maine college of art fall newsletter 2012 + annual report of giving

MAINE COLLEGE OF ART
FALL NEWSLETTER 2012 + ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING
OUR
MISSION:
Maine College of Art delivers a demanding
and enlivening education in visual art and
design within an intimate learning community.
We teach each student how to transform
aspirations and values into a creative practice
that serves as the foundation for a lifelong
pursuit of personal and professional goals.
Programs
MECA offers a BFA degree
in 10 studio majors, an
MFA in Studio Arts, a
Post-Baccalaureate in Art
Education, and a Continuing
Studies program for youths
and adults. The Institute of
Contemporary Art and the
Joanne Waxman Library at
MECA are campus resources
that are open to the public.
ABOUT THIS
PUBLICATION
In compiling this newsletter,
every effort was made to
ensure its accuracy. Please
accept our apologies if any
errors were made. Contact us
at advancement@meca.edu
or 207.775.5098.
Leadership Team
Donald L. Tuski, Ph.D.
President
DESIGN
Jennifer S. Muller
Ian Anderson
Vice President of
Academic Affairs and
Dean of the College
PHOTOGRApHY
Emma Sampson ’11
David Branson
Director of Technology
Rebecca Swanson Conrad
Vice President of
Institutional Advancement
Beth Elicker
Executive Vice President
Molly Hunt
Executive Assistant
Elizabeth Jabar
Assistant Dean
Jessica Tomlinson
Director of Artists at Work
Raffi Der Simonian
Director of Marketing and
Communications
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CONTRIBUTORS
Jill Dalton ’99
Jessica Tomlinson
Dietlind Vander Schaaf
Annie Wadleigh
ON THE COVER
Julianna Swaney ’05
A Fright, pencil and watercolor
on paper, 8” x 10”, 2012
Honour Mack, Professor of Painting. Puff Basin, oil on canvas, 14” x 11”, 2006
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mary L. Schendel (Chair)
Samuel Pierce (Vice-Chair)
Joan L. Amory
Jane G. Briggs
Ronald Buford
Maria Canning
John R. Coleman
Daniel Crewe
Ben Devine
William R. Dill
Deborah H. Dluhy
Annette L. Elowitch
Ralph L. Harding
Anne M. Ireland ’94
Judith A. Kane, Ph.D.
Candace Pilk Karu
Erick Lahme
Alison Leavitt
Paula Crane Lunder
Lynda Means, M.D.
Margaret Crane Morfit
Kenneth M. Nelson
Margaret Minister O’Keefe
Daniel E. O’Leary
Jac Ouellette ’02
Claudia C. Pachios
Daniel Poteet
Deborah Spring Reed
Dorothy Schwartz
Cynthia Thompson
William C. Thornton
Andres Verzosa ’92
Katherine Watson
Caron Zand
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letter
from the
president
Dear Alumni and Friends,
At MECA, we are committed to the belief that art improves the health of
any community. The more I interact with our talented students, dedicated
faculty and staff, and highly-engaged alumni, the more convinced I am that
amazing things can be accomplished when creativity, passion, and hard
work intersect.
With the academic year in full swing, there is an undeniable air of excitement
around campus as we announce several developments including:
+Launch of Artists at Work, an initiative that connects students
and alumni with professional opportunities
+Introduction of Textiles, Apparel & Fashion Program
+New computer lab and layout room
+Enhanced space for Photography and New Media majors
+New Café/Student Center that features more space and amenities
+Makeover of Printmaking studio
+Addition of CNC router in Woodworking & Furniture Design
For the hundreds of members of our community who support MECA each
year by making a gift or contributing to our advancement efforts in some
way, I would like to thank you. We could not have achieved all of the abovelisted accomplishments without your generosity. Your continued support
is crucial as we strive to ensure that our students have access to the
necessary tools and resources to take risks, think critically, and creatively
engage within, across, between, and beyond their respective disciplines.
In the spirit of advancing MECA’s mission, I urge you to consider making a
gift or reconnecting with your alma mater. Imagine the collective impact
that we could make on this great institution if each of us contributed every
year. However large or small, I can assure you that your gift will positively
influence the educational experience of every student.
As evidenced by the inspiration-infused pages that follow, the
transformational power of a MECA education continues to serve as the
foundation for a lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals.
Sincerely,
Don Tuski, Ph.D.
President
Martha Miller ’06, Continuing Studies faculty, Self with Big Blue Brain (cropped), black Sharpie, pastel, charcoal,
colored ink, colored pencil, watercolor, and acrylic on Rives BFK, 22” x 15”, 2012
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UPCOMING
AT MECA
Professional
Development Series
BUSINESS BASICS FOR ARTISTS
Institute of Contemporary Art
(ICA) at Maine College of Art
Professional Development Series:
The Business of Art
2012 MECA Faculty Exhibition
Maine College of Art, in partnership with Creative
Portland and Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the
Arts, presents a monthly series to provide artists
with critical skills needed to better understand
the business of art. Workshops are held the
second Wednesday of every month starting in
October, in Osher Hall, from 6 – 9pm. Topics
incude grantwriting for artists, pricing your artwork,
business essentials for professional artists,
residencies, taxes for artists, artist contracts and
working with galleries, grant seeking, art-based
businesses, social media, registering and licensing,
crowd sourcing, and getting products to market.
Second Wednesday of every month
November 7 – December 22, 2012
Featured artists include Jeffrey Clancy,
Associate Professor of Metalsmithing & Jewelry,
Elizabeth Jabar, Assistant Dean, Director of
Public Engagement, and Associate Professor of
Printmaking, and Colleen Kinsella, Printmaking
Instructor, Adam Manley, Assistant Professor
of Woodworking & Furniture Design and Gail
Spaien, Professor of Painting. This exhibition
was juried by Amie Scally, Deputy Director and
Curator of White Columns, New York City.
Special Events
Fall 2012 MECA Lecture Series
All lectures in this series are hosted in Osher Hall
207.699.5010 | meca.edu/lectures
Erin Sweeney:
Professional Artist and Curator
Printmaking, Book Arts, Sculpture
November 1 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Sponsored by the Printmaking Department
Leeanna Morris:
MFA Candidate
Materials and Process
November 8 | 12:00 – 2:00pm
Sponsored by the MFA Department
Scott Nash:
Author, Illustrator, Associate
Professor and Illustration
Department Chair
The Inspiration of Edward Gorey & The High
Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate
November 28 | 6:00pm
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Jenny Potter Scheu, Sheeler, watercolor and
prismacolor on Arches, 6” x 9.5”, 2012
Porteous Building 2nd Floor
January 14 – February 9, 2013
This exhibition features the work of seventeen
different artists who have been awarded
residencies through Maine College of Art. An
opening reception and panel discussion will take
place on Thursday, January 17 beginning
at 5:30pm.
Friday, December 7, 5pm – 9pm
Saturday, December 8, 10am – 5pm
Give the gift of art! The annual holiday sale
showcases the work of MECA students, alumni,
faculty, and staff. We invite you to share an
experience beyond shopping–connecting with
the arts community, celebrating with your family,
and buying local. For more information or to
preview work from participating artists, visit
meca.edu/holidaysale.
Upcoming Fundraisers
Spring 2013
January 7 – February 3, 2013
Deadline for submission: November 15th, 2012
PROCESS & PLACE:
The Transformational Potential
of Artist Residencies
MECA Holiday Sale
Workshops are free to MECA students, faculty, staff,
and alumni. The fee for all others is $10. This series
is made possible with support from the Quimby
Family Foundation. Sign up at portlandarts.org.
CREATE: An Exhibition of Art
by Continuing Studies Students
at Maine College of Art
An exhibition of work by current Continuing
Studies students. Open to students who
have taken a CS course or workshop in
the last two years. For questions regarding
submission requirements, please contact
Dietlind at dvanderschaaf@meca.edu or call
207.699.5012.
Alumna Kari Radash ’97 sells her work at the MECA
Holiday Sale. Photo by Emma Sampson ’11.
Inaugural Runway Fashion Show
April 19 & 20, 2013
To celebrate the new Textile, Apparel & Fashion
Program.
Elegant Enigmas:
The Art of Edward Gorey
Through December 29, 2012
On view in Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery.
Free and open to the public, Elegant Enigmas is
made possible by generous support from The
Bank of Maine and a collaboration between MECA
and the Portland Public Library.
17th Annual Art Honors Gala
May 9, 2013
To recognize artists, philanthropists, and art
educators with significant ties to Maine who
offer MECA’s students, as well as the public,
powerful examples of lives in the arts, and to
commemorate the Class of 2013.
Art Sale
June
This exhibition has been organized by the Edward
Gorey Charitable Trust and the Brandywine River
Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
First annual art sale to promote emerging
and established artists with ties to the MECA
community.
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news +
achIEvements
Faculty
Caleb Charland, Artist-in-Residence for the
Photography Department, had his photography
included in exhibitions at ClampArt in New York
and the Copenhagen Photo Festival, as well as in
Canon’s PhotoYou magazine and Business Week.
His work is currently on view at the DeCordova
Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA.
Angela Rosensweig ’13, Sand Cove, oil on canvas,
34” x 30”, 2012
Scott Nash, Assistant Professor and Illustration Program
Chair, The High Seas Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate,
book cover
Jeff Clancy, Associate Professor of Metalsmithing
& Jewelry, was selected to participate in 40
under 40: Craft Futures at the Renwick Gallery
of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The
show features forty artists born since 1972, the
year the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s
contemporary craft and decorative arts program was
established at its branch museum. Alum Vivian
Beer ‘00 was also selected as a participant. The
show runs through February 3, 2013.
Scott Nash, Assistant Professor of Illustration,
wrote and published The High Seas Adventures
of Blue Jay the Pirate. Nash has illustrated more
than forty children’s books. Inspired by his
childhood readings of such classics as Treasure
Island and his lifelong love of bird-watching, he
created his most ambitious project to date, his
first novel and foray into an entirely new and
technically precise style of artwork.
