NEWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Link SPRING 2008 Founded in 1882, The Cleveland Institute of Art is an independent college of art and design committed to leadership and vision in all forms of visual arts education. For the past 125 years, the Institute has made enduring contributions to art and education and connects to the community through gallery exhibitions, talks and lectures, an extended studies program, Craft Council and The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. ILLUSTRATORS DRAW ON CLASSICAL SKILLS FOR CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS S pend a little time in The Cleveland Institute of Art’s Illustration Department and a picture starts to emerge. It’s a picture of a group of motivated students developing classical drawing skills; learning to apply those skills to client-focused work in a modern, multi-media field; and having a lot of fun in the process. Diverse Interests and Talents A walk through the Illustration studio provides evidence of students’ diverse interests and talents. Work posted in their spaces ranges from Japanese anime-style illustrations, to the fantasy figures of modern video games, to still life, humorous caricatures and lush imagery meant to spark children’s imaginations. Cheryl Andrey ’08, for example, freelances for an independent recording company illustrating posters and CD covers for alter- native rock bands; has an internship at American Greetings Corp. planning layouts, fonts, colors and finishing touches for greeting cards; and is illustrating a children’s book for her BFA thesis project. For her children’s book, she combines traditional and contem- porary techniques, drawing the outlines of her whimsical sea creatures by hand, scanning these outlines into a computer, and finishing the work — layering in colors, textures and shadows — with specialized software. “I definitely feel like I’m prepared for whatever I might run into in my career,” she said. Broad Preparation for a Diverse Field Department Co-Chairs and Professors Dominic Scibilia ’72 and John Chuldenko want all of their students to have that confi- dence. “Through different assignments and projects, we try to let students get an understanding of many different areas of illustra- tion,” Scibilia said. By the time they’re preparing their Bachelor of Fine Arts thesis project, most illustration students have gravi- tated toward a specialty they want to pursue, but they graduate with a broad enough background to tackle many different types of work, both professors said. Recent graduates are working in children’s books, graphic novels, advertising art, editorial illustration, animation, greeting cards or some combination of those areas. High-profile employ- ers of these grads include Disney, American Greetings, videogame producer Midway Home Entertainment, and Image Comics. His broad background has helped Illustration alumnus Arnel Reynon ’93 take on many different responsibilities. TOP: “OUT OF LUCK,” MIXED MEDIA ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTINE WIERZBICKI ’06 ABOVE LEFT: LORI CATANZARITE ’08 PRODUCED THIS MIXED MEDIA ILLUSTRATION FOR A WALL CALENDAR PRODUCED BY AGS CUSTOM GRAPHICS. ABOVE RIGHT: DAVID KEGG ’10 CREATED THIS FANTASY ILLUSTRATION FOR THE AGS CALENDAR. BELOW LEFT: ILLUSTRATION PROFESSOR DOMINIC SCIBILIA ’72 CRITIQUES STUDENT ARTWORK ALONG WITH PROFESSOR JOHN CHULDENKO, CENTER, AND VISITING ARTIST LARRY O’NEAL, FAR RIGHT. As director of publishing for Sport Graphics in Indianapolis, he provides art direction for magazines and websites, directs photo shoots of athletes, and creates illustrations for every magazine he works on. “What makes me so versatile in my professional field is that strong drawing ability and the ability to visually direct things,” Reynon said. “The way traditional illustra- tion was taught at CIA, the drawing foundation and the design foundation helped me out a lot.” In short, core skills count, Scibilia and Chuldenko stress. “In order to be prepared for a successful career, you’ve got to have the basic tools, the fundamentals; from that point, you can go wherever you want with it,” Chuldenko said. “We teach concepts and execution at a very high level. We stress drawing, design, composition and lighting.” Continued on page 2
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NEWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
LinkSPRING 2008
Founded in 1882, The Cleveland Institute of Art is an independent
college of art and design committed to leadership and vision in
all forms of visual arts education. For the past 125 years, the
Institute has made enduring contributions to art and education
and connects to the community through gallery exhibitions,
talks and lectures, an extended studies program, Craft Council and
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque.
ILLUSTRATORS DRAW ON CLASSICAL SKILLS FOR CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
Spend a little time in The Cleveland Institute of Art’s Illustration
Department and a picture starts to emerge. It’s a picture of a
group of motivated students developing classical drawing skills;
learning to apply those skills to client-focused work in a modern,
multi-media field; and having a lot of fun in the process.
Diverse Interests and Talents
A walk through the Illustration studio provides evidence of
students’ diverse interests and talents. Work posted in their
spaces ranges from Japanese anime-style illustrations, to the fantasy
figures of modern video games, to still life, humorous caricatures
and lush imagery meant to spark children’s imaginations.
Cheryl Andrey ’08, for example, freelances for an independent
recording company illustrating posters and CD covers for alter-
native rock bands; has an internship at American Greetings Corp.
planning layouts, fonts, colors and finishing touches for greeting
cards; and is illustrating a children’s book for her BFA thesis project.
For her children’s book, she combines traditional and contem-
porary techniques, drawing the outlines of her whimsical sea
creatures by hand, scanning these outlines into a computer, and
finishing the work — layering in colors, textures and shadows —
with specialized software. “I definitely feel like I’m prepared for
whatever I might run into in my career,” she said.
Broad Preparation for a Diverse Field
Department Co-Chairs and Professors Dominic Scibilia ’72 and
John Chuldenko want all of their students to have that confi-
dence. “Through different assignments and projects, we try to let
students get an understanding of many different areas of illustra-
tion,” Scibilia said. By the time they’re preparing their Bachelor
of Fine Arts thesis project, most illustration students have gravi-
tated toward a specialty they want to pursue, but they graduate
with a broad enough background to tackle many different types
of work, both professors said.
Recent graduates are working in children’s books, graphic
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“The Mind of Cleveland,” ongoing, through May 3 – in CIA’s Reinberger Galleries.
