President's Message - Otis College of Art and Design
President's Message - Otis College of Art and Design
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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