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C O N T E N T SFrom the President 2Moore at 160: Changing Art 3O N C A M P U SCampus News 10-19InThe Galleries 12Faculty: In Studio 20Faculty & Staff News 22A L U M N A EAlumnae News 26Alumnae Notes 28The Art Shop 35D O N O R R E P O RTCover Image:Detail from the sculpture Charm Sticks, shown above in full.Created by Marilyn Keating ’74 and Debra Sachs ’75, thesculpture was dedicated at Moore during the spring AlumnaeReunion. It honors Moore’s distinguished alumnae with eachleaf noting the name and year of the honoree.2007–2008 InsertMission Statement:Moore College of Art & Design is dedicated to excellencein art and design. Founded in 1848, Moore is the first and onlyvisual arts college for women in the United States. Through itsundergraduate bachelor of fine arts degrees for women and itscoeducational graduate programs, Moore cultivates creativity,promotes scholarship and prepares its students for professionalcareers in the arts by emphasizing critical thinking, problemsolving, risk-taking and strong communication skills. Mooreis dedicated to producing graduates that distinguish themselvesas leaders in their fields.As a cultural leader, Moore promotes access to the arts throughoutthe broader community. The Galleries at Moore introduce thework of significant regional, national and international artists tothe community through distinctive exhibitions and educationalprograms. The wide-ranging continuing education programs alsoserve the community by providing opportunities for men andwomen to learn new skills for personal and professional growth.Through Moore’s acclaimed Young Artist Workshop, foundedin 1922, the lives of children and youth are enriched throughcreative arts education.Building on its historic legacy of educating women forsuccessful careers in the visual arts, Moore is committed toadapting to the needs of future generations of artists, designers,scholars and educators throughout its diverse educational programs.

Spring 2009Moore at160Changing Art3 For over 16 decades, Moore has had animpact on Philadelphia’s cultural landscapeand on American art and design.DistinguishedAlumnae25 Meet Moore’s distinguished alumnae for 2009:Jane Walentas ’66, Marilyn Keating ’74 and Debra Sachs ’75.InStudio20 Textile Design Professor Michael Olszewski’s art isautobiographical. His aim is to express immediate feelingsand emotions and connect with the viewer.1

F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N TChanging ArtAt 160,Moore CollegeofArt & Design,like itsgraduates,is poised tomeet the challengesand opportunities oftoday by drawing ona rich legacy ofinnovation and change.It is with great pleasure that I share news of the successful completion of our $30 million Capital Campaign. Through thecampaign’s success, Moore has doubled studio, classroom and public spaces, renovated all the 1960s era buildings, updatedtechnology and added four first-class computer labs and a state-of-the-art print lab that includes large format printingand the ability to print textiles digitally. Additional accessibility, climate and temperature control of classrooms, residencehalls and The Galleries continues to enhance the student experience. By raising the facilities up to the same standard ofexcellence that our faculty and programs deliver, we have laid a firm foundation for Moore’s future.With the capital campaign completed, students have the resources to support the necessary experimentation andrisk-taking so vital to changing art. As I read through the donor report enclosed in this issue of Moore magazine, I amreminded that while one person can make creative change, the actions and support of many can magnify the impact ofthat change. The legacy of Moore’s founder Sarah Peter is a living one, maintained over 16 decades. Through the dedicationof faculty, staff, board, graduates and donors who believe in our mission, Moore is a vital organization that continues torespond and adapt. For this, we are indeed fortunate and grateful.At this milestone in the College’s history, even as the current economic climate delivers new challenges, we have oureyes clearly fixed on the future. We are firmly committed to educating women for careers and leadership in the visual arts.As a vibrant member of Philadelphia’s cultural community, Moore has exciting creative opportunities for people of allages. The Galleries at Moore, the Young Artists Workshop, continuing education certificates and programs, and threenew coeducational graduate programs all expand our educational mission.As we close out the 160th Anniversary year at Moore College of Art & Design, we still have much to look forward to.The spring student shows highlight the talents of our students. The work of these emerging artists and designers isa glimpse into the future. The 160th Anniversary Commencement and Fashion Show in a grand tent in Aviator Parkadjoining the College will be occasions to celebrate the accomplishments of Moore women––past, present and future.At 160, Moore has much to be proud of. The year has included world-class exhibitions, award winning faculty andstudents, a new Visionary Voices series, and important collaborations and partnerships with The Philadelphia Inquirer,WHYY-TV, Philagrafika, other Parkway institutions, the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the WilmaTheater, among others. Three graduate programs debut this summer.As artists and designers, Moore graduates see the world in a way that others do not and have the power to imaginewhat is not yet there. At 160, Moore College of Art & Design, like its graduates, is poised to meet the challenges andopportunities of today by drawing on a rich legacy of innovation and change.Sincerely,Happy Craven Fernandez,President2

Spring 2009Moore at 160– ChangingArtMooreFirstFirst school inPhiladelphia to offer aco-op (internship)program.Moore College of Art & Design has and continues to have apowerful impact on the field of art and design, locally, regionally andinternationally. The School’s influence on American art and designand integral role in the cultural life of Philadelphia can be witnessedthrough contributions that range from thecultural leadership and innovationof Sarah Peter and the Sartainfamily (John, Emily andHarriet Sartain in thenineteenth and earlytwentieth century) toMoore’s role in inauguratingPhilagrafika 2010, aquadrennial internationalfestival ofcontemporary art inPhiladelphia starting nextyear. For 160 years andbeyond, Moore is changing art.Top left, drawing class c. 1890.Top right, fine arts studio inWilson Hall, 2008.Above, Moore, 2008. Students in Elliott Daingerfield’s life-study class, c. 1895.3

M O O R E AT 1 6 0Early InnovationWhile it might be hard to imaginetoday, the idea that women might beeducated for careers in art and designwas revolutionary when Moore (thenknown as The Philadelphia School ofDesign for Women) was founded in 1848.The pioneering women and men whotaught and supported the school, as wellas the businesses that hired graduates atthis time, all played a role in making theirfields more inclusive while advancingwomen’s equality and education.Early on the School set a standard forbeing quick to embrace new ideas,techniques and technology to be surestudents had every advantage whenseeking employment. As the first artschool to emphasize commercial designin its curriculum, Moore developedways to provide students with “real world”opportunities. Student designs forwoodcuts, calicos and wallpaper weremarketed to manufacturers, with studentsearning 75% of any commission.Cooperative experiences were negotiatedwith local manufacturers. This focus onpractical preparation exists today in therequired internship in all majors.In 1858, the School was the first in thecountry to introduce classes in teaching art,setting the groundwork for a curriculumthat is widespread today. In 1890, whenAlice Barber Stephens, a graduate who wasan accomplished professional illustratorand member of the faculty, successfullypetitioned Dean Emily Sartain to teachLife Drawing using live male models, itwas considered inconceivable at other artschools. One of Stephens’ colleagues,painter Robert Henri, taught drawing,composition and painting. Henri, lateracknowledged as the “father of theAshcan School,” introduced students tonew ideas about composition and lookingto real urban life as subject matter.The School also was a model for anumber of design schools for women thatopened in such cities as New York,Boston, Cincinnati and St. Louis. By themid-1900s most of these schools had beenabsorbed into coeducational institutions.For example, The New York School ofApplied Design for Women, founded in1892, became the New York PhoenixSchool of Design in 1944, before beingmerged with Pratt Institute thirtyyears later.MooreFirstFirst prize medalsin the greatWorld’s Fair inSt.Louis in1904 for anexhibition of work from thedepartment of design andfrom theNormalArt course.Top to bottom, student Edna Speakman at adobby loom, c.1902. Students sculpt malefigure in life-model class c. 1903. 1918 Schoolcatalog cover depicts student Beryl MorseGreene's pastel “drawing from model inPortrait Class.”4

Spring 2009Left to right, Assistant Professor of IllustrationRich Harrington discusses animation with a studentin Moore’sYoung ArtistsWorkshop; The Art Shopat Moore, 2008; Students in Moore’sYoung ArtistsWorkshop, c. 1980.Continuing InnovationsIn 1942, Moore was one of the firstcolleges to introduce continuingeducation classes for working adults andcreative opportunities for young people.Moore’s Young Artists Workshop developsyoung talent who go on to become visualartists and wise consumers of the creativearts. Today, over one thousand girls andboys attend the program each year.Certificate and continuing educationclasses for adults continue to attract menand women seeking to change careers.The Visionary Woman Awards,introduced in 2003, is among severalrecent innovations. The Award wascreated to recognize women who havemade significant contributions to the artsand are national leaders in their fields. TheAward Gala in the fall raises funds for theVisionary Woman Award ScholarshipFund, helping to educate future visionarywomen in the arts.Established in 2002, The Art Shopsells original work of Moore alumnae andstudents and is the only shop of its kind ona college campus. Two new majors adoptedin 2005, one in Photography & DigitalArts and the other in Curatorial Studies(the only undergraduate program of itskind in the nation), are examples of howMoore continues to adapt to and embracechanges in the visual arts.The newest innovation at Moore is theintroduction of co-educational graduatestudies. Graduate-level classes start inMay 2009. The program includes threelow-residency master’s degrees offered ininterior design, art education and studioarts. Each was developed with Moore’sunique career-focused approach.5

M O O R E AT 1 6 0Gutsy GraduatesDuring what was called the “GoldenAge of Illustration” (1880s to 1920s),Moore graduates made their mark as someof the most successful working illustratorsof their day. They include Alice BarberStephens, Charlotte Harding, ElizabethShippen Green and Jessie Willcox Smith,whose work is still licensed today. Moore’sRight, 10-cent stamp designed by Esther Richards ’21—firstUS postage stamp designed by a woman (1934). Far left,members ofThe PhiladelphiaTen, c. 1928, photo by EmileBranson Manzler. Below, left to right, Harriet Sartain, deanof the Philadelphia School of Design forWomen, now Moore,presents diplomas to KathrynV. Shallcross, A. KatherineSheldon and Leona H. Miller, winners of prize fellowships.c. 1921. Photo courtesy The Philadelphia Inquirer.6fine artists also gained attention duringthis time as founding members andparticipants in The Philadelphia Ten, apioneering group of women artists whopracticed and exhibited together between1917 and 1945.During this time, other alumnae wereinnovators in their fields as well. EdnaLeonhardt, a 1923 textile design graduate,became an expert in tapestry design andthe first woman to design fabric forautomobile interiors. Esther Richards, classof 1921, was the firstwoman to design aUS postage stamp.Her engraving ofMount Le Conte inthe Great SmokyMountains graced a10-cent stamp issued onOctober 8, 1934.Acclaimed fashion designerAdrienneVittadini ’77 duringa visit to Moore c. 1980.In the 1940s, Moore alumnae continuedto break barriers in professional designfields. Edith Jaffee Kaplan ’39, whoworked at NW Ayer & Son, became thefirst woman art director of an Americanadvertising agency. Twins Ida and FredaLiebowitz ’45 became accomplishedpioneers in the field of court illustration.Ida won two Emmys for her work at NBC.Freda’s work for ABC included coverage ofthe Watergate trials.Other graduates who have madetheir mark as innovative leaders in theirfields include painter Alice Neel ’25,fashion designer Adrienne Vittadini ’77,Pulitzer-Prize-Winning photographerSharon Wohlmuth ’75, interior designerKaren Daroff ’70, designer and contractorEmily Bittenbender ’89 and ceramicistKathy Butterly ’86.

