Pamela Jennings will present her Constructed Narratives: Using Play to Break Down Social Barriers project September 3-5 at Interact 2003, the Ninth IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Zurich, Switzerland.

Ayanah Moor has a solo exhibit, A to Z Like Me at Anchor Graphics in Chicago, IL. She will lecture and give a demonstration on September 6, 3-4pm with the opening reception following from 4-6pm. www.anchorgraphics.org

Richard Bancroft Beaman, who was the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts' 1969 Artist of the Year, died on July 23 in Rockport, MA where he'd lived since 1974. He was 94. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College and Union Theological Seminary, Mr. Beaman studied art at Harvard, Columbia Teachers College, the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the art faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Arts, in 1955 and retired in 1974. His colleague, Ruth Strick, remembered him as "a true intellectual among artists. There was a lot of energy and excitement about him. He was always challenging and such fun -- a very serious artist. But he did not take himself seriously." Mr. Beaman served as president of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Plan for Art. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; his children, Peter, Joanna, Valerie and Christina; and seven grandchildren.

Susan Schwalb (BFA '65) will have a solo exhibit at Robert Steele Gallery, New York City, October 9-November 8, 2003, opening October 9, 6-8pm. Her web site is: http://www.susanschwalb.com

Maxine Unterberg Cohn (BFA '69) has been appointed Arts Coordinator, Carrollton School of The Sacred Heart in Coconut Grove, Florida. She will be supervising all levels of art instruction ranging from preschool through high school. In addition to her teaching commitment she will be overseeing the integration of the visual arts and performing arts curriculum.

Claire McConaughy (BFA '81) was the featured artist for Curcio Projects at the Scope International Art
Fair in Los Angeles, July 2003. The exhibition consisted of an installation of paintings on vinyl titled, Slip, and monoprints on vellum.

Kent Homchick (BFA '79, MFA '85) is Visual Arts Chair at University of Colorado at Denver.

Rob Rogers (MFA '84) is exhibiting in Too Hot to Handle: Creating Controversy Through Political Cartoons at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh through August 31.

Deborah Barkun (BFA '89) is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of the History of Art at Bryn Mawr College and a 2003-2004 Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Fellow. Her dissertation, entitled Imaging AIDS: Art, Activism, and the Collaborative Body, explores the relationship between artistic collaboration fueled by the AIDS epidemic and transformations of corporeal imagery, focusing in particular on the art collectives General Idea, Gran Fury, and Group Material and the single-authored work of participating artists AA Bronson, Donald Moffett, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

Yaalieth Simpson (BFA '93) received an M.A. in art administration at Teachers College, Columbia University in 1997, an M.L.A. in Liberal Arts/African American Studies at University of Pennsylvania in 1999, and a Ph.D. in Art and Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University this year. Her dissertation was entitled African American Female Identity in the 19th Century: The Application of Patricia Hill Collins' Theory of Social Empowerment in a Critical Analysis of Harriet Powers' Bible Quilts. During her studies, she was the recipient of conference and professional development grants from the College Art Association and National Endowment for the Arts. She also was awarded a Public/Programs/Membership Internship at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Simpson continues to draw and paint, write poetry and dance.

Marc Fischer (BFA '93), with Temporary Services, is co-presenting a new non-commercial initiative and resource, Mess Hall, in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago at 6932 N. Glenwood Avenue. Housed in a store front, Mess Hall will feature a printed matter resource center, exhibitions, workshops, lectures, public projects, actions, events, meals, and more. For more information, call (773) 465-4033 or visit: http://my.calendars.net/messhall/. Temporary Services' Prisoners' Inventions project, according to the writings and drawings of Angelo, is on view in exhibition form at MASS MoCa http://www.massmoca.org/ and in book form through White Walls. Between August 15-17, Prisoners' Inventions was featured on the nationally syndicated radio program, This American Life. To find out more, visit: http://www.thisamericanlife.org.

Patrick Meagher's (BFA '95) photo artworks from his residency at the former WTC NYC were recently acquired by the U.S.Government, including a photo collage that is among a few pieces in an Independent Curators International show touring museums from 2004-2006 in USA, Europe and Asia. Also showing is a Patrick Meagher and Dave Shim (BFA '95) collaboration DVD Requiem for the New Economy which was recently shown at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London.

Jen Urso's (BFA '96) installation and interactive work Together in Nothing with Everything will be showing at Eye Lounge: a Contemporary Art Space, 419 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, AZ. This work explores the energetic link between ourselves and our environment by drawing on chaos theory, fractal geometry, quantum mechanics, theories of synchronicity, dreams, electromagnetism and simple everyday observation. It encourages patrons to initiate a connection between themselves and their surroundings by participating in interactive work, games and installation. Opening reception: September 5 from 7-10pm. The show runs until September 27th. Gallery Hours: Fridays 5-9pm, Saturdays 1-5pm Contact Jen at 480-894-3206.

Nadine Kosier (BFA '99) has been working in the jewelry industry for the past three years, employed with two independent designers. She has reproduced jewelry designs for wholesale and retail accounts, supervised a staff of a dozen artisans, managed a boutique, and freelanced her own designs. She is considering entering the field of art conservation and relocating to Florence, Italy.

Semi Ryu (MFA '02) will present Ritualizing Interactive Media: Virtual Puppetry with Spiraling Interaction September 3-5 at Interact 2003, the Ninth IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Zurich, Switzerland.

Peter Burr (BFA '02) performed with Dem Bones in the nerds gone wild event at the Mattress Factory, August 6.

Joel Heires (BFA '02) is working as part of a design team at Bearded Toad Entertainment, a new studio that makes handheld games for personal digital assistants and cell phones.

 Jacob Ciocci, third year graduate student, performed with his band Extreme Animals in the summer of HTML tour 2003 at Pittsburgh's Mattress Factory on August 6. He also showed paperrad video cartoons with his sister, as well as discussed internet computer adventures with his friend Cory Arcangel who also played music and showed home movies with his sister.

Adam Davies, second year graduate student in Art, is participating in 8-Hour Drawings at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. The exhibit opens on the evening of September 2 and runs through September 23. For more information, call (814)-332-4365.

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