Adriane Herman, Associate Professor of
Printmaking, had a solo show at Western
Exhibitions in Chicago. Her Sticky Situations
portfolio was reviewed in the winter edition of Art
in Print and her newest series of monotypes was
exhibited at Rose Contemporary in Portland, ME.
Jamie Hogan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Illustration, illustrated the children’s book A
Warmer World: From Polar Bears to Butterflies,
How Climate Change Affects Wildlife. Selected
drawings were included in Tell Me a Story: A World
of Wonders, a summer exhibit of children’s book
illustrations by Maine artists at the Atrium Gallery
of the University of Southern Maine’s LewistonAuburn College.
Elizabeth Jabar, Assistant Dean, Director of
Public Engagement, and Associate Professor
of Printmaking, accepted the Maine Campus
Compact President’s Campus Leadership Award
for MECA’s Public Engagement program, which
became an official minor at the College.
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Painting major Angela Rosensweig ’13 was
selected to receive a residency at the Yale
Summer School of Art.
Three MECA Ceramics majors and two alumni
were selected to attend the upcoming presession experience at the Watershed Center
for the Center Arts, an internationally known
ceramic arts center located in Newcastle, ME.
Lindsey Demuth ’13, Anne Saffron ’13, Vicki
Koronkiewicz ’13, Adrian King (attended)
’12 and Dena Giroux ’12, Art Education ’13
participated in this two-week opportunity to live
and create artwork in exchange for preparing the
center for the summer program.
Rob Sullivan, Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Illustration, was included in New England
Collective III presented by Galatea Fine Art in
Boston, MA. Jurors selected Sullivan as the Solo
Exhibition Award Winner.
Adriane Herman, Associate Professor of Printmaking,
Big Top, monotype, 9½” x 16”, 2011
Mark Jamra, Associate Professor of Graphic
Design, collaborated with alum Kenneth
Murphy (attended) ’03 on the new visual
identity for the Portland Museum of Art. Jamra
designed the award-winning Expo family of fonts
used in the new brand.
Justin Kirchoff, Associate Professor of
Photography, was one of three artists invited
to create new work at the Essex Art Center in
Lawrence, MA. The exhibition commemorated
the centennial anniversary of the Bread and
Roses Strike. “I am using the Cirkut camera
in Lawrence to create panoramic images
of firefighters, Cardinal Shoe Corporation
employees, and Esperanza Academy students.
At the heart of the Bread & Roses Strike is the
idea of equity, work, class, and gender struggle.”
Students
Painting major Lydia Andersen ’13 interned at
Christy’s auction house for the summer.
Sculpture major Rob Doane ‘13, received the
Cape Cod Modern House Residency, a week-long
stay for artists and scholars whose work relates
to the story of the modern movement, the mid20th century creative convergence on Outer
Cape Cod or the Cape’s particular landscape.
Kathryn Dodson ’13, a Painting major, was
selected to show at Gallery Dufour in Belfast, ME
this past spring. The exhibit featured the work
of 25 contemporary Maine figure painters and
photographers. Dodson won first prize in the
category of non-photography.
Shelby Goldsmith ’13, Diseased Brooch, sterling silver,
enamel, stainless steel, 2.5” h 2” w 1” d, 2012
Metalsmithing & Jewelry students had a busy
spring semester. Shelby Goldsmith ’13 and alum
Aaron Decker ’12 had work accepted to Beyond
Borders: the 11th International Juried Enamel
Exhibition sponsored by the Northern California
Enamel Guild. Dan Marcuccio ’14 and alum John
Huckins ‘12 were accepted into Forged, a national
juried exhibition that explores the concept and
process of forged and wrought metals to be held
at the Target Gallery of the Torpedo Factory Art
Center in Alexandria, VA in the spring of 2012.
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THOMAS
NADEAU ’47
In the spring of 2012, President Tuski received a limited-edition
autobiography written by Thomas Nadeau ’47, which chronicled his
life and painting career. Between 1939 and 1947, Tom studied fine art
at the Portland School of Fine and Applied Art (which later became
Portland School of Art, and then Maine College of Art). At 91 years old,
he continues to paint on a daily basis.
Tom received a scholarship to the College
through a competition that his high school art
teacher had entered on his behalf, unbeknownst
to him. He studied with Alexander Bower, who
was director of both the Portland Museum of
Art and the Portland School of Fine and Applied
Art at the time. He considers Bower’s teachings
the most valuable aspect of his education. Tom
recounted that Bower taught him, “You must
think for yourself and learn to find your own voice
because after school if you haven’t done this, then
your ability to create ends with the school year.”
Bower often stressed that the growth of young
artists relied upon their capacity for self-criticism.
Thomas Nadeau ’47, in his Portland studio with his painting Studio Easel. Photograph by Jill Dalton ’99.
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In 1942, at the start of WWII, Tom joined the
military with the hope of working as a war artist
for the Coast Guard. He went through boot camp
and soon after learned that the training school
that prepared artists for war reporting was no
longer accepting entrants for the duration of the
war. At that point, he requested to be transferred
to sea duty to actively serve his time. He attended
Quartermaster School and served time aboard
the Coast Guard Combat Cutter CGR 1481
called The Black Swan, and the U.S.S. Arthur
Middleton. At the end of the war he received
numerous medals for his contributions.
At art school Tom was influenced by the
Cubist painters. When he returned from the
war, he experimented with Expressionism
and was heavily influenced by Surrealism and
the German Expressionists. He painted in
an abstract and non-figurative style, until he
met Andrew Wyeth at one of his exhibitions.
Tom was moved by a certain “specialness” of
object that Wyeth was able to imbue within his
paintings and returned to figurative realism to
consider this property in his own work. He also
painted portraits and created commissioned
works for local businesses and municipalities.
Tom has studied philosophy and practiced
yoga for over twenty years in a search for
a deeper understanding of himself. When
asked what wisdom he gained over a lifetime
of painting that he would like to share with
current MECA students, he stated “Try to
consider finding yourself. Look for yourself.
That is so important. Then, be yourself. That is
the hard part.”
Most recently Tom exhibited work at Greenhut
Gallery in Portland, ME. His work has been
collected by the Ogunquit Museum of Art, and
hangs in Westbrook City Hall, Cumberland
and Oxford Canal School in Westbrook, and
Portland City Hall, all in Maine. His book, Story
of a Painter, has been added to the collection of
the Joanne Waxman Library at MECA.
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“FY-In connected me with
an immediate growing
community and oriented me to
responsibilities and artworks
that were beyond me. It caused
my practice to grow from an
independent studio practice to
one that involves others outside
of my personal circle, and has
taught me to be more communal
and rely on collaborative
problem-solving to succeed.”
Shawn Brewer ’12, Floating Structure, etching and engraving with hand
coloring on paper, 22” x 30”, 2012
MECA’s Public
Engagement
Provides Vital
Connections
Building on it’s long history of public engagement, MECA launched
the First-Year Initiative (FY-In) in 2007. This first year seminar,
which is a requirement for all members of each incoming class,
provides students with the appropriate resources, connections, and
professional development skills they need to succeed as students
and artists. Six sections are offered in FY-In, each devoted to a
different community partner. The fall 2012 partners include the
Telling Room, Mayo Street Arts, Portland Trails, SPACE Gallery, and
East End Community School.
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FY-In offers an immediate anchor by assigning
a faculty mentor who will provide essential
personalized academic and artistic support to
each student. Elizabeth Jabar, Assistant Dean
and Director of Public Engagement, says the
classes reflect true partnerships. “Each class
works to address a need or problem through
co-creating a solution. Students gain realworld experience working collaboratively. This
initiative emphasizes skills that are highly
transferable to any discipline, including project
planning and developing civic competencies,
such as consensus-building and listening.”
FY-In increases student involvement both at
MECA and in the external community, forming
connections that have a lasting impact and
shape students’ careers. Classes holistically
weave together the components of a liberal arts
academic experience, individualized studio
practice, and public engagement. Many FY-In
students continue their active community
participation or go on to pursue MECA’s Public
Engagement Minor.
Shawn Brewer ’12 developed an immediate
interest in public engagement during his
FY-In experience and linked his Printmaking
major to community outreach. He developed
Fast Food Prints, an entrepreneurial, mobile,
pop-up shop that produced unique prints
on demand. The project was both part of his
studio work and a colorful micro-business
featured at Portland’s First Friday Art Walk
and other venues. The first MECA student to
graduate with a minor in Public Engagement,
his senior capstone project focused on working
with The Art Department, a local program run
by Creative Trails, an experiential community
support program for adults with intellectual
uniqueness. Shawn developed a printmaking
and bookmaking program and taught
workshops each week.
After graduation, Shawn was accepted into a
highly competitive internship program with a
master printmaker at Wingate Studios in New
Hampshire. He also received MECA’s Kate
Mahoney Curtsinger and Marcia Wislin Carner
Scholarship for 2013, which provides a free
year-long membership to Portland’s Peregrine
Press cooperative. This fall he plans to return to
Portland, set up a studio at Peregrine Press, and
continue to work at The Art Department. The
FY-In experience built Shawn’s capacities as
an artist to ensure he had the ability to present
his work confidently and professionally, and
gave him deep experience as a facilitator and
collaborator.
“Because of my devotion to printmaking as
a very formal craft and medium, I was able
to conform to the standards of professional
printmaking. I have been at Wingate studio
since June 18, working there five days a week.
My experience has been unique because I
also live in a cabin with no running water and
minimal electricity, located on the property.
While here, I have been working closely with
two master printers and honing my printing
techniques in copperplate intaglio etching.