Spring 2009Art & InfluenceIn 1959, Moore moved to the currentcampus on The Benjamin FranklinParkway in the heart of Philadelphia’sMuseums District and the City’s culturalcenter. This new contemporary setting notonly gave students access to purposefullydesigned and built classrooms, studios andexhibition spaces and a new residence hall,been influential in many of the culturalinstitutions and organizations in the Cityincluding: the Philadelphia Sketch Club,the Center for Contemporary EmergingVisual Artists, Vox Populi, PhiladelphiaSculptors and Philagrafika. The School alsoplayed a role in the founding of both thePlastic Club and the Clay Studio.Moore currently engages the communitythrough collaborations and partnershipswith over 35 organizations working to shapethe vitality and range of arts and culturalprograms for the Philadelphia region.Partnerships also have created exhibitionspaces at the Moore Galleries at the KimmelCenter for the Performing Arts and theCBS & CW Studios in Philadelphia.Moore established professionalgalleries in 1985. Two early directors,Helen Drutt English and Elsa Lonhauser,established the Galleries as a as a venue forgroundbreaking contemporary exhibitions.The Galleries, which are open to thepublic free of charge, have earned aninternational reputation for introducingthe work of many regional and internationalartists to thousands and have had a widereachingimpact through their educationalprograms and resource materials.Today, Moore graduates work in a widerange of fields as fine artists and designers.They own their own businesses, teach art inthe public schools, lead their own graphicdesign or interior design firms and exhibitin galleries nationally and internationally.They can be found in top fashion housesand industry leaders such as Lilly Pulitzer,Diane von Furstenberg and CharmingShoppes, or designing textiles andproducts for Target, Urban Outfittersand Anthropologie.it also firmly established Moore’s presenceas a visible and active member ofPhiladelphia’s cultural community in thefamous Parkway Museums District.The public artwork of graduates andfaculty quite literally continues to changethe cultural landscape of Philadelphia. In1947, Beatrice Fenton, a professor emeritain sculpture, created the Evelyn PriceMemorial Sundial. The bronze sculptureresides in Rittenhouse Square and remainsone of Philadelphia’s most cherished worksof public art. With Philadelphia’s MuralArts Project, Moore artists have producedand designed many of the City’s famousmurals. In 2003, the College introducedthe Sculpture Park in Aviator Parkexhibiting new work on a rotating basis.For 160 years and beyond, Moore’sfaculty, administrators and alumnae haveTop to bottom, Moore in springtime, 2008;the Moore Galleries at the Kimmel Center for thePerforming Arts, 2008; bronze sculpture Evelyn PriceMemorial Sundial by Professor Emerita Beatrice Fulton,Rittenhouse Square.7

M O O R E AT 1 6 0The Celebration ContinuesMoore College of Art & Design continuesits yearlong celebration of the 160thanniversary through May. As the first andonly visual arts college for women in thenation, Moore has maintained its commitmentto educating confident women who goon to great success and leadership in theircareers. Moore will cap off the festivities withCommencement on Sunday, May 17. Springhighlights include The Fellowship and StudentShows; Emerging Artists and Designers: SeniorShow 2009 and Spring Fashion Show.Two installation views from the Student Show 2009, in theWidener Memorial Foundation Gallery,show first-year and sophomore student work in color and composition studies,drawing and animation.Joan Countryman andAlexa Hampton to Speak at Commencement 2009Joan CountrymanMoore College ofArt & Designis pleased to announce that JoanCountryman andAlexa Hamptonwill be the Commencementspeakers at the College’s 160thGraduation Ceremony on Sunday,May 17 in Aviator Park,acrossfrom the College.Dr.Countryman,a nativePhiladelphian,was the firstAfrican-American graduate of GermantownFriends School and was a FulbrightScholar at the London School ofEconomics.She is the author of Writing to Learn Mathematics,IsGender an Issue in Math? and Black Images in American Literature.She was selected by OprahWinfrey to lead the OprahWinfreyLeadershipAcademy for Girls in SouthAfrica.Alexa Hampton is anon-camera senior designconsultant on two PBS designshows,This Old House and Find!She has made Architectural Digest’slist of the world’s top 100designers every year since 2002and House Beautiful’s list of“America’s Best 100 Designers”every year since 1999. She is theinterior designer of TrowbridgeHouse,the official guest house forformer presidents of the UnitedAlexa HamptonStates and has been profiled in The NewYorkTimes,Elle Décor,Vogueand other communications.8

Spring 2009Moore’s Legacy in Printand a Special Scarf &TieThree special items were created for the160thAnniversary.The College’s 160thCommemorative History, Moore CollegeofArt & Design,published byArcadiaPublishing,$19.99,is available at The ArtShop,online and in bookstores. Acommemorative silk scarf and tiedesigned by students Nicole Pellino ’09and JenniferTursi ’08 and produced byHarshita Lohia ’02,$60.00,may be purchasedinTheArt Shop or online at www.moore.edu.A Celebration on aLarge Scale ContinuesOral HistoryMaking their Mark: MooreWomen inTheir OwnWordsMoore Footsteps,a special citywide exhibitionorganized by Moore’sAlumnaeAssociationand sponsored by Fran Graham ’66 and BillGraham,continues through May. Visit theCollege website for a slide show of the 12six-foot boots designed by 14 Moore alumnaeand a map of where they are installed.This project involved extensive videotaped interviews with thirteen alumnae,boardleaders and faculty on the subject of Moore’s contribution to preparing women forleadership in the arts. These engaging stories of accomplishments and challenges includesalumnae Mindy Glassman ’72,Fran Graham ’66,Janie Gross ’74,Lynne Horoschak ’66,Rochelle“Cissie” Levy ’79,Louise Zimmerman Stahl ’42,MiriamTroop ’38,JaneWalentas ’66,DeborahWarner ’69,ProfessorAlice Oh,Dean of Students Joan Stevens and Boardmember PennyWilson. View video shorts at www.moore.edu.9

O N C A M P U SMoore Meets the Kresge Challenge Grantand Completes $30 Million Capital CampaignInside this issue of Moore is a veryspecial donor report that highlights themany generous donors who helped uscomplete our first-ever capital campaign.Success in this ten-year campaign can beseen in every corner of the College:lightfilledexhibition and studio spaces, newtechnology and new scholarships. As our160thAnniversary Celebration year comesto a close,we want to publicly thank andacknowledge our many generous donors.Interior DiamondWindowsMoore College ofArt & DesignSave the DateMoore’s Visionary Woman AwardsWednesday, October 7, 2009Honoring:Nancy Kolb, President and CEO,PleaseTouch MuseumBillie Tsien, partner,TodWilliams BillieTsienArchitectsArchitect of the new building for theBarnes Foundation on theThe Parkway.Moore CelebratesYouth Art MonthWithYouth Art AwardsTop:Michael Odom,Best in Show,11th grade,Nueva EsperanzaAcademy.Above:Denya Gadson,Honorable Mention,5th grade,West Oak Lane Charter School.Moore celebrated National YouthArt Month once again by hosting theYouthArt Month ExhibitionAwards Ceremony on March 4. The exhibition and awardsceremony are the culmination of a citywide contest showcasing the artistic talentsof Philadelphia’s young people.It featured two- and three-dimensional artwork by96 students in grades K–12 from 24 Philadelphia public,parochial and charterschools.TheYouth Art Month Exhibition was juried by Moore’sArt Education studentsand department chair Lynne Horoschak.First,second and third place award winnerswere announced in each grade,with first place winners receiving scholarships toMoore’sYoungArtistsWorkshop.The acclaimed workshop for boys and girls iscommitted to offering high-quality,engaging art instruction.YouthArt Month is anational event held every March,designed to emphasize the importance of qualityart education for all children.10

Spring 2009Moore Fashions Blossom atPhiladelphia Flower ShowClockwise:Design by juniorAshlie Harper on display with floralarrangement;juniorAlexandra Gilbert dresses the mannequin forthe judging; fashion design senior Michele Notarianni worksalongside floral designers to prepare the floral and fashion pairings.Far left,the 2009 Flower Show“Fashion District” exhibit.The Italian-inspired designs of sixteenof Moore’s fashion design students wereone of the highlights at the 2009Philadelphia Flower Show, Bella Italia.Sponsored by the Pennsylvania HorticulturalSociety, the Show at the PennsylvaniaConvention Center ran March 1 to 8and drew more than 250,000 visitors.Each of the students was paired witha floral arranger for a competitive class.The floral designers were judged on howwell they interpreted and complementedthe student-designed fashions. The FlowerShow is the oldest and largest indoor flowershow in the world.Arriving at the Convention Centerfor the 6 am set-up, students got a behindthe-scenesview of the Flower Show.The “Fashion District” display paired fourfashions and floral arrangements thatwere judged in a special competitive class.The exhibit rotated four times during therun of the show.“It was my first Flower Show and itwas like entering another world,” saidAlexandra Gilbert, a junior who participatedin the show. “I was very surprised athow fast the florist had her arrangementup and how well it matched my dress.”The participating fashion designers werechosen from 57 garments designed for theItalian–themed Jumpstart Fashion Showheld at the College on October 1, 2009.“Students were challenged with creatinga design that began with researching anItalian artist and then translating the formand colors of their work into a wearablegown,” said Janice Lewis, chair andprofessor of fashion design. “It was anexciting collaboration, The PhiladelphiaFlower Show is a unique venue to show offstudents’ work.”11

