2024-2025 Administrative Fellows
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Ashley Feagin
Mentor: dee miller
Ashley Feagin explores stories through photographs, installations, performances, and collaborations. Feagin’s work stems from an endless stream of internal questions. Feagin’s curiosities are filtered through her queer identity and Southern upbringing; she reimagines failure and questions all possibilities by embracing any medium that makes the most sense.
Feagin’s work is featured in several books published by Vermont Photography Workplace: “Poetic Objects: Still Life As Subject”,” Home... is Where the Camera Is”, and “Redefining the Self Portrait”. Her work was featured in the traveling group exhibition; “Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers”. She has presented lectures for Society for Photographic Education and the Mid-American College Art Association at both their regional and national conferences. Feagin received her BA in Photography from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 2009 and her MFA from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, in the spring of 2012. She is an active member of the Society for Photographic Education, the Texas Photographic Society, and the Houston Center of Photography. She is an Associate Professor of Art and Chair of the Art and Art History Department at Albion College in Albion, Michigan.
Rebecca Finley
Mentor: Christopher McNulty
Rebecca Finley is a Professor of Art at Sam Houston State University. She received her M.F.A. in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2000 and her B.A. in Media Arts from the University of Tennessee in 1997. Her photographic work deals with memory, loss, and identity. She has exhibited work both nationally and internationally. Finley currently serves as the chair of the Department of Art at SHSU.
Lauren Kalman
Mentor: Jeni Mokren
Lauren Kalman is a visual artist based in Detroit, whose practice is rooted in craft, sculpture, video, photography, and performance. Kalman completed her PhD in Practice-led Research from the School of Art and Design at the Australian National University. She earned a MFA in Art and Technology from the Ohio State University and a BFA with a focus in Metals from Massachusetts College of Art.
Her work is in the permanent collection of the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Renwick Gallery at Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Detroit Institute of Art, Museum of Arts and Design, and the Korean Ceramics Foundation. In 2020 she received the Françoise van den Bosch Award for her career’s impact on the jewelry field, in 2022 she received the Raphael Founders Prize in Glass from Contemporary for Craft, and in 2023 she was named a Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellow.
She is currently a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Daniel Kariko
Mentor: Laura Vandenburg
Daniel Kariko, based at East Carolina University in Greenville, occupies a unique position as an educator, accomplished artist, and an academic leader in the School of Art and Design. In his administrative capacity, Kariko has implemented transformative initiatives aimed at enhancing the undergraduate recruitment process and refining the school's curriculum. His strategic efforts have not only bolstered student retention but also streamlined student advising processes, ensuring a more supportive and efficient academic environment. Simultaneously, Kariko's artwork explores environmental and political themes in landscapes and cultural interpretations of inhabited spaces. He has undertaken extensive photographic projects in Louisiana wetlands, and his native Serbia, documenting the aftermath of the Balkan Wars with poignant narratives of resilience and transformation.
Kariko's artistic achievements have garnered international acclaim, exhibited at venues such as the Noorderlicht Photofestival in the Netherlands, Royal Albert Hall in London, and The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, NM. His work appears in leading publications like Nature, National Geographic Proof, and Wired, blending artistic expression with socio-environmental commentary.
As an author, Kariko published Aliens Among Us: Extraordinary Images of Ordinary Insects (Liveright, 2020), showcasing his innovative approach to natural subjects.
Educated at Nicholls State University and Arizona State University, Kariko earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts in studio arts, specializing in photography. His dual roles demonstrate a holistic commitment to advancing arts education and institutional leadership, enriching both artistic and educational landscapes.
Ann Kim
Mentor: Amy Pfeiler-Wunder
Ann B. Kim is a Korean-American mixed-media artist who was born in New Jersey, but was raised in Seoul, Los Angeles, and rural Southern Illinois. She has a dual BA in Art Practice and Art History from University of California-Berkeley and an MFA in Studio Art from Mills College with concentrations in Painting and Drawing. Her current interests and obsessions include antipodes, time and space, mythological archetypes, the collapse of the way we understand culture, and Homi Bhabha’s theory of Third Space.
Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally through solo and group exhibitions and has received numerous grants, fellowships, and awards including the Murphy & Cadogan Fellowship from San Francisco Arts Commission, Sarah Lewis Painting Fellowship, Indiana University New Frontiers Exploratory Travel Grant, IU East Summer Faculty Fellowship, IU East Faculty Research Support Fund, IU OVPIA Overseas Travel Grant, IU East Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Award, and Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District Artist Opportunity Grant. She has also completed residencies at Art Farm (NE), The Rensing Center (SC), Brush Creek Ranch (WY), Arterra (Portugal), Pinea-Linea de Costa (Spain), ArteStudioGinestrelle (Italy), and Earthskin (New Zealand).
In Fall 2023, she started her current position as the Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Prior to this position, she was the Department Chair of Fine and Performing Arts Department and Full Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University East.
Angela Mircsov
Mentor: Jonathan Russell
Angela Mircsov is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Art at Valley City State University in Valley City, ND. She previously served as Gallery Director. Her primary art mediums are drawing and painting, but Angela has also embraced digital media in recent years, broadening her artistic vision. Her passion lies in nurturing students' artistic aspirations and guiding them to explore their creative ideas.
Angela has participated in Artist Residences across the United States throughout her career, enriching her artistic practice and perspective. Her contributions to the field have been recognized in publications from Starry Night's "Artist to Look Out for." She is a member of Foundation Art Theory and Education. She has shared projects she has created for classes on the website publication: “What do We Do Now Art.” In 2020, Angela was honored with the Junior Faculty Excellence Award at Valley City State University, a testament to her dedication and impact within academia.
Angela holds an MFA in Studio Art from Lindenwood University and a BFA in Art Management from Millikin University. Through her art, teaching, and scholarly contributions, she continues to inspire and influence, fostering a vibrant local and national artistic community.
Randi O'Brien
Mentor: Hasan Elahi
Randi O'Brien is a ceramic artist, administrator, writer, and professor. O'Brien's degrees include an MFA in ceramics and an MA in art history from the University of Montana, a BFA from Montana State University in Bozeman, and a BA with K-12 teaching licensure from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. O'Brien is currently the associate professor of ceramics, sculpture, and jewelry for Irvine Valley College in Orange County, California. Beyond academia, O'Brien is currently the executive director and editor of Studio Potter Journal.
O'Brien has curated numerous exhibitions across the United States and presents her research at conferences and for organizations, including NCECA, the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, The Women as Change Makers Summit, Montana Education Association, Xuchang International University, Ceramics Ireland's International Ceramic Festival, among others.
O'Brien's research and writings have been published in Ceramics Monthly, Ceramics Art and Perception: TECHNICAL, Ceramics Ireland, and numerous catalogs. O'Brien exhibits internationally and across the United States; selected locations include Kilkenny, Ireland; Valparaiso, Chile; Alberta, Canada; Xuchang, China; and throughout the US.
A descendant of early Hispano settlers and Indigenous American ancestry on her maternal side, paired with a paternal heritage of 18th-century English settlers, O'Brien celebrates the different expressions of what it means to perpetually move between cultures and her multiracial identity.
Barbara Campbell Thomas
Mentor: Vagner Whitehead
Barbara Campbell Thomas is the Director of the School of Art at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she is also a Full Professor of Art.
Barbara Campbell Thomas is a nationally recognized painter with an active record of solo and group exhibitions. Her paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, including the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, The Painting Center, the Atlanta Center for Contemporary Art, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, and the North Carolina Museum of Art. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, the Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture, the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Barbara Campbell Thomas is a recipient of a North Carolina Artists Fellowship. Her studio practice was recently featured in Art of The State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina, published by UNC Press.
Barbara Campbell Thomas earned her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the Pennsylvania State University. She is a Fellow of the Yale Summer School of Music and Art.
