Juan Sebastian Agudelo teaches liberal arts and writing at The University of the Arts, Temple University and Drexel University. In addition to translating poetry, he has published books, articles and poems in both English and Spanish. He earned his MA and BA in English from Southern Illinois University.
Laurence Bach is a professor at The University of the Arts in the Graphic Design department. He holds a BFA from Philadelphia College of Art (now UArts) and completed his graduate certificate in Design at the School of Design in Basel, Switzerland.
Eugene Bolt has raised funds for universities, museums, art galleries, poetry magazines and performing arts groups. Currently he oversees grant writing and major gift initiatives for foundations at The University of the Arts.
Lowell Boston, an independent animator and filmmaker, has extensive teaching experience—most notably as Professor of Animation at The University of the Arts. Having earned a BFA in Animation and an MFA in Film/Video, he has participated in many aspects of production including concept development, art direction, animation, photography and directing. He has freelanced for Nickelodeon, Reading Rainbow and the NFL.
Brian Butler’s career includes design and illustration for Mattel, research and development at Tyco Toys and songwriting/recording with Columbia and Epic Records. He has taught painting, illustration, computer graphics and comic book art at numerous private studios and area colleges and universities.
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David Chaplin-Loebell is Lead Software Architect for the TLA Entertainment Group, where he handles the development of web applications for e-commerce, content management and operational support. He is the primary developer of Fester, the ticketing system for the Philadelphia Film Society and is co-owner of Klatha.com, a technology consulting company. Klatha.com has created web applications for the Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festivals, among others.
Bruno Circolo has extensive experience in computer graphics and serves as Senior Art Director at DSC Advertising. Classically trained as a painter, Bruno is also a certified yoga instructor specializing in the Vinyasa style.
Marc Dicciani is the Director of the School of Music at The University of the Arts and Professor of Drumset and Music Business. He is also Co-Chair of the National Advocacy Committee of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and President of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Music Alliance. As a drummer, he has made concert appearances with a wide variety of artists. He is an artist/clinician for Yamaha Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Regal Tip Drum Sticks and Remo Drum Heads and writer for Modern Drummer and In-Concert magazines. His web site is: http://www.dicciani.com.
Steve DiMeo has been an advertising copywriter and creative director in and around the Philadelphia area for over 23 years. He has worked on campaigns for Microsoft, Pizza Hut, the New Jersey Lottery, Pep Boys, p.i.n.k. Vodka, Sam’s Club and many other consumer and business-to-business accounts. Steve has won numerous regional and national advertising awards for his work. Currently, he is Copy Director at TMX Communications, an interactive marketing firm in Conshohocken, PA.
Larry Donahue’s experience includes his tenure as a mold-maker and ceramicist at the Moravian Tile Works. Teaching in our undergraduate and graduate programs as well as for Continuing Studies, Larry has been an esteemed faculty member at The University of the Arts for over 20 years. He exhibits locally and internationally and has produced work for Martha Stewart.
Amanda Elizabeth is a local artist who creates both one-of-a-kind and production jewelry. She is also a jewelry instructor at The Wayne Art Center and Main Line Art Center. In addition to studying at Penland School of Crafts and Peter’s Valley, Amanda received her BFA in Crafts from The University of the Arts.
Heather Mae Erickson is an artist, craftsperson and designer. Erickson earned her BFA in Crafts at The University Arts and an MFA in Ceramics at Cranbrook Academy of Art. In addition to numerous honors and prestigious international exhibitions, she was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to conduct independent research at The University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland. Erickson is currently a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio, a lecturer at UArts and Rowan University and an instructor at several community art centers in the Philadelphia area. Her work appeared in the February 2008 Ceramics Monthly as the cover article in their issue dedicated to design.
Eileen Fell is a Philadelphia-based photographer who has exhibited in the United States and Germany. She holds an MFA in Photography and currently teaches at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Christine Fisler graduated from The University of the Arts School of Dance with a BFA in Jazz Performance and has been trained in the Royal Academy of Dance syllabi. She has worked with the Movement Lounge Dance Company as a highlighted dancer in the Comcast Spotlight Event and has choreographed and performed in rock concerts and music videos. Christine was also dance captain for two years for Coyote Ugly.
Harris Fogel, an Associate Professor of Photography at The University of the Arts, is also the former Chair of the Media Arts (photo/film/animation) Department. He is an educator and consultant to organizations that seek expertise in digital imaging and is the host and executive producer of the digital-imaging-and-technology-based website http://www.maceditionradio.com.
