s gift, the MFA now houses the to Chicago for the 13th annual International included in the “Director’s Choice” exhibition six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. most comprehensive and important collection Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional at the Canton Museum of Art in Canton, OH, Richard Hoyt ’50 – passed away April 25, 2007, of international studio jewelry in the world. Art (SOFA). in October. Anthony Schepis ’55 was also a after a long battle with cancer. He was 81. featured artist in the exhibition. Also see Buszkiewicz’s piece is included in the show, Matthew Hollern (Dean of Faculty, Professor, Richard made a career sketching ink back- Burchfield ’16. “Jewelry by Artists: The Daphne Farago Jewelry + Metals) – traveled to Italy in grounds for everything from advertisements to Collection,” on view until March. November to pursue faculty exchanges and Anthony Schepis ’55 (Faculty emeritus) – see a boat company calendar. He is survived by his Amy Casey ’99 (Reinberger Galleries) – was review programs at Studio Art Center Stanczak (faculty). wife, Doris Rossbach Hoyt ’50, whom he met International, Istituto Europeo di Design, and while attending the Institute. included in the 71st edition of New American Paul St. Denis ’60 (Faculty emeritus) – was the the Associated Colleges of the Midwest pro- Paintings. She won an Ohio Arts Council featured speaker at the September meeting of Nicholas Hlobeczy ’52 – died at age 80 in gram in Florence. He will again participate in Individual Excellence Award. Amy is represent- the Western Ohio Watercolor Society. Paul September 2007 in Oregon. He was born and SIGGRAPH, this year as the head of the out- ed by Zg Gallery in Chicago, where she had a has won several awards from this organization. raised in western Pennsylvania and served in solo show in October. Her work will appear in put team in “the studio,” which will include the Navy during WWII. Hlobeczy worked as a a three-person show at White Walls Gallery in 2D, 3D and 4D digital design. Barry Underwood (Assistant Professor and lithographer for the Photo Litho Plate Department Head, Film, Video and Photographic San Francisco this month. Knut Hybinette (Assistant Professor, T.I.M.E.- Company of Cleveland before heading the Arts) – attended the Photo District News’ Photo Digital Arts, Foundation) – has a video game Cleveland Museum of Art’s photography Barbara Chira (Adjunct Faculty, Foundation) – Plus International conference and expo in installation, “Ripon,” which he created with department from 1967 to 1990. He won had two drawings juried into an exhibition in New York City in October and exhibited work Troy Richards, installed in a solo show at numerous awards for his work and in 2005 July at the Kent State University Downtown at the Photo Miami International the Thomas Robertello Gallery in Chicago published a book, “A Presence Behind the Gallery. Her latest installation work was Contemporary Art Fair for Photo-Based Art, during January. Lens: Photography and Reflections.” recently exhibited at the annual Tri-C faculty Video & New Media in December at Skew shows (Eastern and Western campuses) and Sarah Kabot (Assistant Professor, Foundation) – Gallery in Calgary (www.artfairsinc.com/ Louise Snyder Boyle ’61 – died in Boulder, CO she was commissioned by the Cleveland had work in the exhibition “Hot House: photomiami/2007). He will chair the 2008 in August at the age of 84. She continued to Museum of Art to create a medium-scale light Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook, Society for Photographic Education Midwest sculpt and paint until the last year of her life. sculpture for the museum’s annual Winter 1970–2007” at Cranbrook Art Museum in Regional Conference which will be hosted by A one-person show was held in Boulder just a Lights Lantern Festival. Michigan last fall. The show will be on view at CIA next November. few weeks before her death. Most of her the Reading Public Museum in Reading, PA, career was in California, where she continued Dan Cuffaro ’91 (Chair, Design Environment; Clarence E. VanDuzer ’45 (Faculty emeritus) – from February 9 until June 15. www.reading- the bronze work she began as a sculpture Head, Industrial Design Department) – has been exhibited his work in two shows this fall: publicmuseum.org major at CIA. She focused on painting only honored by Crain’s Cleveland Business as one of “Decades of Painting and Sculpture” at the Northeast Ohio’s up and coming business during the last 20 years of her life, selling to Kasumi (Associate Professor, T.I.M.E.