Achievements

Stephen Nachtigall

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Stephen Nachtigall presented a solo exhibition of new works titled "Languisher" at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. The exhibition is open to the public from October 9th to December 12th, with an artist talk to take place on November 7th.

Nicole Jean Hill

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The Lora Webb Nichols book has been shortlisted for the Paris Photo - Aperture Foundation PhotoBook of the Year.

Book curated and edited by Art Professor Nicole Jean Hill.

Berit Potter

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Berit Potter (Art) was interviewed for the short documentary "Mosaic is Light" produced on the occasion of the exhibition “Mosaic is Light: Work by Jeanne Reynal, 1940 - 1970,” at Eric Firestone Gallery, NYC. She also contributed an essay to the exhibition's catalogue. "Mosaic is Light" has been featured in "4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now" in The New York Times, Artnet: Editor's Pick, and "Goings On About Town" in The New Yorker. The documentary is available here: https://vimeo.com/520124010/4713b27be6

Dave Woody

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Dave Woody made photographs for the New York Times Sunday Magazine, of local school's "first day of school". These photos encompassed some distance learning and some face-to-face learning.
Here is a link to the story:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/11/magazine/covid-school-re…

James F Woglom

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Jim Woglom from the Art Department was awarded "Outstanding Higher Education Visual Art Educator of the Year" for 2020 by the California Art Education Association.

Heather Madar

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Heather Madar has been awarded a Hiob-Ludolf fellowship from the Herzog Ernst fellowship program at the Research Library Gotha in Gotha, Germany. The fellowship will support her research on Ottoman imagery in 17th century German court culture.

Emily Cobb

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Emily Cobb was invited to exhibit several contemporary jewelry pieces in the exhibition 'Analog_Digital' at Gallery BAUM in Seoul, South Korea from May 24th to June 2nd, 2019. Her work is included alongside four other digital jewelry artists: Arthur Hash, Ye-jee Lee, Ryungjae Jung, and Hee-ang Kim.

Benjamin Funke

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Benjamin Funke has been selected by the US Bureau of Land Management - King Range National Conservation Area as the 2019 Artist in Residence.

This opportunity will place him atop the King Range for 31 days, reflecting on the natural landscape and building a new body of artwork. Additionally, he will be leading two workshops for the general public on 3d imaging, design, scanning and printing.

Louis Marak

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Emeritus Faculty member Louis Marak has been recognized by
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA): Excellence in Teaching Award 2019

Description of the award:
Recipients should be near or at the end of a career dedicated to the practice of teaching (may be awarded posthumously); shall have demonstrated excellence in their own creative work; shall have had previous recognition for and a history of awards in teaching; and should have highly visible former students in the field.

Alexandra Hootnick

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Alexandra Hootnick, lecturer in the Art Department, was named by Photo District News as one of the "30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch" for 2019. This prestigious award is given to an international group of image-makers for their outstanding contributions to the field. https://www.pdnonline.com/pdns-30/alexandra-hootnick/