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Carol Jacobsen Retires from Stamps, Teaches at U-M Law School
May 1, 2021 • Faculty Stories, Faculty
For more than thirty years, award-winning social documentary artist and Stamps professor Carol Jacobsen has leveraged her power as an artist, feminist, and scholar to create political change. Read More >
Creative Adaptations: Exhibiting During the Pandemic
February 9, 2021 • Social Engagement, Faculty Stories, Faculty
While many museums and galleries are finding new ways to connect artists and audiences virtually during the pandemic, we all miss the experience of seeing creative work in-person. Read More >
Stamps Community at the 109th Annual CAA Conference
January 27, 2021 • Research & Leadership, Faculty
The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design joins art historians, artists, designers, and visual arts professionals from across the globe for the College Art Association’s 109th annual conference, taking place virtually February 10-13, 2021. Read More >
Marianetta Porter Retires
December 16, 2020 • Faculty Stories, Faculty
When interdisciplinary artist, scholar, and Stamps Professor Marianetta Porter reflects on her time at the University of Michigan, she talks about the “full circle” nature of her career journey. Read More >
Creative Responses: Art, Design, and Firearm Injury Prevention
October 26, 2020 • Research & Leadership, Faculty, Undergraduate Student
In late September, 2020, Lia New (BFA ‘22) presented at the annual Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS) symposium, The Science of Firearm Injury Prevention: Charting the Path Forward with Data and Innovation. Read More >
Michael Rodemer Retires
September 17, 2020 • Faculty Stories, Faculty
Since 1996, interdisciplinary artist and professor Michael Rodemer has broadened the imaginations and skills of Stamps students through kinetic and interactive sculpture. Read More >
Faculty Spotlight: Sun Young Park
August 26, 2020 • Research & Leadership, Faculty Stories, Faculty
Sun Young Park, assistant professor at the Stamps School for Art & Design and the School of Information at the University of Michigan, is motivated by this driving question: “How can human-computer interaction (HCI) improve our quality of life?” Read More >
Faculty Spotlight: Irina Aristarkhova on Hospitality, Feminism, and Contemporary Art
June 24, 2020 • Research & Leadership, Faculty Stories, Faculty
In June 2020, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design professor Irina Aristarkhova published her most recent book, Arrested Welcome: Hospitality in Contemporary Art (University of Minnesota Press). Read More >
In Memory of Bill Lewis (1918-2020)
June 11, 2020 • Faculty
Born in Detroit, raised in Lansing and Grand Rapids, Lewis was a University of Michigan alum (BDes ‘48) and a veteran of the U.S. Navy (1941-1945). Read More >
Louis Marinaro Retires
May 13, 2020 • Faculty Stories, Faculty
With a 39-year teaching career at the Stamps School that began in 1981 with a visiting professorship, Lou Marinaro has been a guiding presence in the sculpture studio. Read More >
