Meet the Judges

Shana Hall

Professor of accessory design
SCAD Savannah

• A.A.S., accessory design, Fashion Institute of Technology
• B.A., fine arts, sculpture concentration, Rutgers University
• M.A.T., visual arts, University of the Arts

First year at SCAD:
2006

Credentials/past experience:
Hall worked in the fashion accessories industry in the areas of trend and design before shifting her professional focus to teaching. She has taught for 10 years.

Most significant accomplishment(s):
Hall is the founding professor of the accessory design department at SCAD and has authored the three degree programs offered.

Organizations:
NAEA

Publications and/or presentations:

• Advertisement, Teen Vogue, November 2009
• "Accessory Designers Unfurl Their Wings," Art & Expressions Magazine, Vol. 1, 2009
• "Course focuses on shoe, handbag design," The Chronicle, Vol. 7, No. 33, May 2007
• "Showcase of Form Follows Function Exhibition," Women's Wear Daily, Vol. 177, No. 99, May 1999
• Showcase of original masks for the Fashion Accessories Benefit Ball, Accessories Magazine, May 1999
• "Shana Hall Accessories," FIT Network, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1999

Inspiration for teaching:
Hall believes that knowledge is power and is an inherent believer of lifelong learning.

 

Lara Wolf

Professor of fashion
SCAD Savannah

• B.F.A., School of The Art Institute of Chicago, 2001
• M.F.A., illustration, SCAD, 2006

First year at SCAD:
2007

Credentials/past experience:

• Art workshop instructor, Telfair Jepson Center for the Arts
• Assistant costume designer, Cookie Gluck Designs
• Mural instructor, Around the Coyote Arts Organization
• Assistant decorative painter, Tres Jolie Art
• Assistant art instructor, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
• Freelance artist and illustrator

Most significant accomplishment(s):
Promotional fashion illustration for Telfair Fashion Show, Mural at Chicago's Navy Pier, teaching

Awards, recognition, honors:
Artistic Merit Fellowship, SCAD

Publications and/or presentations:

• Fashion illustration, Savannah Magazine
• Poster illustration and holiday, SCAD
• Cover illustration, Michigan Learning Magazine
• Fashion illustration, Eva Danielle Designs
• Out House Design Company, Keisha Kola's "Shesaurus" book

Artist statement:
"To illustrate fashion is to create a fictitious, idealistic world-a utopia that invites all. To unhinge a beauty that has yet to blossom fully, that is what fashion illustration means to me. Art has been a part of my life since day one, but it was finding the puzzle piece fit for my passion that did not unfold until college. While I still enjoy painting, sewing, and other aspects of the art world, fashion illustration is my one true love. Teaching fashion illustration only enhances my love for fashion illustration as well as inspires me further. I am often surprised at how much my students inspire my own artwork on a regular basis."

On the Web
larawolf.com

Michelle Quick

Professor of accessory design
SCAD Savannah

• B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• M.F.A., University of the Arts, London College of Fashion

First year at SCAD:
2011

Credentials/past experience:
Senior production assistant, Mohop Shoes; designer and co-founder, Casual Service Accessories; guest lecturer, Amsterdam Fashion Institute; freelance leatherwork, Naomi Filmer; freelance pattern cutting, Sample Making at John Lee Brunswick

Most significant accomplishment(s):
Being selected to show my graduate collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

Organizations:
The Honourable Cordwainers' Company

Publications and/or presentations:

Shows/exhibits

• DUEL Catwalk Show, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2011
• Master Graduate Exhibition, Victoria House, London, 2011
• Undergraduate Exhibition, G2 Gallery, Chicago, 2008
• SAIC Annual Fashion Show Exhibition, Chicago, 2007-08
• Threaded: Textile Exhibition, CPL, Chicago, 2005

Media/Publications:

• The Shoe Edit, graduate collection review, 2011
• Style Salvage, interview, 2011
• F.Tape Magazine, collection review, 2011
• Real Detroit Weekly, jewelry featured, 2008
• Louisville Courier Journal, fiber object featured, 2007
• MULE Magazine, shoes featured, 2007

Inspiration for teaching:
The importance and reward of passing on specialized skills to students.

On the Web:
mbquick.tumblr.com