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C V AM A NSE
Newsletter for friends of the College of Visual Arts
AUGUST 2010
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The College of Visual Arts is a private, accredited, four-year college of art and design offering
a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interdisciplinary design
studies, and photography. The fine arts degree offers concentrations in drawing, painting,
printmaking, and sculpture. The interdisciplinary design studies degree offers a concentration in
fashion. Founded in 1924, the college is located in the thriving urban residential areas of historic
Summit Avenue and Ramsey Hill in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
www.cva.edu
in 2009–2010 cva
expanded its horizons
in the Midwest and
internationally.
New lifelong learning
summer workshops
were introduced at
Stout’s Island Lodge
on Red Cedar Lake in
Wisconsin. Thanks to
cva faculty, workshops
which included painting
from the landscape,
nature journaling, and
digital photography, were
extremely well received.
Message from the President
The island provided a
wonderful backdrop for
new friends and alumni
to learn and relax in this
historic setting.
This past year cva sent
its first student, Nicole
Larson, to Parsons Paris
to study fashion design
for her junior year.
Nicole’s year abroad has
prepared her for her
capstone experience at
cva. She will study with
local fashion designer
and new faculty member,
Jessika Madison-Kennedy,
and complete her thesis
work. Currently there
are several cva students
preparing to study
fashion at Parsons Paris.
Most recently, I
participated in a
symposium with an
international panel
from China, the United
Kingdom, and France
at Parsons Paris. Our
conversation, as art
and design educators,
explored the past, present,
and future of our various
programs. cva has been
invited to continue the
conversation at next
year’s Designer’s Days
event in Paris.
As cva continues
to provide new
opportunities to our
students and the
community, I hope you
stay in touch through
this newsletter and our
website at www.cva.edu.
ann ledy
President and Chief
Academic Officer
august
27 Annual Faculty Exhibition thru sep 11
september
9 Convocation 6:00 pm
Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church
9 Annual Faculty Exhibition
CVA Gallery Reception 6:00–8:00 pm
10 Student Welcome Back Party
Summit Building 4:00–5:00 pm
11 Drawing Co–op thru dec 11
Western 404, Every Saturday 1:00–3:30 pm
No session on nov 27 & dec 4
22 2010 Leaders of Design Series:
Joel Templin Lecture
Minnesota History Center 7:00 pm
23 2010 Leaders of Design Series:
Hatch Design Exhibition
thru oct 17
CVA Gallery Reception 6:00–8:00 pm
october
15 CAGC Fall Art Tour
Portals on Western
Outstanding Printmaker:
Lloyd Menard Exhibition thru nov 6
Opening Reception 5:00–8:00 pm
november
22 Drop-off artwork for Holiday Art Sale
CVA Gallery 2:00–8:00 pm
23 Drop-off artwork for Holiday Art Sale
CVA Gallery 12:00–6:00 pm
december
3 - 5 Annual Holiday Art Sale
CVA Gallery
Friday Preview Party 5:00–8:00 pm
Saturday Sale 10:00 am–4:00 pm
Sunday Sale 12:00–4:00 pm
5 Student and Family Brunch 10:30 am
january
20 2011 Alumni Exhibition thru feb 5
CVA Gallery Reception/Reunion 6:00–8:00 pm
Save That Date!
ACADEMIC LEADERSJohn DuFresne Professor, Graphic DesignChair, Graphic Design
Julie L’Enfant, PhDProfessor, Art HistoryChair, Liberal Arts
Valerie JenkinsAssociate Professor, Drawing and PaintingChair, Fine Arts
John MarshallAssociate Professor, PhotographyChair, Photography
Lynda Monick-IsenbergProfessor, Foundation DrawingChair, Foundation Studies
James O’BrienAssistant Professor, IllustrationChair, Illustration
Maria SantiagoProfessor, PrintmakingCoordinator, Printmaking
Christina Schmid, PhDAssistant Professor, Art History and English Composition Coordinator, Internship Program and Senior Thesis
NEWADDITIONSPlease welcome the following new faculty and staff.
