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Art Art History Department

FALL 2014

Jessie Barnett

TABLE OF CONTENTS …

4 Department Chair’s Letter 5 Events and Achievements 18 NASAD Accreditation Gallery 20 Undergraduate Awards 23 Tentative Spring 2015 Schedule

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Jessie Barnett

DEPARTMENT CHAIR’S LETTER Department Chair Robert Hower

Dear UTA Community and Supporters, I am pleased to announce a highly successful

Our professionally active faculty continue to win

result from our recent NASAD (National Association

awards and receive high praise and recognition for

of Schools of Art and Design) re-accreditation

their research. In the studio and classroom the faculty

submission. The three year process supported

provide personal mentoring to our students. Our

by the faculty, students and staff of the

faculty and students were recognized with numerous

Department of Art and Art History was very successful.

awards, exhibitions, presentations, published articles

Support from Dean Beth Wright, Provost Ron

and creative projects on the national The National

Elsenbaumer and President Vistasp Karbhari was

Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

essential. The Department of Art and At History wishes

accredits our department, comprised of outstanding

to thank all who contributed to this accomplishment.

students, faculty and staff. In addition we belong to the New Media Consortium, College Art Association, FATE, TASA, and various state art organizations.

Dean Wright stated, “Congratulations on this magnificent acknowledgement of the excellence of the Department of Art & Art History’s programs.

Initiatives in 2013-14 included the establishment of

I am very pleased that NASAD has commended

the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation

your department and the University of Texas at

relationship, expanded internships, the further

Arlington as well as granted full accreditation

enhancement of our gaming courses (see our

for the MFA and re-accreditation for the BA

summer high school SEED project), and the MFA

and BFA programs for the ten-year cycle.

student Summer Travel Research program. As chair of the Department of Art and Art History, it is

This achievement is due to the efforts of many

very exciting to watch the growth of our programs

dedicated professionals, as well as the support

that have an impact on the international level.

of the president, provost, and dean. My warm congratulations to you and to everyone who has

This year’s news about our students, alums, faculty

worked to achieve this wonderful result”.

and programs provides a glimpse into our dynamic university! In addition, please review our website,

With a distinguished faculty of approximately 60

www.uta.edu/art, to investigate our activities and

artists, designers and historians and a diverse

achievements throughout the 2014-15 academic year.

body of over 650 undergraduate and graduate Robert Hower

students, we continue to educate a new generation of artists, designers, historians and educators.

Art and Art History THE Innovation Destination

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ICPF CORRPRO DESIGN LAB RIBBON CUTTING N E W O P P O RT U N I T I E S W I T H N E W T E C H N O LO GY

Members of the International Corrugated Packaging

won ICPF’s International Best of the Best Student

Foundation (ICPF), The University of Texas at

Design Presentation Competition during ICPF’s

Arlington, the Department of Art and Art History,

15th annual, live interactive, Careers in Corrugated

corporate partners and guests will be on-hand

Packaging & Display Teleconference earlier this year.

Tuesday, Oct. 28, to dedicate the new Corrugated The UTA student design team qualified for the ICPF Run-

Prototype Design and CAD Production Lab.

Off competition by competing against dozens of teams The ribbon-cutting ceremony, slated for 11 a.m.,

from universities from across the nation last year in the

will be in the Fine Arts Building, Room 155.

AICC student design competition. AICC-The Independent Packaging Association and the Fibre Box Association

The new workspace was made possible through

are co-sponsors and long-time supporters of ICPF.

a ma jor, in-kind gift of state-of-the art production equipment and structural design software

Assistant Professor Ben Dolezal said the students’

acquired and provided through ICPF.

work was enabled by the new design lab. “The lab provides students with the structural design

The packaging and design lab will integrate

software, materials and a computer-aided

corrugated and structural curriculum into the Visual

design table to produce significant packaging

Communication program in the Department of Art and

solutions for use in the marketplace,” he said.

Art History. The lab includes ICPF’s online corrugated curricula, a Data Tech computer-aided design table

CPF has established similar packaging design programs

donated by ICPF corporate partner Vanguard

within graphic design schools at top academic

Packaging, and Esko-donated design software.

institutions throughout North America. UT Arlington’s lab, CorrPro Design + UTA, is the first institute of higher

Robert Hower, professor and chair of the

education in Texas to offer corrugated packaging and

Department of Art and Art History, said the

displays curriculum and structural design instruction.

new partnership aligns closely with the Department’s growth and focus on design.

