Foundation Studies Faculty and Staff

	Manuel Aja-Herrera Savannah B.A., University of Central England; M.A., Manchester Metropolitan University; M.A., London Institute, Central Saint Martins.
	Larry Anderson Atlanta M.V.A., Georgia State University.
	Sarah Arkins Savannah B.F.A., Purchase College; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology.
	Edward Barbier Savannah B.F.A., Nicholls State University; M.F.A., University of Illinois.
	Beth Baronian Savannah B.F.A., San Francisco State University; M.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon University; M.F.A., Academy of Art College.
	George Bauer Savannah B.F.A., Academy of Art College; M.A., M.F.A., West Texas State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
	Avantika Bawa Atlanta B.F.A., Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
	Anne Bessac Savannah B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
	Dick Bjornseth Savannah B.S., Iowa State University; M.F.A., Florida State University. Dick Bjornseth's academic and professional career spans a variety of fields including architecture, city planning, landscape architecture, graphics and signage, public art and interior design. Bjornseth's paintings and drawings have been featured in eight solo exhibitions and nearly 40 group shows over the past 20 years. Publications: American Artist Drawing Magazine, February 2007 Awards: Florence Award, Florida State University SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development Courses: Drawing Color Theory Life Drawing Drawing for the Environment 2-D Design
	Lillian Blades Atlanta A.A., University of the Bahamas; B.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; M.F.A., Georgia State University.
	Jeremy Bradley Savannah B.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; M.F.A., University of Florida.
	Adriana Burgos Savannah B.P.A., University of Costa Rica; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Sandra Burke Savannah B.F.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; M.F.A., University of New Mexico.
	Brett Callero Atlanta B.F.A., University of Dayton; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Kimberly Clement Savannah B.F.A., University of Notre Dame; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Dale Clifford Atlanta B.F.A., Miami University; M.F.A., Clemson University. Dale Clifford was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. From 1996 - 2002, he was chair and assistant professor of visual communication at the American University in Dubai, located in the United Arab Emirates. He joined the SCAD faculty in 2002 and has been teaching at SCAD-Atlanta since January 2006. Clifford’s prints and drawings have been exhibited in 12 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Selected exhibitions: 25th National Print Exhibition 2006, Silvermine Guild Galleris, New Canaan, Conn. 26th National Print Exhibition at Artlink, Artlink, Fort Wayne, Ind., 2006 40th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Cristi, Texas, 2006 Hilo National Invitational Exhibition, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 2006 "American Democracy Project," Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Mo., 2006 Presentations and lectures: "Perspective of Prospectives," Advanced Placement Annual Conference 2006 Orlando, Fla. Awards: SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, 2004 Memberships: Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta 2006 - present Southern Graphics Council, 2004 - present Southeastern College Art Conference, 2004 - present Courses: Drawing I and II Life Drawing I and II Intermediate Painting Drawing Methods Studio Formal Aspects of Painting (graduate) Painter's Modes of Expression (graduate)
	Marcia Cohen Atlanta B.F.A., Wayne State University; M.A., University of New Mexico. A 31-year veteran of teaching at the Atlanta College of Art, Marcia R. Cohen is a professor in the painting and foundation studies departments at SCAD-Atlanta. Cohen's paintings, drawings and photographic works have been exhibited widely, with recent solo and group exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, the University of Texas, the University of Charlottesville and Callanwole Fine Arts Center. Cohen has lectured nationally and internationally about the interdisciplinary aspects of color theory at professional conferences and as a visiting artist in Spain, France, New York and California. Awards: King Baudouin Foundation U.S. Cultural Exchange Fellowship Fulton County Arts Council SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development Memberships: Inter Society Color Council Southeastern College Art Conference College Art Association Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia The Contemporary Black Mountain College Museum Classes: Drawing I Water-based Media Exploration
	Laurie Darby Savannah B.F.A., B.A., Carnegie-Mellon University; M.F.A., Temple University, Tyler School of Art.
	Karen Davies Savannah B.F.A., Western Michigan University; M.F.A., University of South Carolina.