Pritika ChowdhryMoldmaking and Casting
Andy DucettInstallation Art
Ted JohnsonChief Financial Officer, Consultant
continued on page 3
Campus News
cva scholarship
endowment fund
At the College of
Visual Arts, we strive to
recognize both academic
and artistic merit of our
students. In order to do
so, we have a variety of
scholarship and grant
programs awarded to
incoming and current
students. This spring,
cva launched a new
Scholarship Endowment
Fund with a gift of
seed money from
donors Nancy and Dick
Nicholson. The fund is
managed by The Saint
Paul Foundation and will
generate scholarships
for incoming first year
students. To learn more
about scholarships
at cva, visit www.
cva.edu/give_to_cva/
scholarships/.
viewbook wins
multiple awards
Thanks to the work
of graphic design
adjunct instructor Jo
Davison and Larsen,
cva published a new
admissions viewbook
in the fall of 2009. The
team of writers and
photographers who
worked on this project
have created an award-
winning brochure
that has received the
following accolades
from peers and design
organizations.
The tabloid-sized
publication, which
employs large close-up
photos of artists’ tools
and invites prospective
students to “be
visual,” was picked for
exhibition in the 2010
AIGA Minnesota
Design Show and
the national 365:
AIGA Annual Design
Competition 31.
The viewbook design
was also selected
for inclusion in
the 51st Design
Annual published
by Communication
Arts magazine. This
prestigious annual
compendium of juried
work features the best in
visual communications
from around the world.
new chair of
illustration
announced
James O’Brien has been
appointed as the new
Chair of Illustration.
He is a practicing
illustrator and artist
whose client list includes:
American Express,
Bank of America, Rand
McNally, Microsoft,
Delta Airlines, Sears,
Hewlett-Packard, Oracle,
McGraw-Hill, Scholastic
Press, Smithsonian,
Business Week, Fortune,
Harvard Business Review,
Newsweek, US News &
World Report, Computer
World, PC Magazine,
Entertainment Weekly,
Wine Spectator, The Wall
Street Journal, The San
Francisco Chronicle, and
The New York Times.
Using Adobe Photoshop
and Illustrator, O’Brien’s
work intermixes found,
made, and digital
elements. “I use a
digital collage method,
arranging elements
that are digitally and
traditionally cut, drawn,
and painted. The content
of my work is quiet,
contemplative with
hints of unease and
disorder and a sense of
impending movement
and change. Chance
is a vital part of my
process, a collaboration
between my intentional
implementation of
media and unexpected
(and occasionally
impelled) accidents.”
O’Brien received a bfa
at the Minneapolis
College of Art and
Design, an ma at
Syracuse University,
and an mfa at the
University of Hartford.
His work has been
recognized by American
Illustration, Society of
Illustrators (New York),
Society of Illustrators
LA, Communication
Arts, 3X3, Creative
Quarterly, Print, The
Society of Publication
Designers, SBS Digital
Design, and AIGA.page 2
aiga minnesota
2010 design show
CVA alumni, faculty,
and students had a
great showing at the
2010 AIGA Minnesota
Design Show. The cva
2010 valedictorian,
graphic design major
Joseph Kuefler, received
two judge’s choice
designations as well as
four awards. Faculty
member Kenton Hanson
developed the distinct
AIGA Minnesota Design
Show 2010 website.
Congratulations to the
following from our cva
community: Devon
Adrian, Paul Afong, Jr.,
Alison Beattie, Barbara
Brown, Jo Davison,
John DuFresne, Jamey
Erickson, Joseph Kuefler,
Ben Levitz, Gordon
McIntyre-Lee, Evan
Nagan, Dave Pedersen,
Allan Peters, Greg
Pickman, Andy Powell,
Sam Soulek, Renea Thull,
Emily Weigel, and
Braden Wise.
