Alumni in the News

Jeremy Marks, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Sept. 7, 2014 | Trombone News

Jeremy Marks (D.M.A. Brass/Woodwinds/Percussion, 2013) was recently appointed as Adjunct Professor of Trombone & Euphonium at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. 

marks trombone

Dr. Thomas on Permanent Exhibition in Virginia

Aug. 11, 2014

Dr. Rad Thomas (B.F.A. Studio Art, 1957) completed a portrait of retiring federal judge Samuel Wilson for permanent exhibition in the Poff Federal building, Roanoke, Virginia. Thomas completed his doctorate under Dean Doty and helped supply the research material used to bring dance into the College of fine Arts. 

Dr. Rad Thomas

Shelley Wood Exhibits in Austin

Aug. 11, 2014 | Photo Methode Gallery

Shelley Wood's (B.F.A. Studio Art, 1986) exhibition Texas Soil is on view at the Photo Methode Gallery in Flatbed Press (Austin). The exhibit was an Art Pick in Tribeza, 360.com and Austin Culture Map

Shelley Wood Photo

Photographer Mike Osborne's First Book

Aug. 11, 2014 | Art Book

Photographer Mike Osborne (M.F.A. Studio Art, 2006) recently published his first book, Floating Island. The project revolves around the border-straddling community of Wendover, Utah and West Wendover, Nevada, located on the fringe of the Great Salt Lake Desert. The photographs, shot during Osborne's time as a participant in the Center for Land Use Interpretation's Wendover Residence program, have appeared on Hyperallergic, Time.com, and Wired.
 

Osborn Landscape

Scott Proctor Exhibits in Houston

Aug. 11, 2014 | The Mariago Collective

Scott Proctor (M.F.A. Studio Art, 2007) is included in a two-person exhibition at The Mariago Collective (Houston). The exhibition will be on display through September 6 and opens August 2.

Scott Proctor show

Katie Edwards on KUT

Aug. 11, 2014 | KUT

Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Curator, Katie Robinson Edwards (Ph.D. Art History, 2006) was interviewed on KUT. Her new book, "Midcentury Modern Art in Texas", is on sale through UT Press

Quinton Morris Tenured at Seattle University

Aug. 11, 2014 | Seattle University

Quinton Morris (D.M.A. Strings, 2008) received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at Seattle University. He is the first music professor in 28 years at Seattle University and the second living African-American violinist in the United States history to receive this honor.

 

Quinton Morris

Barry Stone to show at Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery

July 29, 2014 | University of Georgia

Barry Stone (M.F.A. Studio Art, 2001) will open an exhibition later this month at the Lamar Dodd School of Art gallery at the University of Georgia, which is run by Katie Geha (Ph.D. Art History, 2012).

Barry Stone to show at Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery

Tamara Johnson to show at the Lot, NY

July 29, 2014

Tamara Johnson (B.F.A. Studio Art, 2007) will be opening an exhibition at The Lot in Long Island City, NY on Aug 2.

No Diving

David Waddell chosen to participate in Fresh Arts Program, Houston

July 29, 2014

David Waddell (B.F.A. Studio Art, 2003) was chosen to be one of nine artists to participate in Fresh Arts inaugural Community Supported Arts program. He created 50 individual ink drawings on tracing paper, which were distributed to patrons in the Houston community.

David Waddell