	Henry Dean Savannah M.A., University of St. Andrews; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Sherran Deems Savannah B.F.A., M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University. Sherran Deems has had numerous one-person exhibitions throughout the American Southeast and has participated in national and international group exhibitions. She has worked as an editor, writer and artist and has served on the textbook review and editorial advisory board for Collegiate Press and Prentice Hall for color theory. Selected presentations: “Moving from Black and White to Color,” Virginia Art Education Association, Fairfax, Va. “Methods of Evaluation in the Classroom,” Talk About Teaching, SCAD “Teaching Studios - Experiences of Senior TAs,” School of Graduate Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. Selected exhibitions: “Landscape Revisited” (solo), Pinnacle Gallery, SCAD “Recent Paintings” (solo), Shockoe Bottom Arts Center, Richmond, Va. “Scissors, Rock, Paper” (solo), Clark Pollard Gallery, Richmond, Va. Arts in Embassies program, United States State Department, American Embassy in Slovenia “Diverse Images II” (group), Galerie Corti, Brussels, Belgium Selected awards and recognition: Who’s Who in American Education Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Who’s Who in America nominations (2007, 2008) SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, 2005 Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University Selected memberships: Faculty chair for the Undergraduate Studies Council, SCAD Courses: Drawing I and II Life Drawing Color Theory Color Drawing Drawing Methods
	Robert Detamore Atlanta B.V.A., Georgia State University; M.F.A., University of Georgia
	Heather Deyling Savannah B.F.A., Kent State University; M.F.A., Tyler School of Art. Heather Deyling has shown her work in numerous exhibitions throughout the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest. Visit her Web site. Publications: Preston Thayer, "Cul-de-Sac: Art From a Suburban Nation," exhibition catalog, 2006. Exhibitions: "Cul-de-Sac: Art from a Suburban Nation,""Radford University Art Museum, Radford, Va. "Soup," Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, N.C. Memberships: College Art Association FATE New Media Caucus Classes: Drawing I and II Color Theory
	Nancy Doolan Savannah B.F.A., University of North Florida; M.F.A., Radford University. Nancy Doolan has exhibited paintings and drawings extensively over the past 20 years. Her drawings have been published in The Naples Review, Superstock Publications and UNF Soundings. Her drawing "Tapestry" was recently selected for publication in American Artist. She has also been a freelance writer and created a publication called The Depot Dispatch, which still is operating in Elkhart Lake, Wis., after 20 years. Selected awards: Winner, SCAD 25th Anniversary Poetry Competition, 2004 Winner of Jacksonville Symphony poster competition Juried exhibition awards, Kohler Art Center, UNF Gallery and Atlantic Beach Merchants Memberships: Golden Key National Honor Society High Museum National Public Radio Classes: Drawing I, II and III Life Drawing Landscape Drawing Drawing Methods Studio
	Amanda Dumas-Hernandez Atlanta A.A., The Art Institute of Atlanta; B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., Alfred University. Amanda Dumas–Hernandez is an interdisciplinary artist who uses the practices of sculpture, painting, installation and digital imaging in her work. Dumas-Hernandez earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the New York State College of Art and Design at Alfred University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design. She also has attended the Munchen Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Germany. She has exhibited and been reviewed or featured in art publications throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. Dumas-Hernandez was recently interviewed by BBC Radio and her images were displayed on British television. She taught at various institutions, including the Art Institute of Atlanta, the Atlanta College of Art, and Alfred University before joining SCAD-Atlanta. Gallery Representation: Groundfloor Gallery, Sydney, Australia Memberships: International Sculpture Center Classes: 3-D Design Drawing for Design Drawing Color Theory
	Gayle Fichtinger Savannah B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.F.A., Arizona State University. Prior to teaching at SCAD, ceramic sculptor Gayle Fichtinger was the studio foundations coordinator in the art department at Plymouth State University, where she taught drawing and design. Before joining PSU in 2000, she worked for 15 years as a full-time studio artist, continuously exhibiting ceramic sculpture in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States. Her works are included in numerous private collections as well as the collections of the Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona State University Art Museum, Danforth Museum of Art, Erie Art Museum, Racine Art Museum, DeCordova Museum and the Czech Ceramic Design Agency. Articles and reviews of her work have been published in "Ceramics: Art and Perception," Ceramics Monthly, American Craft and The Boston Globe. Publications: Marvin Sweet, "The Yixing Effect: Echoes of the Chinese Scholar," Foreign Languages Press Beijing, China, 2006 Marvin Sweet, "Gayle Fichtinger: Carving a Path," in Ceramics: Art and Perception, March 2003, pp. 60-61, No. 51 Solo Exhibitions: "Firewood: Terracotta Portraits," McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, North Andover, Mass. "Gayle Fichtinger," Gallery Imperato, Baltimore, Md. Group Exhibitions: "The Yixing Effect: Echoes of the Chinese Scholar," Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Mont. (Two-year traveling exhibition, book/catalog) "Taking It With Us: Ceramics by Sister Dennis Frandrup and Former Students," Benedicta Arts Center, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn. Courses: 2-D Design 3-D Design Drawing Color Theory Ceramics
	Joy L. Flynn Savannah B.A., M.F.A., University of North Dakota.