Romanian Film Series, May 1–4, 8 & 9 — CIA’s 2008 Kacalieff Lecture Series and Cinematheque
present a group of films from the country that may be the epicenter of contemporary filmmaking.
Aitken Auditorium. Check www.cia.edu/cinematheque for listings.
BFA Exhibitions, May 6–10 — Experience the culmination of an undergraduate CIA education through over 2,000 works of art and
design by graduating CIA students in the McCullough building, Tuesday through Thursday, evenings only, 6:30–9 pm; Friday’s Public
Reception will be 6:30–10 pm. The work remains on view on Saturday, 10 am–6 pm.
Design a Life: A Conference on Creativity and Health, May 16–17 — The Institute is partnering with Cleveland State University, the
Cleveland Clinic and Euclid Hospital to present this national conference on the link between health and creativity. Featuring keynote
speakers and hands-on workshops. Be creative; be healthy!
Photography Exhibition, May 16–August 8 — “Other Realities”. . . will be apparent in this exhibition of the fine art photography of
highly acclaimed artists Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor. An opening reception for “Other Realities” is scheduled for Friday,
May 16, 7–9 pm, Reinberger Galleries.
Extended Studies Registration Deadline, May 30 — Registrations for the adult summer courses, pre-college
programs, and National Summer Workshops must be received by May 30. Don’t worry, deadlines for children’s
Young Artists programs are in June and July (see below). Call 216-421-7461.
Young Artists Registration Deadline, June 12 –
For the first session of children’s summer
programs. Call 216-421-7461.
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ALUMNI
Frank Wilcox* ’10 – see Tuck-Macalla (faculty).
Joseph Bulone ’42 – was awarded Best ofShow and the Purchase Award at the AnnualState of the Arts 2006 Exhibition in SaginawTownship, MI, for his work “Morning Interlude.”
Mary Ann Scherr ’44 – her jewelry was onview in the invitational exhibition “The DaphneFarago Collection” at The Museum of Fine Artsin Boston, MA, throughout the fall and earlywinter. She also exhibited her work in theMaster Jewelry Artist Exhibition in Cambridge,MA; the Lineage and Legacy exhibition at theSavannah College of Art and Design inSavannah, GA; The Mint Museum’s FoundersCircle Gala Exhibition in Charlotte, NC; and inthe North Carolina Governors Touring Exhibition.
Jane Doud ’46 – helped to found Friends ofArt, an auxiliary group of the Milwaukee ArtMuseum, in Milwaukee, WI, which recently cel-ebrated 50 years in existence. She was honoredby the group in November. Jane is 83 and con-tinues painting.
Marjorie Weed ’48 – retired from teaching inthe public school system in Massachusettsafter 50 years.
John Balazs ’50 – was interviewed by WVIZCleveland about his raised-garden centerpiece“The Waterworks.” His centerpiece was alsovideo-showcased on the PBS TV program“APPLAUSE.” “The Waterworks” is a 14-foothigh sculpture animated by the gravitationaldescent of water.
Robert Gall ’50 – returned to Ohio this fall after spending the past 35 years in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where he worked at theMuseum of Discovery and has work included inits permanent collection.
Harold Zisla ’50 – had a scholarship estab-lished in his name at Indiana University SouthBend, where he was a professor of fine arts forover 20 years.
Robert Tubbesing ’51 – exhibited his drawingsand paintings that depict small-town life at theWobblefoot Gallery in Lakewood in February.
David Borders ’52 – exhibited his work in “TheArt of David Borders: A Forty Year Survey ofPainting, Collage and Assemblage,” a solo showat the Chandler Cultural Foundation inChandler, AZ, in February.
Carol Lachiusa Disanto ’52 – was awardedHonorable Mention at the San DiegoInternational Airport International Exhibition inSan Diego, CA. Her work was also included inthe following exhibitions: WyomingWatercolor Society National Exhibition;Michigan Watercolor Society AnnualExhibition; BBAC Faculty Show at the FlintMuseum in Flint, MI; and Cape Cod (MA)National Watercolor Exhibition.
Michael Derrick ’54 – is retired and currentlyteaches commercial art at CuyahogaCommunity College in Cleveland on a part-time basis and offers landscape classes at several private art clubs.
Herb Friedson ’58 – wrote an article about hislong association with former CIA facultymember Kenneth Bates*, his former instructorand friend, for the December 2007 issue ofGlass on Metal, an enamelist magazine. Hiswork “Symbiotic Species” was included in theAnnual Materials Hard & Soft Exhibition at theCenter for Visual Arts in Denton, TX, whichran through February and March.
Joy Praznik Sweeney ’58 – had work on viewthis past December in “Festive Art: AnExhibition of Fine Art and Craft” at RiverGallery in Rocky River, OH. Diana Bjel ’73,Alan Mintz ’80, Susan Squires ’83, MarkSudduth ’83, Earl James ’89, Jen Prox ’03,Alison Stojkov ’03, Stephanie Craig ’06 andChris Zielski ’06 also had work in the exhibition.
Sarah Clague ’59 – exhibited her work in theLoganberry Books “Altered Books” show atCuyahoga Community College in Clevelandthis past fall. Her work was also included in the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve“Holiday Show” in December.
Alan Marshall ’61 – retired from MarshallMarketing & Graphic Design, LLC, after 40years. He is spending his free time painting andgetting ready for a gallery opening in April. Hehas over 50 paintings and 30 drawings neverbefore exhibited.
Fred Gutzeit ’62 – was one of two artists featured in “In Context: The Language ofAbstraction Continues,” an exhibition on viewFebruary and March at the Henry StreetSettlement Abrons Arts Center in New York, NY.
notes Lynn Hershman Leeson ’62 – her film“Strange Culture” was selected to open boththe 2007 Human Rights Watch InternationalFilm Festival and the documentary section ofthe 2007 Berlin International Film Festival.“Strange Culture” was also shown on theSundance Channel in December.
Grant Williams ’62 – will have an exhibitionat the Ashtabula Fine Arts Center inAshtabula, OH, in July 2008 to celebrate 50years of painting, prints and pottery.