O N C A M P U SInThe GalleriesTaking the Show on the RoadThe Mary McFadden:Goddesses exhibition organized and presented byThe Galleries at Moore last fall hastraveled to the National Museum ofWomen in theArts inWashington,DC,where it will be on view throughAugust 30,2009.The exhibition is the first fashion exhibition to be presented in the museum’s 22-year history.Lorie Mertes,Moore’s gallery director and curator of the exhibition,oversaw the installation,which includesan expanded selection of Mary McFadden’s jewelry and gowns.Curating andActivism: An International Symposium12In March, the Galleries in conjunctionwith Moore’s BFA in Curatorial Studieshosted the fourth in a series of publicconversations about issues and ideas incontemporary curatorial practice. Nearly200 people attended from throughout thePhiladelphia arts community as well as fromDelaware, Maryland, DC and New York.The daylong symposium included a seriesof conversations with an internationalroster of distinguished panelists whoexamined multiple ways in which curatorialactivities can be directed toward social andpolitical activism. Participants included:curator Katherine Carl and architect SrdjanJovanovic Weiss, founding members ofThe School of Missing Studies; StamatinaGregory, Whitney Lauder Curatorial Fellow,Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia;Carin Kuoni, Director, The Vera ListCenter for Art andPolitics; Anton Vidokle,artist and Founder ofNight School at theNew Museum; MarthaWilson, artist andfounding director ofFranklin FurnaceArchive, Inc.; and artistsSharon Hayes, SteveKurtz, Adam Pendleton,and Michael Rakowitz, with video interludesby Andrea Bowers and Josephine Meckseper.The talks were moderated by Daniel Fuller,senior program specialist at the PhiladelphiaExhibitions Initiative, Janet Kaplan,professor of art history and director of theBFA in curatorial studies at Moore andLorie Mertes, Moore’s gallery director andchief curator.Pictured at Moore's Curating andActivism Symposium are,left to right,Carin Kuoni,Katherine Carl,Janet Kaplan,Srdjan JovanovicWeiss and Michael Rakowitz.The symposium was supported by Francesand Bayard Storey, the PhiladelphiaExhibitions Initiative at The Pew Centerfor Arts & Heritage and Moore College ofArt & Design.

Spring 2009June 1 – October 31,2009Opening events start May 29The exhibition, organized by TheGalleries at Moore, celebratesPhiladelphia’s passion and commitmentto the bicycle with a series of changingexhibitions, programs and events thatexplore the bicycle both as functionalobject and a canvas for good causes,personal expression, civic mindednessand political beliefs.The exhibition looks at the bicycle inits context, as a means of transportation, aSenior ShowEmerging Artists & Designers:Senior Show 2009April 22 – May 17,2009social phenomenon, a form of recreation,as a lifestyle, and as a means of engagingin world-class sport. In addition tovintage bikes and ephemera, all fromPhiladelphia collections, the exhibitionwill feature a selection of fantasy bikes,children’s bikes, folding bikes, racingbikes, mountain bikes, hybrid bikes,reclining bikes, and more. The show alsoexplores innovation in design inspired bythe bicycle and initiatives that are underwayto promote bike-friendly communities.While primarily focused on thePhiladelphia-based bicycle community,artists and designers from Philadelphia andRyan Humphrey’s,Fast Forward 2009 (installation view fromQueens International 4. Courtesy Queens Museum ofArt & DCKTContemporary.Detail of Red Bike by Ryan Humphrey.beyond who find inspiration to create newforms, functions and materials from bicyclesand bicycle parts will also be featured. Onand about people in motion, the exhibitionhits the streets with bicycle parades, FamilyFun Days and curated bike tours. So getmoving if you haven’t seen it yet – the showgoes on through October!The Senior Show is generouslysponsored by a special 160thAnniversary Gift from Comcast.Additional funding was providedby Frances & Bayard Storey. Thegalleries at Moore are FREE and open to the public.New Gallery WebsiteVisit the new Gallery website at www.thegalleriesatmoore.orgfor full information onexhibitions, programs,publications and more.The Galleries are alsonow on Facebook.13

O N C A M P U SMoore’s Emerging Artists and Designers PrepareLeft to right,Ashley Flynn,senior fine arts major moves a largedrawing. Lynette Kirk ’91,design director at LL Bean Inc.givesfeedback during a crit with Kimberly Stromberg,junior fashiondesign major.JennaAllen,senior textile design major at a loom.CoryTopel,fine arts senior in the dedicated senior fine arts studios.“I think everyone’s reallyexcited about having theshow outside in a tent.Itis going to be quite anight and a great way tocommemorate Moore’s160thAnniversary year.”Left to right,junior interior design majorsVictoria Lewis andShannonWillis.Every spring, students and seniors worklong hours to perfect paintings, sculptures,architectural models, posters and collectionsthey will exhibit in the student exhibitions.Student work is on view in all the Galleriesat Moore, starting with the Fellowship andStudent Shows in April and finishing withthe Senior Show through mid May.By mid-April the BFA fine arts anddesign studios are open 24 hours a day soseniors may prepare for their final crits andthe Senior Show. For each senior, the SeniorShow and the Spring Fashion Show caps heracademic life at Moore.Samantha Lynch, a senior fine arts major,has been working feverishly in her studio onlife-size figurative wood sculptures for theshow. “I’m excited and I think it’s goodthat I finally reached the point with mywork where I feel comfortable showing it,”she said. “I look forward to getting itout there.”Emerging Artists and Designers: Senior Show2009 runs April 22 – May 17. The LocksCareer Center sponsors a VIP openingreception for design and business professionals.Employers, collectors, art enthusiastsand advocates, designers and internshiphost sites are invited to view the publicdisplay of work culminating four years ofstudents’ study and dedication.Belena Chapp, director of the LocksCareer Center for Women in the Arts, helpsgraduating seniors create business cards anddraft resumés for distribution at the shows.“The Senior Show is a great celebration,” saysChapp. “It is the time when students areabout to transition from being students tobeing professionals.”Similarly, the Fashion Show includescritics and judges who are professionals inthe fashion industry. The shows offer anopportunity for the whole Moore14

Spring 2009for Spring Showscommunity to celebrate the creativeachievements of Moore’s students and theinspiration and education offered byMoore’s faculty.The Spring Fashion Show will be Saturdayat 8 pm, May 16, in Aviator Park in front ofMoore College of Art & Design. “The eventwill be like ‘Bryant Park on The Parkway,’”says Janice Lewis, chair and professor offashion design. ”I think everyone’s reallyexcited about having the show outside in atent. It is going to be quite a night and agreat way to commemorate Moore’s 160thAnniversary year.”Designs by graphic design seniorsRachel Woodman and Meredith Burallwere selected for the Senior Show and FashionShow invitations respectively. The 2009Senior Show is generously sponsored by theComcast Family of Companies and byFrances and Bayard Storey. The 160thAnniversary presenting sponsor for theFashion Show is Charming Shoppes, Inc.with additional support from corporatepatron David’s Bridal.McFadden Returns As Eveningwear CriticMoore’s 2008VisionaryWoman Award recipient and legendary fashiondesigner Mary McFadden returned to the College this spring to work with theFashion Design Department as a critic for the senior eveningwear collection.“The eveningwearcollection makes up thegrand finale for theShow,” says Janice Lewis,chair and professor offashion design.“Thisyear’s theme, Myths andLegends, is a perfectmatch for Mary’s iconic style. It is going to be truly spectacular.”Fashion design seniors presented McFadden with sketches of two differenteveningwear concepts, inspired by ancient civilizations before 500 AD.The studentdesigners were instructed to incorporatethree colors into their garments: burgundy,chartreuse and ancient blue. McFadden metwith each student and chose the designshe thought was most successful. McFaddenwill be at the Show on May 16 to announceher eveningwear critic award winner.Mary McFadden with fashion design students duringeveningwear crit.15

O N C A M P U SAn Art-Changing Fellowship“My family and producing art are sointertwined for me that I felt a need togo back to my roots,” says Haskell, a wifeand mother of three daughters. “As aprintmaker and painter, I wanted to makea connection with the past by soaking upthe surroundings in the hopes of relatingmy discoveries to a new direction inworking abstractly.”With advice from Swedish artist EmmaKvinna, Haskell visited The NordisksMusseet and Skansen, both of which focuson Swedish cultural history. She alsovisited the Moderna Museet, where therewas an exhibit about Italian abstract artand breaking the confines of design titledTime and Place: Milan – Turin 1958-1968.“The exhibition addressed issues thatI am drawn to,” says Haskell, whose ownwork has been moving toward abstraction.She also visited the Millesgarden, thehouse museum of artists Carl and OlgaMilles, which featured an exhibition ofwork by contemporary Swedish artistUlf Rolof.“Stockholm is a beautiful city on thesea. I was most inspired by the light, thecolors, the architecture and the contemporarySwedish design,” Haskell describes.“My current work has most definitelybeen influenced by my trip. The color ischanging, the shapes are not so concise.I have become less hesitant and thepainting is looser.”As students prepared for this year’sFellowship Show, fine arts senior LisaHaskell shared her experience as therecipient of last year’s FriedaFehrenbacher Fellowship. The $2,500travel fellowship enabled Haskell tojourney to Sweden last summer. Haskell,whose paternal great-grandfather wasfrom Sweden, spent eight days inStockholm and a day in the Swedisharchipelago at the end of July.Top,left,Lisa Haskell in her painting studio at Moore.Bottom left,view of Stockholm from Skarsen in a photoby Haskell. Above, Lisa Haskell exploring Stockholm.16