Gallery discussion for Perspective in Fine Arts exhibition, lead by Kristin
Makholm, the new director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art.
Student Corner
oh what a year it
was! student life
at cva continues
to grow. In April the
Student Council and
the Office for Student
Life hosted another
spring dance. This year’s
theme was Monsters and
Space. There was great
food, great costumes,
great dance music, and
lots of fun. Thanks this
year to Rudy Arnold for
taking some amazing
photos!
the president’s
office and office
for student life
are introducing two
new professional
development
opportunities for
cva students. The
Senior Banquet, held
the evening before
graduation, gave
students an opportunity
to meet members of the
cva Board of Trustees
and the Professional
Advisory Committee in
a formal dinner setting.
This event will become a
regular part of our senior
graduation celebration.
This fall cva juniors
will participate in an
Etiquette Lunch with a
coach to guide students
in proper dinner
etiquette needed to
make a memorable first
impression.
cva’s scholarship
award ceremony keeps
getting bigger and better.
The 2010 ceremony was
held at the University
Club and more than
thirty scholarships
were given out at the
evening celebration.
We are proud of these
high achieving students
and grateful for the
generous donors who
make it possible for cva
to award scholarships in
recognition of student
excellence.
this spring the cva
drum circle got off the
ground. Students met
weekly for six weeks
with facilitator Marc
Anderson. Drumming
offers great stress relief
and builds community
and friendship. Watch
for drumming to start up
again next year and join
us if you can!
in april the creative
arts high school in
Saint Paul hosted an
exhibition of student
artwork that ranged
from kindergarten
through beyond mfa.
Eleven students from
cva had pieces in the
show as part of the bfa
portion of the exhibition.
The cva students
were: Lydia Alsdurf, page 3
Travis Flak, Hannah
Frick, Alyssa Fuller,
Zach Goulet, Andrew
Hetrick, Ruth Krech, Bill
Lindau, Kirk McConkey,
Brandon Regner, and
Amber Wallin.
the junior spotlight
exhibition was held at
the Office of Saint Paul
Mayor Chris Coleman
March 3 through April
30, 2010. Forty-three
juniors, from all majors,
participated in the show.
the 2010–2011 student
council will have
Hannah Frick serving as
president for a second
Scholarship recipients at the annual Scholarship Award Ceremony.
Photo by Bill Kelley
Marc Anderson leading a group of students in the weekly drum circle this
past spring.
NEWADDITIONScontinued from page 2
Jessika Madison-KennedyIntro to Fashion ThesisProfessional Pattern and Construction Techniques
James O’BrienChair, Illustration
RIck PetersonHand LetteringIllustration Concepts
Ryan PhilippiIntroduction to Video Production
Rio SaitoJapanese Art/Culture
David WoodwardDirector of Financial Aid
MAY GRADUATESThe following students finished their coursework this year.Congratulations to:
Dayna BesserLily CarlockCara FazioMichael GreenwallKayla HalbergElizabeth HausladenBrett HurlbutJoseph Kuefler*Emily LutesMeghan O’Hare**Jacob RambergAllan SalmiMargit SchmittAndrew SchwartzMiranda SkelleyKatherine Smith***
* Summa Cum Laude** Magna Cum Laude*** Cum Laude
year. Other officers and
representatives will be
selected in the fall during
the first week of school.
president ledy will
again host a festive
brunch for cva students
and families on Sunday,
December 5. Guests will
enjoy wonderful food,
a brief program, and
conversation. After the
brunch participants can
help support student
scholarships by visiting
the Holiday Art Sale
at the CVA Gallery.
Brunch tickets must be
purchased online by
November 22.
evan baden alum 07
was featured in the
article Children of
the Virtual World
that appeared in the
Guardian, a British
newspaper. He also was
featured in a segment
of mn original show
#102 that aired in April.