	Stephen Gardner Savannah B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., Parsons School of Design. Stephen Gardner has been teaching in the foundations studies department at SCAD since 1993. He is the director of the drawing minor and acts as the drawing coordinator for the department. Gardner is a figurative painter who generally combines realistic painted figures with irregularly shaped formats. In addition, he regularly accepts portrait commissions and produces monthly illustrations for Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Accomplishments: SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development to produce the text, “The Artist’s Traveling Sketchbook” Illustrator for “Small Gardens of Savannah and Thereabouts,” Pelican Press Illustrator for “Toxicology of the Lung,” Taylor and Francis Group Courses: Drawing II 2-D Design 3-D Design Design Methods Studio Perspective Travel Portfolio
	Lois Gruberger Savannah B.F.A., The Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture; M.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
	Krista Harberson Savannah B.F.A., University of Montevallo; M.F.A., Florida State University.
	John Harkins Savannah B.F.A., University of Michigan; M.F.A., Wayne State University.
	David Harmon Savannah B.F.A., Webster University; M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University. As an educator and painter for almost 25 years, David E. Harmon has exhibited his painting and pastel work in more than 100 exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States. Prior to SCAD, he taught at the University of Arizona, the State University of New York and Bethel College, where he was the art department director for 15 years. Harmon's biographical listing is included in "Who's Who in American Art," "Who's Who in the World," "The Dictionary of International Biography" and "2,000 Outstanding Artists and Designers of the 20th Century." Exhibitions: Ft. Worth Community Arts Center, December 2006 Okefenokee Heritage Center, Waycross, October 2006 Presentations/lectures: "Modernism and the Machine," The National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, New York, 2006 Memberships: College Art Association Foundations in Art Theory and Teaching Courses: Drawing I and II Life Drawing I and II
	Elizabeth Hart Atlanta B.F.A., Atlanta College of Art; M.F.A., University of California - Los Angeles. Lisa Hart has been a visiting artist at California State University-Long Beach; Haystack School of Arts and Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine; and the Governor's Honors Program, Valdosta. From 1993 – 2006, she taught at the Atlanta College of Art, where she was head of the visual studies department. Hart's work is mixed-media, and much of her art deals with observations of cycles and patterns in nature. She has exhibited work in museums and galleries throughout the United States and in Europe and Mexico. Her work is included in many private and public collections, including the Decorative Museum of Art, Ghent, Belgium; Chattahoochee Valley Museum of Art; and King and Spalding Law Firm. Memberships: Foundations in Art: Theory and Education Courses: 2-D Design Color Theory Mixed Media
	Cynthia Hartness Savannah B.I.D., North Carolina State Univeristy; M.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Jeffrey Scot Hicks Savannah B.A., Pembroke State University; M.F.A., Winthrop University.
	Yuki Hirao Savannah A.S., San Diego Mesa College; B.A., San Diego State University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design. Yuki Hirao is a design professor in the foundation studies department. She said she believes that art and design can be found everywhere, not just in museums, galleries and textbooks. Hirao believes being aware and seeing beyond the obvious are essential components of being an artist and creating art. Classes: 2-D Design 3-D Design Color Theory
	Wynne Hodges Savannah B.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; M.F.A., Radford University.
