ALUMNI. RE-ENGAGED. - Columbus College of Art and Design

gretChen (mCallIster) Barota ’06 was a finalist for the 28th
annual photographer’s forum spring photography Contest. one of
her images was chosen from over 3000 photography entries from
around the world and was published in the 2008 Photographer’s
Forum Annual.
molly Burke ‘06 curated and participated in a two-person exhibit
entitled Cataloging and Collection at the ohio art league gallery in
august 2008. Visit www.oal.org.
Cassandra Clements ‘06 participated in a group show entitled
New Artists at art access gallery in Bexley oh from august – september
2008. also, Cassandra is currently a graduate student at west
Virginia university. Visit www.artaccessgallery.com.
Brendan hIggIns ‘06 had his artwork selected for the Commemorative
u.s. postal service Cancellation stamp in 2008. this stamp honors
nasa space shuttle pilot Colonel gregory Johnson, a 1980 fairborn
high school graduate. higgins is employed with the time Community
newspapers graphic design department in kettering oh.
JennIfer holt ’06 has accepted a position as assistant designer at
promo Costumes Inc., which specializes in making handmade custom
mascot costumes. Visit www. promocostumes.com.
Cory howard ‘06 is a graphic designer and has a jewelry design line
named Corybethy. Visit www.etsy.com.
andrew Ina ‘06 participated in a group show entitled New Work
at art access gallery in Bexley oh from June – July 2008. Visit www.
artaccessgallery.com.
JulIa kleInhenz ‘06 was a CCad visiting artist on october 20, 2008
from evodesign group of watertown Ct. evodesign was a 2008 Idea
award finalist for the mp3 player that they designed with hasbro. Visit
www.evodesign.com.
Joseph lomBardo ‘06 earned his master of fine arts: painting and
drawing at Bowling green state university in 2008. Joseph participated
in a group show entitled New Artists at art access gallery in Bexley
oh from august – september 2008. Visit www.jlombardoart.com.
danIel mCkewen ‘06 has a custom-design messenger bag business
in Columbus oh entitled seagull Bags. Visit www.seagullbags.com.
Brent payne ’06 participated in the group show entitled Magnitude
Seven at the manifest gallery in Cincinnati oh from may – June 2008,
Fine Arts Exhibition at the Cox fine arts Center, ohio state fair in
Columbus oh during august 2008, and the 19th Annual New Jersey
Small Works Exhibition at the mikhail zakin gallery in demarest nJ
from July – august 2008. Visit www.manifestgallery.org.
Boryana rusenoVa ‘06 participated in a group show entitled New
Work at art access gallery in Bexley oh in June – July 2008. Visit
www.artaccessgallery.com.
nathanIel Braxton ‘07 and adam o’hern ‘05 have launched a
new greeting card business named hicks-gibbon Industries, llC. Visit
www.hicksgibbon.com.
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gordon downey ‘07 has accepted a position as toy inventor/designer
at Big monster toys in Chicago Il. Visit www.gordondowney.com
and www.bmttoys.com.
a.g. ford ‘07 illustrated the children’s book Barack by Jonah winter.
Visit www.agfordillustration.com. see article on page 13.
TONyA MARIE
tonya marIe ‘07 has started her own freelance business named gypsy
Cat studios llC. In June 2008, she was commissioned by a senior
handbalancer at the Institute of Circus arts in melbourne, australia to
disguise his performance platform as a tree stump and balancing poles
as mushrooms. she was also commissioned by Ballet met to create
matching genies for their adaptation of Aladdin in spring 2008. tonya
was promoted to head designer at Costume specialists where she had
been a designer for four years making mascot character costumes for
sesame street, nickolodeon, zoos and theme parks. Visit www.flickr.
com/photos/tonyamarie/sets.