The show, a weekly
series produced by Twin
Cities Public Television,
showcases Minnesota’s
creative community
and introduces viewers
to original artists who
produce extraordinary
work.
pat benicasa faculty
was in a juried, online
show Geometric
Abstraction presented by
the Still Point Gallery, a
virtual gallery based in
Brunswick, Maine. She
also had an exhibition of
her work Reflected Walk:
Through a Glass Ceiling
Labyrinth in the main
gallery at the South
Dakota Art Museum
allen brewer
alum 97 & faculty was
part of an Art Inspired
music project initiated
by McNally Smith
College of Music. He
had an exhibition if
not it, then what? at the
Burnett Art Gallery,
had artwork featured
at mitrebox framing,
and participated in the
Tangletown Gardens’
2010 Garden and
Art Tour. He will be
illustrating posters for
Sandbox Theater’s fall
production and will be
in a solo show at Swan
Song Contemporary
Arts in Maiden Rock, wi.
He also will be having
duo shows with his
wife, Pam Valfer, at the
Soo Visual Art Center
in Minneapolis and the
Grayduck gallery in
Austin, TX, as well as a
show with Joe Sinness at
St. Cloud State.
michael carina
alum 95 has recently
completed a collection of
gift bag designs that will
be available in Target’s
Holiday 2010 stationery,
gift bag, and wrap
assortment.
ed charbonneau
alum 99 & faculty had
recent paintings and
drawings featured
in the show Unusual
Landscapes at Gallery
Gray, an online gallery
based in Minneapolis. In
April, four works from
this series were included
in the Art Educators’
Juried Exhibition at the
Minnetonka Center for
the Arts.
lauren clapp alum 09
is using her illustrator
skills to create machine
and hand embroidery
and cross stitch designs
that she is selling online
via her Etsy shop.
amy di gennaro faculty
was featured in the
publication New
American Paintings,
Juried Exhibitions-in-
Print #83. This edition
featured the work of 39
artists from the Midwest.
matthew doubek
alum 95 and Samuel
Proud @ CVA
Mobley had a show
Carnival of Fictional
Amusement at the Pirate:
Contemporary Art
gallery in Denver.
ken friberg alum 90
had a photography
exhibition within reach
at the CoCo and Strom
Studio in Saint Paul.
linda gammell faculty
gave a talk in February
at the Minneapolis
Photo Center. She also
collaborated with Sandra
Menefee Taylor on
the piece The Braided
Stream that was in the
Women and Water Rights
Exhibition at the Nash
Gallery at the University
of Minnesota
david jang alum 99
had work in the
exhibition Objects are
Forever at the H. Kazan
Fine Arts Gallery in Los
Angeles.
matthew janson
alum 05
was one of seven
finalists of the Janet
and Walter Sondheim
Artscape Prize for 2010.
All finalists participated
in an exhibition at the
Baltimore Art Museum.
val jenkins faculty
had drawings in the
exhibition Ordinarily
Here at the Weisman Art
Museum. She had work
in Drawing Discourse:
An Exhibition of
Contemporary Drawing
at the Tucker Cooke
Gallery at the University
of North Carolina and
will have work included
in the International
Drawing Annual, a
competitive annual
publication of works of
contemporary drawing
and writing about art
published by Manifest
Creative Research
Gallery and Drawing
Center.
brian lund alum 98
had work in the
exhibition compose!
at the Smith-Stewart
Gallery in New York.
paula mc cartney
faculty had her book Bird
Watching published by
Princeton Architectural
Press. Coinciding
with the release of
the book, Paula had a
solo exhibition of the
photographs at the
klompching Gallery in
Brooklyn.
michelle mc creery
faculty had work in Blake
Collects - Living with Art
at the Blake School in
Minneapolis. The spring
exhibition showcased
the many and varied art
collected by members
of the Blake School
community.