ICPF is an independent, non-profit educational foundation, whose mission is “to generate a stream

“The materials and digital technology will immediately

of increasingly qualified students to enter the

provide significant packaging experiences and design

corrugated packaging and display industry, now and

problem-solving opportunities for real world design

into the future,” according to the group’s website.

and production,” Hower said. “It is a great example of education and industry teaming up to improve employment opportunities for our students.”

The lab has been in use for a few semesters and has already yielded impressive results: a team of students

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Stephen Lapthisophon

Stephen Lapthisophon

NO 51 INSIGHTFUL ARTIST STEPHEN LAPTHISOPHON

STEPHEN LAPTHISIPHON T H E A RC H I T E CT O F A N

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Soon after Stephen Lapthisophon moved from Chicago

“Artist Stephen Lapthisophon has made his mark

to Dallas in 2007, he noticed two things. First, there

on Dallas in more ways than one. Born in Houston,

was a society photographer at a museum event.

he attended undergraduate at UT Austin and went

“I thought, ‘This would never happen in Chicago,’ ”

on to get his MFA in Chicago, where he also studied

Lapthisophon says. Then he went to an artist lecture

comparative literature at Northwestern. In the early

on a Wednesday night, and it was packed. “And I

2000s, he was looking for new opportunities to show

thought, ‘This would also never happen in Chicago.’ ”

work and ended up in Dallas, as an artist in residence at UTD. In 2007, having developed a close working

Lapthisophon saw that divide in the city as well. On

relationship with Nancy Whitenack at Conduit Gallery,

the one hand, there was the multimillion-dollar Arts

he made the decision to move here permanently.

District, but just a few miles away, there were vacant lots and odd warehouses. “Dallas has this weird

In the seven years since then, he has been a

landscape,” he says. “It has this image of all of the

dynamic contributor to the Dallas art world. He

flash and glitter, and that is definitely there. But there

regularly shows at Conduit in the Design District

is also an odd mystery to it. I liked the opportunity that

and helps to bring up the next generation of

some of those spaces offered. It is good for artists.”

artists at UT Arlington, where he teaches.

Article by D Magazine

The full article can be found on the Dallas Observer website

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DARRLY LAUSTER WINS THE MOSS CHUMLEY AWARD 1 0 0 DA L L AS C R E AT I V E S

Come December, everybody starts talking awards.

Henderson Art Project. He donated his art to the MTV

This past week, I couldn’t wait to hear the Golden

Re:Define benefit for AIDS awareness at the Goss-

Globe nominations. Sure enough, Texan Richard

Michael Foundation. I like this one: He’s founder of

Linklater steered his terrific movie Boyhood to

the Samuel Gray Society, an institute dedicated

multiple nominations, including best picture.

to 18th-century American Revolution research.

Last Sunday, here at the newspaper, we picked

The Moss/Chumley Artist Award

our nominees for Texan of the Year in the arts

carries a cash prize of $2,500.

category. It was my pleasure to submit two favorites:

Article by The Dallas Morning News

actress Margo Martindale and Rick Lowe, artistin-residence at the Nasher Sculpture Center.

Lowe brought attention to Vickery Meadow, a Dallas neighborhood where more than 20 languages are spoken daily, long before the Ebola crisis cast an international spotlight on its diversity.

In keeping with the spirit, the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University last week announced the winner of its Moss/Chumley Artist Award.

Meadows officials say the award is “given annually to an outstanding North Texas artist who has exhibited professionally for at least 10 years and has a proven track record as a community advocate for the visual arts.”

This year’s winner is Darryl Lauster, an associate professor of sculpture at the University of Texas at Arlington and an artist who uses digital media, printmaking, sculpture and installation.

As for Lauster’s community contributions, well, they’re too numerous to mention in their entirety.

The highlights: He served on the city of Arlington Sculpture Trail Committee and as a juror for the

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SEDRICK HUCKABY FEATURED IN THE BLACK VOICE R E C O G N I Z E D BY T H E COMMUNITY “ I’d like to introduce you to the artist who has been commissioned to design and install the Stop Six Public Art project. That meeting is scheduled for November 15, 2014 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of the Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church. Sedrick Huckaby has great presence in the Art community and has a number of prestigious awards for his work. I am excited about his sharing his concept with us. his faith, and his African-American heritage. He earned

When I took office in July 2013, I saw public art going

his BFA from Boston University and his MFA from Yale

up in several districts throughout the City and always

University in New Haven, CT. He has received a number

wondered, when would we see public art in Stop Six.

of prestigious awards for his painting, including the

We are one step closer to making that happen and

Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, Louis Comfort Tiffany

with Sedrick’s experience, the Stop Six Public Art

Award, the Anne Giles Kimbrough Grant from the

project is going to be eye-catching and fabulous.