Each print that is made is expected to be of a
high quality, so the standards of my technique
must be very good. Occasionally we have
professional artists who will come and work
with us side-by-side to develop a print of their
work. This is a great experience because a lot
of these artists are also former professional
printers or renowned artists. This internship
has also allowed me to continue printing my
own work, with spare ink, copper, and paper
materials after 5pm and on weekends when I
am allowed to use the shop as I please.
I do not think I would have been able to receive
the Wingate Studio internship without the
experiences, education, and opportunities
I found at MECA. Through the FY-In and
Public Engagement programs, I learned many
professional skills, as well as committing to
a level of involvement and engagement with
institutions outside of the school. What is
so opportunistic about these two programs
at MECA is the amount of exposure you are
given to the artist community in Portland.
The internship that I did at SPACE gallery for
a semester, which was a requirement for the
Public Engagement minor, led me to create
a relationship with past MECA alumni who
helped me form a relationship with one of the
printers at Wingate Studio.”
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MECA’s
internship
program
MECA’s internship program, which is an integral part of our Artists at
Work initiative, provides students with powerful and life-changing
opportunities within the local business community and beyond.
Forest Gagne ’14, a junior from Gorham, ME,
plans to major in Woodworking & Furniture
Design. He spent this past summer as an intern
with LinkHigh Construction and Interior
Design Ltd., a large architectural and interior
design company based in Yangpu, Shanghai,
China, with offices in Zhengzhou and Beijing. The
company also has a factory where they produce
prefabricated doors, windows, and cabinet
designs for interior spaces. The internship was
facilitated through MECA’s Art History Professor
Gan Xu, who also works for the firm.
Forest says, “Since I was little, I have always
surrounded myself with anything and
everything creative. When I first began the
process of applying for school, I had no clear
idea on what I really wanted to do or even if
college was the right place for me. But the
longer I thought about it, the clearer I began to
see the importance of coming to MECA, where I
could grow both as an artist and as an individual
without having to compete with the vast number
of other students in larger colleges. The first
time I visited MECA, I felt like I was home and
everyone that I met I felt as though I had known
for a very long time. MECA had a warmth and
openness that other schools I visited strongly
lacked. MECA is truly one-of-a-kind.
MECA may be a small school, but the
opportunities that students can take advantage
of are endless. All that it takes is a determined
mind and hard work. At this point in our
artistic education, the goal isn’t to figure out
what kind of art we want to make for the rest
of our lives, but how to think. Our lives thus far
have been about absorbing countless amounts
of information, but never truly knowing what
to do with all of it. True art isn’t about theories,
equations and dates, but about self-revelation
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and the ability to manifest our own destinies.
I believe that we as artists have the ability to
create any life we choose. MECA helps to guide
us along the path. This internship has been the
experience of a lifetime. It has truly allowed me
to become awakened to the world, and I know
now the importance of my own creative destiny.
Being in China and learning a new language
has opened my mind to something incredible.
I feel as though my thoughts are no longer
confined to a specific way of thinking. I feel,
given my new perspective on life, my art can
now truly be limitless and free.”
Forest chronicled his internship experiences
on his blog throughtheforest.org. Here is an
excerpt:
“This journey has far from just begun. Today
I was invited to accompany four people from
the firm to give a presentation to a future client
about our designs for their new office. The
presentation would decide whether or not we
would win the bid for the design. Those who
went along for the presentation included the
head of the design department, the head of
the marketing department, the Art Director
(my professor), myself, and our driver. The
company at which we made the presentation
is the leading graphic design company here in
Shanghai, with work such as the design of the
packaging of ramen noodles. I was introduced
to the company as a furniture designer/
specialist from the United States. They asked
me if I would design the furniture for the new
company! I was and still am speechless. I could
not ask for anything more. And the best part
of the presentation was after we finished – the
graphic design company decided that they
would give us their business. We won!”
Photographs courtesy of Forest Gagne ‘14, from his blog
throughtheforest.org
Internships 2011 – 2012
Alison Evans Ceramics
Amy Stacey Curtis Studios
AVALON Magazine, LLC
Bakery Photographic Collective
Christie’s
Colleen Kinsella
Daunis Fine Jewelry
Home Remedies, LLC
Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA
Karen Gelardi Studio
KB Company
Kennebunk High School
King Middle School
Lewis Acrylics
LinkHigh Architectural Firm
Local Thunder
Lucid Stage
Myriapod Productions
Pickwick Independent Press
Portland Fiber Gallery and Weaving Studio
Portland Inside Out
Portland Pirates
Portland Public Library
Schoodic Int’l Sculpture Symposium
Snowlion Repertory Company
SPACE Gallery
Willa Wirth Silver Design
VIA Agency
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ALUMNI
NEWS
SNAAP Survey
Maine College of Art is partnering with the
Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)
to learn how studying the arts has influenced
alumni’s lives and careers in the arts and/or
other fields. Input from MECA alumni will help
shape the future of arts education throughout
the United States. The SNAAP survey invitation
to participate will arrive via email, and
respondents will simply need to click through
to the survey to tell us about their experiences.
Alumni can also log into the survey via the
SNAAP web site starting in October (snaap.
indiana.edu). Upon completion, alumni will have
access to a site where they can compare their
journeys to other arts graduates nationwide.
Boston Area Alumni Gathering
Martha Almy ‘95 hosted a gathering of Boston
area alumni at her loft in Salem, MA. President
Don Tuski and Jill Dalton ’99, Associate
Director of Artists at Work and Director of Alumni
Relations, joined Martha in hosting the event,
which was attended by a dozen alumni. Martha
also happens to be a chef and did an amazing
job catering the event.
Artists at Work
and Career Services Update
To better serve our student and alumni
population, MECA has consolidated our career
services and internship programs. With the
departure of Mary Ann Benson, former
Assistant Director of Career Resources, career
resources are now fully embedded in the Artists
at Work Program. Artists at Work is part of
the Office of Advancement and works closely
with Academic and Student Affairs. The team
consists of: Jessica Tomlinson, Director of
Artists at Work; Jill Dalton ’99, Associate
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Director of Artists at Work and Director of Alumni
Relations; and Erin Hutton ’98, Associate
Director of Artists at Work and Special Programs.
This team will continue to inform students
and alumni of internships, jobs, residencies,
commissions, and grant opportunities, while
establishing entrepreneurial support to ensure
student and alumni access to multiple options
for ongoing professional development. Artists
at Work is also supported by Elizabeth Jabar,
Assistant Dean, who oversees MECA’s Public
Engagement, FY-In, and Second Year Lab
programs. All members of the Artists at Work
team are available to engage directly with
students and alumni on the skills, opportunities
and experiences needed to be creative
professionals for life.
Professional Development
Lecture Series
Artists at Work is pleased to be partnering
with Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and
Creative Portland in presenting a professional
development lecture series for artists. The
presentations will take place on the second
Wednesday of each month, from 6pm to 8pm
in Osher Hall at MECA, beginning in October.
Lectures are free to MECA students and
alumni, but require pre-registration. Members
of the public can attend for $10. The series is
supported with a grant from the Quimby Family
Foundation. Visit portlandarts.org to register.
2012 MFA Alumni Residents
This summer the MFA Department welcomed
three alumni residents on campus for the month
of July, who worked alongside the MFA students
and fellows. This year’s residents were Susan
Bickford MFA ‘01, Ryan Conrad MFA ‘10, and
Alexandra Silverthorne MFA ‘10.
Rachael Eastman ‘94, Circle 1, ink and charcoal on paper, 7” x 6”, 2012
Alumni On Etsy
Did you know you can find fine crafts made by
MECA alumni online on ETSY? Check out the
MECA Etsy Team at etsy.com/teams/6912/
meca/members.
Ste. Marie Artist and Family Residency in Nova
Scotia, is January 31, 2012.
Alumni Deadline Update
Please note that the deadlines for several of
MECA’s alumni opportunities have been changed.
The Belvedere Fund for Professional Development
in the Field of Crafts application deadline has
been moved to February 28, 2013.
The new deadline for residency applications at
the Pace House in Stonington, ME, and the Baie
Visit meca.edu/alumni-opportunities for more
information.
Applications for the Alumni Biennial at the ICA
are due by January 31, 2013.
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class
Notes
1960s
1970s
Sheridan McLaughlin ‘69 worked as an
illustrator in the United States Air Force for one
tour after graduation from art school. She has
operated her own sign business for the past 24
years, completing work for places as far away
as Australia and Holland. She continues to paint
as well, and had a one-person show at the West
Paris Library in West Paris, ME.
John Bjerklie ’77 exhibited work as part of a
group show titled WNTRSLN#2 in Parker’s Box
at VOLTA NY in New York City.
Mary “Poogy” Bjerklie ‘77 exhibited work in a
group show titled New York, New York at Watson
MacRae Gallery in Sanibel, FL, and spent a
month at an artist residency at the Loft at Nota
Bene in Cadaques, Spain with her partner John
Bjerklie ‘77.
Tacha Vosburgh ‘77 was one of six artists whose
work was included in Bird at Maine Art Gallery in
Kennbunkport, ME.
Barbara Hawes ’78 and Evie Lindermann curated
Tribute to Nannette Clark: A Retrospective
Exhibition at The Grove in New Haven, CT.
Carlo Pittore (Attended) ’69, Honorary Degree ’05,
Untitled (Portrait of Damien), oil on linen, 30” x 36”, 1984.
Ogunquit Museum of American Art Collection. Gift of
the Carlo Pittore Foundation for the Figurative Arts,
2010.23. Image courtesy of the Carlo Pittore Foundation
for the Figurative Arts
Edwige Charlot ’10, Madame E, etching and chine colle on cotton rag, 11½” x 15”, 2012
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Carlo Pittore ‘69 was honored with a memorial
exhibition titled In the Spirit of Carlo Pittore at
Aucocisco Gallery in Portland, ME. The group
exhibition included over two dozen Maine artists
inspired by the figure, including Tim Clorius ‘02.