	Jason Hoelscher Savannah B.F.A., Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design; M.F.A., Pratt University.
	Cynthia Huff Savannah B.F.A., Murray State University; M.F.A., University of Notre Dame. As an accomplished painter, designer, muralist and illustrator, Cynthia Huff utilizes her visual art experience as a professor at SCAD. In addition to her distinguished teaching experience, her art is included in exhibitions ranging from the Kemper Corporate Collection to the Government of Guam. Natural history museums and visitor centers throughout the world also display her paintings, which educate patrons about nature's beauty and fragility on a daily basis. Her work for the Discovery Creek Children's Museum in Washington, D.C., led to her receiving the SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, for which she detailed the process of how a mural becomes part of an interactive educational diorama. Memberships: College Art Association Awards: SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development Nominated as exceptional faculty by SCAD student body Exhibitions: One-person Show, Loci Gallery, Savannah "The Creation of the Rolling Rainforest: How a Mobile Diorama Was Made," Savannah Crandell Gallery, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio Chroma Gallery, Savannah "The Big Picture Show," Alexander Gallery, Savannah Classes: Color Theory 2-D design Drawing Mural Painting
	Chin-Cheng Hung Atlanta B.F.A., Fu Hsing Kang College; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Chin-Cheng Hung has received numerous awards from different juried competitions internationally. His works hang in many private and corporate collections in Taiwan and the United States. His biography is listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Art and Who’s Who in American Education. Publications: International Artist Pastel Artist International The Pastel Journal New American Paintings Savannah Morning News Presentations and Lectures: Instructor of workshop "Painting Portrait in Pastels," Georgia Art Educator’s Conferences, Atlanta and Athens, Ga., 2002 and 2003 Instructor of workshop "Painting Portrait in Pastels," Florida Art Educator's Conferences, Ft. Lauderdale and St. Petersburg, Fla., 2001 and 2004 Guest Lecturer, Chinese calligraphy, watercolor, and painting, the Youth Activity Center, China Youth Corps, Penghu, Taiwan, 1991-94 Exhibitions: "Wu Xia," solo exhibition, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, Carrollton, 2006 Foundation Studies Faculty Drawing Exhibition, Anderson Hall Gallery, Savannah, 2006 Classical Rendering, Anderson Hall Gallery, Savannah, 2005 32nd Annual Exhibition for "Pastel Only," Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club Grand Gallery, New York, 2004 "Contemporary Focus: Mirroring the Creative Self," Focus Gallery, The Earle W. Newton Center for British-American Studies, Savannah, 2004 Awards: Finalist, International Artist Magazine Challenge No. 36, People and Figures, 2006 Popular Vote Award, Pastel Society of America's 32nd Annual Exhibition for "Pastel Only," 2004 First place, Pastel Society of New Mexico's 10th Annual National Pastel Painting Exhibition, 2001 Anita Wolff Portrait Award, Pastels U.S.A., Pastel Society of the West Coast’s 15th Annual International Open Exhibition, 2001 Finalist, New American Paintings, Open Studios 2001 Southern Competition, 2001 Memberships: Chinese-American Academic and Professional Association in Southeastern United States, President Pastel Society of America, Signature Member College Art Association Atlanta Chinese Art Association Classes: Drawing I, II and III Life Drawing I, II and III Portrait Drawing Color Drawing Classical Drawing
	Bertha Husband Savannah C.F.A., University of Oxford; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A painter and installation artist, Scotland native Bertha Husband has been teaching drawing at SCAD since 2001. She has exhibited nationally and internationally for the last 30 years in museums including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Bradford City Art Museum, Bradford, England; and in cultural centers, galleries and art schools in London, Cambridge, Chicago, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Her critical essays about art have appeared in various publications, such as Third Text, London; Left Curve, Oakland; and Art Papers, Atlanta; and her newspaper reviews have appeared in the Chicago Reader. She is the resident art critic for Connect Savannah. Exhibitions: La Escuela de Artes Plasticas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2006 Oaxaca, Mexico, 2005 and 2006 University of Illinois Gallery, Chicago, 2005 Galleria Polvo, Chicago, 2003 Lectures: Art First, SCAD, 2004 Austrian Cultural Forum, London, England, 2003 Publications: Catalog essay for Northern Illinois University Art Museum, De Kalb, Ill., 2006 "Michael Banks" review, Art Papers Magazine, 2006 "Tulip Reverie, Toward a Definition of Fine Art," The Dial, Vol. LXXXI, No. 2, 2005 "Reality Out of Greyness," feature article about Ricardo Manuel Diaz, Art Papers Magazine, 2005
	Jared Jaffe Savannah B.F.A., The University of the Arts; M.F.A., University of Nevada.