Julianna Foster, a fine art photographer and designer, exhibits her work nationally and is a member of Vox Populi artist collective. She teaches photography, digital imaging and two-dimensional design at the university level. Julianna holds a BFA in Design and an MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from The University of the Arts.
John Freeborn has extensive experience as both graphic designer and university instructor in the design arts. In addition to his own personal projects, he creates advertising, multimedia and visuals for clients such as MTV, MBNA, NBC10, K2 Snowboards and AND1. John earned his BFA in Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and was Co-Founder of Space 1026, the Philadelphia community-based art gallery and studio.
Alex Gartlemann is a sculptor who has twice been awarded the Foundry Prize from The University of the Arts. He was also selected as the United States representative at The New and theYoung II Medallic Art Symposium in Turku, Finland, where bronze casting was the focus. He has exhibited bronze works in Turku, Lisbon, Boulder, New York and locally.
Regan Gradet is an art director, graphic designer, book artist and printmaker with over 15 years of professional print design experience. She has worked in New York City, San Francisco and Philadelphia for such clients as Time Warner, Target, J. Crew, Dell and Encyclopedia Britannica. Her current work centers around computer-generated text and images as the basis for letterpress and screen printed books.
Alexis Granwell is a Philadelphia artist who works primarily in printmaking and installation. She has shown her work throughout the United States as well as internationally. This summer she was awarded a fellowship to the Ragdale Residency in Illinois. In December, she will have a solo show at Arlington Arts Center. Granwell received an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 and earned a BFA in Painting from Boston University in 2003.
George-ann F. Greth is a Philadelphia artist who has been working with hot glass for over 20 years. She has studied with many of the top artists of the contemporary glass movement and worked in several studios on the east coast. Her experience includes not only glassblowing, but also a variety of other glass working processes. She currently teaches fusing and casting at Rowan University, and is a co-manager and teacher of glassblowing at East Falls Glassworks.
Brian Hibbs, a graphic and interactive designer, founded the design agency Borografis. He has received the Golden Web Award and the 2004 AAWebmasters Award and was featured in Killerbytes magazine as winner of its design competition.
Michael A. Johnston’s recent projects include the animation of Super Mom for Comcast On Demand television (created at John Serpentelli’s Animation Stewdio) and modeling work for Harold Kalmus, Faux Real Project: Zones for the Kimmel Center. He holds a BFA in Animation from The University of the Arts.
Corinne Karon has tap-danced on every continent, including Antarctica. She performs throughout this country on a regular basis for Young Audience and teaches at Rowan University, Bryn Mawr College, The Wissahickon Dance Academy and the Chester Valley Dance Academy. She holds a BFA in Modern Dance from The University of the Arts.
Sandra L. McClurken is certified as an Instructional Technology Specialist with the State of Pennsylvania and is currently employed as an Educational Technologist with the School District of Philadelphia. She has also taught for Philadelphia University and at Saint Joseph’s University in its Instructional Technology Masters degree and certification program.
Tony Miceli is a prominent jazz vibraphonist who has played nationally and internationally in countless festivals, concerts, clubs and master classes. He is a member of the faculty at The University of the Arts School of Music.
James Moore designs and creates one-of-a-kind furniture pieces and cabinetry using reclaimed lumber and unusual grades of wood. He has worked and studied with wood craftsman Michael Hurwitz at Haystack Mountain Craft School and the Michael Hurwitz Studio. Jim has been featured as an emerging artist in Art and Antiques magazine and is represented locally by the Wexler Gallery.
Beth Nicewonger earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Emerson College. Currently, she is developing her Master’s thesis into a memoir book project, writing micro fiction and nonfiction and freelancing for the career website Experience.com. She is a member of the Artist Advisory Board for First Person Arts and is employed by The University of the Arts.
Len Nicholas, Performing Arts Specialist at Lenape High School in Medford, NJ, teaches wind ensemble, music technology I & II, jazz band, jazz improvisation and music theory. Len has been a guest conductor for the All South Jersey Junior High Symphonic Band as well as the All South Jersey High School Symphonic Band and Senior High Jazz Band. He was a featured presenter at the 2003 International Association for Jazz Education convention in Toronto, Canada. Len holds Bachelor degrees in Music and Music Education from The University of the Arts and a Masters degree in Applied Technology from Chestnut Hill College.
Rosae M. Reeder combines photographic processes, collage and traditional printmaking media in her book structures and installations. She holds a BFA in Printmaking and an MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from The University of the Arts.