lynda monick-
isenberg faculty has
been named to the
Advisory Group for
the Minnesota Perpich
Center’s Arts Education
in Minnesota Schools
Research Project. She had
drawings in the juried
exhibition Profiling:
Diversity in the Jewish
Community at the
Tychman Shapiro Gallery
in Minneapolis. She
CVA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OfficersTim LarsenChairPresident and Founder, Larsen Design Andrea SpechtVice-ChairExecutive Director, Bloomington Theatre & Art Center Stephen P. Patrick, SecretaryPresident and CEO, BWBR Architects, Inc. James Rubenstein, TreasurerAttorney, Moss & Barnett A Professional Association
TrusteesJudith BeckCommunity Member
Douglas PowellPrincipal,Schwartz Powell
Kit RichardsonPrincipal,Schafer Richardson
Faculty Representative John DuFresneChair, Graphic Design, College of Visual Arts
page 4
worked with the
Minneapolis School
District Summer Science
Institute mentoring cva
graduates as they create
drawing strategies for
K-5 teachers to use in the
classroom throughout
the school year. This
opportunity comes
directly from the work
done through cva’s
Teaching Artist program
with Minneapolis
schools and her
community connections
to MPS Arts for
Academic Achievement.
cassandra monson
alum 03 held summer
art programs at the
Homewood Studios in
Minneapolis that were
for children and explored
the art of Greece. She
also had art on display at
the 42nd Avenue Station
in Minneapolis.
kelly munson alum 02
is the Creative Director
for new Blu Dot film,
Real Good Experiment.
Blu Dot partnered with
mono, a Minneapolis
design firm, to create a
curb-mining experiment
of leaving chairs all over
New York for people to
freely take.
james o’brien faculty
has three illustrations
featured in the 3x3
Proshow7 Illustration
Annual that is due out
this fall and had an
illustration featured in
the Summer 2010 issue
of Minnesota Magazine.
jake ramberg alum 10
was a contributor to
Quodlibetica’s June
constellation, Art and
Science, and was the first
intern to work for this
art and visual culture
website.
maria santiago faculty
had two prints in the
2nd Regional Juried
Art Exhibition that was
held in the galleries at
Winona State University
and St. Mary’s University.
Emily Weigel ‘09, Kristin Krantz ‘10, and Dana Besser ‘10 at the AIGA
Minnesota Portfolio One-on-One event. Photo by Kolean Pitner
SPRING 2010PRESIDENT’SLIST
Congratulations to the following students who earned a 3.50 GPA for the spring semester and carried at least 15 credit hours.
Havilah Aos
Todd Balthazor
Maia Bersenadze
Emily-linnea Bulen
Alexandria Cochran
Erin Dunn
S’tayarr Ereth
Cara Fazio
Stephanie Frey
Adam Fuchs
Ellen Griffin
Andrew Hetrick
Brett Hurlbut
Joseph Kuefler
Jamie Larson
William Lindau
Emily Lutes
Genevieve Mariani
Amanda Martinson
Ashley Masog
Katherine McDonough
Katie McMurray
Joshua Mercil
Angie Meyer
Bernadette Mueller
Jaclyn Nelson
Stacy Nesbitt
Julia Ohmann
Katy Orth
Lindsay Paczkowski
Stephan Peters
Steven Rohricht
Margit Schmitt
Andrew Schwartz
Tara Shaffer
Kayla Velst
Andrew Weaver
Vanesa Windschitl
Carly Wright
page 5
christina schmid
faculty had an essay
The Art of the
Double-Take: Evan
Baden’s Technically
Intimate in the March
issue of Foam, an
international magazine
on photography
published quarterly by
the Fotografiemuseum
Amsterdam
and Vandejong
Communications.