Connie Hayes ’80, A Question, oil on canvas, 30” x 40”, 2011
1980s
Connie Hayes ’80 had an exhibition titled
Abandon, Absorption, and Entrancement at
Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, ME. Connie
also gave an illustrated talk at the Strand Theater
titled “Photography as Sketchbook: Exploring
Gesture.” A video of the talk can be viewed on the
gallery website.
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Andrea Raynor ’91, Blank Man, archival ink jet print,
18” x 24”, 2011
Rob Licht ’84, Horizon, Obscured, painted plywood,
wood support panel, 96” x 16”, 2012, temporary
installation at Playa, Summer Lake, OR.
Francine Schrock ’91, Wing, oil on canvas, 12” x 12”, 2008
Julie Freund ’81, Dark Reflection (cropped), mixed media
on panel, 16” x 16”, 2011
Julie Freund ’81 was featured in a two-person
exhibition at the Elizabeth Moss Gallery in
Falmouth, ME. Her show, Continuum, featured
new studio work inspired by the Maine landscape.
Leonara Leibowitz ’81 exhibited work in a twoperson show titled Two Visions at 3 Fish Gallery
in Portland, ME.
Kevin Callahan (attended) ‘82 opened Kimball
Street Studios and Art Gallery in Lewiston,
ME. In addition to framing services, Kimball
Street Studios specializes in archival displays,
decorative and custom archival pieces, handling
of collections, and gallery and museum
presentation and installation.
Margaret Leonard ‘82 attended an artist
residency in the Netherlands called OBRAS
Holland in Renkum.
Leon Anderson ‘83 had work included in Accord
VIII: A Pairing of Antiquities and Contemporary
Art at The George Marshall Store Gallery in
York, ME.
William Wolff ‘83 became Creative/Marketing
Director at Prudent Living, Inc., a company that
produces two blogs and an e-newsletter devoted
to embracing sustainable lifestyles.
Rob Licht ’84 was awarded a Winter/Spring 2012
Fellowship Residency at Playa in Summer Lake, OR.
Rob Silsby ‘86 runs his own solo graphic
design studio, CreativeX2 Studio. Two of his
pieces were selected by Graphic Design USA
for publication in their December 2011 Design
Annual. One of his sculpture pieces was also
included in the gallery show FunnyFace: Tribal
and Contemporary Objects at Hamill Gallery of
Tribal Art in Boston, MA.
Francine Schrock ’91 exhibited work in The
Portland Show III – Size Matters at The Gallery at
Harmon’s & Barton’s in Portland, ME and in Full
Range: The Art of Francine Schrock at House Arts
Gallery in Gray, ME. Her work was also included
in the group show Springtime Floriade at the
Chocolate Church Art Gallery in Bath, ME.
Anne Garland ‘93 and author Joanne Clarey
gave an artist’s talk, “By the Sea,” about their
collaborative residency in Baie Ste Marie in Nova
Scotia at the Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery in
Sandwich, NH. Anne’s paintings, sketches, and
watercolors from this MECA alumni residency
were also on display.
Rachael Eastman ‘94 exhibited work in the Saco
Museum’s 2012 Mill-enial, a juried biennial in Saco,
ME, and had a solo show titled Coastal Presence in
the Charles C. Thomas Gallery at MECA.
David Hutchins ‘87 created the special effects
for Wreck-It Ralph, an upcoming 3-D computeranimated comedy film produced by Walt Disney
Animation Studios. The film tells the story of an
arcade video game “bad guy,” who is determined
to prove he can be a good guy.
Libby Barrett ‘88 had her book For to Get Out of
the Rain accepted into the exhibition Decorated
Books: Continuing a Tradition at The Athenaeum
of Philadelphia, PA.
Anthony Tafuri ’88 completed a restoration
job for the Augusta Civil War Monument,
commissioned by the City of Augusta in Maine, in
partnership with Pro Point Restoration in Pittsfield,
NH. The monument (circa 1881) was designed
by Maurice J. Power and cast in bronze by the
National Art Foundry in New York, with a granite
base and spire by Hallowell Granite Company and
reliefs by sculptor T. H. Bauer. Anthony teaches at
Southern Maine Community College.
1990s
Melonie Bennett ‘91 was featured in the March
issue of Maine Home + Design.
Karen Siatras ’91, 40 Under 40: Craft Futures catalog.
Photo by Emma Sampson ’12
Karen Siatras ‘91 works as the graphic designer
at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She
designed the catalog for the major exhibition 40
Under 40: Craft Futures, which opened at the
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American
Art Museum.
Andrea Raynor ’92 had work included in
a group exhibition titled What’s in a Face at
Panopticon Gallery in Boston, MA.
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Carrie Zeisse ’92 was hired as the new
Executive Vice-President for Operations at
United Way of Greater Portland in Portland, ME.
She holds an MBA from the Sloane School of
Management at MIT.
Holly Ready ’tk, Solitude, oil on canvas, 18” x 18”, 2012
Holly Ready ’94 was the featured artist for the
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s annual Paint for
Preservation 5th annual live “wet paint” and
auction event in Cape Elizabeth, ME. Her work
was showcased on the publicity materials for the
fundraiser. Marsha Donahue ‘72, Caren-Marie
Michel ’78, Michael Vermette ’80, and Louise
Bourne ’88, also participated.
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Bridget Spaeth ’94 participated in a group
show at Thos. Moser Gallery in Freeport, ME,
which included work by Anne Ireland ’94,
Bridget’s recent work was also shown at
Goatshed Gallery in Williamsburg, NY.
Ahmed Alsoudani ’05 had new paintings and
drawings exhibited at L&M Arts in Venice, CA.
Hope Revelto ‘01 had a ten-month residency
at Greenwich House Pottery in New York City.
An upcoming exhibit of her work depicting the
tensions in our political climate opens November
6, 2012, at the ICEBOX in Philadelphia, PA.
Nathaniel Edmunds ‘05 is serving as a
volunteer in the Peace Corps in the Ukraine,
Russia, He is directing a camp on creativity
and social change, in which 90 campers and a
dozen Ukrainian staff gather with 15 Americans
to create a place where “expression is fostered,
inhibition is banished, creativity nurtured, and
normality abandoned.”
Beth Taylor ‘01 presented “The Back Story”
at PechaKucha night at Port City Music Hall in
Portland, ME.
Sean Wilkinson ‘01 is a principal at Might &
Main, one of Portland’s premiere design and
branding firms. The firm was awarded a 2012
entreverge award for innovation and contribution
to Maine’s creative economy from PROPEL
Portland, a networking and development
organization for young entrepreneurs affiliated
with the Portland Regional Chamber.
Erin Sweeney ’94, The Stonington Series,
hand-embellished photocopied book, 4¼” x 2½”, 2011
Erin Sweeney ‘94 had work included in the
new book 1,000 Artists’ Books and taught
workshops at both Lovely in The Home Press
in Peterborough, NH and AS220 art center in
Providence, RI, and at the University of Southern
Maine’s Stone House Summer Book Arts
Intensive in Freeport, ME.
Laif Anderson ’95 has been promoted to
assistant manager at Manfredi Jewels in
Greenwich, CT. He has worked there for four
years as the chief master watchmaker and holds
degrees in watchmaking and clock-making from
the NAWCC School of Horology in Columbia, PA,
in addition to his MECA degree in Metalsmithing
& Jewelry.
Kara Taylor ‘97 had an exhibition titled Case
History at Kara Taylor Fine Art in Vineyard
Haven, MA.
2000s
Vivian Beer ‘00 exhibited work as part of a twoperson show at Mobilia Gallery in Cambridge, MA.
Benjamin Carpenter ‘01 participated in
SonicPLACE, a show within Soundwave (5)
Humanities, an innovative art and music biennial,
which highlights the ways that various artists
interface with sound. His work with fellow artist
Sudhu Twari demonstrated their collaboration
using vibrating strings, proximity, and harmonics.
The two participated in ArtGameLab, an event in
which one invents their own museum game and
then plays it in galleries, at the SFMOMA in San
Francisco. Ben also had a solo performance at
the Basement Gallery in Oakland, CA.
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Tim Cooper ’04, teaching drum frabriaction to his
students.
Gina Adams ‘02 was one of three juror’s
award recipients at the 2012 Bemis Center
Regional Juried Exhibition at the Bemis Center
for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE, and was
accepted to exhibit in the Santorini Biennale in
Pyrgos, Greece.
Tim Clorius ‘02 collaborated as an artistin-residence with middle school students at
Breakwater School in Portland, ME, to transform
the school bus into a mobile work of art. The
transformed bus was on display at the June 1
First Friday Artwalk. Kelly McConnell, Assistant
Professor of Art Education and Outreach
Coordinator of Art Education at MECA, also
teaches at Breakwater and helped to facilitate
the project.
Justin Richel ‘02 had a solo exhibition titled
Threshold at Ross+Ross Galerie in Stuttgart,
Germany.
Sage Tucker-Ketcham ‘03 had her work
included in a two-person show titled Two at
Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne, VT.
Tim Cooper ‘04 is studying jazz and Caribbean
music performance in percussion at El
Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico and
taught a drum fabrication clinic in Chihuahua,
Mexico.
Tyler Johnston ‘05 will screen his short
documentary Five Bones at the Trinidad and
Tobago Film festival. The film won the First
Look award at the Bahamas International Film
Festival, and Tyler is currently working on The
Mud, a feature-length documentary. Tyler was
accepted into the Focus Immersion program,
and recently started a nonprofit organization
called the Bahamas Institute of Motion Pictures.
He is producing the third annual Portland
Maine Film Festival, four days of film, seminars
and celebrations spotlighting independent
filmmakers, in early October 2012, with John
Cahall ‘04. Screenings and events were hosted
at the University of Southern Maine and in
MECA’s Osher Hall.