Spring 2009Culture in the ClassroomFor faculty and students, the dynamiccultural scene in Philadelphia is alively landscape from which to drawinspiration. Through Moore’s Culture in theClassroom program, now in its second year,faculty are able to propose a project orassignment that integrates a classroomexperience with some of the many culturalopportunities the City has to offer.This spring several classes benefitedfrom the program. Six students inAssistant Professor of Fine Arts MarthaGelarden’s Junior Studio worked withstaff at the Wilma Theater to design andbuild a lobby installation inspired by theproduction of Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad.The students spent January reading andresearching the play, reviewing interviewsof the production’s actors, designers anddirector, and attending table readings andearly rehearsals. The resulting interactiveinstallation accompanied the run of theplay February 25 to March 29, 2009.“The project was wonderful,” saidWilma Education Director Anne Holmes.“The installation provided opportunitiesfor silent reflection on the play and invitedaudiences to participate in an ongoingconversation.”Dr. Maureen Pelta’s art history studentsand fifty first-year writing students readMy Name is Asher Lev and attended aperformance at the Arden Theatre. Forsome it was their first experience of livetheater.Forty art education students and facultyattended Frog and Toad, also performedat the Arden Theatre. Students then wrotea lesson plan based on ideas about howaspects of the play might motivatechildren of all grades.“I love connecting art to experience,”said Lynne Horoschak, chair of the ArtEducation Department. “This was a wayto show art education students the worldof possibilities.”The Culture in the Classroom programis an extension of the College’s City asCampus initiative. The program confirmsthe value of Moore’s location in the midstof a culturally vibrant city where studentsare able to take advantage of plays,exhibits, performances and lectures of allsorts. This exposure adds a vital dimensionto the student’s classroom education.Culture in the Classroom is funded by a grantfrom the Phoebe W. Haas Trust A asrecommended by Carole Haas Gravagno.Above,in the main lobby of theWilmaTheater during therun of Scorched,an audience member views and listens topart of the interactive installation,PeripheralVision, byMoore students.Photo courtesy of theWilmaTheater.Bottom left,other audience members map themselveson the interactive installation at theWilmaTheater.Photo by Rosie Raizen ’10.17

O N C A M P U SGrant from the Knight FoundationMoore has received a grant from theKnight Foundation to fund two newinitiatives. The majority ofthe grant will beused tocreate internshipfellowshipsfor selectedMoore students. Internships are nowrequired in all majors and are recognizedas an effective way to connect studentswith employers, provide students withmentors and real-world experience andhelp them develop a network of contacts.A paid internship will help reduce someof the financial burden on students. Inaddition, Moore interns will enhance thelocal community because they will beworking in local arts, cultural andnonprofit organizations.The Knight Foundation grant willalso help to create “NET Nights at Moore,”a new citywide opportunity for younggraduates (New Emerging Talent) of localart and design colleges to network withpeers and build relationships with otheryoung arts professionals. These livelyevenings will feature guest speakers,workshops, professional growthopportunities and seminars.StudentWork in Inaugural Exhibit at New ComcastTowerOn Tuesday, December 2, students,faculty and board members attended anopening reception for Interior / Exterior:Works by Photography & Digital ArtsStudents from Moore College of Art& Design. The exhibition was the first tobe shown in a special exhibition spaceatop Philadelphia’s new ComcastTower. Senior Vice President andGeneral Counsel for Comcast CableHoldings LLC Arthur Block, Esq., whoserves as Secretary of Moore’s Board, wasinstrumental in securing the inauguralexhibition. In addition to the galleryspace, Comcast’s 56th floor houses aboardroom, meeting room and a largereception space. The exhibition runsthrough May 1, 2009.Fred and Naomi Hazell AwardMoore College of Art is pleased toannounce the 2008–2009 Fred andNaomi Hazell Art Award winners, madepossible by a $25,900.27 grant from theFred and Naomi Hazell Art Award Fundof The Philadelphia Foundation.The Hazell Art Award winners wereselected to recognize excellence in oilBoard NewsKeith R.Straw has beenelected to theCollege’s Board ofTrustees andManagers atMoore College ofArt & Design.Straw is the owner of Keith Interiors, aninterior design firm she has operatedfrom her Philadelphia home since 1975.She owned Café Monet at The Bellevuepainting. The 2008-2009 awardeesreceiving two-year scholarships arejuniors Lisa Murphy and CourtneyMendenhall and the awardees receivingthree-year scholarships are sophomoresDanielle Finger and Brianna Barton.Naomi Hazell (1895–1985) wasan active artist, musician, poet andfrom 1993 to 1998. Prior to that, shetaught at the Wharton Day Care Center.Straw currently serves on both theWomen’s and Craft Show committees at thePhiladelphia Museum of Art and isan honorary member of the Board ofDirectors of The Print Center. She alsoserves on the board of the Pennsylvaniachapter of the National Museum ofWomen in the Arts. In April, Straw andher husband, Jim, received the PhiladelphiaArt Alliance’s Merit Award for theircraftswoman. The Hazell Art Award Fundwas established in her will to support anaward in oil painting. The award rotatesamong three local institutions: MooreCollege of Art & Design, the PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art and the PennsylvaniaAcademy of the Fine Arts.cultural contributions. The couple has alsobeen honored by the Opera Company ofPhiladelphia and the Pennsylvania Ballet.Straw earned her Certificate in InteriorDesign from the University of the Arts,Philadelphia, a degree in GraduateStudies in Early Childhood from TempleUniversity, Philadelphia, and a Bachelorof Arts degree from Converse College inSpartanburg, SC.18

Spring 2009Moore Prepares toWelcome First Graduate StudentsLeft to right,Ariel Braverman,studio art graduate candidate;Paul Hubbard,chair and professorof fine arts.On March 9, Moore hosted the firstreception for accepted graduate candidatesand their guests. Attendees had theopportunity to listen to conversations withleaders in the fields of art, education anddesign and then they enjoyed an informalgathering to meet fellow accepted graduatecandidates.The evening began with conversationsby prominent leaders, including aLeft to right,Lynne Horoschak,chair,professor,Art Education;Rachel Reser,interior design graduate candidate,andElaine Crivelli,graduate prgram director.conversation with Inga Saffron, architecturecritic for The Philadelphia Inquirer, andAndrew Altman, Philadelphia’s Directorof Commerce and Deputy Mayor forPlanning and Economic Development.The discussion on the impact of urbanplanning in our community and how itis shaping the future of The BenjaminFranklin Parkway was part of theVisionary Voices Lecture series.Simultaneously, Pat Roberts, founderand executive director of the Academy inManayunk, spoke with candidates for themaster’s degree in art education. TheAcademy in Manayunk, modeled after theLab School in Washington, DC, servesgrades 1–12 and teaches children withlearning disabilities through the arts.Moore Celebrates Continuing Education Certificate GraduatesNatalie Payne,co-director of continuing education;student LaurenBudinich with her continuing education certificate;and JudyWoodworth,co-director of continuing education.On January 22, five continuingeducation certificate students werehonored for the successful completion oftheir certificate program. The eveningceremony was held in Moore’s Boardroomoverlooking Logan Square. MoorePresident Dr. Happy Craven Fernandezwelcomed new graduates MelissaBirkenmeier, Lauren Budinich, John Huff,Carol Kuter and Landi Prendi.Almost 90% of Moore’s certificatestudents begin the program having alreadycompleted an undergraduate degree andmost are full-time working professionals.They come to the certificate program toseek a career change, enhance their currentprofessional skills or to pursue personalgoals. Students find the certificate programaffords them the ability to continueworking full-time while being able tomeet their certificate goals within a oneto two-year time frame through eveningcourse offerings.“The reception is a great thing forMoore to do. It provides a nice finishingtouch to the certificate experience,” saysCarol Kuter. Kuter graduated from theDigital Media for Print & Web programafter deciding to make a switch from acareer in fashion. Kuter looked at otherarea certificate programs and foundMoore’s program to be “industry targetedand doable.”Moore currently offers five coeducationalcertificate programs in Art & DesignFundamentals; Digital Media for Print &Web; Digital Photography; FashionTechnology and Interior Decorating. Asmembers of the Moore community,graduates of the certificate programs mayaccess the services of the Locks CareerCenter on campus.Natalie Payne,student John Huff with his continuing educationcertificate;JudyWoodworth.19

F A C U LT Y N E W SIn StudioExile, 16 ½” x 16”, collage – crochet, stitching, applique, acrylic paint and metal. 2008“The more powerful an emotion is tocomprehend,the more it resonatesand needs to be made visible for meto grasp the scope of its meaning.”20

Spring 2009Michael OlszewskiMichael Olszewski stands in front of three of his works at the List Gallery: (left to right) Evidence; In the Half Sleep; and Exile. All 16 ½” x 16”, all 2008Professor Michael Olszewski has taught textile design at MooreCollege of Art & Design for thirty-one years. He came to the Collegein 1977, after completing his MFA in Fiber at Cranbrook Academy ofArt, MI. Graphic design, painting and illustration, however, were hisinitial interests when pursuing his BFA from the Maryland InstituteCollege of Art. While working as a designer and illustrator at HallmarkCards in Kansas City, MO, he became interested in fiber and begantaking weaving and surface design classes at the Kansas CityArt Institute.Professor Olszewski’s work is of an autobiographicalnature and focuses on issues ofpersonal relationships, intimacy and life’s manypassages. “Expressing the immediacy of anemotion and recreating it to gain a betterunderstanding and to communicate this withthe viewer” is what Professor Olszewski says hasbeen the ongoing focus of his work. To capturethe impact of an emotion, Professor Olszewskicarries a small sketchbook. He’ll draw a quicksketch to signify the feeling, noting form, color,texture, fabric and media.“The more powerful an emotion or issue is tocomprehend, the more it resonates and needs tobe made visible for me to grasp the scope of its meaning” says Olszewski.“When I am working in the studio, the pieces demand my full attention.At times even listening to music is a distraction. I tend to only work onone or two pieces at a time depending on the processes being used. All ofthe works change during their development as I strive to re-create aspectsDoonfeeney #1, 2” x 2”, watercolor on arches paper, 2005of the original feelings and sentiments being explored. The work isabout questioning who I am and trying to gain a clearer insight intohow I relate in this world.”His most recent exhibition: Michael Olszewski: Recent Work was onview January 22 to February 25 at the List Gallery of SwarthmoreCollege. The exhibit featured fiber constructions and watercolorsproduced between 2004 and 2008.Professor Olszewski’s fiber constructions combine painting anddrawing techniques with stitching, appliqué, crochet, embroidery andJapanese shibori dying processes. To obtain atransparent quality in his watercolors, he mixeswatercolor with gum arabic to layer paint in areductive process that is similar to the way inwhich he works with fabric dyes.Professor Olszewski’s work has been exhibitedwidely both nationally and internationally at theDouglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago; The RenwickGallery,Washington, DC; the Museum of Art andDesign in Helsinki, Finland and Schmidt DeanGallery, Philadelphia. He has received awardsfrom the Pew Fellowships in the Arts, theNational Endowment for the Arts, and thePennsylvania Council on the Arts. His work maybe found in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum ofArt, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Museum of Art andDesign, The Montgomery Museum of Art and the Racine Art Museum.This summer Professor Olszewski returns to the Northwestern Irishcoast to continue his work.21