Jerry Hirshberg ’63 – retired as President ofNissan Design International. He is now focus-ing on his painting career. He is representedby the Danese Gallery in the Chelsea neigh-borhood of New York City, and he will exhibithis new work at a solo exhibition in 2009, hisfirst show in over eight years.
Janet Taylor ’63 – will teach a textile class atthe Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts inGatlinburg, TN, in August.
Rebecca Kaler Langley ’64 – had work onview in a solo exhibition at The Little Galleryat the Bowling Green State UniversityFirelands branch in Huron, OH, in January.
Deborah Teas Lass ’64 – continues to drawand paint watercolors, as well as teach begin-ning to intermediate watercolor classes forchildren and adults.
Nathaniel Melamed ’64 – completed agraphic design project for Progressive Securityand Technologies Inc., and designed the interi-ors of the Rockefeller Point office building’spublic spaces, main lobby, and hallways. Bothare located in Cleveland.
Bette Drake ’65 – had work included in “SixDegrees of Separation: A Convergence ofVoices in Clay,” an exhibition at the SanduskyCultural Center in Sandusky, OH, in Januaryand February. Elaine Battles ’67, Diane Bjel ’73,Kristen Cliffel ’90, Kevin Snipes ’94, AndreaLeBlond ’95 and Yumiko Goto ’04 also hadwork on view.
Charlotte Lees ’65 – was one of two artistsfeatured in an exhibition of sculpture andpaintings at the Harris Stanton Gallery inAkron in January and February.
Winifred Lutz ’65 – exhibited her work in asolo show at the Zabriskie Gallery in NewYork, NY, in spring 2007. She also completedtwo of three installations commissioned bythe American Philosophical Society ofPhiladelphia to accompany its historicalexhibit, “Undaunted,” in August of last year. Inaddition, she was the artist-in-residence at thePilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA, inJuly 2007.
Ron Testa ’65 – had work on view in“Opposites Attract,” an exhibition at The ArtsAlliance Center at Clear Lake, in Nassau Bay,TX, in February and March.
Michael Ault ’67 – has retired from his careerof design consulting, and is a few years awayfrom retiring from his position at WentworthInstitute in Boston, MA, where he is anadjunct professor of Industrial Design. He andhis wife enjoy spending their free time travel-ing throughout Europe.
Elaine Battles ’67 – see Drake ’65.
Stephen White ’68 – exhibited his work in“Stephen White: The Classics,” a solo show at the Little Art Gallery in Raleigh, NC, inDecember.
Claudia Brown ’70 – had work included inthe Charles Herndon Gallery “Holiday Show”in Cleveland this past November andDecember.
Ruth Kyman ’70 – is retired from teaching artand enjoys working in sogetsu flower arrang-ing and preparing arrangements for theMorikami Museum in Delray Beach, FL.
Charles Herndon ’71 – see Brown ’70.
Diane Papay ’71 – exhibited her work atZookeepers Gallery & Gifts in Olmsted Falls,OH, in November.
John Nottingham ’72 – his company withJohn Spirk ‘72, Nottingham-Spirk DesignAssociates, was featured in The Plain Dealer’sten-part series “Uniquely Ours,” which ran inDecember and focused on entrepreneurialcompanies that fill unique consumer nichesand are located in Greater Cleveland.
Diana Bjel ’73 – see Sweeney ’58 and Drake ’65.
Robert Cwiok ’73 – works at the NationalGallery of Art in Washington D.C., and hisrecent exhibition installations include DADA,Jasper Johns, and Edward Hopper. His soloexhibition “Inhale Exhale,” at the ArlingtonArts Center in Arlington, VA, featured his cur-rent series of works on paper and paintingson canvas.
Deborah Butler ’74 – was the featured artistfor November at the Rusty Nail Steakhouseand Banquet Hall in Kent.
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Tim Shuckerow ’75 – began his 21st year asthe Director of Art Education and Art Studioat Case Western Reserve University.
Maxeen Stone Flower ’76 – exhibited herphotographs inspired by still life paintingsfrom the 16th and 17th centuries in “Accenton the Senses,” a show at the Pennello Galleryin the Cleveland neighborhood of Little Italyin March.
April Gornik ’76 – joined comedian and actor Steve Martin in April to discuss art at abenefit dinner for the Aldrich Museum ofContemporary Art in Ridgefield, CT.
Michael Lawrence ’76 – is the newlyappointed Chief of Design at the NationalMuseum of Natural History in Washington D.C.He provides design oversight for all temporaryand permanent exhibitions as well as all archi-tectural modifications to the century-oldbuilding.
Denise Brunkus ’77 – illustrated “Read AllAbout It!,” a children’s book written by FirstLady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush.The book is about a young boy who doesn’tlike to read and is based loosely on theirexperiences as teachers. The book goes onsale at the end of April. The net proceeds willbe donated to Teach for America and TheNew Teacher Project. Denise is also the illus-trator for Junie B. Jones books, the popularseries about a sassy grade-schooler.
Thomas Lyon Mills ’78 – exhibited his worklast year in a solo show, “10 _ Maps,” at theLuise Ross Gallery in New York, NY. His workwas also included in a group exhibition at theLenore Gray Gallery, Providence, RI, and in“Drawing Matters” at Chazen Gallery, also inProvidence. He was one of the lecturers in“Studio Space,” a symposium at HarvardUniversity’s Graduate School of Design, inCambridge, MA, in March 2007, and wasinvited back to lecture in July. He was a guestlecturer at Parsons School of Design in NewYork, NY, and will be returning to draw, paint,and investigate in several closed, ancientarcheological sites in Rome, Italy, for the2008–09 academic year.
