November December 2020 College News

1 Jennifer Ling Datchuk, "Live to Die" Custom printed red welcome mats 30.5" x 22", 2019 2 Erina Duganne’s book, Global Photography: A Critical History 3 Artwork by recipients of the Joan Mitchell Foundation for Painters and Sulptors Grant, including Joey Fauerso's work in the top right 2 | November & December | College News ART AND DESIGN Art , Art Education, Art Histor y, Communication Design, Photography, & Studio Art FACULTY ACCOLADES Shawn Camp is participating in the 25th anniversary Red Dot fundraiser at Women and Teir Work this month. His show Comity of Ghosts at ICOSA gallery has a review in Te Austin Chronicle . You can see Glasstire’s 5-minute video tour of the show here. Roger Colombik was one of the keynote speakers for an international (zoom) conference on "Art & Culture After the Pandemic" at Institute Seni Buddha Indonesia Banding, West Java, Indonesia. He presented a lecture on the relationship between Diogenes of Oinanda and contemporary practices. Jennifer Ling Datchuk's work [ 1 ] is included in two Houston exhibitions, Faces in the Pandemic at the Houston Asian American Archive at Rice University and Now You See Me at Foto Relevance. Now You See Me is a group exhibition that brings together Jennifer and fve other artists—Jerry Takigawa, Priya Kambli, Tommy Kha, Leonard Suryajaya, and Tomiko Jones— who ofer a glimpse into the vast complexity and nuance of Asian America. While diverse in scope, works in Now You See Me share a common thread: an urge to be seen and recognized through personal narratives put forth on one’s own terms—all set against the backdrop of a country that didn’t coin the phrase ‘Asian American’ until 1968, and a country that continues to overlook Asian Americans in the public sphere. Now You See Me pushes for the inclusion of each artist’s voice—alongside those of countless other Asian American and minority creatives—into the American canon. Jennifer recently participated in the virtual lecture, "Conversations in Clay: Te Personal in Porcelain for the Anderson Ranch Arts Center at Palomar College in San Diego." Jennifer's piece "Live to Die" was included in the exhibition Voices for Change at the Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Jef Davis , professor of Communication Design, had multiple research activities and accomplishments during fall 2020. He was design lead on the following projects: • Welch Foundation, Branding System • Te Welch Advanced Materials Institute at Rice University, Branding System • City of Port Arthur, Signage System • HEB Family Trust, Annual Report Design • Texas Medical Center, 75th Anniversary Logo • Pennybacker Capitol, Branding System • Te Grand Prairie, Branding System • Juneteenth Legacy Project, Branding System • Rockclif Energy Services, Branding System • Kind Creatures Brewhouse, Branding System • Roundtable Vintage, Branding System • Holistix Merchantile Branding System Erina Duganne’s Global Photography: A Critical History was recently published by Routledge. [ 2 ] Erina is the lead co-author of this innovative book. In addition to theme-specifc chapters, it contains focus studies throughout ofering short interviews, curatorial statements and refections by photographers, critics and leading scholars that link photography's history with its practice. Among these are: “Daily, in a Nimble Sea” by Barry Stone and “Advertisement extraction: An interview with Juan David Laserna,” by Juan David Laserna, Gina McDaniel Tarver, and Erina Duganne. On October 16, Erina Duganne participated in the Universities Art Association of Canada’s annual conference as part of the panel “Global Photographies: Critical Histories,” broadcast live via Zoom. For this panel, Erina conversed with Korean-born Vancouver- based artist Jin-me Yoon. On October 8, Erina spoke with renowned photographer Adger Cowans about his work as part of the Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s Virtual Symposium, “Te Kamoinge Workshop: Collaboration, Community, and Photography.” Laritza Garcia participated in the Hand Medal Project as a Hand Keeper. Te scope of the Hand Medal Project is vast, its aim is straightforward: for artists, jewelers, students, and professionals to craft medals that will honor the service and sacrifce of health workers. Infused with the gratitude of the ex-voto and the tribute of a medal, these hands have been made and collected since April 2020, then bestowed upon medical workers the frst Sunday in November. PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS GRANT Joey Fauerso has been awarded a $25,000 Joan Mitchell Foundation for Painters and Sculptors Grant. Te selected artists were first nominated by artist peers and arts professionals from throughout the United States and then chosen through a multi- phase jurying process, which this year was conducted virtually. In addition to the $25,000 fnancial award, grantees also gain access to a network of arts professionals, who can provide consultations on career development and fnancial management, and become eligible to apply for residencies at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans. [ 3] College of Fine Arts and Communication | 3