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Begun in June 2020, this roundup of mentions in the external media about CVAD community members may be incomplete. Please send updates through the Submit News portal.
2020
August
Aug. 29: Dana Tanamachi, ('07, B.F.A, Communication Design, stamp designer and lettering artist; Michael's, Made by You™, Michael's Makers: Made by Dana
Aug. 27: Stephen Zhang, ('94, M.F.A., Communication Design) assistant professor, Communication Design; Ari Brielle Edwards, ('16, B.A., Interdisciplinary Art and Design); Patron Magazine, Our Faces, Our Voices Exhibition
Aug. 22: Dana Tanamachi, ('07, B.F.A., Communication Design), stamp designer and lettering artist; The Rafu Shimpo, A show of gratitude in a postage stamp
Aug. 19: Dana Tanamachi, ('07, B.F.A., Communication Design), stamp designer and lettering artist; Houston Chronicle, USPS releases new "Thank You" stamp designed by Houston artist; Thank You Stamp
Aug. 14: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student; Texas Standard, "A Denton Couple Wrote a Bilingual Book to Encourage Kinds to Wear Masks"
Aug. 13: Karla García, ('19, M.F.A., Studio Art: Ceramics and Museum Education Certificate); Nasher Windows, Karla García's Home and Land Project, Nasher Sculpture Garden, Dallas
Aug. 12: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student; The World, public radio program, Corona Virus Art: "A Texas couple wrote a bilingual book to encourage children to wear masks"
Aug. 11: Morgan Everhart ('13, B.F.A., Studio Art: Drawing and Painting), AucArt interview, In the Studio with Morgan Everhart
Aug. 9: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student; The Armenian Reporter; North Texas Couple Pens Bilingual Kids Book On Importance Of Wearing A Mask
Aug. 6: Liz Trosper, lecturer, Foundations; "Glasstire, Texas Visual Art", Top Five: 1. Liz Trosper: Dandelion and Rose Exhibition, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas; Exhibition: through Sept. 25, 2020.
July
July 30: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student, Art Education; Art and Seek, Dallas, A Denton Couple Wrote A Bilingual Book To Encourage Kids To Wear Masks
July 30: Douglas May, assistant professor, Communication Design: Graphic Design, has been awarded a Gold Award for his logo design for Skunkworks Custom Guitars and a Silver Award for his poster design for Haas Moto Museum, in the Graphis Design Annual 2021.
July 30: Jake Dockins, ('20, B.F.A., Studio Art: Photography), Mariah Tyler, ('14, B.F.A., Studio Art: Photography); Dallas Morning News, North Texas artists launch auction to raise money for racial justice and pandemic relief
July 29: Arianna Morales, ('16, B.F.A., Studio Art: Metalsmithing and Jewelry), founder of Brasscopper Art; Austin Monthly, August 2020 edition; Brasscopper Handcrafts Unique Metal Masterpieces
July 27: Liss LaFleur, assistant professor of Studio Art: New Media Art; Less Than Half blog of the 50 Women Project with Hall W. Rockefeller, founding editor; Women of Texas: Liss LaFleur
July 24: Paula Lupkin, associate professor, Art History; UNT Libraries Special Collections, Paula Lupkin, wins a fall 2020 Coursework Development Grant
July 23: Liss LaFleur, assistant professor, Studio Art: New Media Art; UNT’s Liss LaFleur named 'Citizen Artist Fellow' by the Kennedy Center
July 21: Liss LaFleur, assistant professor, Studio Art: New Media Art; Glasstire, Texas Visual Art: Humble, TX Native Liss LaFleur Recognized as a 2020-2021 Kennedy Citizen Artist Fellow
July 20: Jennifer Way, professor, Art History; The Journal of Modern Craft; book review of "The Politics of Vietnamese Craft: American Diplomacy and Domestication" by Bic Tieu; and related interview by Sarah Grant.