Sharon Lee Hart ’04, Aries, Resident of Catskill Animal
Sanctuary, photograph, 2011
Sharon Lee Hart ‘04 released her book
Sanctuary: Portraits of Rescued Farm Animals.
The first monograph by the Lexington–based
photographer, this book contains dignified
black-and-white portraits of rescued farm
animals, accompanied by handwritten stories from
sanctuary workers. For this project, she traveled
to sanctuaries in Virginia, Florida, Maryland,
Michigan, and New York State to document the
animals. Images from this project will be on display
in the Charles C. Thomas Gallery at MECA through
December 31, 2012
Lawrence Kumpf ‘04, a curator who often
works with sound and sound artists at Issue
Project Room in New York City, compiled The Paris,
Texas of the Second Empire, which was published
on Rhizome, the leading website for new media art
and writing.
Patricia Brace ’06, Wish You Well Installation,
multimedia installation, 40 square feet, 2011
Patricia Brace ‘06 exhibited work in a group
show titled Backlash: On Women’s Basic Rights
and Freedoms, which addressed the current
political climate towards women at SOHO20,
and also had her work included in Grouper, a
group exhibition at Gary Snyder Project Space,
both in New York City.
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Adam Chau ’10 had work included in whatnot, a
traveling exhibition of useful affordable objects
made by graduate students at the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago that was displayed at
Salon Milan: Satellite Exhibitions in Milan, Italy,
and at The Future Perfect pop-up shop in New
York City.
2000s
Ted Lott ’06, I-House, (installation shot), pine, MDF, and
paint, 104” x 38” x 29”, 2011
Maxine Harmon ‘11 and Tessa Weber ‘11
are employed at Damariscotta Pottery in
Damariscotta, ME.
Ted Lott ‘06 received his MFA from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison. He attended a
residency at the Anderson Ranch Art Center in
Snowmass, CO, and was an artist-in-residence
at the Center for Turning and Furniture Design at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His work has
also been featured on the architecture and design
blogs MoCoLoco, DesignBoom, and Architizer.
Matt Moore ‘06 designed the graphics for
the Coca-Cola campaign for the 2012 Olympics
in London.
Peter Wallis ‘06 is a residential art faculty
member at the Putney School Summer
Programs in Vermont, leading workshops in
animation, illustration, and printmaking. He is
also an arts faculty member at the Vail Mountain
School in Colorado.
Jenna Crowder ‘07 traveled to Cairo, Egypt to
facilitate a project called “Public Space: Cairo,” a
collaborative, workshop-based art project that
explored the possibilities for engaging with art
and design in public spaces. The project was
featured on 25TV, Egypt Independent, and
the BBC.
Desiree Duell ‘07 was named Executive Director
of Bucknam Gallery in Flint, MI.
John Gardiner ’07, (attended) MFA ’12 had
work titled Nothing LACKing: Numbers 1 through
15 included in the Boston Young Contemporaries
Exhibition. In addition, two of his pieces were
included in the book Humor in Craft.
Lisa Pixley ‘07, the propriotor of Pickwick
Independent Press, is the first student in a
two-year Master Printer training program for
printmakers with David Wolfe of Wolfe Editions
in Portland, ME. Work by Pickwick Independent
press members, including Lisa, was displayed at
Rose Contemporary in Portland and the exhibit
was reviewed in the Portland Phoenix.
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Harlan Crichton ‘12 and Sean Wilkinson ‘01
presented during the 18th Portland PechaKucha
night at SPACE Gallery in Portland, ME.
Rachel Manly (attended) ’09, Country City, silkscreen
and mixed media, 11” x 17”, 2009
Woodworking & Furniture Design student Matt
Gardiner ‘12 was awarded the People’s Choice
prize for the Faculty Selects exhibition at the
2012 Furniture Society Conference.
Liz Bollenberg ‘08 became the Office Manager
at Stoltze Design in Boston, MA.
Asherah Cinnamon ’08 presented the
workshop “Healing Art: the Role of Religious and
Cultural History in Our Own Work” at MECA.
Rachel Gloria Manly (attended) ‘09 created
Garden Skyline, a site-specific installation in
an underutilized space at 475 Fore Street in
Portland, ME. Viewers were invited to enter
the space for one night only to view the
installations and works on panel Rachel created
during an eight-week residency in the space.
The opportunity was arranged by Talent |
Agency, a project run by Associate Professor
of Printmaking Adriane Herman that brokers
symbiotic resource exchanges between artists
and art lovers.
Sarah Yakawanis ‘09 will exhibit her
“Anatomical Quilling Series” at the Anchorage
Museum in Anchorage, AK in conjunction with
the Body Worlds: Vital show. Sarah will also
lecture on the history of art and anatomy, and
run a workshop for children called “Open Craft:
Anatomy.” Her work has recently been featured
on a variety of blogs, including Apartment
Therapy, Paper Crave, io9, Colossal, Neatorama,
Stanford University’s medical blog, Scope.
Gabrilella Sturchio ’12, Residue, archival pigment print,
16” x 20”, 2012
Gabriella Sturchio ‘12 had work displayed at
ThinkTank and Plush West End in Portland, ME.
Reesa Wood ’12, Forest People, watercolor, 11” x 15”, 2012
Painting major Reesa Wood ‘12 was accepted
into the MFA program at Rhode Island School
of Design.
MFA
class
Notes
Richard Metz MFA ‘00 attended a MECA artist
residency at the Jenny Family Compound in
Baie Ste. Marie, Nova Scotia. While in residence,
Richard painted eight large creatures on
the bark of trees behind the house as part
of an installation titled The Faces That Trees
Make. Richard combines his interests in
environmentalism and sustainability into his
work by using natural, non-toxic pigments
held together with egg. An article about his
installation was printed in the Digby County
Courier.
Anna Shapiro MFA ‘00 participated in the
USUK Iron Olympics Exhibition, an exhibition
of contemporary cast iron sculpture displayed
inside and outside the Historic Salem
Courthouse and North Maine Gallery in
Salem, MA.
Simon Van Der Ven MFA ‘01 finished a
residency at Anderson Ranch in Colorado,
completing work that has been on display
at Plinth Gallery in Denver, CO, as well as the
following galleries in Maine: Aarhus in Belfast,
Craft in Rockland, The Gallery at Frenchman’s
Bay in Somesville, and Tarratine Gallery in
Castine. He had three pieces juried into the
19th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
in which his piece “Shoji Pattern Vase” earned
a merit award and was purchased by the San
Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX. His work was
also included in the juried Kansas City Clay Guild
Teabowl National and Maine Ceramic Artists at
the Farmhouse Gallery in Damariscotta, ME.
Peter Buotte MFA ‘03, a Lieutenant Colonel in
the Civil Affairs division of the Army Reserves,
currently stationed in Djibouti, Africa, organized
the International Mix - Djibouti international
exhibit, a polyglot visual experience by artists
from Djibouti, Europe, Canada, Asia, and
America. The art was displayed at two cultural
centers: The Djiboutian Arts Institute and the
Institut Francais-Arthur Rimbaud, both in the
center of Djibouti City in East Africa. Peter has
also coordinated projects that included hiring
linguists, repairing schools, and mentoring
governance leaders in the Mahmudiyah region to
the south of Baghdad, Iraq.
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Cole Caswell MFA ’08 had work included in
a three-person show titled Swamp Thing at
Bodega in Philadelphia, PA.
Devin Dobrowolski MFA ‘08 was included in a
two-person exhibition at Aucocisco Gallery in
Portland, ME.
Alina Gallo MFA ‘08 had an exhibition titled
Rising at Art House Picture Frames in Portland,
ME and had an exhibition at The M+B Gallery in
the MFA office at MECA.
Maysey Craddock MFA ’03, Deep the Well, gouache and
thread on found paper, 46.5” x 34.5”, 2012
Maysey Craddock MFA ‘03 had an exhibition
titled Hinterland at Cris Worley Fine Arts in
Dallas, TX.
Elaine Angelopoulos MFA ‘09 had work
included in Amplify Action: Sustainability through
the Arts, a juried exhibition of works presented
by the Skylight Gallery, a department of Bedford
Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Center
for Arts and Culture in Brooklyn, NY. The show,
which was created by both local artists and
artists abroad, promoted a dialogue about
sustainable communities. She also exhibited
work in a group show titled MAPnificient: Artists
Use Maps, part of the series “Boroughs to
Boroughs: Artists in Libraries” at the New York
Public Library in New York City.
Liz Sweibel MFA ‘03 participated in GO
Brooklyn, a community-curated open-studio
project hosted by the Brooklyn Museum in
Brooklyn, NY.
Catherine D’Ignazio MFA ‘05, aka “Kanarinka,”
was profiled in the May/June issue of Art New
England. She currently teaches at RISD and MIT.
Kory Twaddle MFA ‘06 had an exhibition at
Light Box Gallery in Kansas City, MO.
Quinn Corey MFA ’06 had new 3-D paintings
included in the three-person show At the Edge of
the World Like a Worm Eaten Sun at Culturfix in
New York City, organized by Elwa Productions.
Randy Regier MFA ‘07 exhibited work as part
of a group show titled RoleModelPlayTime at the
David Winton Bell Gallery in the List Art Center at
Brown University in Providence, RI.
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Ingrid Erickson Art Ed ’08 of Salisbury was
awarded a fellowship by the Jentel Artist Residency
Program in Wyoming. She plans to use her
residency to create a new body of work focused on
the varied species of native birds and plants.
Angela Haven ’10, Art Ed ’12 has a new
teaching job at Massabesic Middle School in
Waterboro, ME.
