Archives: Faculty

Bryan Papciak is an experimental filmmaker and mixed-media artist whose work combines animation with live-action film and still photography. He began his professional career at Olive Jar Studios, where he worked as a commercial director, animator, cinematographer and eventually associate creative director. In 2001, with his friend and long-time collaborator Jeff Sias, Papciak started Handcranked … Read more

Sarah Dudek is an advertising art director and creative entrepreneur with ten years experience crafting and refining brand stories for a variety of clients, including Chevrolet, FAGE Greek Yogurt, American Greetings, and Hyatt Hotels. She is passionate about creating relatable brand guidelines and experiences that advance the mission of her clients. Recently, Sarah has shifted her focus to launching her own … Read more

Frank Criscione is a an artist and designer and adjunct instructor of Industrial Design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. In addition to teaching, he is a freelance designer/proprietor for American Handcraft and a carpenter’s apprentice for Lockwood Construction in Brookline. He has also worked as design consultant to the Technical Entrepreneurship Program at … Read more

Maggie Cavallo is a curator and educator dedicated to providing dynamic learning experiences with, through and for the arts. Cavallo is also the co-founder of Alter Projects, a social-hybrid company that provides arts programming and consultation to corporate clients, non-profit organizations and artists themselves. Clients include the AIDS Action Committee, the Arts & Business Council … Read more

Paul Belenky is an artist whose practice combines assemblage, soft sculpture, and steel fabrication with cultural engagement. Paul has spent time at residencies at the New York Studio School and the Post Contemporary in Troy New York. He recently concluded a seasonal position at Brandeis University as program coordinator/assistant instructor for the BIMA Pre College … Read more

Joetta Maue is an artist, curator, and arts writer. Her most recent body of work is a series of embroideries, drawings, and photographs that explore the psychological landscape of the domestic space. Joetta’s work has been shown in galleries and museums across the country and internationally. Joetta authored the popular studio blog Little Yellowbird and … Read more

Chiranit Prateepasen is the lead designer at NOX Collective and Pegasystems. She is also the current president of AIGA Boston, the local chapter of the professional association for designers. She received a BFA in Graphic Design from Massachusetts College of Art and an MA in Integrated Marketing Communication from Emerson College.

A professionally trained appraiser and a Fellow with the American Society of Appraisers, Edith Yeomans has over 25 years of experience in the arts in Canada, including working for a prominent art dealers’ association, arts management, and copyright licensing. She has a BA (Hon) in Art History from McMaster University and is a fine art specialist with … Read more

Stacy Friedman is an artist and printmaker whose work explores themes of lineage, memory, and identity. She graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design with a BFA in Printmaking and History of Art in 2015. Since graduating she has been exhibiting nationally, and working as an artist assistant and printer for a number of … Read more