Deirdre Daw ’80 – was one of the artistswhose work was featured in “The ClevelandInstitute of Art Ceramics Exhibition 1976–2008,”a show at the Borelli-Edwards Galleries inPittsburgh, PA, in March. The exhibitionshowcased the group of working artistswhose start in the ceramic field was nurturedat the Institute through the support of cur-rent faculty members Bill Brouillard andJudith Salomon. Linda Arbuckle ’81, EddieDominguez ’81, Julie Tesser ’81, GeorgeBowes ’84, Lisa Clague ’85, Susan Collett ’86,Neil Patterson ’86, Leslie Dedrick Kuebler ’87,Kristen Cliffel ’90, Kelly Palmer ’90, TerryGess ’91, Nicole Pangas ’93, Bob Bruch ’94,Kevin Snipes ’94, Sandra Williams ’94, PeteScherzer ’95, Heather O’Brien ’96, MeganVan Wagoner ’97, Le Anne Ash ’02, NicciWinrock ’02, Neal Barman ’03, SamanthaStumpf ’03, Alicia Basinger ’04, YumikoGoto ’04, Kelly Simpson ’05, Zena VerdaPesta ’08 and Brian Sarama ’08 also had workincluded in the show. The exhibition traveledto Cleveland in April is on view through May 18at the Convivium 33 Gallery.
Alan Mintz ’80 – see Sweeney ’58.
Linda Arbuckle ’81 – was recently elected asa member of the International Academy ofCeramics in Switzerland. She juried LarkBook’s “500 Plates, Platters & Chargers” exhi-bition, which be on view in July 2008, and shewill also be a jurist for the 2008 FunctionalPottery National. Also see Daw ’80.
Eddie Dominguez ’81 – see Daw ’80.
Julie Tesser ’81 – see Daw ’80.
Susan Squires ’83 – see Sweeney ’58.
Mark Sudduth ’83 – was one of the artistswhose work was on view in December at the “Holiday Invitational Artist Sale” at theArts Collinwood Gallery in Cleveland.Michael Mikula ’87, Linda Zolten Wood ’87, Michael Romanik ’89, Pat Haggerty ’92, Amy Casey ’99, Josh Cole ’05, Adam LaPorta ‘06, Jon Cotterman ’07 and facultymember Brent Young also had work for sale.Also see Sweeney ’58.
George Bowes ’84 – see Daw ’80.
Paul Dacey ’84 – had work on view at SohoStudios in Miami, FL, during the PULSE MiamiContemporary Art Fair in December.
Stephen MacEwen ’84 – participated in thisyear’s Walt Disney Master’s Art and ChalkFestival in Orlando, FL, where he won JudgesChoice for his sidewalk chalk drawing of anoctopus breaking through the cement.
Carolyn Dougherty Alaburda ’85 – is working as a Product Development Managerfor Faber-Castell/Creativity for Kids inValley View, OH.
Lisa Clague ’85 – see Daw ’80.
Stanka Kardic ’85 – illustrated a 2008 calendarwith oil portraits of children. The calendars arefor sale at various Joseph-Beth Booksellersthroughout Cleveland.
Toni Hutton Starinsky ’85 – is the Chair of theArt Department at the Cleveland School of theArts, where she has worked since 1987. Shewas awarded the Young Audiences SecondaryArt Teacher of the Year Award in 2006. She willbe taking her senior students to Kenya in June2008 to mentor photography and poetry stu-dents in Nairobi. Toni also has two childrenwith Michael Starinksy ’90, Alyssa, 20, andAlexander, 17.
Susan Collett ’86 – was one of 10 Canadianartists invited to Fupig, China, to create a newsculpture for the 2007 inaugural opening of theCanadian Museum, which is situated within acomplex of International Ceramic Museums atFupig. Also see Daw ’80.
Lois Schroeder-Girbino ’86 – is in her sixthyear of teaching art for the Aurora CitySchools in Aurora, OH. In addition to being theK-12 Art Department Chair for Aurora, she alsoteaches graduate art classes for Lake ErieCollege. Her clay piece, now part of the LakeFarm Parks permanent collection, won firstplace for sculpture at their summer show.
Mark Howard ’86 – collaborated withCleveland Public Art and the Regional TransitAuthority to design stainless steel waste recep-tacles, cast-iron square tree grates and largemetal utility covers to be displayed along theEuclid Corridor in Cleveland.
Neil Patterson ’86 – see Daw ’80.
Judith Brandon ’87 – exhibited her work in“Black and Blue,” a solo show at the 1point618gallery in Cleveland, in February and March.
Leslie Dedrick Kuebler ’87 – see Daw ’80.
Michael Mikula ’87 – see Sudduth ’83.
Harriet Ballard Moore ’87 – was one of theartists featured in “Monothon,” an exhibitionof monoprints showcased during the annualZygote Press, Inc., holiday sale in Cleveland inDecember. Susan Danko ’98, Chris Zahner ’00and Jen Omaitz ’02 also had work included inthe exhibition. Also see Kabot (faculty).
Ann Rea ’87 – was interviewed live on "Viewfrom the Bay" in San Francisco, CA, in Januaryto talk about what inspired her career of com-bining art and wine. She also introduced herlatest collection of vineyard oil paintings, fineart prints, and gift cards at the San FranciscoInternational Gift Fair in January.
Linda Zolten Wood ’87 – see Sudduth ’83.
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Tony Solary ’04 – is the co-owner of FliplineStudios in Cleveland, and recently gotengaged.
Josh Cole ’05 – was one of the artists whosework was on view in “Urban Glass 2008 MFA Exhibition: Innovative New Works From MFA Graduates,” an exhibition at TheRobert Lehman Gallery in Brooklyn, NY,February through March. Also see Sudduth ’83and Davis ’90.
Courtenay Finn ’05 – co-curated an exhibi-tion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, last fall, andalso co-curated “Self-Storage,” an exhibitionat Curatorial Industries in San Francisco, CA,in April. She will receive a master’s degree inCuratorial Practice from the CaliforniaCollege of the Arts in May, and is the co-editor of “Golden Guns InvestigationPublication,” a biannual arts magazine basedin San Francisco.