2023-2024 Former Fellows
Ruth Adams
Director of the School of Art and Visual Studies and a Professor of Photography at the University of
Kentucky
Amy Pfeiler-Wunder
Interim Associate Dean for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Kutztown University
Jeff Beckman
Chair of the Department of Art at Florida State University
Brian Franklin
Associate Professor of Expanded Media and Associate Director of the Wonsook Kim School of Art at Illinois State University
Christopher Kaczmarek
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Art, and Chair of the Department of Art and Design at Montclair State University
2022-2023 Former Fellows
Tea Youn Kim-Kassor
Professor and Department Chair of the Foundation Program at Otis College of Art and Design
Justin Sutters
Director of the Masters of Art in Teaching (MAT) program in Art Education, Director of Graduate Studies, School of Art at George Mason University
Mina Cheon
Associate Dean, MICA
Monika Meler
Head of the Department of Art & Design, Valdosta State University
V. Kim Martinez
Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Utah
Darren Lee (dee) Miller
Chair of Photography and Associate Professor, Columbus or Art & Design
2021-2022 Former Fellows
Guy-Serge Emmanuel
Assistant Professor and Department Chair, University of New Haven
Chris Ireland
Associate Professor, Tarleton State University
Dimitry Tetin
Coordinator BFA Communication Design, Texas State University
2020-2021 Former Fellows
Due to COVID-19, there was no fellowship program
2019-2020 Former Fellows
Dana Clancy
Director, School of Visual Arts, Boston University
Justin Boyd
Faculty Chair, Academic Affairs, Southwest School of Art
Bree Edwards
Director, College of Arts, Media and Design, Northeastern University
Pia Johnson
Co-owner Good Details Gallery, Chicago
Sandra Murchison
Director, School of Art & Design, Eastern Michigan University
Brook White
Assistant Chair and Professor, Department of Art & Art History, University of Mississippi
Paige Williams
Chair, Studio Art Program, Art Academy of Cincinnati
2018-2019 Former Fellows
Dana Clancy
Director, School of Visual Arts, Boston University
Rob Lopez
Interim Director School of Arts & Design, Southern Illinois University
Christopher McNulty
Chair, Department of Art & Art History, Auburn University
Suzanne Proulx
Assistant Chair, Edinboro University of PA
Sara Raffo
Assistant Chair/ Incoming Interim Chair, California College of the Arts
Binod Shrestha
Director of Foundations Program, College of Visual Arts and Design,University of North Texas
2017-2018 Former Fellows
Dave Beck
Director & Associate Dean, School of Art & Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Audrey Bennett
Professor & Graduate Program Director, Communication & Media, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Arnold Holland
Associate Dean, College of the Arts, California State University Fullerton
O. Gustavo Plascencia
Associate Professor and Director of MFA Programs, Graduate Studies, Memphis College of Art
Beth Thomas
Chair, Department of Art, SUNY New Paltz
Maureen Quigley
Associate Teaching Professor & Department Chair, Department of Art & Art History, University of Missouri-St. Louis
2016-2017 Former Fellows
Matthew Albritton
Associate Professor, Department Head of Visual Arts, Northern Kentucky University
Mariah Doren
Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Learning, Parsons School of Design
Peter Eudenbach
Professor and Chair, Department of Art, Old Dominion University
Jeanette Guillemin
Director ad interim, School of Visual Arts, Boston University
Troy Richards
Interim Associate Dean of the Arts at the University of Delaware
Anne Stagg
Associate Chair, Department of Art, Florida State University
2015-2016 Former Fellows
Matt King
Associate Professor, Chair of the Department of Sculpture + Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University
Lauren Lake
Associate Professor of Art, Chair of the Department of Art & Art History, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jawshing Arthur Liou
Professor of Digital Art, Director of the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University
Deanne Pytlinski
Associate Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism, Chair of the Department of Art, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Vagner M. Whitehead
Associate Professor of Studio Art, Chair, Department of Art and Art History, Oakland University
Michael Wille
Professor of Art, Director, School of Art, Illinois State University
2014-2015 Former Fellows
Jennifer D. Anderson
Division Head, Departments of Art, Dance, Music, Theatre and Film
Carma Gorman
Assistant Chair, Design, Dept. of Art and Art History, Carleton College
Michael Henderson
Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University
Jade Jewett
Department Chair, California State University-Fullerton
Andrew John Liccardo
Director, School of Art & Design, University of Northern Colorado
Buce Mackh
Director, Arts and Cultural Management Program, Michigan State University
2013-2014 Former Fellows
Amy Broderick
Foundations Program Coordinator, Florida Atlantic University
Alison Gates
Art Program Chair, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Chris Kahler
Graduate Coordinator, Eastern Illinois University
John Nordyke
Chair of Applied Arts, University of Hartford/Hartford Art School
Paul Sacardiz
Director of Graduate Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2012-2013 Former Fellows
Michael Fels
Chair of Art and Art History, Elon University
Annette Lawrence
Chair of Studio Art, University of North Texas
Sarah Meyer
Chair of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona