Department of Art + Design | Missouri State University

One teacher from each higher learning institution was invited to exhibit their work alongside selected students. Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) professor Kat Allie shows her encaustic paintings with students Shawna Miller and Kayla Campbell, showing acrylic paintings and drawings.

Drury University painting professor Todd Lowery shows his paintings on paper with students Sari Higgins, Sarah Jones, and Kirsten Sharp, all showing acrylic paintings.

Missouri State University art professor Sharon Harper shows her mixed media paintings along with sculptures from Katie Piatt and paintings by Ashley L. Byers and Carl Glasemeyer.

Over 45 works in acrylic, ink, charcoal, mixed media, wire, and fabric were selected for the exhibition. All work will be available for purchase. A portion of all sales will benefit the non-profit Springfield Regional Arts Council. Images of the show can be found at flyspringfield.com/art.htm.

The gallery, located in the lobby of the airport terminal, is open 24 hours a day. Visitors can park free in the short-term lot for 30 minutes.

The Sky Gallery is a network of display areas within the reception area of the airport.

Obligation and Guilt - painting by Ashley L Byers 'Obligation and Guilt' by Ashley L Byers

I Was Here - painting by Carl Glasemeyer 'I Was Here' by Carl Glasemeyer

Spring 2012

Rachel Aubuchon, BA Art History 2011, has been awarded a competitive internship at the St. Louis Art Museum for summer 2012. Rachel is currently a graduate student studying for her Master of Arts in Art History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Rachel Johnson doing her Art History internship with Cindy Quayle at the Springfield Art Museum.

Rebecca Steiner, Art History major, has been accepted to the Graduate Program in Art History at the University of Florida and, she is in the running both for graduate funding in the Art History Department and for a Graduate Assistantship at the U-FL Debate Team!

Katie McElfresh, former Art History student, is now the Recreation Specialist at Nixa Parks and Recreation

Katie McElfresh, BA Art History 2011, has been promoted at Nixa Parks and Recreation and has added a new title to her current position as Summer Camp Director: Katie is now also the Recreation Specialist. As Summer Camp Director, Katie has strongly incorporated her art and art history training; she directs and instructs many art-related activities, and she also coordinates art historical activities and demonstrations for the middle school children at the camp, often with our art history majors as volunteers. As Recreation Specialist, Katie will be implementing even more such programs, along with community planning.

Professor Bruce West, in the Academic Spotlight

In recognition of his distinguished record of research in photography, Professor Bruce West was recently honored as a featured faculty member in the Academic Spotlight at a Lady Bears basketball game in February of 2011. The Academic Spotlight is a special program sponsored by the Office of the President to recognize significant achievements of MSU faculty and to share their accomplishments with the greater Springfield community. You can also see the video of his honor at Bruce West, Professor of Photography - Academic Spotlight

Professor Bruce West with MSU President Clif Smart

Congratulations to Recent Graduates of the Photographic Arts Program!

Recent Grads from the Photographic Arts Program at MSU have been quite successful in recent months.

Matt Kile, who graduated in Spring, 2011, recently received special recognition for Sports Photography from the Society for Professional Journalists for his photo story entitled “Coach Celebrates Victory” which appeared in MSU’s student newspaper, The Standard.

Claire Tisch, another recent photography graduate, is currently working for custom digital printer, Robert Bullivant in St. Louis, MO.

Clayton Dodwell, who just graduated in Fall, 2011, has been hired as a staff photographer for Bass Pro Industries in Springfield, MO.

Congratulations to all!!

Associate Professor Catherine Jolivette, is the recipient of the College of Arts and Architecture 2012 Alumni Award in Art History.(March 1, 2012)

Penn State Alumna Catherine Jolivette Recipient of College of Arts and Architecture Alumni Award in Art History UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Catherine Jolivette, associate professor of art and design at Missouri State University, is the recipient of the College of Arts and Architecture 2012 Alumni Award in Art History. The annual award recognizes alumni for outstanding professional and creative achievements. Jolivette will be honored at a ceremony on Friday, March 30, 2012, at 3:30 p.m. in Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, on the University Park campus. Jolivette received her Ph.D. in art history from Penn State in 2003. A native of Great Britain, she focuses her research and teaching at Missouri State University on British art after 1945. Jolivette’s current research project, Art and the Atom: British Art in the Nuclear Age, is supported by a research grant from the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art. Her latest book, Landscape, Art, and Identity in 1950s Britain, was published in 2009. A recipient of several teaching awards, Jolivette has been praised for her enthusiasm and commitment. “If you can take a class with Professor Jolivette, she will make you want to be a better person and most likely will make you fall in love with art,” said one student in an award nomination. Jolivette said she gained confidence at Penn State, as well as mentors who exemplified what it meant to be a scholar at the highest international level. “What I learned most as a graduate student at Penn State came from my peers and professors, as they treated everyone with professionalism and compassion,” she said. “I learned a lot by just watching and it showed me the kind of teacher and scholar that I wanted to be.”

