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Gale BrodieHammond Hall Gallery Coordinator (256) 782-8257 Gale Brodie has been the Hammond Hall Gallery Coordinator for the past four years. While studying painting under Don Magid, former professor at Baylor University, she became interested in exploring and understanding the creative process and how it can be incorporated into the average person's life to enrich their living and working experience. She is one course away from graduating summa cum laude with a BFA (concentration in painting) in Art from JSU. Her work has won First Place and Honorable Mention in several juried exhibitions at JSU. |
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Doug ClarkPhotography (256) 782-8149 Doug Clark has a BFA in Sculpture from Radford University, and an MFA in Photography and Digital Imaging from Central Washington University. In the last few years, he has had award-winning work exhibited in national and international juried exhibitions. His work explores the natural and social landscape around us through mixed media, and digital imaging. |
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Jane GreeneDepartment Secretary Jane Greene has worked as the Department of Art secretary since June 1, 2002. The College of Arts and Sciences honored Ms. Greene in 2010 with the Distinguished Staff Award, and in 2003 she was named Jacksonville State University Employee of the Month. |
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Karen Henricks PhDArt History Karen Henricks has taught at JSU for over 20 years. She received her PhD in Art History and Archaeology from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Along with pursuing her own research in American Art History she also serves the regional community as a consultant, and guest curator, and museum board member. Her most recent projects have included research on New Deal art and architecture, Egyptomania, early 20th century books, and Alabama artists. |
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Jinsook Kim PhDGraphic Design Dr. Kim joined the Department of Art at JSU in fall 2010. She holds a PhD in Design from the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and an MFA in Typography from Seoul Women's University, Seoul. She also worked with Washington University in St. Louis, and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Prior to her academic career she was an Art Director at Mecca Design Group in Seoul, where she created numerous corporate identity systems and worked with the Securities Supervisory Board, Motion Picture Promotion Corporation, Soon-An Hospital, and the Sungsan Center for Biomedical Ethics. |
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Laverne LombardiArt History Laverne Lombardi graduated from Jacksonville State University with a B.S. in Business and a B.A. in Art. She received a M.A. in Art History from The University of Alabama and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Ms. Lombardi is one of the founding members of East Alabama Artists Inc., an artists' cooperative gallery exhibiting work at Nunnally's Custom Framing and Noble Gallery located in Anniston. She is also an active member of the Desoto Fiber Guild. Her primary medium is fiber. She enjoys all types of weaving as well as spinning, knitting, dyeing, pine-needle basket making, and papermaking. |
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Steve LoucksCeramics and Sculpture My role, as an instructor, is to stimulate the students on intellectual and emotional levels. By activating, challenging, confronting, and opening new doors, I help them transform their imaginations and creative energies into visual, artistic expressions from their own personal insights and sensibilities with expert craftsmanship. I provide aesthetic insight and guidance, as well as, technical information, historical references, skill building, and instruction on how to use the equipment. The goal is to develop the students' awareness and understanding of artistic concepts, design, and means of expression through their work as they solve problems and express their insights and relationships of "being and meaning." Emphasis is stressed equally on craftsmanship with a healthy knowledge of, and facility with, the materials; and on content, making well-articulated statements. Experimentation, risk taking, and individuality are encouraged with each student. I enjoy the interaction with other artists and students, the exchange of ideas, all the productive activity, and most of all, the challenge helping students develop and actualize their artistic ideas, imagination, and creative energies. |
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Allison McElroyPainting and Drawing Allison received an MFA in Painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she was awarded the Lacoste Graduate Residency in Lacoste, France, and a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in Atlanta and Savannah, GA, and elsewhere in the US. She explores a wide range of materials and media ranging from painted surfaces to photography to found and natural objects her study of foundry, stone carving, and welding techniques are evident in her assemblages and sculptures. Ms. McElroy's artistic exploration is motivated by her interest in human relationships with and understandings of the natural world. Her recent work incorporates natural materials found in the woods around her studio, including spider webs and wasps' nests. |
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Sarah Cusimano MilesPhotography Sarah Cusimano-Miles is a native of Gadsden, Alabama where she has been an exhibiting artist, photographer, and educator for 20 years. Her artwork uses the interpretation of objects and their symbolic associations as a way of commenting on the psychology of human experience. Cusimano-Miles has contributed to the transition of the University's traditional film-based photography program to a digital-based curriculum, and also maintains an active commercial photography business based in Gadsden. She has a BFA from Jacksonville State University, and a BS in Psychology and an MFA in Photography from The University of Alabama. |
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Jauneth SkinnerPrintmaking (256) 782-5625 Jauneth Skinner was born in Waco, Texas. Skinner's work has been published and exhibited in numerous national and international juried exhibitions, and are included in many private, university, and corporate collections. Her work combines traditional printmaking media with digital technologies and commercial printing processes to create limited edition prints. |
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Anita StewartArt Appreciation Anita H. Stewart has a BFA in Printmaking from JSU, and an MFA in Photography from the University of Alabama. She exhibits regionally and nationally, and has work in the permanent collection of the University of Texas at Tyler. She works primarily in photography, but also in printmaking, small-scale sculpture, and mixed media. Works in all media reflect her interest in time, collecting, and the recombination of form. |
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Bryce LaffertyPainting and Drawing Bryce Lafferty grew up in Litchfield County, Connecticut. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Painting from Central Connecticut State University and his Master of Fine Arts degree in Drawing & Painting from the University of North Texas. His artwork has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including locations in Dallas, TX; Washington, CT; and Niigata, Japan. His artwork challenges the traditional boundaries of watercolor, crossing into the disciplines of new media, sculpture, and installation. |
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