F A C U LT Y & S TA F F N O T E SArt EducationLynne Horoschak ’66, chair andprofessor of art education, andElizabeth Gilly, outreach and publicprograms coordinator, The Galleries atMoore, presented a paper at the NationalArt Education Association’s (NAEA) 2009National Convention, Visual Arts Learning:A Landscape for 21st Century Learning, heldApril 17 – 21 in Minneapolis. The paperoutlined the unique partnership the Galleriesand the Art Education Departmentdeveloped to serve the Philadelphia communityand provide hands-on experience forMoore students. Horoschak and Gillypresented the project as a model for how tosuccessfully transition classroom instructioninto creative collaborations in the fieldand community.Art History/LiberalArtsDr.Jill Furst,professor of art history,was a Commonwealth Speaker for theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania. This pastfall and winter she gave several presentationsincluding a talk on “Sweet, DeliciousStimulants: A Brief History of Coffee, Teaand Chocolate” at the Degenstein Library inSunbury, the Adamstown Area CommunityLibrary and the Doylestown branch of theAmerican Association of University Women.She gave a presentation on “The SevenWonders of the Ancient World” at LowerProvidence Public Library, the Greensburg-Hempfield Library and the WarminsterPublic Library and lectured on “Iroquois Art”in Sunbury. She also gave a talk on “18thCentury Feasting” at the Feasterville TownshipLibrary, and spoke on “From St. Nicholasto Santa Claus: The Transformations ofAmerica’s Favorite Holiday Icon” at theLower Providence Public Library. In addition,Furst gave a Selective on “Human Body/Human Soul in World Cultures” for theDental School at the University ofPennsylvania, and presented “An AfricanSampler” at the J. Lewis Crozer Libraryin Chester.In March, Furst spoke on “AfricanBeading” at the Yardley Public Library, on“Growing Up Amish” at the LowerProvidence Public Library and “SweetArt education major Ginger Mimmo, left, interviews painter Jaqueline Cotter for the Community CoLAB: Art is Ageless program.Delicious Stimulants” at Haverford TownshipPublic Library. Later this spring, she isscheduled to present “Plants from Paradise” atthe Wyomissing Library and “Iroquois Art” forArt Goes to School at the Central Free Library.BasicsMoe Brooker, chair, professor of basics,had a solo exhibition, The Substance of Feeling, atthe Delaware Center for the ContemporaryArts in Wilmington, DE from December 3 toApril 5. On view from January 30 to February28, he had a solo exhibition, Listen With YourEyes, at the Grossman Gallery at LafayetteCollege in Easton, PA, where he also gave anartist’s talk on February 18.Lynn Denton’s film, City Taxi, was part of“Philadelphia Stories” on Channel 35/MindTV in December. Denton, adjunct faculty ofbasics, was invited to give a presentation oncommunity-based art at the 3rd annualconference “Building Creative Communities”in Colquitt, GA from February 6 to 8.Mike Geno,adjunct faculty of basics, was ina group exhibition, Gigantic Small Works Show,at the Rosenfeld Gallery from December 7 to31. He was in a two-person exhibition, Meat &Sugar, at Julio Fine Arts Gallery at LoyolaCollege in Maryland from January 12 toFebruary 13. He gave an artist’s talk on January22. Geno is also exhibiting in the groupshow: Control_Shift_Options: ContemporaryDrawing on view at the Space 301 Gallery inMobile, AL from March 13 to May 3.Frank Hyder,professor of fine arts: 2Dand basics, was featured on the cover and in anarticle, “Frank Hyder: Poet of a ThreatenedEden,” in the Winter 2008 issue of Envisionmagazine. Frank was one of two artists inMumford Fine Art’s Paperworks Exhibition/Fairworks at the Rooftop Gallery in Soho,London from January 13 to February 21.John McDaniel,adjunct faculty of basics,had a solo exhibition, Leaping Boundaries, atthe Sande Webster Gallery from January 7 toFebruary 2.Anne Schaefer, adjunct faculty of basics,was in a group show at Vox Populi Gallery inPhiladelphia from January 9 to February 1.Anne Schaefer, Small on Six Sides22

Spring 2009Moe Brooker, InThree QuartersTime, oil on canvas, 36’ x 36’Curatorial StudiesJanet Kaplan, director of curatorial studiesand professor of art history, was a panelist for“The Agony and the Ecstasy: Basquiat asArtist” at the Free Library of Philadelphia onMarch 11. She also served as a moderator in“Curating and Activism: An InternationalPanel” presented by the Curatorial StudiesProgram and The Galleries at Moore, onMarch 28.FineArtsKatie Baldwin, adjunct faculty of fine arts:2D, participated in SHOP: Art, Commerce andthe Printed Image on view at The Print Center,Philadelphia, December 11 to February 14.Paul Hubbard,chair, professor of fine arts:2D & 3D, has been invited to take part in TheOxford Round Table. The four-day conferenceon Three Cultures: Reconciliation of Science,Humanities/Arts and Religion Discussion atthe University of Oxford will take place in July.He is the artist curator of Intention: NinePhiladelphia Sculptors, at the WoodmereMuseum. The exhibition runs April 4 toAugust 2 with an opening reception June 6,5 – 7 pm. Hubbard will give an artist curatortalk about the show on May 31 at 2 pm.Stephen Heigh, Snow Boy SleepsScot Kaylor,assistant professor, visitingartist of basics and fine arts:3D, was in a groupexhibition, Trash Picked: Contemporary ArtePovera, at the Rowan University Art Galleryfrom January 12 to February 6.Graphic DesignTara O’Brian,adjunct faculty of graphicdesign, was in a two-person spotlightexhibition, Two Threads, at the Center forEmerging Visual Artists from November 6 toDecember 4 in Philadelphia.Anne Seidman’s recent exhibition atSchmidt-Dean was reviewed in the February2009 issue of Art in America. In December2008, Seidman, professor of graphic design,also received a grant from the Joan MitchellFoundation. She had a solo exhibition, Teetering,at Rosenberg Gallery, Hofstra University in NYfrom February 25 through March 20.IllustrationStephen Heigh, adjunct faculty ofillustration and a children’s author andillustrator of The Snowman in the Moon, andMr. George and the Red Hat, signed books atBarnes & Nobles at Neshaminy Mall onDecember 6 and 20, at the Oxford ValleyBarnes & Nobles on December 11 and theWillow Grover Barnes & Nobles onDecember 11 and 21.Christina Hess, adjunct faculty ofillustration, lectured on IllusCon 2008presentation on January 28.Photography &DigitalArtsKara Crombie, adjunct faculty ofphotography & digital arts, was in a groupexhibition at Vox Populi Gallery inPhiladelphia from November 7 to 30. Sheexhibited her work at the Samuel S. FleisherArt Memorial in an exhibition titled The Wind,Challenge Exhibitions, Philadelphia, PA, fromJanuary 16 to March 7.James Johnson,assistant professor and chairof photography & digital arts, was in a groupexhibition, A Closer Look 7, at the ArcadiaUniversity Art Gallery November 13 toDecember 21. He was in a group exhibition,3D Concerns: Nostalgia, Architecture, Illusion, atthe Repetti Gallery in NY from October 11 toNovember 2. He had a solo exhibition, Break,at Vox Populi from January 9 to February 1.On January 25, he was one of three artistsinterviewed by Gabriel Martinez in a gallerytalk at Vox Populi.23

F A C U LT Y & S TA F F N O T E SArt Education faculty Lynne Horoschak’66,Deborah Deery,JosephineViviani and Joyce Millman were in a groupexhibition, Four from Moore, from December 1to 14 at the Octo Studio in Philadelphia.Horoschak is professor and chair of arteducation. Deery, Viviani and Millman areadjunct faculty of art education. The same fourfaculty members as well as three art educationmajors were in an exhibition, Fine Art fromEducators, at Stapeley in Germantown fromJanuary 30 to April 3.Alice Oh,Terri Saulin ’92,NicoleDul,Karen Lefkovitz and TaraO’Brien were in a group exhibition,Immersion, from November 14 to January 15at the Moore Galleries at the Kimmel Centerfor the Performing Arts.DeborahWarner ‘69, Chronicles Series: Last Snow, 2008, digital images copied on rice paper, graphite, wax mounted on panel.Richard Harrington,Mike Geno,Megan Halsey and Scot Kaylor were ina group exhibition, READYMADE –– FoundObjects from the American Landscape, throughApril 3 at the Moore Galleries at the KimmelCenter for the Performing Arts.Anna Neighbor, adjunct faculty ofphotography & digital arts, had a soloexhibition, Holding Fast, at Vox Populi fromDecember 5 to 28.LiberalArtsMimi Stillman, adjunct faculty of liberalarts, performed with flute for “ThreeShepherds-Winds and Piano” on December3, “Cross Cultural Influences: Ancients andModerns” on February 27 and “The Concertof Nations: Trio Sonatas of the Baroque” onApril 22 at the First Unitarian Church onChestnut Street in Philadelphia.Textile DesignMichael Olszewski, professor of textiledesign, had a solo exhibition, MichaelOlszewski: Recent Work, at the List Gallery atSwarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA fromJanuary 22 to February 22. He gave an artist’slecture on January 22.DeborahWarner ’69, chair, professorof textile design, was in a group exhibition,Contemporary Encaustic, at the University ofSouth Carolina in Spartanburg from February27 to March 27.Group ExhibitionMichael Olszewski,DeborahWarner ’69, Anne Seidman andMichael Gallagher took part in a groupexhibition, Abstract Invitational, at the Galleryat Delaware County Community College fromDecember 11 to February 2.The fine arts faculty organized an exhibition ofthe drawings of the fine arts BFA candidates atSociety Hill Synagogue, December 5 to 25.StaffAccomplishmentsLorie Mertes, gallery director and chiefcurator, participated in a panel discussion atVox Populi titled Surfing the Web: a curatorialroundtable on the shifted practice from studio toweb-based visits. She also traveled toWashington DC to install the Mary McFadden:Goddesses exhibition at the national Museum ofWomen in the Arts.Elizabeth Gilly (See faculty news listingfor Lynne Horoschack)24

