CAA Conversations

David R. Modler is an associate professor of Art Education in the Department of Contemporary Art at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Sam Peck currently works and studies at the University of Minnesota as a PhD student, resident artist, art educator, and researcher.

Maggie Guggenheimer is Director of External Relations for Virginia Humanities (University of Virginia). Ellen Oh is Director of Programs in the Office of the Vice President for the Arts at Stanford University.

Alan Crockett is professor emeritus at Ohio State University. Alan Crockett, Jr., is director at Klamath/Siskiyou Art Center, and an instructor at College of the Siskiyous.

Dr. Anja Foerschner is a curator, scholar, and professor at the Node Center for Curatorial Studies in Berlin. Marta Jovanovic is an artist and founder of PerformanceHUB in Belgrade.

Ashley Gardini and Cheyanne Cortez are both adjunct instructors at several community colleges in northern California.

Mitchell Blessing is an assistant professor in the Department of Technology, Art, and Design at Bemedji State University. Kristi Oliver is an assistant professor of art education at the University of Massachussetts - Dartmouth.

Jason Grunebaum is a lecturer in Hindi in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. Dr. Sarita Heer is an instructor of Art History in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at Loyola University Chicago.

This week, Christian Benefiel and Meg Mitchell ask: "Do we owe it to our students to teach practical skills?" Christian Benefiel is an assistant professor of Art - Sculpture at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.  Meg Mitchell is an assistant professor of Art at University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Monica Zandi is a writer, educator, and graduate art student at Hunter College. Stephanie Cortazzo is a multimedia artist who recently had a show entitled "Cosmic Crisis" and is in the Brooklyn Collage Collective (http://www.brooklyncollagecollective.com/).

Rose Liljenquist is an Open Educational Resources (OER) librarian at Gerald Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Anne Diekema is also a librarian at Gerald Sherratt Library and an assistant professor at Southern Utah University.

Emil Robinson and Squeak Carnwath discuss trust and voice in the studio, and how they approach teaching painting. Emil Robinson is Assistant Professor in the School of Design at the University of Cincinnati. Squeak Carnwath is an artist who maintains a studio in Oakland, California, and is a Professor Emerita from UC Berkeley.

Rachel Clarke is professor of New Media Art at California State University, Sacramento. Her work intertwines themes of nature, culture, and technology; combining physical and virtual modes of making. Peter Williams is a new media artist specializing in interactive installation, and an assistant professor at California State University, Sacramento.

Dr. Barbara Bergstrom is an assistant professor of art education at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Darden Bradshaw is an assistant professor of art education at the University of Dayton.

Kirk Maynard is a mixed media artist born in Brooklyn, New York in 1993. He received his BS in Visual Arts Education from Andrews University in 2014 and is currently an MFA student at New Jersey City University. A second generation Guyanese-American, Maynard's work focuses on the political undercurrents of culture and identity in America. Alexandra M. Thomas is a PhD student at Yale for History of...

Chelsea Farrar is Curator of Community Engagement at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Heidi Herboldsheimer has been teaching middle school in Arizona for seven years. Red for Ed is a grassroots movement started by parents and teachers as a way to stand up for public education.

Denise Burge is an instructor of Drawing and Animation at the University of Cincinnati. Lisa Siders is a fiber and installation artist living on Whidbey Island, Washington. Jenny Ustick is the Interim Director of the Masters of Fine Arts Program, Foundations Coordinator, and Instructor of Drawing at the University of Cincinnati.

Sherry Muyuan He is an assistant professor of Graphic Design at the University of South Dakota. She is also an interdisciplinary designer engaging in the community with food-themed activities. Jonathan Aller is an adjunct faculty member at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and contemporary portraiture artist exploring community and identity in the physical and digital realm.

A Mississippi native, Jennifer Drinkwater is an assistant professor with a joint appointment between the department of art and visual culture at Iowa State University extension and outreach. Karen Gergely is a West Virginia native and an assistant professor of Art at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.

Sissel Tolaas is an artist and founder of the SMELL RE_searchLab in Berlin. Yelena McLane is Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture & Design, Florida State University. Meredith Lynn is Assistant Curator & Director of Galleries, Florida State University.

Elaine Bezold (Stephen F. Austin State University) is a photographer and educator living in Dover, New Hampshire. She makes work about human-animal interactions, rebirth, loss, and instinct. Sidney Stretz (University of North Carolina Greensboro) is an artist and educator living and working in Greensboro, North Carolina. She makes work about everyday life and its challenges, strange social situati...

Natasha Hovey is currently an assistant professor at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, where she teaches: Ceramics 1, Intermediate and Advanced Ceramics, Sculpture 1, Intermediate and Advanced Sculpture, and Practicum Course for Seniors. She never thought she would miss it, but she longs for the Midwest's subzero temps and feet of snow. Steve Hilton is a professor of art at the...

Paul Catanese is an associate professor at Columbia College Chicago where he directs the graduate program for the Art and Art History Department; he’s been known to fly kites, launch rockets, pilot drones, and lately a blimp as part of his art practice. Greg Pond is professor of art at Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Pond is one of the founder's...

Elizabeth Guffey, Matt Ferranto, and Rebecca Mushtare discuss "Bringing Access to Design Practice: Teaching Inclusion in the 21st Century." Elizabeth Guffey is Professor of Art & Design History, State University of New York at Purchase. Matt Ferranto is Associate Professor of Design, Westchester Community College. Rebecca Mushtare is Associate Professor of Graphic Design, State University of New Y...

Sarah Berkeley is an artist who works across media questioning cultural norms such as the 9:00 to 5:00 work day, the office environment, indoor living, gender stereotypes, and the voluntary sharing of personal data. Steve Snell is an assistant professor in the Foundation Department at the Kansas City Art Institute whose work is inspired by American history, mythology, and the image (and experience...

Martha Hollander is a professor of art history at Hofstra University.  Tyler Rockey is an adjunct professor of art history at Neumann University.