-Digital Beachwood Community Center in Beachwood, galleries and private collectors, mainly in leaders. Cuffaro was named one of Crain’s “40 Arts, Foundation) – was invited to perform OH, and a retrospective exhibit at the Michael Under 40,” and was profiled with the other 39 California. She is survived by her two daughters, for the opening night at the Chroma Festival Wolf Gallery in Cleveland. four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. honorees in the November 19, 2007 edition of de Arte Audiovisual, Guadalajara, Mexico Brent Kee Young (Department Head and the publication. (www.chromafestival.com) and present a John Paul Petro ’64 – passed away September Professor, Glass) – has work in exhibitions at retrospective of her work to students and 21, 2007. The former Lakewood resident was Michael J. Danko (Visiting Instructor, Liberal the Tucson Museum of Art and the Hickory faculty at The Universidad de Guadalajara. 64 years old. Arts) – presented a paper at the NonfictioNow Museum of Art in North Carolina. His work in Her film “The Free Speech Zone,” was chosen Conference at the University of Iowa as part the Smithsonian Institution’s Renwick Gallery, Duane A. Piks ’75 – died September 17, 2007 for distribution by a company based in Milan, of a panel titled “The Infinite Suggestiveness “Amphora.....Save,” from his Matrix Series, is at 59. Before attending the Institute, he served Italy. She was promoted to senior producer of Common Things.” He participated in a now installed with other pieces under the in the US Army during the Vietnam War. and director of post-production at Second roundtable discussion called “Teaching the theme “Craft and Lifestyle: Mystery and Duane is survived by his brother, sister and Story Productions, a Cleveland-based media Classical Essay.” An edited version of this dis- Manners.” Also see Russell-Pool ’90. several nieces and nephews. cussion will be published in Fourth Genre, a lit- company. www.kasumifilms.com Allen Zimmerman (Adjunct Faculty, Liberal erary journal. A poem of his will be published Kevin Kautenburger (Assistant Professor, Arts) – was a featured speaker at an interna- in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue of The Foundation) – served as juror for “Open T.A.N.K.,” tional affairs panel titled “America's Decline as Journal, a literary magazine published by The the regional juried exhibition of The Artists a World Leader” at Oberlin College last May. Ohio State University. Network of Kent at Kent State University. David L. Deming ’67 (President) – was Liz Maugans (Adjunct Faculty, Drawing, commissioned by Case Western Reserve Printmaking) – is curating “CAMP OUT,” which University to create a stainless steel sculpture will be on view at Zygote Press through the for its campus. “Inner Circle,” a nine-foot high end of February. Janet Bruhn ’07, Brooke by 12-foot-long sculpture, was installed in the Inman ’06, Christopher Zahner ’00 and cur- fall at East 115th Street and Bellflower Road rent CIA students Adrian Bertelone ’09, in CWRU’s North Residential Village. The Carla Fontecchio ’09, Alexander Katris ’09 University’s Putnam Endowment funded and Jessica Wheelock ’08 are participating. the commission.
SAL SCHICIANO ’06 CAPTURED A FEW OF
THE REGULARS AT THE BRONZE BOAR IN
THIS MURAL, “THE LAST SYMPOSIUM,”
MOUNTED AT THE POPULAR TOLEDO
WATERING HOLE
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“ANGELIA WITH BANTY ROOSTER” (2004) SHELBY LEE ADAMS ’74
“PSYCHE’S BROOCH WITH CASK: A GIFT FROM THE SEA” (1999) WILLIAM HARPER ’67
“JIGSAW” (2006) ANN TOEBBE ’97
“SAUCER TABLES” (2006) LAUREN BUGAJ* ’02
“X AND O” (2007) ROBERT GOODMAN ’02
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