Dallas Museum of Art, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Huckaby is perhaps best known for two bodies of work.

Huckaby’s work is included in the permanent collections

He creates “quilt paintings” as a way to celebrate

of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York;

both his grandmother’s craft as well as the artistic

the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Nasher Museum of

legacy of the African American quilting tradition. His

Art at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina; and

other works are portraits of family and friends on

the African American Museum in Dallas, among others.

a monumental scale, painted in the tradition of the

Please mark your calendars now and plan to join

European old-masters in oil on canvas from a live sitter.

Huckaby, Fort Worth Public Art leaders and myself on Saturday, November 15 at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of the

The Stop Six project will cost more than

Sweet Home Baptist Church, 5225 Ramey Street, for an

$100,000 and Huckaby wants to share his

informal presentation and conversation with the artist.”

concept with the people of Stop Six and others who attend the November 15h meeting.

Article by The Black Voice

I was excited about Huckaby being selected and I was thrilled after learning he is a Fort Worth based artist who graduated from O.D. Wyatt High School.

Huckaby is an Assistant Professor of Art at UT Arlington.

He was born in Fort Worth, and is inspired by his family,

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ART SATURDAY F I N D YO U R S PAC E The Art + Art History Department hosted an event on Saturday November 8th 2014, for community college students from the Tarrant, Dallas and Collin Counties for a range of handson workshops throughout the department.

Workshops were offered in the areas of Glass, Film/ Video, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Foundry, Gaming and Visual Communication. Taught by UTA faculty and graduate students, these workshops were designed to provide new experiences in art making while showcasing the expansive facilities at UTA. The Find Your Space event featured some workshops from faculty and graduate students such as (but not limited to): Letterpress, Bronze Pouring, Game Development, Studio Lighting/ Portraiture, Glassblowing, Branding and Direction.

The event was a success, the department hosted over 100 visitors to our campus; the day of workshops was free and also included a free lunch for participants.

Kenda North

SEED 2014 SUMMER GAMING PROGRAM B AC K TO B AS I C S “During the summer, local high school students came to UTA for a two-week workshop called SEED9, where the students collaborated with faculty and college students to bring a mobile video game to life. They called the end product Lazers In Space, a space shooter inspired and designed as an homage of the arcade video game Space Invaders.

“In the workshop, we make concept art, and they actually model out the characters,” said Joshua Wilson, art graduate teaching assistant. “They got to choose how it actually worked. They dictated what each little enemy would do.” Wilson, who was the assistant on the SEED project in previous summers, was the head instructor and director of this summer’s workshop.

Wilson said he specifically chose Lazers In Space as the summer project because of its simplicity.”

Article by UTA Shorthorn

DINNER TIME MAGAZINE D I N N E R I S S E RV E D Photography and Printmaking alumna Lindsey Brown is the creator and editor of Dinnertime Magazine, scheduled for release in December.

Dinnertime is an art publication that brings artist together by featuring content that creates conversations, highlights process, and provides both a resource and an outlet for creative professionals and artists alike.

For more information about the magazine, please visit dinnertimemag.com

DR. AMANDA ALEXANDER AWARDED TEXAS OUTSTANDING ART EDUCATOR E D U CAT I O N M AT T E RS

In November, the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) awarded Dr. Alexander with their Outstanding Art Educator Higher Education award. The award is given in recognition for providing quality art education, advocating for the arts, and providing evidence of ongoing achievements in art programs throughout Texas. The award was given to Dr. Alexander during the TAEA conference in San Antonio, on November 7, 2014.

TAEA’s mission is to promote visual arts education as an integral part of the curriculum through professional development of knowledge and skills, representation of the art educators of Texas, service and leadership opportunities, and research and development of policies and decisions relative to practices and directions in visual arts education in Texas.