Ben Kinsley ’05 – exhibited his work in twodifferent shows in Pennsylvania this winter:“For You, For Me, From Me” at Flux Space inPhiladelphia, and “Illustrations of Catastropheand Remote Times: The 10th Installation inthe Gestures Exhibition Series” at theMattress Factory Museum in Pittsburgh.
Jessica Langley ’05 – has work on view thismonth in the “2008 Mid-Atlantic Competition”at the Institute of Contemporary Art at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. She was one of the artists in the group show“Watershed” at the Nathan LarramendyGallery in Ojai, CA, in February. BrookeInman ’06 and Valerie Molnar ’06 also hadwork in “Watershed.” In addition, Jessica wasawarded the prestigious Leifur EirikssonFoundation Scholarship, an exchange scholar-ship between Iceland and the University ofVirginia for study and research.
Erika Neola ’05 – recently moved toBrooklyn, NY, and is employed as a LaboratoryAssistant for Box Services, LLC, a multimediacompany in Manhattan that serves the fash-ion, advertising, and fine art industries. Shewas the featured photographer in Februaryfor the online stock photography agency, The PhotoShelter Collection.mp.photoshelter.com
Kelly Simpson ’05 – see Daw ’80.
Stephanie Craig ’06 – see Sweeney ’58.
Slate Grove ’06 – had work on view in “E-Merge,” an exhibition at Prism ContemporaryGlass in Chicago, IL, February through March.His work was also included in “A Cabinet ofNatural Curiosities,” an exhibition at the RoqLa Rue Gallery in Seattle, WA. Slate recentlyaccepted the Glass Studio Coordinator posi-tion at the Penland School of Crafts inPenland, NC.
Brooke Inman ’06 – exhibited her work atADA Gallery in Richmond, VA in January andFebruary. Her work was also included in “TheWord Made Fresh: An examination of text incontemporary art,” an exhibition at theTransmission Gallery in Richmond, VA, inJanuary. Also see Zahner ’00 and Langley ’05.
Adam LaPorta ’06 – see Sudduth ’83.
Valerie Molnar ’06 – had work on view in“You Catch More Flies with Honey,” a groupexhibition at Carroll Square Gallery inWashington D.C., which ran from Decemberthrough February. Also see Langley ‘05.
Alison O’Daniel ’06 – was in a six-personshow called “The Golden Fluffer” at TransitionGallery in London, England, in December.
Salvatore Schiciano ’06 – was one of theartists featured in “Epilogue: An Exhibition,”which was on view at the Detroit IndustrialProject in Detroit, MI, in March.
Denise Stewart ’06 – is currently a residentartist at Zygote Press, Inc., in Cleveland.
Chris Zielski ’06 – see Sweeney ’58.
Janet Bruhn ’07 – see Zahner ’00.
Jon Cotterman ’07 – was one of the artistswhose work was on sale at the 2007 ArtCraftHoliday Open Studio & Sale at the ArtCraftBuilding in Cleveland in December. Also seeSudduth ’83 and Davis ’90.
Bobbie Fox ’07 – is currently employed atColorbok in Ann Arbor, MI, designing scrap-book material for Target and Walmart.
Anthony Scalmato ’07 – was nominated for aCollege Television Award, which is a StudentEmmy presented by the Academy ofTelevision and Arts and Sciences, for his BFAThesis film “When the World Goes Dark.” Heattended the awards ceremony in Los Angelesin March.
Beth Whalley ’07 – recently started workingat the Cleveland Museum of Natural Historyas a Development Assistant.
Derek Hess ’88 – had a solo exhibition inHamburg, Germany, in February; a one-nightshow in the Tremont neighborhood ofCleveland in December; and was also a gueston the January 15 episode of the televisionshow “L.A. ink” on the TLC Channel.
Earl James ’89 – see Sweeney ’58.
Michael Romanik ’89 – see Sudduth ’83.
Alex Rivera ‘89 – along with Jose Casiano ‘96and Susan Danko ’98 had work featured in“Christmas Show,” an exhibition at the BrunoCasiano Gallery this winter in Cleveland.
Kristen Cliffel ’90 – exhibited her sculptures ina solo show, “The Sweet Life,” at the WilliamBusta Gallery in Cleveland during February andMarch. Also see Drake ’65 and Daw ’80.
Dexter Davis ’90 – had work on view in the“Fifth Annual Collector’s Choice” exhibition atHeights Arts Gallery in Cleveland Heights inMarch. Jen Prox ’03, Josh Cole ’05 and JonCotterman ’07 were also included in the exhi-bition.
Judith McMillan ’90 – exhibited her work of x-ray and nest photography at the BonniBenrubi Gallery in New York, NY, Octoberthrough November.
Kelly Palmer ’90 – see Daw ’80.
Michael Starinsky ’90 – is the Director of theCleveland Museum of Art’s Lifelong LearningCenter, an immersive environment that will beinstalled in the former special exhibit gallery aspart of the CMA’s $258 million renovation. Healso oversees the Education Art Collection’s18,000 objects and incorporates them intohands-on education department programsthroughout Northeast Ohio. Also see Starinsky ’85.
Terry Gess ’91 – see Daw ’80.
Pat Haggerty ’92 – see Sudduth ’83.
Nicole Pangas Henry ’93 – had work on viewin a solo exhibition at the Paint Creek Centerfor the Arts in Rochester, MI, in February. Alsosee Daw ’80.
Jeff Puppos ’93 – works at General Motors anddebuted his design of the Hummer HX, a two-door off-the-road concept car, at the 2008North American International Auto Show inDetroit, MI, in January.
Wendy Collin Sorin ’93 – curated“Connections II: Ohio Artists Abroad,” an exhi-bition on view at the Riffe Gallery inColumbus, February through March. Facultymembers Jennifer Craun and Bruce Checefskyhad work included in the exhibition.
Bob Bruch ’94 – see Daw ’80.
Kevin Snipes ’94 – see Drake ’65 and Daw ‘80.
Sandra Williams ’94 – see Daw ’80.
Andrea LeBlond ’95 – see Drake ’65.
Pete Scherzer ’94 – see Daw ’80.
