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President's Message - Otis College of Art and Design

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Michele Jaquis<br />

ACT Coordinator, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

MFA (sculpture) RISD, BFA (sculpture,<br />

experimental studio, psychology) Hartford <strong>Art</strong><br />

School/Univ. <strong>of</strong> Hartford . Interdisciplinary <strong>Art</strong>ist<br />

<strong>and</strong> Educator. Recent exhibitions <strong>and</strong> screenings<br />

include ReelHeART International Film Festival,<br />

Toronto, Canada; Victoria Independent Film<br />

Festival, Sebastapol, Australia; LA Freewaves<br />

Festival <strong>of</strong> Experimental Media <strong>Art</strong>s, University<br />

<strong>of</strong> Missouri Gallery <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong>, South La Brea Gallery,<br />

Inglewood, CA; Gallery 825, Los Angeles; <strong>and</strong><br />

Phantom Galleries LA. Curates video screenings<br />

<strong>and</strong> performance events. Co-founder <strong>of</strong> Rise<br />

Industries: Interdisciplinary Projects.Director <strong>and</strong><br />

Editor, "RECOVERED Journeys Through the<br />

Autism Spectrum <strong>and</strong> Back" – Best Documentary,<br />

The Director’s Chair Film Festival, Staten Isl<strong>and</strong>,<br />

NY.<br />

Jane Castillo<br />

Lecturer<br />

MFA (sculpture) Claremont Graduate University,<br />

BA (<strong>Art</strong> Education) CSU Fullerton. LAUSD<br />

Itinerant Visual <strong>Art</strong> Teacher. Solo exhibitions at<br />

B<strong>and</strong>ini <strong>Art</strong>, Culver City; The Hive, San Pedro.<br />

Group Exhibitions at California African American<br />

Museum, Los Angeles; The Craft & Folk <strong>Art</strong><br />

Museum, The Museum <strong>of</strong> History <strong>and</strong> <strong>Art</strong>,<br />

Ontario; ASTO Museum <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong>, Long Beach;<br />

Sejong Center, Korea. Awards include City <strong>of</strong> LA<br />

(C.O.L.A) Individual <strong>Art</strong>ist Fellowship <strong>and</strong><br />

Visions from the New CA Award. Various public<br />

art projects in Los Angeles <strong>and</strong> Santa Clarita.<br />

Author <strong>of</strong> the book LINE, 7 Elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong>.<br />

Lorraine Cleary Dale<br />

Lecturer<br />

MFA (Painting & Installation) Claremont<br />

Graduate University; BFA (Intermedia studies,<br />

Drawing & Painting) CSU, Long Beach. Director<br />

<strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development, Armory Center for<br />

the <strong>Art</strong>s; Consultant/Trainer, Los Angeles County<br />

<strong>Art</strong>s Commission. Has received several public art<br />

commissions <strong>and</strong> has exhibited at the Armory<br />

Center for the <strong>Art</strong>s, Pasadena City <strong>College</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />

Gallery, Kohn Turner Gallery, Andrew Shire<br />

Gallery, Jones Center for Contemporary <strong>Art</strong>, The<br />

Buddy Holly Center, Peppers <strong>Art</strong> Gallery at<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Redl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> Shore <strong>Art</strong> Gallery.<br />

Active in the <strong>College</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Association.<br />

ACT Program<br />

Nancy Jo Haselbacher<br />

Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

MFA (Printmaking) RISD, BFA <strong>Art</strong> Inst. <strong>of</strong><br />

Boston. Owner <strong>of</strong> Indelible Press printmaking<br />

<strong>and</strong> digital media studio, L.A. Has exhibited at<br />

The Riverside <strong>Art</strong> Museum, CA, Downtown<br />

<strong>Art</strong> Gallery, L.A.; Temple Univ. Rome; SoHo<br />

Gallery, FL; The Museum <strong>of</strong> Urban <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

Culture, Boston; Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Center, Taos, NM;<br />

<strong>and</strong> The Center for Contemporary Printmaking,<br />

Norwalk, CT.<br />

Michael Pierzynski<br />

Lecturer<br />

N.Y. Univ, Interactive Telecommunications<br />

Program; BFA Washington Univ School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong>.<br />

Exhibited at Carl Berg Gallery, Christopher<br />

Grimes Gallery, Post, <strong>and</strong> USC Fisher Gallery in<br />

L.A.; Casey Kaplan <strong>and</strong> PPOW in N.Y.; W139 in<br />

Amsterdam<br />

Jeanne Willette<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

PhD (<strong>Art</strong> History) UC Santa Barbara; MA (<strong>Art</strong><br />

History) CSU, Long Beach; BA (Fine <strong>Art</strong>s) Cal<br />

State Univ. L.A. Specializes in modern <strong>and</strong><br />

contemporary art, <strong>and</strong> critical theory with a<br />

particular emphasis on photography. Extensive<br />

publication record in both pr<strong>of</strong>essional journals<br />

<strong>and</strong> exhibition catalogues.<br />

Department<br />

Faculty<br />

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