Pictured with Dr. Alexander are Tim Lowke, President of TAEA and Sara Chapman, Executive Director and the National Art Education Association Liaison. http://www.taea.org/TAEA/default.asp

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Justin Ginsberg

JUSTIN GINSBERG SHARES EXPERIENCE IN GERMANY I N T E R N AT I O N A L M AT T E RS

Justin Ginsberg, visiting assistant professor and

come to UTA when she visits the Menil Museum in

glass area coordinator shares his experiences in

Houston, for her solo exhibition coming up in 2017.

Germany during recent exhibitions and a residency.

My residency was an incredible opportunity to work with several international artists, and concluded with

“This really started with a scholarship I received to

a solo exhibition, titled Décadence. It was very well

attend the Pilchuck Glass school in the summer of

received, and developed more opportunities for me. The

2013. During my time there I was able to connect with

Museum Kunstpalast, in Dusseldorf, Germany acquired

Nadania Idriss, founder and director of Berlin Glas e.V.,

one of my artworks for their permanent collection.

a new non-profit glass studio in Berlin, Germany. After

It has one of Europe’s largest glass collections. I had

discussing my curatorial experience, she invited me to

a very long conversation with the curator who also

curate an exhibition, which would be held in December

gave me a private tour of the museum while it was

of 2013. Many of the artists had an affiliation with UTA.

closed, and I was able to spend some significant time with some of the hidden Joseph Beuys works.

I received support from the university to travel to

He taught just down the street at the art academy.

Berlin, to install the exhibition, and be present during the opening, which included a performance from a

During my exhibition I also met several directors

Belgium artist, Philipp Weber. During my time there I

of the Bild-Werk glass studio located in Frauenau,

made a strong connection with this artist. During the

Germany who requested I submit a proposal to

opening, I also made a connection with Sébastien

teach a one month class in the summer of 2015.

Bourdeauducq, a Scientist, and founder of EHSM (Experimental Hardware Software Meeting), a group

My residency ended with a trip to Hamburg,

dedicated to development in science, and DIY processes.

Germany where I was invited as a speaker to present my artwork, research, and methodology

These connections created many opportunities for

at the EHSM annual conference, which was held

me in Berlin. With further support from the University

at DESY, the 2nd largest particle accelerator in

(Through the McDowell Center grant, and further

Europe. My presentation was intermixed with

support from the Art + Art History Dept.) I was accepted

science innovations, and DIY developments, and

to conduct a 5 week residency with a solo exhibition.

have already been offered an opportunity to return next year to share my latest developments.

During my first week of my residency, I supported Philipp Weber and his performance titled Estrange

Other key notes of time there, include connecting

symphony for the DMY International Design Fair. I also

with the Chair of the art department from ANU

participated in collaborative demonstrations for the

(the Australian National university) and the head of

attendees of the conference with Irish artist Jesse

the glass/ 3d areas from ANU about an exchange

Günther. It was a wonderful opportunity for exposure.

program between the two institutions, which we

During that week I also had the pleasure of helping

are still discussing and drafting potentials.

create works for Mona Hatoum, an incredibly well known and influential artist who is represented at the

I also have begun to develop a type of residency/

Tate Modern in London, as well as several biennale,

internship through Berlin Glas e.V. for UTA glass students

including the Venice biennale. It was a wonderful

to get professional and International Experience.”

opportunity and I am in discussions with her to

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NANCY PALMERI ELECTED MAPC CHAIRPERSON E XC E L L E N C E I N T H E F I E L D Professor Nancy Palmeri was elected as the MidAmerican Print Council Chairperson for a two-year term. The Mid America Print Council is a national organization whose goal it is to promote awareness and appreciation of the art of making original prints, books, hand-made paper, and drawings.

The MAPC is a resource to educational and nonprofit organizations, universities, and the public at large, providing for the exchange of technical and critical information on the art of printmaking.

These goals are furthered through conferences and workshops; through the organization, display, and circulation of exhibitions of original prints, books, hand-made paper, and drawings; through newsletters, and journal articles; through awards given to those deserving special recognition for lifetime contribution to printmaking; and through research, study, and general enjoyment of the arts.

BENITO HUERTA IN ART AND SEEK RECOGNITION FOR E XC E L L E N C E “What if an artist got to choose the works hung on the walls in museums? At the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, assistant curator Maggie Adler teamed up with artist Benito Huerta for an unusual exhibition. Huerta sifted through the Amon Carter’s collection to choose pieces that spoke to him.

Meantime Adler visited Huerta in his studio and home to select works from throughout his career. Their picks make up the show, called Fresh Perspectives: Benito Huerta and the Collection.

