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Leslie Sobel: Two-Person Show in Munster, Indiana
January 27, 2020 • Alumni News, Alumni - Undergraduate News
Work by Leslie Sobel (BFA 1983) is featured in Earthforms: Michalski & Sobel, on view at South Shore Arts - Atrium Gallery in Munster, IN from January 8-March 8, 2020.Jane Michalski and Leslie Sobel are two artists who explore their… Read More >
Takeshi Yamada Exhibits at Wreath Interpretations
January 27, 2020 • Alumni News, Alumni - Graduate News
Stamps alum Takeshi Yamada (MFA 1987) recently exhibited a colorful sculpture as part of the annual Wreath Interpretations exhibition hosted by the Arsenal Gallery in Manhattan. Yamada has presented his work as part of this exhibition in… Read More >
Peter Guren Retires Beloved Comic Strip After Four Decades
January 27, 2020 • Alumni News, Alumni - Undergraduate News
Stamps alum Peter Guren (BSDes 1974), best known as the creator and artist behind the popular Ask Shagg comic strip, decided to retire the strip earlier this month. Although he initially attended Northwestern University, Guren transferred… Read More >
Sara Harwin to Participate in PWLF 2020
January 27, 2020 • Alumni News, Alumni - Undergraduate News
Stamps alum Sara Harwin (BFA 1969) will participate in the 2020 Portland Winter Lights Festival (PWLF) with a window installation at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE) and a lunchtime talk about her work on… Read More >
Marianne Fairbanks and Erica Hess Launch Hello! Loom
January 17, 2020 • Alumni News, Alumni - Undergraduate News
Stamps alumna Marianne Fairbanks (BFA ’97) and Erica Hess recently launched Hello! Loom, a miniature, portable loom.The affordable, pop-out laser cut design offers an accessible entry point for beginners, and a mobile creative outlet and… Read More >
Brynn Higgins-Stirrup: Artist-in-Residence Fellowship at VCU Arts Qatar
January 10, 2020 • Alumni News, Alumni - Graduate News
Stamps alumna Brynn Higgins-Stirrup (MFA ’18) is currently working as an artist-in-residence at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts in Qatar. Brynn’s focus as AIR is on studio practice. She also works to mentor students… Read More >
Rebecca Zeiss: Solo Exhibition at Midland Center for the Arts
December 24, 2019 • Alumni News, Alumni - Undergraduate News
Work by Stamps alumna Rebecca Zeiss (BFA ’79) is featured in her solo exhibition, on view September 28, 2019 — January 5, 2020 at the Midland Center for the Arts. This exhibit features hanging installations from Seeking Solace, an ongoing… Read More >
Stamps Students Research 1963 Pop Art Exhibitions at UMMA
December 24, 2019 • Alumni News, Alumni - Undergraduate News
Stamps students in the class “History of Art/American Culture 244: Art of the American Century” recently launched a website to document the first two Pop Art exhibitions hosted by the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) in 1963: Six… Read More >
Katie Mongoven Wins Second Place at Monochromatic
December 24, 2019 • Alumni News, Alumni - Undergraduate News
Stamps alum Katie Mongoven (BFA ’17) recently won 2nd Place at Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts’ Monochromatic: A National Juried Exhibition.Monochrome is defined as the exploration of one color: varying in shade, tone, and… Read More >
Katie Spak Paints Public Mural in DC
December 23, 2019 • Alumni News, Alumni - Undergraduate News
During the month of September, Stamps alum Katie Spak (BFA ’19) partnered with Dupont Underground, a non-profit community arts organization, to paint a mural in the 15,000 square foot tunnel beneath Washington DC’s iconic Dupont Circle…. Read More >
