Alumni in the News

Marcia Green Santore (B.F.A. Studio Art, 1982) is curating the exhibition MOMMA at the Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH. The show features four artist-mothers (including Santore) and explores themes of motherhood from the visceral, to the emotional, to the intellectual—responding to a society that sentimentalizes mothers but does not always respect them. In conjunction with the exhibit is a screening of the documentary film about artist-mothers, Who Does She Think She Is, on March 10 followed by a panel discussion with Santore and some of the other artists from MOMMA. The show runs March 3 - April 11.

Catherine Rogers (M.F.A. Playwriting, 1993, Michener Fellow) has published her short story “After Three Tangos” in the Gettysburg Review Spring 2014 issue. She recently returned to the U.S. from her second Fulbright fellowship in Greece (2009, 2013). At Aristotle University Thessaloniki and in Athens, Rogers led the workshops “Understanding Illness and Trauma through Narrative” with students, physicians and health care professionals, artists, writers, and fellow Fulbright alumni. She is currently an M.S. candidate in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. 

Ariana Vincent (B.F.A., 1979) published her new book The Ariana Institute's Spa Techniques Manual. As CEO of the Ariana Institute for Wellness and Education, Vincent and her company are thrilled to present the first installment of the Ariana Institute's massage manual series. This series includes seven full-length massage manuals that are designed to help deepen the knowledge and understanding of current massage therapists and introduce new, interested parties to the world of massage and bodywork.

James Jeter, (B.M. 1971) bassoon, has been invited to join the Chamber Music Coaching faculty at the 92nd Street Y here in NYC. He continues to perform principal bassoon with the New Jersey Festival Orchestra and various orchestras in the NY/NJ area.

Michael Seiben (B.F.A., 1999) is the Visual Art Center's artist-in-residence this spring. His exhibition, It Will Happen Again, "explores the line between youth and growing up and trying to hang on to youthful imagination". The show is on view at the VAC until May 10.

Leslie Wilkes' (BA Studio, 1989) exhibition Squared is currently on display at the McMurtrey Gallery in Houston until January 11. These gouache paintings originate from geometric patterns. Wilkes' purpose is to create a dynamic, sight-based sensory experience.

McMurtrey Gallery 3508 Lake Street, Houston, Texas 77098
 

Butler School of Music Alum, Alan E. Hicks (D.M.A., 2009) has been appointed Director of the Emerging Artist Program for the Green Mountain Opera Festival for the 2014 season and stage director for The Rape of Lucretia for the 2014 Festival season. In May of 2014, Alan will direct The Turn of the Screw for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. 

Ellen Tanner's (B.F.A., '04) exhibition, "Aesop's Fables & Other Tales", opens Saturday, December 7, 5-7 pm at the Moody Gallery in Houston. The reception for the artist is Saturday December 7 from 5 - 7 PM 

Jonathan Marshall's (BFA '03) exhibition at Grimm Gallery in Amsterdam gets a review in frieze Magazine. Read the complete article. 

Natalia Anciso, MFA (BA, Studio Art, 2008), will have a solo exhibition at San Francisco's Galeria de la Raza titled "Studio 24 Presents: Natalia Anciso." She will be the third artist in the "Studio 24 Presents" series, following in the footsteps of established artists, Rio Yanez and Viviana Paredes. In addition, her work will be featured prominently on Galería’s Bryant Street 10 ft. x 24 ft. billboard. Much of this exhibition will focus on her experiences as well as histories of her native Rio Grande Valley. The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at 7pm and will run until February 14, 2014.