Erin Landry-Fowler Art Ed ’12 is a part-time
teacher at Scarborough High School in Scarborough,
ME, which will grow into a full-time position next
year, and also teaches part-time in the Breakwater
Enrichment Program in Portland, ME.
Kristen Monacell Art Ed ’12 is teaching at the
Mountain Charter Middle School in Charlotte, NC.
in
memorium
Kenneth L. Grover (attended) ’49 passed away
at the age of 88 in April 2012. He was born in
1923 and grew up in Danville, ME. He served in
the Army Air Corp and was a past commander
of the American Legion Post 86 in Gray, ME. He
belonged to the Circus Model Builders Lot 1, the
Maine Woodcarvers Association, and several
other wood-carving and mineral clubs. He is
survived by his wife Muriel, two children, and five
grandchildren.
Nancy Nesvet MFA ‘04 curated a group
exhibition titled Quadratic Formula at Laluna
Gallery in Washington, D.C., that included work
by Maria Liebana MFA ‘13.
Matt Burnett MFA ‘06 was included in a twoperson show titled Full Circle: An Exhibition
for the Seasons, featuring indoor and outdoor
paintings at Paul Smith’s College Visitor
Interpretive Center in Paul Smith, NY.
ART
EDucation
Reenie Charrière MFA ’09, Daily News, quilted plastic
newspaper bags, 190” x 36”, 2011
Reenie Charrière MFA ‘09 was awarded
a prestigious thematic residency by the La
Napoule Art Foundation in La Napoule France for
October through November 2012. She will work
with seven other international artists to create a
body of work that will be exhibited in the U.S. and
Europe in 2013.
Mari Skarp-Bogli MFA ‘10 exhibited work in a
group show titled Summer Artists Showcase
2012: Session I at ARTSPACE in Torrington, CT.
Angela Warren MFA ’11 had an exhibition of
paintings based on music titled Seeing is Hearing
at Mayo Street Arts in Portland, ME.
Edward Ernest Ferron (attended) ’57 passed
away at the age of 78 on April 7, 2012. He was
born in 1933, raised in Westbrook, ME, and
attended MECA before being drawn to New
York City, where he enjoyed a successful career
designing displays at Gimbels, Macy’s, and
Bloomingdale’s department stores while living
on the Lower East Side. In 1970, Ed moved to
Bethel, ME, and made a living as an antique
dealer. In the mid-1970s, he moved to Hallowell,
ME, where he lived and ran a shop. He and his
friend Paul Fuller opened up the landmark Slates
Restaurant there, which is still thriving. He often
spent summers in Tenants Harbor, ME. He is
survived by two brothers and other relatives.
Kathleen Mary Rediker ‘63 passed away
at the age of 68 on December 15, 2011. She
lived an active life as a cheerleader at Portland
High School, getting named best dancer her
sophomore year, and winning a scholarship
to attend Portland School of Art (now MECA).
She moved to Vermont with 10 friends and
bought 360 acres of land where they formed
a commune and where she lived for 35 years.
She loved gardening, espeically herbs, which
she wrote a book about. She is survived by two
sisters in Maine, as well as many neices and
nephews.
James Dustin ’81 passed away at the age of
53 in August 2012 while collaborating with
his partner Mary on an art studio project in
Michigan, where he had planned to be the
first artist-in-residence. Jim was raised in New
Hampshire. After he received his BFA from
MECA, he moved to New York City, where he
worked as a graphic designer and art director
on award-winning museum and corporate
exhibits for clients that included The New York
Public Library and Merck & Co., Inc. After living in
Brooklyn for 20 years, he relocated his home and
studio to the Hudson Valley Region of New York.
His paintings and drawings were widely exhibited
around the country and five large paintings were
presented in New York University’s Broadway
windows in 2006. He received numerous
commissions and his work has been collected
by CB Richard Ellis, MassPort, McGraw Hill
Companies and many other corporate and
private collectors. James is survived by his
fiance, Mary Blinn of Coxsackie, NY; his parents
Anne and Bill Dustin of Laconia, NH; brother
John (Lanie) Dustin of Oamaru, New Zealand;
sister Nancy Phillips of Salem, NY; sister Donna
(Rob) Williams of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota;
sister Debra (Dan) Fuller of Rupert, VT; uncle Roy
Milligan of Pepperell, MA; nephews Tim and Ben
and niece Jamie Phillips.
Martha (Amelia Miller) Evans ’82 passed away
at age 71 at her home in Oakland, CA. Marty
was born in Iowa and studied at Mills College in
Oakland where she met her husband Geoffrey
Evans. They lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
Minnesota before moving to Maine where Marty
earned her BFA in Metalsmithing & Jewelry from
Portland School of Art (now MECA). They moved
back to Oakland in 2009. She loved to design
and renovate homes and gardens and applied
her artistic talents to all of her projects. She
is survived by her husband, four children, and
several grandchildren.
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ALUMNI
OPPORTUNITIES
Mark Marchesi ‘99, Benoit House, Nova Scotia, digital print shot on 4” x 5” negative film, 32” x 40”, 2012
While at MECA’s Baie Sainte-Marie Artist and Family Residency in Nova Scotia, Mark Marchesi ‘99 created a
photographic essay inspired by history but firmly descriptive of the Acadian Coast today. He says, “I can’t
remember ever producing this much work in such a short period. And it was made even more special by the
unique benefit of spending so much time with my family. Thank you to the Jenny family and Maine College
of Art for giving me this opportunity.”
Lisa Pixley, Cleavage, copper plate etching on paper, 11” x 14”, 2012
Alumni Council
Alumni Bronze Pour
MECA’s Alumni Council is a leadership group
that works to help enhance connections
between alumni and the College, identify paths
of engagement for alumni, and provide support
for the work of the Director of Alumni Relations.
The 2012–13 Alumni Council members are:
Elizabeth Prior ’82, Andrea Raynor ‘92,
Erin Sweeney ‘94, Jeff Dieumegard ‘97,
Mary Schmaling Kearns ‘98, Kate Katomski
MFA ’02, Daniel Pepice ’03, Bennett Morris
MFA ’07, Asherah Cinnamon ’08, Elaine
Angelopolous MFA ’09, Sabrina Metivier
‘11, and Emma Sampson ’11. If you would like
more information, or are interested in joining
the Alumni Council, contact Jill Dalton ’99 at
alums@meca.edu.
The next Alumni Bronze Pour will take place
from November 11 – 17. Participants must have
previous experience with pouring bronze and
arrive on the first day with a finished wax piece.
Contact the alumni office for more information
or go to meca.edu/opportunities.
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Call For Art
Maine College of Art has openings for exhibitions
in the Charles C. Thomas Gallery in the
Administrative Center at MECA. The Charles C.
Thomas Gallery was named for a former Board
of Trustees member who served from 1993
to 2005 and was an exemplary and generous
leader, friend, and advocate for the College. A
hallway gallery with approximately 76 feet of
linear wall exhibition space, it is suitable for 2-D
work only. Alumni interested in submitting work
for consideration should contact Dietlind Vander
Schaaf at dvanderschaaf@meca.edu.
Pickwick Independent Press
Membership Discount
Pickwick Independent Press is a shared print
facility in Portland, founded by Lisa Pixley ‘07.
Members pay $90 a month for 24/7 access.
As a special offer for MECA alumni, the first two
months of membership at Pickwick Press will be
free if you sign up by November 1, after which the
first month of membership will continue to be
free. See pickwickindependentpress.com for
more information.
Submissions
for Class Notes
Submissions for Class Notes received after
August 1, 2012 will be considered for inclusion in
the next newsletter.
Send your news, suggestions, high resolution
images (300-dpi minimum), and updated
contact information, to alums@meca.edu
or mail to:
Liberty Mutual
Insurance Discount
Alumni Office
Maine College of Art
522 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
Through MECA’s relationship with Liberty Mutual,
degree-holding alumni may receive a discount
on auto, homeowners, and life insurance. For
more information, go to libertymutual.com/lm/
jeffreymcaninch, or contact our representative at
Liberty Mutual, Jeff McAninch, at 1.800.492.0769
x50186 and mention that you are a MECA alum.
For all other alumni-related inquiries contact:
Jill Dalton ’99
Associate Director of Artists at Work and
Director of Alumni Relations
207.699.5018
alums@meca.edu
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Annual Report
MAINE
COLLEGE
OF ART
Annual
report
of giving
july 1, 2011 – june 30, 2012
We are pleased to present the Annual Report of Giving for Maine College
of Art to acknowledge and thank donors for gifts made between July 1,
2011 and June 30, 2012, which totaled $1,021,594. Each gift supports
the college’s mission to deliver a transformative learning experience that
prepares students to thrive in the areas of artistic excellence, creative
entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.
leadership
council donors
Maine College of Art is deeply grateful to the Leadership Council donors
who made gifts of $1,500 or more. The generosity and spirit of our
contributors allows us to offer programs of excellence and support the
long-term stability of the College.
$25,000 and above
$2,500 and above
Estate of Hazel M. Harrison ’40•
The Anderson Family Foundation
Candace Pilk Karu
Will Barnet
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pierce
The Lunder Foundation
Barridoff Galleries, Inc. and
Teresa and Sam Pierce
The Quimby Family Foundation
Annette and Rob Elowitch
Portland Pirates, LLC
The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Buford
Dan and Nancy Poteet
Carolyn H. Thomas
The Margaret E. Burnham
Deborah S. Reed
Charitable Trust
Celeste Roberge ’79
The Harry E. Cummings
John Ryan and Jenny Potter Scheu
Charitable Trust
Dorothy and Elliott Schwartz
$10,000 and above
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Dill
Jay York ’81
Joan and Dan Amory through the The Evergreen Foundation
Bill and Patty Zimmerman through a
Fiddler Fund of the Maine
Alison D. Hildreth ’76 and
Component Fund of the Maine
Community Foundation
Horace A. Hildreth, Jr.