	H. Pernell Johnson Savannah A.A., Art Institute of Atlanta; B.S., Florida State University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Stefani Joseph Savannah F.A., Ruskin School of Drawing, University of Oxford; M.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Stefani Joseph is a figurative painter who has participated in both national and international exhibitions. She has taught at SCAD for 14 years. Selected solo exhibitions: The Sally and Harmon Boyette Gallery The Annette Howell Center for the Arts, Valdosta The Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum Sinclair College, Ohio Stillman College Selected collections: Maya Angelou Christopher Lloyd, Ph.D., Keeper of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England Templeton College, Oxford, England St. Hilda's College, Oxford, England Awards: Who's Who of American Women Who's Who in American Education Who's Who in American Art Classes: 2-D Design Color Theory Life Drawing I and II Graduate Teaching Internship
	Chris Kienke Savannah B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University.
	Kenneth Knowles Atlanta B.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; M.F.A., University of Georgia.
	Jenny Krasner Atlanta B.A., Hamilton College; B.F.A., University of Oxford; M.F.A., Columbia University.
	Alexander Kvares Atlanta B.F.A., University of Kansas; M.F.A., University of Texas
	James Langley Savannah B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., The New York. A seasoned artist and designer, James Langley counts among his recent projects decorative architectural painting in collaboration with Thomas Gordon Smith Architects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Civic and ecclesiastical projects include renderings for a 9/11 memorial in Lower Manhattan, decorative painting design for the Cleveland Public Theater, an inlaid marble pattern for historic St Ann’s church in Cleveland Heights, and an altar triptych for the Opus Dei Headquarters in New York City. His paintings in private and corporate collections have been acknowledged by the American Watercolor Society, the Institute of Classical Architecture and the National Civic Art Society. Visiting lecturer: University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, Notre Dame, Ind. Pontifical North American College, Rome, Italy Brown University, Providence, R.I. Ave Maria College, Ann Arbor, Mich., 2001 Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, Calif. 1996 Selected commissions: Decorative mural painting for classical galleries in the American wing, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2005-06 "Madonna Supported by Angels," portable triptych for altar, chapel at Warwick Terrace, Warwick House Inc., Pittsburgh, 2004 Altar triptych, Murray Hill Place Inc., New York, 2003 Selected exhibitions: "Imagine New York: An Exhibition of Ideas," Urban Center Galleries, New York "68th National Midyear," The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio The National Civic Art Society inaugural exhibition, the Arts Club of Washington, D.C. "Reconquistare lo Spazio Sacro," international juried exhibition at Palazzo Valentini, Rome, Italy "Contemplating the Sacred," John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, D.C. Courses: Life Drawing I Drawing I 2-D Design
	Mark Leibert Atlanta B.A., University of California; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology.
	Daniel Leroy Lottmann E-Learning A.A., East Central College; B.F.A., Southwest Missouri State University; M.F.A., Arizona State University.
	Debra Malschick Savannah B.F.A., Temple University; M.F.A., California State University, Long Beach.
	Anne-Marie Manker Atlanta B.A., University of Southern California; M.F.A., Georgia State University. Ann-Marie Manker has been teaching drawing and painting since 1997. She served at Georgia State University and the Atlanta College of Art before joining the painting department at SCAD-Atlanta. She is active in the Atlanta art community and exhibits both locally and in Los Angeles. Awards and accomplishments: Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award, Atlanta, 2006 Selected by Artists in Residence International for the “TransAtlantic” exhibition in Berlin, 2006 Former gallery director and founder of ArtSpot Gallery, named Best Alternative Art Space 2003 in Creative Loafing, Atlanta Memberships: Member and founder of Golden Blizzard Art Collective, Atlanta Courses: Water-based Painting Professional Practices in Painting Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Painting
	Jeff Markowsky Savannah Dip.Vis.A., Alberta College of Art, Canada; M.F.A., School of Visual Arts.
