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School of Art, Design and Art History Main Office
Room 375/377, Montpelier Halll
P 540.568.6216/6661 F 540.568.6598 E art-arthistory@jmu.edu

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COME VISIT US!
Come visit the School of Art, Design and Art History for information sessions and tours with Lisa Tubach, Associate Director. Tours start at 9:00 a.m. in Montpelier Hall 375 and information sessions begin at 10:30a.m. Call 540-568-6661 or email art-arthistory@jmu.edu to schedule an appointment for the following Fridays:


February 10, 2012
February 24, 2012
March 2, 2012
March 16, 2012
March 30, 2012

2011/2012 TRANSFER AND CHANGE OF MAJOR PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
February 4, 2012 – JMU Studio Center
April 27, 2012 – JMU Studio Center

For more detailed information click Prospective Freshman or Transfer/Change of Major or call 568-6216.
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SAWHILL GALLERY
For gallery hours, directions and more information, visit www.sawhillgallery.com/

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NEW IMAGE GALLERY
Click here for gallery hours, directions and more information.

JANUARY 17TH – MARCH 2ND, 2012

NANCY DALY
Opening Reception, Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 5:00, New Image Gallery

MARCH 19TH – APRIL 27TH, 2012

RODERICK WORDEN
Opening Reception, Monday, March 19th, 2012 at 5:00, New Image Gallery

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artWORKS GALLERY
Click here for gallery hours, directions and more information.

February 6 - February 24

Opening Reception will be held on Monday February 6th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be available.

Agnes Carbrey - Drawing Class Show

Truth and Tranquility: Figurative Works from Drawing and Landscapes from the JMU French Painting Abroad Program.
JMU students of Agnes Carbrey produce life-size self portraits in drawing, painting, fabric and photo which explore personal content. Tranquil landscapes from southern France and the French Mediterranean showcase the Fauvist colors of JMU art students in the Southern France Painting Abroad Program.

   Rachel Bennett
   Amy Byers
   Zoe Cooper
   Sean Gates
   Kate Hoer
   Lauren Joseph
   Alexa Mamatas
   Danielle Roberson
   Sara Sandidge

February 27 - March 16

Opening Reception will be held on Monday February 27th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be available.

Lauren Joseph
Alexa Mamatas
Logan Van Meter
Zach Gesford

March 19 - April 6

Opening Reception will be held on Monday March 19th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be available.

Eliza Tutle
Rachel Ulhrig
Tara Swann
Lauren Perry

April 16 - May 2

Opening Reception will be held on Monday April 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be available.

Undergraduate Juried Show

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FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DIANE BANKS, Associate Professor of Art, Foundations and 3D, has an exhibition opening at the Courthouse Gallery in Lake George, NY, sponsored by the Lake George Arts Project. Opening reception is September 17th 2011 from 6–8pm. The show will run from September 17 – October 21, 2011. For more information, visit www.lakegeorgearts.org.

SUKJIN CHOI, Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics, has an exhibition opening at the MK Gallery in McLean, VA. Onggis and Accumulation will run from August 13 – 31, 2011 with an opening reception on August 13th, from 4–6pm. For more information, visit www.mkgallery.info.

Professor Choi has been invited to the Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, 2011 in Korea. Her piece, Trace II, will be shown at the special exhibition, “Inlaid Ceramics: Incising and Filling,” at the Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum (www.ggcm.or.kr) in Korea.

She has also been invited to the Medalta International Artist-in-Residency, in Medicine Hat, Canada, to lead the artists in residence there for the month of July, 2011.

RONN DANIEL, Associate Professor of Interior Design, and DAWN MCCUSKER, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, presented their paper, Without Boundaries: Design and Environmental Stewardship, at The Endless End, The 9th International European Academy of Design Conference, in Porto, Portugal, May 4–7, 2011.

LAURA KATZMAN, Associate Professor of Art History, guest curated an exhibition titled Re-viewing Documentary: The Photographic Life of Louise Rosskam at the American University Musuem in Washington, DC. This major retrospective examines the work of Louise Rosskam (1910–2003), an elusive pioneer of the golden age of American documentary photography. The exhibition runs from September 3–December 14, 2011 with an opening reception on September 17th from 6–9.

DAWN MCCUSKER, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, has had the catalog she designed for the 2010 Sawhill Gallery exhibition, Clarence Morgan: Notes and Ideas, accepted into three national design competitions. It received and Award of Merit from the Creative Quarterly: The Journal for Art and Design #22 and from the AIGA Richmond biennial Grade Six competition. The catalog received a Silver Award from the University and College Designers Association. The UCDA competition received 1,100 entries, awarding 188 awards—6 Gold Awards, 6 Silver Awards and 176 Awards of Excellence.

LISA TUBACH, Associate Professor of Art, Foundations, has a solo exhibition scheduled for June 2012 at the Anderson O’ Brien Gallery in Omaha, NE. Professor Tubach also had a recent acquisition of her work Blended Geographies (Nectarine Dream) for the collection of the US State Department’s Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. She has additional works in exhibitions through the Art-in-Embassies program in Lima, Peru and Paramaribo, Suriname. Professor Tubach’s work is represented by the Anderson O’ Brien Gallery and ArtGallery in Norfolk, VA.

SANG YOON, Professor of Graphic Design, had her cover design of the JMU 2009–2010 Undergraduate Catalog selected for publication in the Bright Ideas in Graphic Design, showcasing outstanding work by designers from all over the world.

Professor Yoon also presented her paper for the Fulbright Research Grant project, “Design Iconography and Social Relations of Seoul Korea”, at the Second International Conference on Fine and Performing Arts held in Athens, Greece, in June 2011.

SUSAN ZURBRIGG, Associate Professor of Art, Painting, has an exhibition opening at the Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, VA. Big, Bright will run from September 2 – 24, 2011 with an opening reception on September 2nd from 6–7:30pm. For more information, visit www.secondstreetgallery.org.

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LOCAL EVENTS

ARTS COUNCIL OF THE VALLEY, THE SMITH HOUSE EXHIBITIONS, FIRST FRIDAYS
For info: Call the Arts Council of The Valley at 801-8779 or visit www.valleyarts.org

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD - MARCH 8

Fiber Arts Students, Lost & Found: an interactive quiltwork

Friday, April 6, 2012, JMU Group Ceramices Exhibition
Friday, May 4, 2012, Carrie Spencer, Mixed Media
Friday, September 7, 2012, Corinne Diop, Mixed Media

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POSITION OPENINGS

Publisher: School of Art, Design and Art History
For Information Contact: art-arthistory@jmu.edu