Community Foundation
The Bob Crewe Foundation
Betsy and Christopher M. Hunt
Diversified Communications
Macdonald Page & Co., LLC
The Elizabeth Firestone-Graham
Kenneth and Mary Nelson
Foundation
Anne and Vincent Oliviero
$1,000 and above
Judy and Al Glickman H’02
Mary L. Schendel and
Paul Bonneau
E. Kent Gordon
Philip H. Gleason
Mary Bourke
The William Sloane Jelin Charitable
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Spencer
The Canteen Service Company
Foundation
The Phineas W. Sprague
The Gene R. Cohen Charitable
Judy and Jeff Kane
Memorial Foundation
Foundation
Palmina Pace
S. Donald Sussman
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Coleman, Jr.
The George L. & Clara S. Shinn
Don and Louise Tuski
Madeleine Corson
Foundation, Inc.
Unum Matching Gifts Program
Zac Davis ’94
Phillips-Green Foundation, Inc. and
Douglas Green
Roderick L. Dew ’80, MFA’00
Bill and Jacky Thornton
Eli Lilly and Company Matching Gifts
Program
Our roster includes 235 Annual Fund donors who provided $216,707 in
vital support for the College’s operating budget. The roster also includes
critical gifts for designated and capital needs, the endowment, revenue
generated from the full or partial donation of artwork sold at the 37th
Annual Art Auction, and the charitable portion of support for the Art
Auction and Art Honors. We want to recognize the totality of our donors’
giving, so the aggregate amount realized by the College after goods and
services received is reflected for each donor in the gift levels below.
Every gift is important to us and we strive to keep accurate records.
We apologize if we inadvertently omitted or misspelled any names
Please let us know so we may correct our error.
$1500 and above
June Fitzpatrick
$5,000 and above
Jean L. Andrews
Barbara Goodbody
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Curran, Jr.
Bank of America
Cyrus and Patricia Hagge
The ERQ Educational Foundation
The Edward S. and Cornelia Greaves
Judy ’82 and Gordon Hamlin
Dr. Edward M. ’08 and
Bates Fund of the Maine
Charlie Hewitt
Mrs. Carole J. Friedman
Community Foundation
Harriet F. Hubbard ’09*
Roger H’02 and Betty Gilmore
Jane G. Briggs
Marcelline Jenny P’02
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation
Steve Campbell
Ernest Paterno and Jill Dalton ’99
Anne M. Ireland ’94 and
Maria and Keith Canning
Holly Ready ’94 and Kevin Jordan
Kenneth M. Cole III
Rebecca Swanson Conrad
Marilyn and James Rockefeller
Norton Insurance & Financial
Bernard M. Devine
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Sheldon
Services, Inc.
Bob and Debby Dluhy
Neil and Elise Wallace
Urban Outfitters
Ralph and Katherine Harding
The Woodside Foundation, Henry
The VIA Agency
Margaret Lawrence ’93
and Linda Laughlin
Caron Zand and Donald L. Head
Maine Arts Commission
Anonymous
June M. McCormack
Neil and Suzanne McGinn
The Nightingale Code Foundation
Jac Ouellette ’02 and Celine Godin
Claudia and Harold Pachios
* Attended
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• Deceased
P Parent
H Honorary Degree
* Attended
• Deceased
P Parent
H Honorary Degree
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$500 and above
Matthew Welch ’01*
Angela Adams and Sherwood Hamill
Shoshannah White
Annual Report
Dietlind Vander Schaaf and Kelly
Palomera
Ian C. Anderson and Kari Radasch ’97
Larry Wold
Michael E. Vermette ’80
Artists in Context
Charles Yoder
Mary Woodman
Christopher Barnes
The Zeitlin Family
Cathy Bloom
Anonymous (3)
George• and Deborah Brett
Allison and Blakeslee Brown ’01
$100 and above
Anne Buckwalter MFA ’12
The Honorable Justin Alfond
Bill and Karen Burke
$250 and above
The Honorable and
The Center for Maine
Judith Allen-Efstathiou
Mrs. Thomas H. Allen
Contemporary Art
Edie Armstrong
William and Elaine Ambrose P’10
Caleb Charland
Marian Baker
Leslie Anderson
John Connolly
Ona Barnet
Kay Asplund P’11, In Honor of
Daniel N. Crewe
Christine Beneman
Alex Asplund ’11
Mr. and Mrs. Eliot R. Cutler
Marilyn Blinkhorn
Sally and Ronald Bancroft
Paul D’Amato
John Bowdren
Jane Banquer
Diane Dahlke
Carolyn B. Branson
Betsy Barbeau and Maria Cirino
Charles deSieyes and Carol Ward
Stephani Briggs ’81
Eline Barclay
Nicole Duennebier ’05
Kate and Thomas Chappell
Andrew Barlow ’85
Elizabeth Elicker
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Daley In Honor
Mrs. Charlotte B. Barnaby
Helen and David Fitz
of Lucy Breslin and Mark Johnson
Mr. Kevin A. Beane ’80 and
Laura Fuller ’92*
The Danforth Inn
Mrs. Terri H. Beane
Maria Gallace and Tim Soley
Linda and Richard Ellis, In Honor of
Nancy and Michael Beebe
Marian Godfrey and Tom Gardner
Albert and Judy Ellis Glickman and
Kim Bernard
Alison Goodwin
Thomas Ellis
Elizabeth Brackett
Alisha Gould MFA ’10
Emilitsa
Juliette Gates Britton ‘95
Susan Grisanti
Bruce D. Evans
Bruce Brown
Laurie Hadlock ’87
Craig and Dollly Foster
Burgess Advertising & Marketing
Eric Hopkins
Terrie L. Gabis MFA ’01
Matt Burnett ’06
Jennifer and Richard Hubbell
Kathleen Galligan
Jennifer and Jeff Bush
Timothy W. Kane and Beth V. George
Eric Glass ’80
Jessica Cammarano ’11
Sarah Knock
Lindsay Hancock
Mike Carey and Annie Leahy
Erick and Stephanie Lahme
Kendra Haskell Sweet ’89
The Second Abraham S. and
Will Hertz
James E. Cavanagh, Jr. P’83
Fannie B. Levey Foundation
Peyton Higgison ’79
Liberty Mutual Group
Henry Isaacs
Sandy Macleod
Honour Mack and David Mardsen
The Stephanie Hope Mull Memorial
Betsy McLellan
Scholarship Fund of the Maine
Caren-Marie Michel ’78
Community Foundation
Morgan Stanley Community Affairs
Janet Conlon Manyan
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Sarah S. Meacham
James Mullen
Holly Meade
Grace Nelson ’82
Lyn Means and James Zimpritch
Leonard and Merle Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mellon
Shirah Neumann MFA ’12
Daniel Minter
Dan O’Leary
Scott Moore ’78
James F. Osborn
Katie Murphy ’91 and Peter Lindsay
Nance Parker
Judy O’Donnell
Norm Proulx
Margaret and James O’Keefe
Shannon Rankin ’97
Colin Page
Nancy and Frank Read, In Honor of
Pat Plourde ’76
Roger Gilmore
Phoebe Porteous
Paul and Jula Sampson P’11
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm P. Rogers
Francine Schrock ’91
Gillian B. Schair and Seth D. Rigoletti
Phil Stevens ’91
Elizabeth Shissler
Lawrence Stoddard
Maysey Craddock MFA ’03, In Honor of Lauren Fensterstock and
Addison de Lisle ’11
Anne Dennison
Laura Dixon and James Baker
Marianne Dodge
William and Anne Dustin P’81
Stanislaus Dyro ’81
Rachael ’94 and Russ Eastman
Linda and Sam Emerson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Fitzhugh P’05
Ned Flint and Hallie Gillman
Simone Forti
Eva Frank
Rawdon
Michael Thompson and Theresa
McNally P’14
Kevin and Cris Tierney
William Wegman
Joan Freiman
Alina Gallo MFA ’08
Anne Garland ’93
Linda M. Garrity P’08 In Honor of
Patrick Garrity ’08
Lisa Gent
David Gillis
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Lea N. DeForest ’07
Kaitlyn Duggan ’07
Cindy Thompson and Matthew
Katharine J. Watson
Mrs. Howard H. Dana, Jr.
David Driskell
Cary Slocum ’81
Monte and Anne Wallace
The Honorable and
Marsha Donahue ’72
Kevin Thomas
Mike Stiler
Julie Crane ’86
Suzanne deLesseps
Ann C. Slocum P’81
Gail Spaien
Rachel Katz
• Deceased
P Parent
H Honorary Degree
Helen T. and David R. Ginder
Joan and Duncan Smith
Jamie Hogan and Martin Braun,
Donald S. Gould P’09
Sodexo, Inc.
In Honor of Jeanne Hogan
Robert Gould
Dennis Solomon P’14
Christopher Howard
Greenhut Galleries
Kenneth Spirer and Joan Leitzer
Jennifer Hutchins
Rick Grenzeback and Sally Patton P’11,
William Spock
Steve Kinney
In Honor of Tyler Grenzeback ’11
Seth and Laura Sprague
Pandora LaCasse
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Haynes
Cheryle St. Onge
Steven Langerman
E. A. and C. P. Heisler
Anne R. Stanley
Kara Larson
The Honorable and
Larry and Patricia Stoddard
Lorraine Lazzari
Mrs. D. Brock Hornby
Patrick Supple ’79
Mr. Kenneth Levine and
Stacy Howe MFA ’10
Kim Swan
Ms. Janet Palin P’07
Bronwyn and Benjamin Huffard
Dr. Philip P. Thompson, Jr.