	Patrick McKinnon Savannah B.F.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Patrick McKinnon teaches foundation studies classes while creating his own work. Exhibitions: SCAD Scholarship Gala, group show, Savannah, 2004, 2005 and 2006 "NANA: New Artists New Art," group show, Cork Street Gallery, London, England, 2002 "Modification," solo show, Café Metropole, Savannah, 2002 "International Young Art," Artlink @ Sothebys, group show, Sothebys Galleries, Tel Aviv, Israel, Chicago and Vienna, Austria, 2000. "Self portraits," solo show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, 1997 Courses: Drawing 1, II and III Life Drawing I
	Sharon McNeil Savannah B.A., Lewis and Clark College; M.F.A., California State University, Long Beach.
	Aaron Memmott Savannah B.F.A., University of Utah; M.F.A., Academy of Art College.
	Terry Moeller Savannah B.A., Sam Houston State University; M.A., M.F.A., Stephen F. Austin. Since 1985, Terry Moeller has pursued her career as a studio artist. The landscape imagery of her oil paintings and pastel drawings reflects her interest in nature. Her art is represented in the permanent collections of 60 corporations. She has had 11 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 50 group shows. For the past 20 years, she also has maintained an active teaching career at the college level. Permanent Collections (selected): Blue Cross Blue Shield Central Carolina Bank Exxon The Federal Reserve Hallmark Cards McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Shell Oil United State Embassies Courses: Color Theory Drawing I and II
	Patrick Mohr Savannah B.F.A., California College of the Arts and Crafts; M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art. Patrick Mohr has produced permanent examples of public art for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency, Long Beach Arts Commission (PCA) and City of Long Beach Art in Public Places collection. He co-wrote and originated the "Percent for Public Art Policy Guidelines for Developers" for the Long Beach Public Corp. for the Arts. Mohr has taught at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles and California State University - Long Beach and is a Fulbright-Hays Research Fellow. He coordinated the public art and education program for the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and has lectured at the Musee d’Orsay, Louvre, Paris, and Musee Picasso for Otis College of Art and Design. Publications: "Street Gallery, Guide to 1000 L.A. Murals," 1st and 2nd editions, by Robin Dunitz, reproduction, 1997. "Unbuilt So. Calif.," Chapman University, essay by Ron Glowen, 1997. "L.A. New Art, Arte actual en Los Angeles," catalog, Comisión De Cultura, Cuenca, Spain, reproduction, 1997-98. Art in America Annual, Public Art, reproduction, 1995. "Beyond The Great Threshold," catalog, Severgnini Editore, Milano, Italy, reproduction, 1994. Selected Exhibitions: Summer Group Show, gallery artists, Metro Arts, Phoenix, 2002-05 "Percepciones de L.A.," Casa de Valazquez, Madrid, Spain, 1999 - 2000 "L.A. New Art," Universidad Cumplutense, Sala de Facultad de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain, 1998-99 "Pre-Columbus Quincentenary Primal Experience Extravaganza Sale," A Mohr-Stone Promotion, No.2, Bank of America Gallery Project Room, South Coast Metro Center, 1992 Awards: Design Excellence Award, Long Beach Planning Commission, 1997 Distinguished Visual Artist Award, Long Beach Arts Council (PCA), 1990 Faculty Development Grant, New School for Social Research, New York (Otis Art Institute and Parsons School of Design, New School Community), 1990 Fulbright-Hays Research Fellowship, Portugal, 1977-78 Memberships: Long Beach Arts Commission (PCA) College Art Association California Arts Council Courses: Drawing 2-D Design 3-Design Sculpture in Context: Public Art
	Deborah Mosch Savannah B.F.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Marcia Neblett Savannah B.F.A., State University of New York at Purchase College; M.F.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook. Marcia Neblett attended courses at Cornell University and the Art Students League of New York before receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Purchase College, where she studied woodcut under master printmaker Antonio Frasconi. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and printmaking under Howardina Pindell at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In addition to teaching at SCAD, she serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Art League of New York, Inc. Visit her Web site.    Awards: The Fulbright Foundation The MacDowell Foundation The Jerome Foundation The New York Foundation for the Arts The Alden B. Dow Creativity Center Selected exhbitions: The Nehru Center, Mumbai, India Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, India The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, N.Y. The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, N.Y. The Plains Art Museum, Fargo, N.D. Courses: Drawing II Design Color Theory Life Drawing Medical Illustration
	Christopher Nitsche Savannah B.F.A., M.A., Northern Illinois University; M.F.A., University of New Mexico.