Heartiest Congratulations to her on behalf of Art And Design Deparment and Missouri State University.

Assistant Professor Sean Lyman featured in a Spanish Magazine: Lamono ( February, 2012)

Sean Lyman, had an interview and images published in a Spanish Magazine named Lamono. Find the article in Spanish and English at Lamono Magazine February Issue

You can also visit his own website at Sean Lyman

Fall 2011

MSU Student Photographic Society Missouri Hotel Session

For the past twenty years, Missouri State University's Photographic Society has made it a mission to give the residents of the Missouri Hotel the gift of free holiday family portraits.

Members of the Photo Society will set up a holiday-themed portrait session for the families living at the Missouri Hotel and as the organization's gift to the residents, each family will receive and 8"x10" photo as well as several wallet-sized photos so that they can have a family protrait that they otherwise might not be able to have.

Photo Society is a student organization that values giving back to the community while giving students an opportunity to gain hands on experience in the art of taking studio protraits.

This mission has been very successful and continues to do so. It has also receivesd great appreciation from different news channels like KSPRabc33, KY3 and Ozarks first.com. Please find the links for detailed information at

http://www.kspr.com/videobeta/3a48643b-9131-4675-95bd-13dfba4cc300/News/Homeless-Families-Grateful-To-Take-Christmas-Portraits-Taken-By-MSU-Students

http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-msu-students-take-christmas-pictures-for-families-in-need-20111205,0,3634053.story

http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=566277

You can also email Jessica for more information at Jessica889@live.missouristate.edu

Megan Kirsop, BA Art History 2010, who is pursuing her MA in Art History at the University of Florida, has just been awarded a full assistantship in her graduate program.

Ashley Sayers, BA in Art History, has been offered the position of Gallery Attendant at the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Ashley graduated cum laude in Spring 2011 with a major in Art History and a minor in Antiquies.

Advanced photography student, Natalie Treadwell, was enrolled in Bruce West's ART 358, Studio Photography class last spring semester. In this class she learned lighting techniques for various commercial applications of photography including product photography. Armed with this knoledge, Natalie secured her first freelance assignment, photographing gourmet cupcakes for Celeste Dolci, Hevenly Sweets, a company based in Spokane, WA.

View Natalie's creative work.

Summer 2011

Katherine Botts presented her paper, How Mannerist Painting Influenced Mid-West American Art, during the Thomas Hart Benton event at the Bonniebrook Museum.

Spring 2011

2011 International Student Poster Competition, Design Against Fur, student Eric Barnes won Third Place
(image of poster below), and students Victoria Lozano, Aimee Pong, Evan Wright and Alex Richards won a Special Commendation.

Eric's artwork will be displayed on the web including the Design Against Fur website and it may also be featured in a number of exhibitions. As Eric has been awarded Third Place in the European & International region, his artwork will now be put forward to be judged for the Grand Prize - chosen from the top three artworks from each of the four
regions and, in addition, it will be also be put forward for the month-long online vote, the People's Choice Award, which will take place later in the year.

Student Award

Katie McElfresh was presented by the Art History faculty the Dianne C. Strickland Award for Excellence in Art History.

Art + Design Department Scholarship Ceremony

Marcus Howell and Maria Michalczyk presented the 2011-2012 Art + Design Department Scholarships at Brick City Friday, May 6 at 5pm.

Photography Student Assists St. John’s Hospital Campaign

Within the context of the Art 358, Studio Photography course, photography student, Erin Gamble, and other members of the Missouri State Ad Team, produced a complete advertising campaign for a special breast cancer awareness project sponsored by St. John’s Hospital. Erin created the photograph used for a poster advertising
The Breast Concert Ever. Proceeds from this concert, featuring local bands at the Gillioz Theatre, provided funding for the purchase of a new digital mammography machine. Erin’s poster image, as well as other studio images from her Art 358 class, will be featured at Canvas Gallery in downtown Springfield.