Ken Leigh Rogers has directed and choreographed throughout the United States and Great Britain. As a performer he has landed in six Broadway musicals, four London’s West End shows and three Hollywood films including Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and the movie musical The Pirates of Penzance. He has also been in several television specials and commercials. Ken has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan, Assistant Professor in Musical Theatre and Dance at the University of Oklahoma and an Associate Professor at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Currently he teaches for Marymount Manhattan College and The University of the Arts.
Scott Rosenthal is an independent sound designer who has created and taught sound for video and theatre across the country including Chicago, New York City and Louisiana. For the past two years he has worked for The University of the Arts in the Music Technology department. Scott holds a BA from Washington University in St. Louis, with a specialization in Music.
Jeremy Ryan is a designer/developer with extensive experience in print and web design. His clients have included a wide range of organizations—from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies in high tech and entertainment fields, financial services, healthcare and others. He earned a BA in Business and Music from Muhlenberg College.
Wendy Schuster is an artist and instructor with 20 years of design experience. She has been working with Precious Metal Clay for seven years. She has taught beginning, advanced and certification classes at several schools and businesses as well as in her home studio in Reading, PA. She is a juried artisan at the state and local levels.
Nai-whedai Sheriff, the Founder of Urban Dance & Company, has performed, choreographed and taught dance for 14 years. An early enthusiast of the Afro-Caribbean movement, her performance and teaching repertoire now includes hip hop, street funk and competitive dance. Her choreography has earned awards in the Atlantic Championships, the StarPower Competition and the Star Challenge Championship.
Marisha Simons is an artist-printmaker who prints on alternative media combined with encaustic painting in her installations. She has been awarded fellowships and residencies across the country and internationally, and her work has been published in National Geographic magazine. Marisha is an edition printer and shop technician for the Experimental Printmaking Institute of Lafayette College and teaches in The University of the Arts Printmaking Department.
Andrea Snyder is Founder and President of International Product Marketing, whose clients include the The World Bank, the South African Trade Commission, the University of Pennsylvania Museum, and Art & Artifact catalog among others. She was Senior Craft and Giftware Buyer for the Smithsonian gift shops for nine years and is a prizewinning printmaker and collage artist.
Lori Spencer leads printing and pre-press at the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, an in-house offset production facility at The University of the Arts and teaches digital applications in the undergraduate program. She also received her MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from The University of the Arts.
Ivette Spradlin is a working artist living in Philadelphia. She recently received her MFA in Photography from Tyler School of Art and is currently teaching photography and digital art at numerous colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area.
John Staack is Founder and Owner of Staack Woodworking. John has taught woodworking at Moore College of Art, Peter’s Valley Craft Center and The University of the Arts. He was also a founding partner of Ionic Woodworking Studio and launched a line of furniture at the Philadelphia Furniture Show. In addition to working for designers such as Joanne Hudson, John continues to produce his own work.
Samara Talkin is a freelance painter who has found her subject matter on the streets and among the people of Philadelphia since 2001. She has been teaching art and passing along her love for the city for decades. Currently Samara teaches in the Foundations Department at The University of the Arts.
Diane Walsh was a producer and development executive in Los Angeles for almost 20 years, where she developed and sold numerous feature films, cable movies, and ABC Movies of the Week. She was formerly Director of Programming at the Family Channel. She was Emmy-nominated for producing the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, “A Place for Annie” (ABC). Walsh is an Associate Professor in the Writing for Film and Television Department at The University of the Arts, teaches Advanced Screenwriting and is a script consultant.
Michelle Wilson is a papermaker, printmaker and book and installation artist whose work has been featured at the Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, the Powel House Museum’s Landmarks Contemporary Projects Series and the 2006 International Biennial for the Artist’s Book in Alexandria, Egypt. She has an MFA in Book Arts/ Printmaking from The University of the Arts.
Jeremy Wischusen is a flash-PHP developer for myyearbook.com.He has over ten years experience designing web sites and has taught web design for the Springhouse computer school for clients such as Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and The Vanguard Group.
Barbara Zuckerman is a freelance designer, illustrator and book artist with over ten years of professional design experience. She has worked in small and large ad agencies and design firms in Boston, New York City and Philadelphia. She received her BFA in Communication Design with an Illustration minor from Syracuse University and is a graduate of the MFA program in Book Arts/Printmaking at The University of the Arts. You can see much of her art and design work at: http://www.bzdesignstuff.com.
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