Getting a living artist’s take on the Amon Carter’s historic paintings gives those works a new twist, says Adler.

And showing Huerta’s contemporary political work near pieces like a watercolor landscape from the 1800s makes viewers think more deeply about Huerta’s technique.”

Article by Art and Seek

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NASAD ACCREDITATION GALLERY

From the Department Chair: “I am pleased to announce a highly successful result from our recent NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design) re-accreditation submission. The three year process supported by the faculty, students and staff of the Department of Art and Art History was very successful.

Support from Dean Beth Wright, Provost Ron Elsenbaumer and President Vistasp Karbhari was essential. The Department of Art and At History wishes to thank all who contributed to this accomplishment.�

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MORGAN CHIVERS’ INTERVIEW PUBLISHED IN PERIPHERAL ARTERIES M FA M A K I N G WAV E S Morgan Chivers has been interviewed and published in Peripheral ARTeries, the link to the digital publication can be found at http://issuu.com/artpress/docs/peripheral_ arteries_art_review_-_se.

An excerpt about Morgan from the interview: “Morgan Chivers graduated from San Jose State University (2011) after spending a full decade earning four simultaneously conferred degrees and five minors: BA History, BA Global Studies, BFA photography and BFA Spatial Arts, with minors in Anthropology, Music, Religious Studies, German and Environmental Studies. He is a current graduate student at the University of Texas at Arlington, pursuing an MFA in Glass & Intermedia.

Morgan has rapidly built an extensive exhibition record, with shows throughout the United States and internationally. His work has been selected for 32 juried exhibitions in the last 18 months, receiving 1st place honors from the Carnegie Arts Center’s “Imagining the Real” exhibition, the ArtBUZZ publication, and the Glass Arts Society’s International Student Exhibition Catalogue.”

Article Excerpt by Perihperal Arteries

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JAMES S. BARNETT, JR. FOUNDATION AWARDS The James S. Barnett, Jr. Foundation was established in 1998 by Kyong Ju, Jesse and Mia Barnett as a memorial to their late husband and father, James S. Barnett, Jr. Barnett was a helicopter ambulance pilot who lost his life trying to save the victim of a car accident in 1993.

The foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people through religion, arts, education, science, and collaborative community projects.

FA L L 2 0 1 4 Photography: John Crouch, Westley Harwart & Ivan Lopez

OUSTANDING SENIOR AWARDS

PHOTOGRAPHY FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

The Department of Art and Art History is proud to

Each semester the senior photo faculty recognizes a

announce the Outstanding Senior Award winners for our

continuing photography ma jor who shows the most

Fall 2014 graduating classes. Each semester the faculty

promise or who has realized a significant body of

has an opportunity to nominate a graduating senior for

work. The scholarship is meant to help further their

the Outstanding Senior Award in each of the areas of

development as an artist and as a photographer.

concentration.

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Art Education: Rachel Herod

Lindsay Barker

Art History: Haylie Ballentine Drawing: Kevin Bradford Film/Video: Malina R. Miller Photography: Holly Martinez Painting: Jessica Michael Printmaking: Eugene Sarmiento Visual Communication: Karolina Bebak & Alexander Reyher Sculpture: Hector Ramirez

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FALL 2014 BFA SENIOR EXHIBITION

SCHEDULE FOR SPRING 2015 This fall saw many great events happening in our department such as the Find Your Space Community College event, many great visiting artists and lecturers, and the BFA and BA senior exhibitions.

The department is working tirelessly to make Spring 2015 a great semester; the annual Glass Sale, High School-Find Your Space Classes, and Visiting Artist Janin Antoni.

These are just a few, more are listed below:

JA N UA RY Artist Talk Gyorgy Beck & Sylvia Plachy Thursday, January 29 12:30pm - 1:30pm FA 148 Gallery Reception Gyorgy Beck & Sylvia Plachy Friday, January 30 5:30pm - 8pm

F E B R UA RY

FA 148 Artist Talk Vincent Ramos Installation Exhibition Schedule for Conduit Gallery Lecture Vincent Ramos Thursday, February 19

M A RC H Artist Talk Megan Gould Monday, March 16 FA 148 MFA Open Studio Event Wednesday, March 18 2pm - 5pm

APRIL

MFA Thesis Exhibtion Monday, April 13 - 16 Reception MFA Thesis Expo 5pm - 7pm Janine Antoni Monday, April 27

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