BrIan matyas ‘07 is a concept artist at walt disney’s Image movers
digital. at Imd, Brian is currently one of the only concept artists specializing
in character and costume design, and has worked on robert zemekis’
movie A Christmas Carol due to be released in 2009. Visit www.
imagemoversdigital.com.
taylor (downes) sears ‘07 was a CCad visiting artists on october
20, 2008 from evodesign group of watertown Ct. evodesign
was a 2008 Idea award finalist for the mp3 player that they
designed with hasbro. Visit www.evodesign.com.
whItney Corum ‘08 sells her sterling silver jewelry designs at
petit Jewelry designs in Charleston wV. Visit www.petitjewelry.com.
CarolIne elBert ‘08 participated in a group exhibit entitled Addressing
Machine & Supply at stonewall Columbus Center on high
in Columbus oh in april 2008. Visit www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
rIChard hagee ‘08 has accepted a position as product designer
with design Central in Columbus oh. also, richard tied for second
place in the International housewares association’s 2008 student
design Competition. his product, opus, can collect laundry on the
floor like a traditional basket, hang in a closet, or be carried over
the shoulder. Visit www.design-central.com.
John hannIgan ‘08 participated in a group exhibit entitled Addressing
Machine & Supply at stonewall Columbus Center on high
in Columbus oh in april 2008. Visit www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Jeffrey knICk ‘08 participated in the group show entitled Fine
Arts Exhibition at the Cox fine arts Center, ohio state fair in Columbus
oh during august 2008. Jeffrey displayed the abstraction
painting A Tangled Mess. Visit http://ohiostatefairfinearts.blogspot.
com.
Joseph koVell ’08 and alex kolesar ‘05 made their long running
online comic No Need for Bushido into an official llC. Visit
www.nn4b.com.
Jeremy kreusCh ‘08 participated in a group exhibit entitled Addressing
Machine & Supply at stonewall Columbus Center on high
in Columbus oh in april 2008. Visit www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
heather kyle ‘08 participated in a group exhibit entitled Addressing
Machine & Supply at stonewall Columbus Center on high in
Columbus oh in april 2008. Visit www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
matthew rhoades ‘08 will have a photography exhibit of deconstructed
buildings at mac worthington galerie in Columbus oh
beginning august 2008.
ChrIstIe whIsman ‘08 participated in a group exhibit entitled Addressing
Machine & Supply at stonewall Columbus Center on high
in Columbus oh in april 2008. Visit www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
erIC zImmerman ‘08 has accepted a position as an environmental
designer with fitch in powell oh. Visit www.fitch.com.
alumnI oBItuarIes
alex kItsos died october 25, 2008.
ennIs daVIs ’41 died June 16, 2008.
neIl murphy ’52 died may 27, 2008.
Burdette augsBurger ’62 died april 14, 2008.
donna (mCCullough) BreInIng ’74 died may 2, 2008.
frederICk pfeIffer ’76 died may 28, 2008.
Jerry kwan ’76 died may, 2008.
susan (grum) tudor ’83 died august 22, 2008.
JennIfer (mCConnell) yanok ’93 died July 6, 2008.
news In memory of:
sara (fry) Carr ‘30 (deceased). Carr was featured in The Columbus
Dispatch article entitled Echoes of an era: Building sale leaves
artist’s family worried about fate of 1960 mural by kathy lynn gray
on september 11, 2008. the future of sara’s 25-foot-wide mural
Columbus on a Summer Morning located in the trautman Building
of Columbus oh is a concern to the family, since the building was
sold last year.
Clyde sInger ‘34 (deceased). singer is featured in the new book
entitled Clyde Singer’s America, edited by Canton museum of
art executive director m.J. albacete and published by kent state
university press, 2008. the book is a companion to the exhibit with
the same title at Butler Institute of american art in youngstown oh
from september 2008 – January 2009. Visit http://butlerart.com
and www.cantonart.org.
mark traVIs ‘75 (deceased). a solo show Mark Travis: Memorial
Show was mounted at space gallery in denver Co from august –
october 2008. Visit www.marktravis.net.
deBra (saVarIse) glann ‘84 (deceased). glann’s work was
included in a group show Artscaping at glann studio in scottsdale
az beginning october 2008. Visit www.artxtwo.com.
WINTER 2009 IMAGE MAGAZINE
RICHARD HAGEE
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