	Sam Norgard Savannah B.F.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro; M.F.A., University of Cincinnati.
	Periklis Pagratis Savannah B.F.A., Higher School of Fine Arts in Athens, Greece; M.F.A., George Washington University.
	Yves Paquette Savannah B.F.A., Nova Scotia College of Art and Design; M.F.A., Ohio University. Yves Paquette is a Quebec native. Prior to his arrival in Georgia, he taught sculpture and ceramics at North Central College in suburban Chicago and at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C. Awards: SCAD Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development Fellowship, North Carolina Arts and Science Council Confererences: National Conference for Education in Ceramic Arts, Emerging Talent Exhibitions: “Reflection” (solo), Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. Publications: “Growth Rings: The Installations of Yves Paquette,” Ceramics Art and Perception, Issue 48, pgs. 19-22.
	Jesse Payne Savannah B.F.A., Indiana State University; M.F.A., Northern Illinois University
	Dawn Peterson Savannah B.A., Mary Baldwin College; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Jo Peterson Atlanta B.A., American University; M.V.A., Georgia State University; M.F.A., University of Florida.
	Benjamin Phillips Savannah B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Nan Rainey Savannah B.A., College of William and Mary; M.F.A., Pratt Institute.
	Steven A. Ramsey Savannah B.F.A., Cleveland Institute of Art; M.F.A., Illinois State University. A professional illustrator and glass artist, Steven A. Ramsey has had illustrations exhibited internationally at SIGGRAPH and MacWorld Expo, published in 3D World magazine and featured on the covers of several national business publications. Awards: Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, SCAD First prize, Strathmore Papers International Digital Art Competition First prize, MetaCreations Corp. International DigitalArt Competition Second place, Impressions Magazine Industry Award Second place, State of Illiniois Awards for Craft Memberships: College Art Association Glass Art Society Classes: Drawing 1 and II 3-D Design Introduction to Sculptural Processes: Cold Glass Introduction to Sculptural Processes: Warm Glass Pate de Verre
	John Rise Savannah B.F.A., Arizona State University; M.A., M.F.A., University of New Mexico.
	Andrea Rountree Savannah A.A., Armstrong Atlantic State University; B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., M.F.A., Northern Illinois University. Andrea Rountree has 20 years of teaching experience — five years in secondary school and 15 at the college level. She recently completed her sixth year in the foundation studies department at SCAD. As an employee of Friends of Community Public Art, Rountree designed and executed murals and mosaics for public parks in Illinois. Her work has been exhibited in galleries, cultural centers and museums in Illinois, including the “Chicago Show,” and she has had solo exhibitions at the ARC Gallery in Chicago. Positive reviews of her work have appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail, a nationally syndicated column by Byron Belt of Newshouse News Service, and Art Calendar. She is one of 11 artists featured in the book “The Great Walls of Joliet” by Jeff Huebner (University of Illinois Press). Memberships: ARC Gallery, Chicago Mythopians Chicago Artists Coalition
	David Rousseau Savannah B.A., Lyndon State College; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. David Harland Rousseau is an illustrator, graphic designer, author, and former video journalist and news reporter. At the Savannah CBS affiliate, WTOC-TV, Rousseau developed an interest in the city, its history and its people. He has appeared on the Travel Channel’s “Weird Travels: Haunted Hotels,” “UFOs and the Paranormal with Preston Dennett,” “The Donna Seebo Show” and “The Lisa Birnbach Show.” Publications: “Savannah Ghosts: Haunts of the Hostess City” illustrated by Julie Collins Rousseau “Savannah Tavern Tales and Pubs Review,” co-authored with Dow Harris; illustrated by Julie Collins Rousseau Awards: Eagle Scout 2006 Silver ADDY Award for Package Design/Illustration Memberships: Screen Actor’s Guild, Eligible Savannah Music Festival marketing committee Downtown Business Association Savannah Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Classes: 2-D Design Drawing I Drawing for Design Drawing for Storyboarding
	Ruben Salinas Savannah A.A., The Art Institute of Houston; B.A., Universidad Regiomontana; M.F.A., Stephen F. Austin State University. With a specialty in figure drawing, Ruben Salinas worked for 20 years in as a freelance illustrator and storyboard artist for the Hively Agency, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Ogilvy and Mather, and Rives Carlberg Advertising. Memberships: Conceptart.org College Art Association Classes: Drawing I and II Drawing for Design Life Drawing I 2-D Design
	Todd Schroeder Savannah B.F.A., Ohio University; M.F.A., Kent State University.