July 17: Annette Becker, curator, director, Texas Fashion Collection; 28-minute video, Conversations with Keren Ben-Horin
July 15: Annette Lawrence, professor, Studio Art; Lauren Cross, associate professor, IADS; Dallas Museum of Art Uncrated Blog, Connections Across Collections: C3 Visiting Artists
July 15: J. Abe Marin, ('16, B.A., Interdisciplinary Arts and Design Studies), board member, Denison Arts Council, Denison, Texas; HeraldDemocrat.com: Local artist shares story, dreams for GC art community
July 13: Joseph Guzman, ('15, B.F.A., Studio Art: Sculpture), entrepreneur and founder, Visiona Creative Services, Dallas; Voyage Dallas: Meet Joseph Guzman of Visiona Creative Solutions
July 13: Katayoun Bahrami, graduate student, Studio Art: Fibers; Voyage Dallas: Meet Katayoun Bahrami
July 9: Christine Sanders, ('99, B.F.A., Visual Art Studies), educational coordinator, Greater Denton Arts Council; UNT Career Center interview: Soaring Beyond: Christine Sanders
July 9: Lauren Cross, assistant professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Design Studies; Glasstire, Texas Visual Art: Top Five: July 9, 2020. What Artists Are Listening to Right Now
July 7: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student, Art Education; Omaha World-Herald: To show love amid COVID-19 fears, Texas couple creates a bilingual book to help kids cope
July 6: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student, Art Education; The Sacramento Bee, The News & Observer, The State, Lexington Herald-Leader, The Modesto Bee, Belleville News-Democrat, Sun Herald, Bradenton Herald, Tri-City Herald and Rock Hill Herald
July 2: Hannah Davis, senior, Communication Design: User Experience; NT Daily: UNT artist uses painting and design to convey internalized thoughts
July 1: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student, Art Education, The Dallas Morning News: To show love amid COVID-19 fears, North Texas couple creates a bilingual book to help kids cope
June
June 29: Morgan Grasham, (M.F.A. candidate, Studio Art: Sculpture, New Media Art); Glasstire, Texas Visual Art: Fort Worth’s Artspace111 Announces Cash Winners of Texas Juried Exhibition
June 29: J. Tate D. Hollingsworth, ('19, B.F.A., Studio Art: Drawing and Painting); Voyage Dallas: Meet Tate Hollingsworth of Hollingsworth & Co. in North DFW
June 26: Letitia Huckaby, ('10, M.F.A., Studio Art: Photography); Glasstire, Texas Visual Art: Artists Letitia and Sedrick Huckaby Declare “END RACISM NOW” On Fort Worth’s Main Street
June 23: Alisa Otto, adjunct faculty, Fashion Design; Voyage Dallas: Meet Alisa Otto of Ottoman Threads in North Dallas
June 23: Jacob Phillips, ('21, M.F.A., Studio Art: Sculpture), teaching fellow; Voyage Dallas: Meet Jacob Phillips
June 20: Nada Shabout, professor, Art History; Arab News: Culture 'offers hope in post-pandemic world,' Saudi forum told
June 16: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student, Art Education, Scripps National News; YouTube: Bilingual book answering questions and addressing emotions around kids wearing masks and NBC5-TV Dallas: Denton Couple Authors Bilingual Book to Help Kids Deal with Face Mask Fear
June 16: Marcy Bishop-Lilley, ('16, M.F.A., Studio Art: Painting and Drawing), student services coordinator, UNT Career Center; Voyage Dallas: Meet Marcy Bishop-Lilley
June 12: Jennifer Way, professor, Art History; Twitter Conference: Pandemic, Crisis, and Modern Studies, Countervoices, Centre for Modern Studies, University of York, York, England; Program: Dr. Way, 5:30 p.m. Time in England; 11:30 a.m. CST: Making Craft and War: COVID-19 and the War-Related, Craft Therapies of Americans since ca. 1914. Twitter: @cmodspgforum1 and #cmodspan2020.
June 10: Martha Samaniego Calderón, graduate student, Art Education; Denton Record-Chronicle, New bilingual book to help children navigate masks in the pandemic
June 9: Nada Shabout, professor, Art History; Interview by Melissa Gronlund in Arts and Culture, The National: 'Archives tell us different stories about how things were': Inside the journey to document Modern Arab art
June 8: Jeremy Diamond, (2020, B.F.A., Studio Art: Metalsmithing and Jewelry); Voyage Dallas: Meet Jeremy Diamond
June 1: Kay Seedig, ('17, M.F.A., Studio Art: Printmaking) CVAD visual arts technician, Foundations; Voyage Dallas: Meet Kay Seedig
May
May 28: Kushal Bastakoti, class of 2021, Studio Art: Drawing and Painting; Shoutout DFW: Meet Kushal Bastakoti: Artist
May 18: Diana Rojas-Ponce, ('20, B.F.A., Studio Art: New Media Art); Voyage Dallas: Meet Diana Rojas
May 11: Mary Johnson, lecturer, Studio Art; Voyage Dallas: Meet Mary Johnson
May 7: Annette Becker, director/curator, Texas Fashion Collection; GQ: Neiman Marcus contributions noted by curator of "one of the most significant fashion collections in the United States"
May 2: Alicia Eggert, assistant professor, Studio Art: Sculpture; Glasstire, Texas Visual Arts: Checking in With: Alicia Eggert
April
April 3: Letitia Huckaby, ('10, M.F.A., Studio Art: Photography); Glasstire, Texas Visual Art: Five-Minute Tours: Letitia Huckaby at Foto Relevance, Houston