Emily Boone at Servilleta

Dual Major (Biology and Photography) student, Emily Boone, is one of two art and ten science undergraduate students selected from a large pool of applicants across the United States to participate in a major interdisciplinary program, Sevilleta LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) this summer. Sevilleta LTER is part of the National Science Foundation's Long Term Ecological Research Network and is managed by the Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. Students will be conducting independent projects under the guidance of UNM faculty in Art, Biology, Ecology, Earth and Planetary Sciences. The LTER program will take place in the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in Socorro County, New Mexico. The summer program includes a seminar series, an annual symposium, professional development workshops, ethics training, and fieldtrips. LTER will provide exposure to a large, multidisciplinary research program, inspire students to pursue professional careers, and prepare students for the rigors of graduate school, professional research, and responsible citizenship.

Graduate featured in WIN-Initiative

Todd Reynolds, recent graduate of the photography program, was selected by the WIN-Initiative magazine's "10 BEST 10" international photography competition and his work will be featured in the online magazine's Summer 2011 issue. In conjunction with the contest, his work was also exhibited at Lolita Gallery in New York City.

More fantastic news!

MSU 2008 Art History BA Jennie Ziverk-Carr, currently a history and art history teacher at the KIPP charter school, has been selected to participate in the Fulbright Japan Teacher Exchange Program this summer!

For more information, please visit their website.

Commendations and Scholarships Awarded to Art+Design Students

Art+Design student Matt Kile placed as a finalist for Serbin Communications' Annual Student Photography Contest, Sponsored by Nikon. Matt's work, along with that of the other finalists, will be published in the hardcover book Best of College Photography 2011.

Rae Ann Rockwell has been awarded a Mary B. Bishop and Franis S. Merritt Scholarship and Work Study Grant for Haystack Mountain School of Crafts on Deer Isle, Maine. She will be attending a two week session Metals workshop led by Tom Muir from May 29—June 10.

MSU 2010 Art History BA Rachel Aubuchon has just been offered a full Doctoral Merit Assistantship, with full funding (including tuition, health insurance, and stipend), all the way through and including her Ph.D. dissertation, from the prestigious Art History graduate program at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Congratulations, Matt, Rae Ann, and Rachel!

This past weekend Clayworks hosted Goshen Indiana artist Justin Rothshank at Missouri State as he presented a workshop on throwing and decal layering techniques. We had a great turn out of around 70 people over the course of the day. In addition to the workshop that was held at MSU, Justin presented a workshop at Springfield Pottery this past Saturday. His work, along with a series of 10 miniature paintings by his wife Brooke Rothshank, will continue to be on display at Springfield Pottery (416 South Campbell) through the end of the month. If you weren't able to join us for the workshop, stop by Springfield Pottery to view their work.

Casey Smallwood, 2005 graduate from the MSU photography program, is featured in a the ARTspace Media Lounge at the College Art Association conference of February 2011. The video is part of The Big Screen Project: Selections from Band Of Outsiders and is curated by Catherine Sullivan. Sullivan's anxiety inducing films and live performances reveal the degree to which everyday gestures and emotional states are scripted and performed, probing the border between innate and learned behavior.

Sullivan's program description of The Big Screen Project: "Although the works in this selection are immersed in their own respective personal, aesthetic, conceptual and political contexts, and much more could be written about them, they have been brought together in this program because they manifest particular dynamics between "authors" and performers or subjects." Featured artists: Marilyn Volkman, Danielle Paz, Casey Smallwood, Emily Jones and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
The program runs February 9th - 12th. Casey Smallwood earned her MFA in. Visual Arts from the University of Chicago in 2008. Her videos and still photographs can be seen at: http://caseysmallwood.com/

Students in ART 496 Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts attended a hands-on workshop conserving African artifacts at Drury University.

		Art + Design alumni Nathan Falter was featured for his pottery in the Springfield News Leader. Read the whole article at the News Leader.

		Instructor Nathan Willis has an article in Teaching Artist Journal's ALT/space about blurring the lines of art-teacher-self.

		Studio ceramic artist Justin Rotshank, Craig Hartenberger, and Zach Tate discuss their craft and the nonprofit Union Project. Read more (PDF).

Angie Keller, an instructor of Spanish in the Modern and Classical Languages Department and a photography student in the Department of Art and Design, is profiled in the March 2011 issue of Color Magazine. The article highlights her current body of photographic work titled Miracles/Milagros.

Advanced photography student, Angie Keller, has photographed extensively in Peru for a number of years. Her recent project Miracles/Milagros focuses on the rich religious traditions of that country. Her photographs document various processions, celebrations, festivals and other manifestations of spirituality in her homeland. A large series of these photographs are currently on display in a solo exhibition at the Sala Miró Quesada Garland in Lima, Peru. Portfolios of her Milagros series have been featured in two major publications: the April 2011 issue of Caras magazine and the March 2011 issue of Color magazine.

You can view her site at angiekeller.com

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