Bruce Biro ’96 – was one of the artists featuredin “The Artists of Tower Press,” an exhibition atThe Wooltex Gallery in Cleveland in February.
Jose Casiano ’96 – see Rivera ’89.
Heather O’Brien ’96 – see Daw ’80.
Joan Staufer ’97 – exhibited her mixed mediaworks in “Point of Departure,” a solo exhibitionat The Wayne Center for the Arts in Wooster,OH, in February.
Megan Van Wagoner ’97 – see Daw ’80.
Susan Danko ’98 – see Moore ’87, Rivera ’89 andKabot (faculty).
Christa Donner ’98 – exhibited the work cre-ated during her summer residency at SPACESGallery in Cleveland during “Phenomena (I),” anexhibition at the gallery on view Januarythrough February. She also participated in“Outlaw Printmakers,” an exhibition at theContemporary Art Museum St. Louis inMissouri in late February.
Jeremy Gall ’98 – currently serves as the head minister of Jeremy Gall Ministries inAshtabula, OH.
Kurt Karussi ’98 – is the Global DesignManager at Proctor & Gamble and recentlymoved to Singapore to create and lead thecompany’s design group there.
Jennifer Paul ’99 – was featured in a soloexhibition at the Tribeca Beauty Spa in NewYork, NY, in February.
Chris Zahner ’00 – was one of the artistswhose work was on view in “Camp Out,” agroup exhibition at Zygote Press, Inc., inCleveland. Brooke Inman ’06 and Janet Bruhn ’07 also had work included in the exhibition. Also see Moore ’87 and Kabot (fac-ulty).
Jennifer Huff ’01 – is employed as a marketingassociate for Turner Construction Co. in SanFrancisco, CA, and recently got engaged.
Laurie Hutson ’01 – is a studio artist who creates one-of-a-kind functional objects andjewelry, primarily flatware and table topobjects. She has done craft shows across thecountry and has also taken on commissionsfor clients, including Tiger Woods. She visitedthe Institute in January and gave a presenta-tion to the students in the Material CultureEnvironment.
Scott Krugger ’01 – is a senior designer forChrysler’s Advanced Exterior Studio. Hedebuted his redesign of the 2009 Dodge Ramat the 2008 North American InternationalAuto Show in Detroit, MI, in January.
Le Anne Ash ’02 – see Daw ’80.
Daniel Hanawalt ’02 – is employed as agraphic designer at Printworks and Co., inTelford, PA, and recently got engaged.
Keary Knerem ’02 – recently got engaged. Heis employed by Little Tykes in Hudson, OH.
Jen Omaitz ’02 – see Moore ’87.
Nicci Winrock ’02 – see Daw ’80.
Eric Zimmerman ’02 – was one of the artistsincluded in “New Art In Austin: 20 to Watch,”an exhibition at the Austin Museum of Art inAustin, TX. The exhibit runs until May 11,2008, before traveling to Houston, San Antonio,and Abilene. His work was also on view in“Atlas,” a solo exhibition at the Art PalaceGallery in Austin, in March.
Neal Barman ’03 – see Daw ’80.
Ben Grasso ’03 – participated in an ice carvingcompetition at Crocker Park in Westlake, OH,at the end of January.
Matthew Hamby ’03 – had work included in“I Love You Love Me: A National JuriedExhibition About Relationships,” which wason view at the Northern Kentucky UniversityFine Arts Center in Highland Heights, KY,throughout February.
Sreshta Premnath ’03 – exhibited his work in“Black Box,” a solo show at GallerySKE inBangalore, India in January and February.
Jen Prox ’03 – see Sweeney ’58 and Davis ’90.
Alison Stojkov ’03 – see Sweeney ’58.
Samantha Stumpf ’03 – see Daw ’80.
Alicia Basinger ’04 – see Daw ’80.
Yumiko Goto ’04 – see Drake ’65 and Daw ’80.
Lauren Gutierrez ’04 – works at art4businessInc., a corporate art consulting firm, whereshe manages Novartis Pharmaceutical’s NorthAmerican corporate art collection, consistingof over 5,000 works. She travels throughoutthe United States, Puerto Rico, and Canadasupervising all acquisitions, commissions,installations and conservations.
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Petra Soesemann ’77 (Environment Chair andProfessor, Foundation) – has been awarded asabbatical for the spring and fall 2009 semes-ters, to participate in a year-long residency atthe Roswell Artists in Residence Program inNew Mexico.
Julian Stanczak '54 (Professor Emeritus) – alongwith Barbara Stanczak (Professor, Foundation)will be featured in a major retrospective exhi-bition at the Cleveland Artists Foundation in The Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood,OH, on view through July 26. The Foundationwill honor the Stanczaks at its annual benefitMay 17. Call 216-227-9507 or go to www.clevelandartists.org
Heather Tuck-Macalla (Patron Services LibraryAssistant) – will give a presentation on FrankWilcox* ’10 at the Cowan Pottery Museum's18th Annual Symposium on May 10 at RockyRiver Public Library. www.cowanpottery.org
Chuck Tucker (Chair, Integrated MediaEnvironment) – see Ostrow (faculty).
Barry Underwood (Department Head andAssistant Professor, Film, Video and PhotographicArts) – exhibited work in “The AlteredLandscape,” a two-person exhibition atSummit Gallery in Banff, Alberta, as part ofthe 2008 Exposure Calgary/Banff PhotographyFestival during February and March. He wasrepresented by Skew Gallery at the 17thAnnual International Los AngelesPhotographic Art Exposition in Santa Monicain January.
Brent Kee Young (Department Head andProfessor, Glass) – had a piece from his FossilSeries, “Strata....,” acquired by the Racine (WI)Art Museum. He had work exhibited thiswinter at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport,Iowa; Palm Beach3, a contemporary art fairwhere he was represented by Jane SauerGallery; Lehigh University’s Zollener ArtsCenter; and in a solo retrospective show atHeights Arts in Cleveland Heights. The spring2008 issue of Glass: The Urban Glass ArtQuarterly, features Young’s work on the coverand an article about his Matrix Series. Also seeSudduth ’83.
IN MEMORIAM – ALUMNI
Nelle (Vixseboxse) Heiligenthal ’35 – passedaway February 8, 2008, at age 95. Nelle wasborn and raised in Cleveland. She worked forher father for several years at Vixseboxse ArtGallery on Cedar Road in Cleveland, which hefounded in 1922. The gallery remains a familybusiness. Nelle is survived by her daughter Lynn.
Saburo Yoshizawa ’49 – died at age 81 inFebruary 2008. He was a retired senior artistfor American Greetings and long-time residentof Cleveland Heights. He is survived by hisstep-daughter and step-grandson.
Ellen Walters ’50 – passed away in December2007 at age 79. After graduating from TheCleveland Institute of Art, Ellen worked at theCleveland Museum of Natural History as thecurator of exhibits. She also created realisticdinosaur models, including a life-sized wingedreptile commissioned by the SmithsonianInstitution in Washington D.C. Ellen retiredafter 45 years, and spent her free time enjoyingnature at her home in Windsor Township inAshtabula County, OH.
Leonard Korecky ’51 – died at age 84 in North Olmsted, OH, on February 3, 2008. Hewas born in Cleveland in 1923. After serving inthe United States Army, Leonard went on tohave a successful career as a textile designer.He is survived by his brother, sister-in-law andnephew.
Lillian Kaitsa ’73 – died at age 61 in Sandusky,OH, in December 2007. She was born inGermany before moving to the United Statesand receiving her BFA in Industrial Design atthe Institute. She is survived by her brother,two nieces, nephew, great-niece and cousin.
CIA Community Mourns Three Professors Emeriti:
Schreckengost ’29, Cassill and Szilagyi ’42
In January, The Cleveland Institute of Art lost three distinguished long-time faculty
members, all of whom had been granted professor emeritus status.
Viktor Schreckengost ’29, the world famous artist and industrial
designer who established the nation’s first Industrial Design
Department at CIA and mentored generations of designers in
more than 70 years of teaching, was 101.
Schreckengost was praised in national media including The New
York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times and in several thoughtful pieces
published in The Plain Dealer, which referred to him as a “modern-day
Renaissance man.” Links to many of these stories are available on the Viktor
Schreckengost Foundation website at www.viktorschreckengost.org. His numer-
ous honors included a National Medal for the Arts, awarded to him by President
George W. Bush in 2006.
Schreckengost’s survivors include his wife, the former Virgene Nowacek, three
stepsons and eight step-grandchildren. His first wife, the former Nadine Averill,
died in 1975.
H. Carroll Cassill, who established Printmaking as a separate major
at CIA, was 79. For many years, printmaking had been primarily a
support area for the Illustration and Graphic Design Departments,
whose students could elect to work in woodcutting, linoleum-cut
and intaglio techniques. Upon Cassill’s arrival in 1957, he physically
rebuilt and thoroughly redefined the program. He retired in 1991.
The William Busta Gallery, 2731 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, will feature a
memorial exhibition of Cassill’s work May 2 – June 7. Cassill’s survivors include
his wife of 56 years, Jean Kubota Cassill; a daughter, a son, and four grandchildren.
John G. Szilagyi ’42, who taught Graphic Design at CIA for nearly
40 years, was 88. When Szilagyi joined the faculty in 1961, graphic
design students were drawing each project by hand and the cur-
riculum included a heavy emphasis on rendering, according to a
Link magazine article published when he retired in 1998. Szilagyi
embraced the transition to computers and, in fact, said one of his fondest memo-
ries was of the day the computers arrived in the Graphic Design Department.
After retirement he focused on watercolor painting.
“Each of these distinguished former faculty have contributed significantly
to the careers of so many of our graduates. They each brought to the classroom
special insight and passion about their work as professionals and as teachers. Vik,
Carroll and John will be remembered well,” said CIA President David L. Deming ’67.
The families of all three faculty members have suggested memorial gifts be made
to the Institute’s scholarship program.
Make an Impact!Each year, The Cleveland Institute of Art receives thousands of financial contribu-
tions to the Annual Fund which help to provide necessary funding for student
scholarships, visiting artists and scholars, community arts programming, and
classroom equipment and programs. Have you made your gift of support to the
Institute for the 2007–08 fiscal year? Gifts of all amounts are appreciated, and
should be received by the end of our fiscal year, June 30, to ensure you are listed
in our next annual report. An envelope is included with this edition of Link for
your convenience. Thank you for your consideration, and we hope to include your
name on our 2007–08 Honor Roll of Donors.
Questions? Contact Amy Bartter, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations,at 216-421-7412, or [email protected]
FACULTY & STAFF
Amanda Almon (Department Head and AssistantProfessor, Biomedical Art) – has been honored byCrain’s Cleveland Business as one of NortheastOhio’s emerging leaders. Almon was namedone of Crain’s “20 in their 20s,” and is profiledwith the other 19 honorees in the April 28,2008 issue of the publication. She was alsoawarded a John and Maxeen Flower Grant forFaculty Development in New Technologies tostudy Autodesk Advanced 3D Modeling.
Kristen Baumlier (Department Head andAssistant Professor, T.I.M.E.-Digital Arts) – wasawarded a John and Maxeen Flower Grant forFaculty Development in New Technologies toparticipate in Lynda.com online training.
Charlie Bergengren (Associate Professor, LiberalArts) – has an article about a house/tavern inSchaefferstown, Pennsylvania appearing in thewinter issue of Pennsylvania History and a chap-ter on farmhouses in a book on PennsylvaniaGerman architecture to be published by theVernacular Architecture Forum.
Eoin Breadon (Adjunct Faculty, Glass) – wasincluded in the exhibition, “Some AssemblyRequired,” at Capital University’s SchumacherGallery in Columbus last November andDecember and an exhibition of blown andsculpted glass titled “Exposure” at PrismContemporary Glass in Chicago, duringFebruary and March. Also see Grove ’06.www.prismcontemporary.com
Bill Brouillard (Professor, Ceramics) – see Daw ’80.