Carl Little
Claudia Hughes
Crandall Toothaker
Estelle S. Maillet ’59
Erin Hutton ’98 and Matt Hutton
David M. Tourangeau
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mamone P’04
Institute of Italian Studies
The Triton Foundation
John Marr
J. B. Brown & Sons
Mary L. Vaughan ’00
Jane S. and William M. Moody P’81,
Denise E. Karabinus Telang ’99
Andres A. Verzosa ’92 and
In Honor of Susan Moody ’81
Kate Katomski ’02
David G. Whaples
Judith and Lucien Morin
Mr. Harry W. Konkel
Christine J. Vincent
Diane Noble
June Lacombe and William Ginn
Annie Wadleigh
Sarah Norris
Lois Lamdin
Jennifer Walker ’06
Jeffrey Peterson
Steve and Polly Larned
Diana Washburn
Gail and Louis Pfeifle
Alison Leavitt
James Waugh
Charles and Frances Prinn
Tracy A. Leavitt ’81
Barbara Wheaton
Alex Rheault
Valerie Libby and John Wipfler
Kay White, In Honor of Jonathan Aldrich
Kathleen M. Romasco
Rob Licht ’84
Ms. Sally M. Wigon
Kelly R. Rudman ’08
Maine AIGA
Margaret and Skip Wilkis
Emma Sampson ’11
Bethany Major ’92
Kate Winn
Nancy C. Sawyer
Faith Oker and Al Mallette P’10,
Anonymous (3)
Mark Schussler
Susan Schraft and Richard Berne
In Honor of Stefan Mallette ’10
William Schwind
The Mancini Family
Sharon Siegel
Tracy Mastro ’91
David L. and Betty Small
Margareta McDonald
up to $99
Susan and Frank McGinty
Josiah K. Adams and Patricia P. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Smith
Judy and Charlie Micoleau P’10
Cynthia Almond
Doug and Rebecca Sneed
Kent and Ann Mohnkern
Kyle and Stephen Atwell
Shelley Snodgrass ’91
James and Marjorie Moody
Melinda Barnes
Dawn L. Stanley ’62
Mr. Blaine D. Moores
Sandra M. Bauer
Beth Taylor
Jeremy Moser and Laura Kittle
Sue Berg MFA ’01
Fred and Bibi Thompson
Susan Naber
Lucy Breslin and Mark Johnson
Nathaniel Thompson
Brooke N. and P. Andrews Nixon P’00
Hugh and Beth Newlands Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Tynan P’94
Casco Bay Frames and Gallery
Troy Tyler
Close Buy
Donald W. Vollmer
Chaya Caron ’99
Harry K. Warren
Donna J. Coffin ’63
Arline ’91 and James Whelan
Andrew Cook ’05
Audrey M. White P’94
Nicholas Desiderio
Valentina Valé ’87
Thomas Elliman
Benjamin Willauer
Jill L. Finberg
Frederic Williams
Elizabeth Finch
Louise and Elliott Woodbury
Barbara Ritchie Fixaris ’58
Tom Wriggins
Bradford Foley P’15
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Zeitlin
Marie-Gaelle Casset Ford ’96
Anne B. Zill
Frank Glazer
Anonymous (5)
Jeff Noel ’85 and Cathy Burnham
Peggy and Harold Osher
Meg and Philip Payson
Edwin H. Pert
Robbi Portela ’87
The Portland Museum of Art
Harry and Anne Pringle
Elizabeth Prior ’82
Dan Reardon
Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Rodgers P’11
Patricia Rosi-Santucci and
Jacques Santucci
Noriko Sakanishi ’70
Ms. Pauline Gobeil ’81
Emma Sampson ’11
Andrew Graham
Patti Sandberg ’02
Amy and Martin Grohman,
Ineke Heinhuis-Schair
Anna K. Schwartz and Sarah Holmes
Cat Schwenk ’98
In Honor of Tim Kane
Peter and Pat Grunwald
Maxine Harmon ’11
John Sciaba P’09 *
Suzanne Strempek Shea ’80
Leslie Silk-Champagne ’75
Mary-Leigh C. Smart
Andrew Herrschaft ’88 and
Terri Petnov
Gayle Hichborn
Michael Hofheimer ’91
Carley and Barry Smith
* Attended
• Deceased
P Parent
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The following businesses
and corporations
provided $54,750 in event
sponsorship between July
1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
In Memoriam
It is especially meaningful for Maine College of Art to be
the recipient of gifts to commemorate the life of a family
member, classmate, faculty member, or friend of the
College, or in recognition of the donor’s and decedent’s
jointly held belief in arts education in Maine.
the art of giving
Cianbro Corporation
D.L. Geary Brewing Company
East Brown Cow Management, Inc.
Alumni contribute to MECA
in many ways. A group of
alumni joined several current
and former faculty on April
21, 2012 to identify archival
photos and reminisce. Another
way is by making a gift to the
Annual Fund, where alumni
participation at any level makes
a great difference to the College.
The following memorial gifts to the Annual Fund were
made between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Harmon’s & Barton’s
HeadInvest
Cynthia Almond, In Memory of Esther Levine’ 37*
High Tower Advisors/Simmons Wilkes
Investment Advisors
Jean Andrews, In Memory of Dr. Edward C. Andrews, Jr.
Jensen Baird Gardner Henry
East Brown Cow Management, In Memory of Lillian Silverman
MacDonald Page & Co., LLC
Jill Finberg, In Memory of Lillian Silverman
Maine Home + Design and
Maine Magazine
Bruce D. Evans, In Memory of Marty Evans ‘82
Maine Recycling Corp.
Simone Forti, In Memory of Kathleen Rediker ‘63
National Distributors
Roger H’02 and Betty Gilmore, In Memory of George Brett
Northeast Delta Dental
Norton Insurance & Financial Services
Leonard and Merle Nelson, In Memory of Lillian Silverman
Pine State Beverage Co.
Sarah Norris, In Memory of James B. Goodbody,
Sodexo, Inc.
Spectrum Medical Group
Harry K. Warren, In Memory of Marty Evans ‘82
Spinnaker Trust
President of Maine College of Art 1980-1984
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Zeitlin, In Memory of Lillian Silverman
TD Bank
Wright Ryan Construction
The Zeitlin Family, In Memory of Joanne Waxman
1882 Society
In Perpetuity
Maine College of Art’s
1882 Society gratefully
recognizes individuals who
have made arrangements
for the College in their
estate plans.
The following gifts made between July 1, 2011 and June
30, 2012 to Maine College of Art’s endowment benefit
the college in perpetuity and provide annual income for
scholarships and designated operating support. The value
of the endowment on June 30, 2012 was $4,517,841.
Charlotte Barnaby, To the Beatrice B. Barrett Memorial Scholarship
Deborah A. Bates ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Coleman, Jr., To the Margaret Coleman Brown Endowed
George L. Brett•
Memorial Scholarship
Douglas R. Coleman, Jr.
Linda and Richard Ellis, To the Irving B. Ellis and Judy Ellis Glickman
Allerton Cushman
Roger Gilmore H ’02
Endowed Scholarship
James B. Goodbody H’80•
Dr. Edward M. ‘08 and Mrs. Carole J. Friedman, To the Edward M. and Carole J.
Constance Hayes ’80, H’03 and
Friedman Endowed Merit Scholarship
George Terrien
Roger H’02 and Betty Gilmore, To the Beatrice Gilmore Endowed Scholarship
Alison D. Hildreth ’76
Albert C. Hubbard and Christopher
Lorraine Lazzari, To the Al Lazzarri, Jr. Endowed Memorial Scholarship,
Deane
Candace Pilk Karu
Robert Licht ‘84, To the Concetta Scaravaglione Endowed Scholarship
Grace Nelson ’82
In Memory of Elaine Montano
The Lunder Foundation, To the The Lunder Scholars Fund
Lorraine Lazzari
Marta Morse
Kenneth and Mary Nelson, To the Mildred A. & Harold P. Nelson Endowed Scholarship
Palmina Pace
In Memory of Ricky Cohen, Phyllis Slater Klein, Malcolm Logan,
Kathleen Rediker ’63, Ruth Shane, and Edith Weiner Zarchan
In Honor of the presentation of the portrait of the Honorable Kermit V. Lipez
In Honor of the marriage of Jody Sataloff and Steve Brinn
In Honor of Mary Schendel, Earle Shettleworth, and S. Donald Sussman
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence P. Sisson
Joan Fowler Smith H’01 and
Duncan Smith
Katy Stenhouse ’91
Carl Benton Straub
Dr. Philip Thompson, Jr., H’91
Susan H. Webster
Caron C. Zand
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• Deceased
P Parent
Photograph by Gabriella Sturchio ’12
Lea DeForest ’07 gives monthly through the Recurring
Gift Program. meca.edu/recurring-donation
“I always wanted to give. Once I started working in development in higher education,
I saw how donations and donor participation made a difference in the day-to-day
experiences of people’s lives. I interact with a great number of enthusiastic alumni,
and during the course of my work I realized how proud I was to have attended MECA.
I decided to give to MECA not long after seeing that impact first-hand.
I was terminally broke when I was a student at MECA. I always needed money
for something – rent, materials, Geary’s, etc. That is another reason I decided to
donate to MECA scholarships. Hopefully some of my donations can help a future
student make ends meet.
My name appearing on a list of supporters used to make me a little squeamish.
I changed my stance on that last year when I saw the names of some of my
classmates on the list. Donating to MECA is something I am proud of and I
hope that my non-anonymity will inspire more alumni and affiliated community
members to give.”
Giving online is simple and secure. Please visit:
meca.edu/donate to make your gift today.
For gifts of stock, information on planned
giving, or to send your check by mail, please
contact:
Rebecca Swanson Conrad
Vice President of Institutional Advancement,
Maine College of Art
522 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
207.699.5017
bconrad@meca.edu
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Kayla Denoncourt ’11, Cityscape, digital print with
silkscreen, 15¼” x 22”, 2010
522 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101