	Andrew Scott Savannah B.F.A., Long Island University; M.F.A., Ohio State University.
	Ben Smith Atlanta B.F.A., Atlanta College of Art; M.F.A., Tulane University.
	Matthew Stromberg Savannah B.F.A., M.F.A., University of North Texas.
	Heather Szatmary Savannah B.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Balancing an undergraduate degree in architecture and a master's degree in fine art with an obsessive interest in objects and language, Heather Szatmary builds metaphorical mixed-media assemblages. She has exhibited her work in venues throughout the United States, including North Carolina State University, University of Wisconsin and the Jacksonville (Fla.) Museum of Modern Art, and internationally in England, India, Canada and Australia. Coverage: Jackson, Ally. "Communication Breakdown." Campus Chronicle, 14 December 2001. Gitlin, Holly. "Excess Is Best." Creative Loafing/Connect Savannah, 6 October 2001. Shuter, Marty. "Look Beyond the Periphery at Installation." Savannah News-Press, 18 February 1996. Hamilton, Lynn. "Heather Szatmary: Constructed Realities." ART PAPERS, January-February 1996. Memberships: College Art Association Foundations in Art Theory and Education Classes: 2-D Design 3-D Design Color Theory
	Scott Thorp Savannah B.F.A., Georgia State University; M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art.
	Matthew Toole Savannah B.F.A., Georgia Southern University; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville.
	Simoni Trapsioni Savannah B.F.A., Aristotle University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Simoni Trapsioni teaches in the SCAD painting and foundation studies departments. A native of Greece, she has participated in many solo and group shows in both the United States and Europe. She also has a studio in Savannah, Ga. Publications: "To Palikaraki," illustration of a children's book, 1998 Selected exhibitions: "This Gift is a Problem for you to Solve," Red Gallery, Savannah, 2006 "Combined Talents," 20th Annual Florida International Competition, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 2005 "By My Self: Emerging Georgia Women Artists," Swan House, Atlanta, 2004 "Dimensions 2004," Associated Artists, Winston-Salem, N.C., 2004 "Fallen Fruit," Spiller Vicenty Gallery, Jacksonville, Fla., 2004
	Joel Varland Savannah B.A., Spring Arbor College; M.F.A., State University of New York at Buffalo.
	Ashley C. Waldvogel Savannah B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.F.A., Pratt Institute.
	Martha Whittington Atlanta A.A., Portfolio Center; B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Temple University.
	Christopher Williams Savannah B.A., College at Cortland; M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art.
	Maher Yacoub Savannah B.F.A., Cairo University; M.S., State University of New York at Oswego; M.F.A., Syracuse University.
	Orhan Yenihayat Atlanta Diploma, Mimar Sinan University; M.A.E., Istanbul Technical University; Ph.D.*, Marmara University.
	Jason Zimmer Savannah B.F.A., McKendree College; M.F.A., New York Academy of Art.

* Degree in progress or pending completion of thesis/dissertation

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