A L U M N A E N E W SSpring 2009College HonorsThree Distinguished AlumnaeOn March 14,Moore alumnae gathered at a luncheon to honor DistinguishedAlumnaeAward recipients Marilyn Keating ’74,Debra Sachs ’75 and JaneWalentas ’66.Debby Larkin ’70, president of theAlumnaeAssociation,presented Keating and Sachs with areplica of the 1886 class pin by jeweler Heather Bryson ’92.Walentas received her award and pin at home,at a brunch she hosted forprospective BFA students for theAdmissions Department on February 21.“We appreciate people who are involved in the community,and all three of our honorees are community aware people,” saidDoris Chorney,AlumnaeAffairs Director."They are accomplished in their fields and are making a difference in their communities.Keating and Sachs also designed and created the new sculpture,Charm Sticks, recognizing Moore's distinguished alumnae.”Marilyn Keating ’74Marilyn Keating is a woodworker who has concentrated for the lastten years on public art, outdoor art and community art projects,including Garden Totems for the Upper Pittsgrove School inMonroeville, NJ and several Rutgers University-sponsoredprojects working with children to enhance their environment.Keating, who majored in sculpture at Moore, has worked withDebra Sachs to complete projects for the AlantiCare Health System andPATCO train stations. She also created art for New Jersey Light Railstations. Her work can be found in the collections of Camden County,NJ, the New Jersey Council for the Arts, the New Jersey StateMuseum and the White House.Keating has received three fellowships from the New Jersey StateCouncil on the Arts and was a 2007 recipient of the George and HelenSegal Foundation award for New Jersey sculptors.Debra Sachs ’75Debra Sachs, a sculptor, has participated in many group and soloexhibitions, including the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia,Sculpture Objects &Functional Art (SOFA)in many cities,Grounds for Sculptureand the New JerseyState Museum. Hersculptures are representedby browngrottaarts in Wilton, CT.Debra Sachs ’75 with inset of Tiered Dusk,33" x 20" x 20", poplar, acrylicMarilyn Keating ’74 with inset of Polyphemus, 12" x 11" x 1.75",painted forged steel, carved wood, glass25

A L U M N A E N E W SSachs, who received herBFA degree in painting atMoore, has received numerousawards, including two NewJersey Council for the Artsfellowships and an NEAregional fellowship throughthe Mid-Atlantic ArtsFoundation. Her work isincluded in collections at BellAtlantic, Johnson & Johnsonheadquarters, the New JerseyState Council on the Arts, theNew Jersey State Museum,Stedman Art Gallery(Rutgers-Camden), JaneVoorhees Zimmerli ArtMuseum, as well as the USEmbassy in Thailand.Debra Sachs ’75, Tiered Night, 43" x 18" x 18",acyclic on pine.Sachs collaborates with Marilyn Keating on many public artprojects, including a tile wall mural for Vineland Children’s Schoolcommissioned by the State of New Jersey, a wood appliqué for theNew Jersey Pinelands Commission and tiles for PATCOHigh Speed Line stations.JaneWalentas ’66Jane Walentas, an advertising design graduate of Moore, hasdemonstrated her deep commitment to the arts and artists by herinvolvement in her community and at Moore.“Being presented with the Distinguished Alumnae Award is anenormous honor,” she said. “I’m so honored to be joining this groupof amazing and talentedwomen. I’mtremendously proudto be a graduate ofMoore.”After earning adegree in advertisingdesign from Moorein 1966, Walentasworked in Italy as anart director. She thenmoved to NY whereshe was an art director for Avon and Estee Lauder.After leaving the advertising industry, Walentas has devotedthe last 20 years to the restoration of a 1922 48-horse PhiladelphiaToboggan Company carousel. Walentas and her husband developedDUMBO (Down Under the Manhatten Bridge Overpass), asection of Brooklyn. Their efforts have transformed once-abandonedwarehouses into a thriving community of artists and residentialand commercial development. They hope soon to be able to housethe restored carousel in a public space there.Since 2002, Walentas has served on Moore’s Board ofManagers. In 2008, she and her husband, David, established theJane Walentas ’66 Endowed Scholarship & International TravelFellowship, a four-year scholarship for Moore students thatincludes a travel fellowship to be used between the junior andsenior years.This past year, as part of the alumnae celebration of Moore’s160th Anniversary, Walentas participated in Moore Footsteps,designing and decorating a six-foot boot and turning it into aroller skate as part of a city-wide exhibition.Above JaneWalentas in herBrooklyn home-studio. Left, carouselhorses restored byWalentas.26

Spring 2009Alumnae Exhibitionand Reunion120 shoes might mean sixty pairs to some,but for the Annual Alumnae Exhibition it wasAlumnae Footsteps featuring 120 works reflectingthe many pathways that artists have traveled.The theme and project was chosen in celebrationof the 160th Anniversary of Moore. Theexhibition included work by alumnae in allmajors and graduates representing five decades.More than 250 alumnae and guests attendedalumnae reunion weekend, March 13 and 14.Some came from as far away as Vermont,Washington and Louisiana. An eveningreception for Alumnae Footsteps started off thefestivities. A full day of activities on Saturdayincluded a lecture on Japanese woodblocks byShirley Luber ’47, breakfast, morning and1423afternoon workshops, the distinguishedalumnae luncheon and a cocktail reception.Nearly seventy alumnae attended workshopsthat included Figure Drawing, JapaneseBookbinding, Knotting, The Lively Brushand Techniques in Hand-Dyeing.The day also included the dedication ofa wallhanging acknowledging all distinguishedalumnae, Charm Sticks, designed and created byMarilyn Keating ’74 and Debra Sachs ’75.Twenty-two distinguished alumnae attendedthe luncheon marking Moore’s 160thAnniversary. Debby Larkin ’70, who willcomplete three years as president of theAlumnae Association this year, was honoredfor her service with a silver pin by jewelerHeather Bryson ’92. In June, Larkin will besucceeded by incoming president JoanneAdams ’74.1. Guests view the Alumnae Footsteps exhibition.2. Left to right, alumnae Heather Bryson ’92;Cissie Levy ’79; Doris Chorney, director ofAlumnae Affairs; Janie Gross ’74; Deborah Larkin ’70.3. Group shot of distinguished alumnae at reunion.4. Arlene Finston ’56 and Moore President Happy Fernandez.5. Marilyn Lavins ’76, Decorated 18" High Boot.6. Toni Ann Straniero ’07, La Chaussure Enchantée de Beauté.5627

A L U M N A E N O T E SShe also works in The Petite Gallery atJosephine Keir Ltd and occasionally shows avideo and hosts discussions on Arctic cultureand art, her area of expertise.Margaret Bailey Doogan ’63 hadwork included in Burning Down the House:Building a Feminist Art Collection, October,2008 to April 5, 2009 at the Elizabeth A.Sackler Center for Feminist Art; at theBrooklyn Museum; and in Drawn: CrossingThe Line, November 20, 2008 to January 2,2009 at the McColl Center for Visual Art,in Charlotte, NC.Concetta Ciotti Scott ’51, Joys of SummertimeSally Beckler Ryan ’48 was awarded atop creativity prize at the Wisconsin RegionalArtists Association. Her piece, To a WildCarrot, was hand embroidered on fabricand the image was used on the exhibition’scatalog cover.Concetta Ciotti Scott ’51 had a soloshow, Winter Feast, at Brookside Gardens inWheaton, MD from December 6 to February6. Her miniatures were accepted in the 2008Miniature Sculpture, Painting, GravureSociety (MSPGS) of Washington, DC’s 75thAnniversary International Juried Exhibitionand Cider Painters International. Two of herwatercolors also received awards at theMcLean Art Society Juried Exhibition inAlexandria, VA.Teresa Galligan DeFazio ’63continues to encourage an awareness of “thegifts of art” to as many people as possible.She’s involved with the Horseshoe Crab andShorebird Festival in Milton, DE and is thecurrent Art Czar for the festival, leading agroup of volunteers in art projects related toenvironmental issues. She also served on theboard of the Milton Community Foundationand was chair of the first annual Appraisal,Silent and Live Auction to benefit the JohnMilton Statue Project. This project givesMilton school children a first- handexperience of seeing the statue develop.DeFazio volunteers in the Visitor’s Center atthe Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.Gail Bracegirdle ’65 had work in threeexhibitions in December: Riverbank Artsin Stockton, NJ; Artists’ Gallery inLambertville, NJ; and Flip Dog Yoga &Pilates in Lahaska, PA. Her watercolors wereexhibited at The Cosmopolitan Club inPhiladelphia from January 13 to February 11.This spring she exhibited in Madness, anexhibition exploring chaos, passion andgeneral craziness at the Artists’ Gallery,Lambertville.ArleneAlexander Frimark ’66published Images of Prayer: An Art Siddur forShabbat Morning. She created 30 paintingsthat complement the traditional selectionsof the prayer book. With each image, thereis a meditative commentary explaining itsrelationship to the prayer it represents.The book is available at Xlibris.com,BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com.www.arlenefrimark.comLynne Jordan Horoschak ’66(see faculty news)ElizabethAyars Nesbitt ’52 wasaccepted into the Pennsylvania WatercolorSociety’s 29th International Exhibitionwith a postcard of her painting, Greenhouse,in Scotland.Sheila Roseman Letven ’56 won theDes Champs Gallery Award for a woodcut atthe 79th Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition inNew Hope, PA. She also won an award inthe juried exhibition, Works on Paper, at thePerkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown,NJ. Both exhibitions took place inNovember 2008.MargaretWalsh Huddy ’61 haswritten and illustrated a book of all the stateflowers.Sheila Roseman Letven ’56, So much work to be done28

