Elaine A. King gave a paper titled Mama, A Cultural Icon: Whistler's Mother at the American Culture Association and Popular Culture Conference in New Orleans on April 17, 2003.

Bob Bingham is participating in the Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities conference with two students in Chicago this May 29-30. The students are Ann Wootten (BSA) and Diane Loviglio (BHA) whose SURG project relates to a Green Roof on Hammerschlag Hall.

Clayton Merrell received a grant from the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Red Wing, Minnesota to produce a series of time-lapse panoramic paintings this May. He will also run several workshops with area schools during the residency at the center.

Ayanah Moor will begin a summer residency this May at the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY to produce a series of etchings.

Mel Bochner's (BFA '62) exhibit, Photographs 1966-69 at Sonnabend Gallery was reviewed by Holland Cotter in the New York Times. Visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/02/arts/design/02GALL.html?ex=1052539200&en=c0995808386722b4&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

Boris Bally (BFA '84) is participating in the following exhibitions: Colorful Memories: A Show of Emotion at Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT, curated by Nicole Bsullak, April 6-June 1, http://brookfieldcraftcenter.org/; Turned Multiples III at Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO, April 25-June 1, http://www.craftalliance.org/; and at Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA, curated by Michael Hosaluk and Tom Loeser, April 4-June 1, http://www.craftalliance.org/. Boris has new sculpture installations at: Respironics, Inc., atrium, 2nd fl., Murrysville, PA; Glaxo-Smith-Kline Headquarters, lobby, Robinson Twp, PA and the International Fine Arts College lobby, Miami, FL; Info: Carol Siegel Fine Art <CarolSiegel@earthlink.net>.

His 36" diameter wall-hung metal perforated layered plate fabricated from a recycled Stop sign was selected for the Mint Museum of Craft and Design Auction, held in March. Proceeds from this third annual Mint Condition Gala Auction benefit the educational programs at the Mint Museum of Craft and Design located in Charlotte, NC. Info: Michael Monroe <mwmonroe@yahoo.com>

He will also be conducting and presenting professional practices workshops at the 2003 Annual Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference, May 21-25, Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA.

Christine Blair (BFA '89) is exhibiting with Anne Gant and Susan White in Nature Preserved, Altered, Invented, at The Schuylkill Center in Philadelphia, PA, April 27 - June 30.

Marc Fischer (BFA '93) will be exhibiting his complete unedited photo files (about 100 subjects and 4,000 photos) along with an interactive component and a free booklet: Visits to the Picture Collection and a Meeting with Librarian Margarete Gross in Operation: Human Intelligence at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, May 4 - June 14,2003. The exhibit opens May 4, 3-6pm with an artist's talk on June 7 at 3pm.

Nicole Repack (BFA '93) a.k.a. Jocelyn Superstar is exhibiting with Isis Rodriguez a.k.a. Little Miss Attitude in Casa Dulce: Artists in Residence at Sanitary Fill Company in San Francisco, CA. The exhibit features artwork created during their residency using recycled materials. The exhibit opens May 23, 5-9 pm. For more information: http://www.norcalwaste.com

Monica Leeke Dix (BFA '96) gave birth to Isabella Ray Dix on March 23, 2003, 7 lbs 7 oz, 20.5".

Jennifer Urso (BFA '96) will exhibit in a 2-person show with David Dauncey at Modified Art Space in downtown Phoenix, AZ. The show runs June 6 -July 1. See http://www.modified.org for more details. Also, visit http://www.eyelounge.com to view recent work samples and information about the collective Jen is involved in.

Dana Kleinman Pennebaker (BFA '97) received her MFA in painting from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Over the past year, she has had solo shows at the University of New Mexico, the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque, and a large drawing shown at the Albuquerque Museum (2002 juried exhibition). She will be participating in an invitational group exhibition, Reverberations, this August at the Durango Art Center in Durango, CO. In addition to showing her work, she and her husband have a web based small business: http://www.sundialreptile.com

Glenn Johnson (BFA '99) will be attending graduate school at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, MI.

Rebecca Vaughan (MFA '01) was awarded an Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship for the 2003-04 year. Visit: http://members.toast.net/rebeccavaughan

Jenny Lee and Terry Young (both BFA '01) are exhibiting with Tom Hall in The Jenny, Terry, Tom Show, at art space 303, sponsored by the Steel Valley Arts Council, at 303 East 8th Avenue in Homestead, PA, May 3-17.

Sarah McNeer is working as a Multimedia Specialist at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust where she will be employed full-time after graduation.

Fereshteh Toosi will tour with << projet MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE project >> for 3 weeks in May, making stops in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine. Now in its third year, << projet MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE project >> is an annual touring exhibition of artist books, zines, and independent publications. Traveling by way of a vintage Airstream, the BOOKMOBILE visits a variety of venues in Canada and the U.S. including community centers, schools, libraries, festivals and artist-run centers. Fereshteh will join other coordinators traveling with the exhibition to facilitate a series of workshops, artist talks, and educational forums. The project has exposed thousands of visitors to a unique collection of independently produced book works. For more information, please visit: http://www.mobilivre.org

The Press Play video series, organized by graduate students in the School of Art, including Siobhan Rigg and Blithe Riley, has received a $2000 grant from the Sprout Fund, and $500 from Carnegie Mellon's Center for the Arts in Society.

Tak Noguchi has been awarded a Getty Internship in Los Angeles, CA.

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