Kathy Buszkiewicz (Department Head andProfessor, Jewelry + Metals) – had work includedin the traveling exhibition, “Nature/Culture:Artists Respond to Their Environment,” at theOhio Craft Museum in Columbus duringFebruary and March. The show’s 45 workswere created by contemporary artists whoidentify either with an urban society or thenatural environment. www.ohiocraft.org.Buszkiewicz was awarded a John and MaxeenFlower Grant for Faculty Development in New Technologies to purchase software anddigital training.
Bruce Checefsky (Director, Reinberger Galleries) –had his movie, “IN NI” included in“Connections II: Ohio Artists Abroad” at theRiffe Gallery in Columbus from Januarythrough early April. The show featured art-work by 14 artists who participated in theOhio Arts Council’s Individual Creativity inter-national residencies program and was curatedby Wendy Collin Sorin ’93. Also participatingwas Jennifer Craun (adjunct faculty). www.riffegallery.org
Deborah Carlson (Co-Department Head andAssociate Professor, Fiber + Material Studies) –was awarded a John and Maxeen Flower Grantfor Faculty Development in New Technologiesto go to New York to study computer aideddesign and Pointecarré textile software.
Amy Casey ’99 (Reinberger Galleries) – is thefeatured artist in the April issue of MUSE, thequarterly creative writing journal of The Lit,formerly the Poets’ and Writers’ League ofGreater Cleveland. Also see Sudduth ’83.
Tina Cassara (Co-Department Head andProfessor, Fiber + Material Studies) – has beenawarded a sabbatical for the 2008–2009 academic year to research textile mills and thelife of a textile mill worker, as well as partici-pate in a residency at the Hambidge Centerfor Creative Arts & Sciences in Georgia.
Lane Cooper (Associate Professor, Liberal Arts) –was named coordinator of the Visiting Artistsprogram, which typically brings 40 to 50nationally known artists per year to speak tostudents, faculty and members of the public.
Jennifer Craun (Adjunct Faculty, Printmaking) –see Checefsky (faculty). Also see Sorin ’93.
Maggie Denk-Leigh (Department Head andAssistant Professor, Printmaking) – was one of15 young American printmakers chosen to par-ticipate in a traveling exhibition includingartists from the US and Egypt titled “Meetingthe Other: Egyptian and American Prints,”which opened at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in February. The show travels to the
University of Notre Dame, The University ofAkron and Whittier College in Louisianabefore it goes to the Alexandria BibliothecaArt Gallery in Alexandria, Egypt.
John Garton (Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts) –has authored the book Grace and Grandeur: The Portraiture of Paolo Veronese (London &Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 2008),analyzing the work of this VenetianRenaissance artist and providing a full catalogue of his portraits.
Gretchen Goss (Chair, Material CultureEnvironment; Department Head and Professor,Enameling) – will teach a five-day summerclass, Captured in Glass: Photographic Transferon Enamel, at the Arrowmont School of Artsand Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee thissummer. www.arrowmont.org
Vince Haley (Adjunct Faculty, Industrial Design) –recently launched a new line of residential andcontract seating. His Classic Cage Barstool col-lection is an exploration of the use of naturalmaterials to create contemporary structuresthat juxtapose warmth and coolness; softnessand rigidity. Vince has formed DI Homefurnishingsas a venue for distribution of these and othercommissioned furnishings.
Sarah Kabot (Assistant Professor, Foundation,Drawing) – participated in a weekend-longprinting party at Zygote Press this winter. Theevent, which included several non-print artists,raised funds for Zygote’s programming. Alsoparticipating were Troy Richards (faculty),Harriet Ballard Moore ’87, Susan Danko ’98,Jen Omaitz ’02 and Chris Zahner ’00.
Julie Langsam (Motto Chair; Head, PaintingDepartment) – has a painting, “GwathmeySiegel Landscape (Haupt House),” featured inArtworks: The Progressive Collection, a bookabout the collection established and curatedfor The Progressive Corporation by CIA Boardmember Toby Devan Lewis. Of more than6,000 works in the collection, just under 300are showcased in the book. Langsam’s paintingwas acquired by Progressive in 2002.
Saul Ostrow (Chair, Visual Arts and TechnologiesEnvironment) – and Chuck Tucker ( Chair,Integrated Media Environment) will collaborateon the project, “The Banff Dialogues,” as partof the five-week Thematic Residency: MakingArtistic Inquiry Visible, at The Banff Centre in Alberta during May and June. Their projectwill consider the various aspects of artisticresearch including practice-led research, mapping, installations and expository textspremised on a series of dialogues initiated byprofessors Ostrow (a critic and theorist) andTucker (an installation artist). www.banffcentre.ca
Chris Ramsay (Adjunct Faculty, CommunicationDesign) – in collaboration with VeerIncorporated, organized a project for hisAdvanced Studio class in which students chosea location in Cleveland and a typeface fromVeer and rendered an image using that type-face. The resulting exhibition, “Type CityCleveland,” was displayed in the Gund Buildingduring February and March.
Troy Richards (Department Head and AssistantProfessor, Drawing) – see Kabot (faculty).
Judith Salomon (Department Head andProfessor, Ceramics) – was awarded a John and Maxeen Flower Grant for FacultyDevelopment in New Technologies to avail ofthe Student Technology Assistance Program.Also see Daw ’80.
Gary Sampson (Associate Dean, GraduateStudies; Professor, Liberal Arts) – has beenawarded a sabbatical for the 2009 springsemester to research nineteenth century photographs and their shifting role in the politi-cal turbulence of the period, as well as a newproject which will focus on specific citieswhose identities are being transformed bydigital media.
Viktor Schreckengost* ’29 (Professor Emeritus) –had work on view in the solo exhibition “All Creatures Great and Small” at the HistoricKirtland Visitor’s Center in Kirtland, OH, in January.
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