Spring 2009Joan Becker ’69, at the lindenwoodRobin Dintiman ’72, Hawaii Kona Cypress, 2002Karen Smith ’68 teaches adult and teenstudio art classes in portfolio preparation,painting and drawing.Joan Becker ’69 was featured in anarticle, “Keeping Yourself and ViewersEngaged in your Art,” in the January 2009issue of American Artist. The piece related toher recent exhibition at Gross-McCleafGallery, Philadelphia.DeborahWarner ’69 (see faculty news)MonaWein Brody ’72 was selectedthe December 2008 Artist of the Month byDiscover Jersey Arts.Robin Dintiman ’72 exhibited workat Manhattan Graphics in October andphotographs in Familiar Places at theDelaware Valley Art Alliance in March,both in New York. Her company, DintimanDesign, had work in the November issue ofTraditional Home, pages 120 to 124.JanetWay ’72 was elected to the ShorelineCity Council in 2005.CynthiaTomyé Neal ’73 was projectcoodinator for the San Francisco/Oakland BayArea Art Murmur First Friday. An instructorat Studio One Art Center in Oakland, CA,Tomye exhibited at the Richmond Art Centerin Richmond, CA in February 2009.Priscilla Bohlen ’74 exhibited works atWaverly Heights Ltd., Gladwyne, PA fromFebruary to April 2009 and paintings atGryphon Cafe, Wayne, PA in February.Marilyn Prokupek Lavins ’76 had twooil paintings in Small Works at the SketchClub, Philadelphia. At the Main Line ArtCenter’s 71st Annual Members Exhibition onDecember 19, Lavins received an HonorableMention for Ocean Beach, San Francisco, pasteldust and cotton.There were 226 entries and19 awards. Her work also appeared in PhotoIX Exhibition at Tyme Gallery whereArlene Renee Finston ’56 alsoexhibited.Kathleen Maggio ’76 published hersecond book, a textbook, Draping, Drafting& Drawing. Maggio continues to teach andcoordinate faculty at Parsons School ofDesign in New York.Denise Mauceri Urban ’76 will beexhibiting stationery art and textile designsfor Suzanne Cruise Creative Services at theStationery Show at the Jacob JavitsConvention Center in New York City on May17 to 19. Her artwork will also be displayedby SCC, Inc. at the International LicensingShow, June 2 to 4, at the Mandaly BayConvention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Urban’scompany, UrbanDigits, was chosen toproduce a branding solution package for“Culture Kids,” a new Canadian children’sglobal clothing line. She designed a series ofgreeting cards for Pictura.Tucker SchmidtYeaworth ’76 isdirector of The heART of Friendship ArtGallery, a unique gallery in downtownEphrata, PA, featuring work from disabledand local professional artists.MarieWolfington-Jones ’77exhibited work in January at the Fine ArtsPeople Gallery in Exton, PA.Marianne Gierman Dalton ’78exhibited paintings from a new series, Mary,Mary, Quite Contrary at The Spring Center forSpiritual and Cultural Unity in Fayetteville,NY. The objective of this body of work is toultimately affect and challenge new interpretationsof familiar historical images.JudithWeber ’79 was selected as theAmerican Gem Society’s Registered Jewelerof March 2008. She is a graduate of theGemological Institute of America andworks for Diana Vincent Jewelers.Edith Pettersen Prudente ’80exhibited at the historic Yellow Springs JuriedShow and will have a show at William RiisGalleries in Stone Harbor, NJ in August.29

A L U M N A E N O T E SAnnemarie Siefert-Sellinger ’80 hada solo exhibition, Calm Among the Chaos, atUBS in Southampton, NY, from December 3to January 30. The oil and pastel paintings areprimarily landscapes and barns from summersspent in upstate New York.Diane Spellman Grimes ’83 createdmore than 40 paintings and drawings as partof a professional development grant fromImmaculata College. This body of work,Colors of Summer, was exhibited at AlumnaeHall Art Gallery at Immaculata University,Immaculata, Pa from December 4 to 18.Julie Landis Musselman ’83 retiredfrom Nordstrom as manager of the PersonalTouch Department (personal shopping,fashion consultant, etc.) and is now a salesassociate/fashion consultant at NeimanMarcus Last Call, where she hopes “to saveall the wonderful designer clothes from ashameful and ignominious death.”Crystal Primm Moll ’84 showed recentpaintings and prints at the annual ChristLutheran Church Exhibition in December inBaltimore, MD. A percentage of the proceedsbenefits the Christ Lutheran Shelter forHomeless Women & Children. She alsoopened her studio for an annual Open HouseExhibition February 28 and March 1.Diane Spellman Grimes ’83, Colors of SummerKathy Butterly ’86 is currentlyexhibiting in Dirt on Delight: Impulses ThatForm Clay, significant work in clay by 22artists spanning four generations, on viewthrough June 21 at the Institute ofContemporary Art at the University ofPennsylvania. On March 25, she spoke atthe ICA in a related program: Conversation:Kathy Butterly and Garth Clark.Michele Feder ’86 displayed her stilllifes for the Interlochen Social Gatheringat the Tutu School in San Francisco, CAin February.Kym Hepworth ’88 exhibited inTime: Work by Kym Hepworth and RobinMiller, a show of drawings and mixedmedia exploring the theme of time, atLearning Resource Center Galleries atGeorgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody,GA, December 17 to February 4.Laura Lee Gigliotti-Wood ’90 isrelocating to Denver, CO.Lee Price ’90 had a solo show, Refuge, atSarah Bain Gallery in Anaheim, CA fromMarch 17 to April 17.Donna Quinn ’90 had work in thePenn Med Art Show at the Fox Gallery,Absolutely Abstract at The PhiladelphiaSketch Club, Past and Present at the SamQuinn Gallery in Philadelphia and Giftedat the Art Trust in West Chester, PA.SusanWhite ’90 created a site specificinstallation, read, in The Hall, Crane ArtsBuilding, Philadelphia from January 7 toFebruary 26. Another installation, disorder,will be at The Print Center in Philadelphiafrom February 26 to May 16.Kate Leigh Cutler ’91 had 35paintings in a show at the Present DayClub in Princeton, NJ.Traci Kloss Jones ’91 was marriedon June 14, 2008. DanielleBadalamenti ’91, was in herbridal party.Lee Price ’90, Self-portrait in tub with Chinese food30

Spring 2009Her sketchbook is on tour with The SketchbookProject 3, Everyone We Know and was inPhiladelphia March 4 at Chris Café.Anne Canfield ’99 had work in DarlaJackson vs. Anne Canfield at the Center forEmerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia,January 26 to February 16.Helene Dal ’99 has been commissionedto create art for a new institution formulti-disabled children. The colorful art,mounted on the wall, will have moveableparts. She participated in two juried showsin the fall of 2008, one of which will travelto Finland in 2009. Dal also works as anart consultant for two public art projectsin Norway.Amber Lia-Kloppel ’99, PersistMarinella Collins Kelly ’92 had aholiday trunk show and sale of her jewelry inWest Chester, PA on December 5 and 6.Theresa Saulin ’92, (see faculty news)Elizabeth Bisbing ’93 had a solo show,Assuming the Devine, at SOHO20 ChelseaGallery, NY in February.Sarah Roche ’93 participated withother artists and scholars in Little NotesConcerning the Forming of a Vase. This program,organized by Jane Irish, demonstrated howto make a china vase at the Institute ofContemporary Art, University of PA, onJanuary 21.Kellyann Monaghan ’94 participatedin Unison, a three-person Exhibit at A-ForestGallery in New York City in February.Alla Podolsky ’95 exhibited work in thegallery members’ January group show atArtists’ Gallery, a fine art cooperative gallery,in Lambertville, NJ.Jennifer Butikis Barrile ’96 illustratedher first children’s book, Sweeter Than Honey,written by Juliette Kroeger. The story isabout the love between a father and daughter.Sheree Jackson ’97 teaches at theFeltonville School of Arts and Sciences. Housesin Fairmount Park and Fairmount Park in theWinter were exhibited in the Small WorldsShow at The Plastic Club in Philadelphia,February 1 to February 22.Megan Hamilton Levans ’99 makeshandmade tooth fairy pillows and children’saccessories for her business, The WigglyTooth Factory, LLC that began in 2007.She also markets these items at craft showsin Cental Pennsylvania and Bucks Countyand at The Art Shop at Moore.www.wigglytoothfactory.comAmber Lia-Kloppel ’99 exhibited inPequenos Formatos: Otras Realidades inDecember at Foro Galeria in San Juan,Puerto Rico. Her paintings were alsoexhibited at the Artists House Gallery,Philadelphia in January.Kellyann Monaghan ’94, light watertower, 200831

