Juan-Pablo Cárdenas is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Indigenous Arts of the Americas in the History of Art Department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He holds a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies and an M.A. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he earned an M.F.A. from the University … Read more
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Yuxiao Mu was born in Dalian, China and (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator currently based in Kansas City, MO. She earned her MFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and BFA in Photography from LuXun Academy of Fine Arts in China. Mu’s practice is driven by conceptual ideas surrounding memory, … Read more
Ryan Banfi recently received his PhD in Cinema Studies from The Martin Scorsese Cinema Studies Department at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. He is a Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar and on the Games and Culture editorial board. Ryan’s first book is forthcoming from the University Press of Mississippi. It focuses on Chris Ware’s comics. … Read more
Christine Ortiz is a New England-based woodworker, designer, and artist. With a BA in Architecture from Umass Amherst and classical training in woodworking from North Bennet Street School’s Furniture Making program, Christine focuses on creating unique pieces with a blend of architectural aesthetics, artistic vision, and a hint of the 18th century.
Katy Schneider , raised in NYC, is a painter and art professor (32 years) at Smith College. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and of awards from the National Academy of Design and the Academy. Her work focuses on themes related to her upbringing: making the … Read more
Melanie Mowinski likes paper and what goes ON paper. She likes the visceral and paper becomes a vessel on which she prints, collages, constructs, and more. She draws inspiration from the landscape of her Berkshire Hills home and residencies/travels to places like Iceland, Morocco, Tasmania, Venice, and most recently, from along the Camino de Santiago … Read more
Alfredo Gisholt was born in Mexico City. He attended the Academia de San Carlos, has a BFA from Florida International University and an MFA from Boston University. Gisholt has had solo exhibitions at Cristobal Contemporary, Mexico City; CUE Foundation, NYC; Forma110 Gallery, Houston; Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston; University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor; and … Read more
Yulia Spiridonova is a contemporary artist working primarily with photography, collage, and installation. Born in Moscow, Russia, she currently resides and works in Boston. Her art has been exhibited in Russia, the United States, and various countries across Europe. Yulia holds an undergraduate degree from Moscow State University (2008) and a post-baccalaureate diploma from Massachusetts … Read more
Timothy Scholl is a designer, researcher, strategist, and educator. He helps organizations develop products from zero to one and beyond. Most recently, Scholl has been working to make the lives of pet parents easier at Chewy as a staff designer. And after hours, he teaches students how to do the kinds of things he’s been … Read more
Carolyn Lowell is a former mathematics teacher turned designer, works at ARC (Architectural Resources Cambridge), a firm specializing in creating meaningful spaces in fields ranging from health and wellness to the performing arts and science. Her journey to architecture started with renovations at her home in Boston and continued with an M.Arch. degree at MassArt … Read more