A L U M N A E N O T E SJoanne Bosack ’01 exhibited herpainting New Space I in Absolutely Abstract2008, The Philadelphia Sketch Club,in November.Amy Ignatow ’02 has signed atwo-book agreement with Amulet Books,an imprint at Harry N. Abrams, Inc.The first book, an illustrated children’snovel about two fifth-grade friends and theiranthropological quest to achieve popularity,will be in stores in fall 2010.Harshita Lohia ’02, a textile designer,participated at the World Tea Expo in LasVegas, NV with her line of tea-relatedtextiles. She also participated at Valentine’sDay and Mother’s Day Trunk Shows withMoore alumnae Dee Collins ’93 andJanellWysock ’04.Maureen Cunniam Stocker ’02 is inher second year of teaching at WoodburyHigh School in Woodbury, NJ. In additionto teaching Advanced Placement USHistory, World History and a course on theHolocaust, Stocker is also teaching fine artsfor the high school’s alternative program.Deborah McCarthy ’99, StrawberryDeborah McCarthy ’99 had work inthe Visual Arts Faculty Show at CamdenCounty College, Blackwood, NJ fromNovember 19 to December 12 and in GrandSmall Works, The F.U.E.L.Collection, inPhiladelphia from December 2 to 28, with aportion of sales benefitting FUEL The Cure.She also donated work to InLiquid Benefit 8.0.McCarthy had work in Plastic at the PlasticClub, the Philadelphia Chapter of theWomen's Caucus for Art, March 2009 and inPostcards From The Edge, Metro Pictures, NY,to benefit Visual AIDS.Pamela Birmingham ’00 had threepieces in Illiterature. The exhibition openedin San Francisco, CA at LIMN Gallery inNovember, moved to the Frumkin Gallery,Arena 1, in Santa Monica, CA throughMarch 21 and will go to Sacramento, CA.Michelle Ortiz ’00 had work in SmallBut Unexpected at the Midwives Gallery inPhiladelphia. This show was a collection ofworks by Japanese, Mexican and nationalartists curated by Midwives Collectivemember and alumna Nora Hiriart ’03and ran from November 14 to December 5.Ortiz was a discussion panelist at the 13thAnnual Arturo A. Schomburg Symposium:Afro-Latinas and Activism: Politics, Gender andRace, sponsored by Taller Puertorriqueño incollaboration with Swarthmore InterculturalCenter, the African American Museum inPhiladelphia and Encuentro. The discussionexplored the intricate influences of theAfrican Diaspora on Latino culture and thecomplex issues of race within the Latinocommunity. Ortiz’s image, Las Huellas delTiempo, is featured on the invitation. Ortizwas one of 39 visual artists represented inDiálogo 365, an exhibition promoting LatinAmerican social and cultural understanding.The exhibition was hosted by Casa deVenezuela at the Ice Box at Crane Arts,Philadelphia, in March.Tegan Kowalewski Bellitta ’03 gavebirth to a son, Gabriel Joseph Bellitta, onApril 3, 2008.Darla Jackson ’03 exhibited new workin Perspectives, an exhibition of works byCFEVA’s (Center For Emerging VisualArtists) Career Development ProgramFellows, Icebox Project Space inPhiladelphia. Jackson also exhibited inDarla Jackson vs. Anne Canfield at CFEVAin Philadelphia from January 26 toFebruary 16.Jessica McAvoy ’03 was recently namedcorresponding secretary of The PatchogueArts Council in Long Island, NY.www.PatchogueArts.orgAbigail Sadauckas ’03 exhibited inConsumer Mapping Project in conjunction withNovember’s Eat Local Challenge, as well asin CMCA’s First Traces, a sketchbook show.Sadauckas, a visiting artist at Unity Collegein Unity, ME, is teaching Fundamentals ofSculpture for the spring 2009 semester.32

Spring 2009Darla Jackson ’03, DeerHarshita Lohia ’02, silk scarf, Harshita Designs.Laura Harter Samson ’03 wasmarried to Sgt. Matthew Samson of theUnited States Air Force on August 9. Sheresides in Bucks County, PA, while herhusband is stationed at McGuire Air ForceBase in New Jersey.MargaretWillis ’03 served as projectmanager and provided large paintings forWaves of Mu, a performance and installationproject in NYC. Conceived by Ann Caron,this work is a collaboration of artists andexperts from other disciplines, in this caseneuroscience and the brain.Jenelle Campbell ’04 was recognizedtwice in PRINT’s 2008 Regional Design Annualfor two brand identities she designed whileworking as a senior designer at DISTINC.Leila Cartier ’04 had a solo exhibition,Wide-Eyed Garden, at the William KingRegional Art Center in Abingdon, VA fromFebruary 13 to June 7.Desiree Bender ’05 designed the firsttwo of 10 wraps for recycling trucks as part ofthe City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program(MAP) Recycling Truck Project, a city-widepublic art and graphic design projectproduced in collaboration with The DesignCenter at Philadelphia University and theCity of Philadelphia Streets DepartmentRecycling Office. Her trucks were introducedby Mayor Michael Nutter and Jane Goldenas part of “America Recycles Day” festivitiesin Philadelphia’s Love Park. Bender andapproximately 60 students enrolled in MAP’sfree after-school Big Picture program willpartner on the conceptualization, design,and production of graphic wraps for eightremaining trucks. All 10 trucks were ondisplay on Earth Day 2009 on April 22.Tina Nguyen ’06, along with the ownerof Topstitch Boutique, planned and promoteda fashion/art charity event with FUEL Galleryon February 20. The planners distributedrubber hearts to artists who incorporatedthem into works of art for sale. Proceeds wentto the cardiac unit at The Children’s Hospitalof Philadelphia.Janette Spirk-Cayne ’06 was marriedon April 26 in Philadelphia to Avery Cayne.She recently started working as a designcoordinator in womens apparel at UrbanOutfitters Inc. and is currently assigned tothe urban brands Kimchi & Blue and Ecote.Aubrie Costello ’07 had work inIDignity at the Philadelphia Cathedral(Episcopal) in University City.This was anexhibition of local and international artistswhose works highlight the dignity of thosewho live with social, economic andphysical hardships.KatieVanVliet ’07 was the featured artistfor First Mondays @ Moore at the Art Shop inDecember. The exhibition, Mad Toy Run, wasa mixed media installation that created awhimsical diorama of “mad” toys. She alsohad work in A Nightmare on Wood St., agroup show at the Compound Warehaus,Philadelphia, in November along withAlisonWilliams ’07.Taryn Holloway ’08 had work inLikeable Art at Philadelphia City Hall fromJune 6 to September 26; Fresh at ProjectsGallery, Philadelphia, from August 29 toSeptember 27; Paper, also at Projects Galleryfrom November 21 through December 20and in Grand Small Works Show,FUELCollection, Philadelphia, in December.Laura Marta ’08 was featured at FirstMondays @ Moore in February. Her work,Bubbles: The Effervescent Lives of the Hippocampus,was inspired by marine life and takes on acolorful and whimsical aesthetic.Tori McNally ’08, moved to Seoul, SouthKorea in January. She plans to spend a yearthere teaching English and traveling in Asia.She is keeping a blog of her experiences athttp://torimcnally.blogspot.com/.33

A L U M N A E N O T E SGROUP SHOWSElizabeth Bisbing ’93, AubrieCostello ’07,Erin Endicott ’93and Heather Sundquist ’07 hadwork in Paper at the Projects Gallery inPhiladelphia, November 19 to December20. The exhibition’s goal was to “presentwork on and of paper that expands one’straditional perception of the material.”Michelle Ortiz ’00,Nora Hiriart’03,JillWasserman ’02,DebbieHamalainen ’75,MeredithDannenfelser ’03 and JanellBrown ’01 had work in Small ButUnexpected at the Midwives Gallery,November 14 to December 5, 2008.Curated by Nora Hiriart, the exhibitionalso contained work by Japanese andMexican artists.June Blumberg ’91,LindaCelestian ’87,Marie Elcin ’00,Alyson Giantisco ’02 and MarilynLavins ’76 had work in On the Fringe ofFiber in Philadelphia City Hall February19 to May 22, 2009.Class members of 2007 AmberMartin,Aubrie Costello,Heather Sundquist,KatieVanVliet and Nicole Cook – plusDarla Jackson ’03 – participated inSt. Valentine’s Day Arts and Crafts Affairin February 2009.I N M E M O R I A MEdith Reeder Belfiore ’36 passed awayin 2008. She illustrated medical textbooks atTemple University. In the 1950s and 60s sheworked for the Philadelphia Archdiocese,illustrating publications and painting portraitsof clergyman. She was art director at Gulf &Western and received a medal from aninternational film festival for an animation ofthe gear that help planes land on aircraftcarriers. Belfiore also operated the PeanutGallery, an antique shop in Frazer. In 1997 she,her husband, daughter and granddaughterexhibited work together at Sanda GiangiulioGallery in Phoenixville, PA.Miriam Friedman Schwag ’37 passedaway in 2008.Ruth Priess ’41 died on March 26, 2005.EvelynAxelrod Ries’44 died onDecember 11, 2008.Eleanore Jones Hildestad ’46 passedaway on October 16, 2008 after a long illness.Mae Kline Elfman ’52 died on August15, 2006.Barbara ForsythThomas ’52, anillustration major from the Class of 1952,passed away in September 2008.Bernice Dwartzin Ravetz ’80 passedaway in 2007.Lesley Moore ’88 died in Asheville, NCon December 31, 2008.Keep In TouchKeep us informed of your professionalaccomplishments and personalmilestones. Also send us your work:print quality images via CD, photographsor slides. Remember to indicate yourname and class, and the title, mediumand year of your work.Moore College of Art & Design20th Street andThe ParkwayPhiladelphia, PA 19103-1179e-mail dchorney@moore.eduThe next deadline for Moore magazineis June 1, 2009.Professor Emerita Beth KrushF A C U L T YBeth Krush, illustration professoremerita, died on February 2, 2009. She wasa noted artist and children’s book illustrator.At Moore, she taught illustration anddrawing for many years and served as chairof the Illustration Department. Krushillustrated dozens of books including EudoraWelty’s The Shoe Bird. She also collaboratedwith her husband, fellow illustrator JoeKrush, on over fifty children’s books. Theirworks include Sydney Taylor’s All-of-a-KindFamily Downtown, Eleanor Cameron’s TheTerrible Churnadyne, Mary Norton’s CompleteAdventures of the Borrowers, MarilynAnderson’s Come Home Barkley and booksby Beverly Cleary, Elizabeth Enright andVirginia Sorensen.34

shop styleSpringSpring is a season of renewed energy. As the days growlonger,the light and colors start to get brighter. Withthe weight of winter retreating,come see the manynew items for sale inTheArt Shop.We haveoriginal artwork by Moore students and alumnaeto help you hit the boardwalk in style,spruce upyour nest,even dine al fresco.Melissa Gable '98Candace,mixed mediadoll made with householdobjects andAltoids tin.$85Jamie Rennis ’78Peach straw wide-brimmed hat with silk flowers and ribbons.$325Mary Judge ’74Olive Oil Dipping Dishes,Mary Judge Designs. $20Laura Marta ’08Illustrated canvas skimmers.$65/pr.Custom orders welcome!Bethany Donahue-Sorrell ’01Stainless steel flasks wrapped withSorrell’s designs.$25 eachVisit www.moore.eduto view the schedule forFirst Mondays @ Moore,a reception for alumnaeinstallations featuredeach month.Jenni Deets ’07Porcelain pendants,inspired by colors of the sea,approx.2” diameter,on leather cords.$45Hours: Monday – Friday 11 am to 7 pm | Saturday 11 am to 5 pm | Closed on Sundays and academic and legal holidays20th Street andThe Parkway | Philadelphia, PA 19103-1179 | 215.965.8586 | www.moore.edu/artshop35

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