She and Quodlibetica’s
co-editor Collier White
were guests on kfai’s
weekly program Art
Matters.
pascal staub alum 00
works under the name
of Grafilu and creates
illustrative design
in a variety of visual
languages. The summer
fiction issue of The New
Yorker includes twenty
of his portraits of young
writers.
jeremy szopinski
alum 98 presented his
mfa Thesis Exhibition,
Glory Glory, in April at
the Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn.
emily weigel alum 09
was featured in the
AIGA Minnesota Distiller
newsletter. She was
interviewed about her
position as Portfolio
One-on-One co-chair.
kara zumbahlen
faculty gave a lecture
on Michelangelo’s Pieta
at the Cathedral of
Saint Paul. The lecture
was part of an event to
publicize the arrival of a
Pieta replica that was on
display at the cathedral
earlier this year.
Monica (Niedzielski) Malley ‘06 and Kaitlin Busse-Wolfgram ‘05 at the
Alumni Exhibition and Reunion in July. Photo by Bill Kelley
Next year cva is making
a change in timing and
format to the annual
alumni exhibition.
The usual June show
will now kick-off the
spring semester and
run January 21 through
February 5. This gives
current students, usually
on summer break, an
opportunity to see the
professional work of our
cva alumni as well as
meet one another at the
reception.
The exhibition format
will also change to a
juried show. Artwork
drop-off will be Sunday,
January 9 from 12:00 to
4:00 p.m. and Monday,
January 10 from 4:00
to 8:00 p.m. More
information can be
found at www.cva.edu/
alumni/.
Gallery News
faculty exhibition
Fall semester begins
the exhibition season
at the College of Visual
Arts Gallery. The first
show is the 2010 Annual
Faculty Exhibition on
view August 26 through
September 11. This
exhibition features works
by faculty who teach
in fine arts, foundation
studies, graphic
design, illustration,
interdisciplinary design
studies, liberal arts, and
photography.
cva leaders
of design series
The College of Visual
Arts is pleased to
Alumni News
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ruth Balbach Target
Susan BradleySusan Bradley Designs
Bruce BournePeriscope
Jeff Cerise S.A.M. Inc.
William ClarkPhotographer
Barbara CoxPerpich Center for Arts Education
Kris DouglasRochester Art Center
Peter EleeyWalker Art Center
Jamey EricksonSevnthsin
Amy FrimpongMinnesota State Arts Board
Jeff JohnsonSpunk Design Machine
Jessika Madison-KennedyDadadie Brucke Design
Bob McNamaraPhotographer
Lisa MichauxMinneapolis Institute of Arts
Diane MullinFrederick R. Weisman Art Museum
Justin NewhallPhotographer
Tim PetersonFranklin Art Works
continued on page 7
page 6
announce that the fall
2010 Series will feature
Joel Templin, co-founder
of Hatch Design, a San
Francisco based firm.
Templin has enjoyed a
successful design career
spanning more than
17 years. He has been
recognized as one of the
most sought-after design
professionals in the
country and continues
to innovate and create
distinctive work for some
of the world’s biggest
brands.
Joel Templin will speak
at an evening lecture on
Wednesday, September
22, at the Minnesota
History Center, with a
post-lecture Welcome
Fundraiser at the
University Club of Saint
Paul. An exhibition of
work by Hatch Design
will be on view at the
CVA Gallery from
September 23 through
October 9, with an
opening night reception
that is open to the public.
Make your reservations
now for the lecture and
fundraiser at www.cva.
edu/about/leaders/.
lloyd menard,
2010 outstanding
printmaker
As part of the biennial
Mid America Print
Council Conference,
cva is hosting an
exhibition of the 2010
Outstanding Printmaker,
selected by the
conference nomination
committee. The winner
of this prestigious
award is Lloyd Menard,
an artist who has
made a significant
contribution to the
field of printmaking.
An exhibition featuring
his work, along with
five of his mentees, will
open October 15 and run
through November 6.
Master He Manzong signed and gifted eight calligraphy scrolls to CVA at the opening reception of Harmonious Hunan,
an exhibition featuring artists from Saint Paul’s sister city, Changsha, China, in partnership with the Saint Paul Mayor’s
Office, Public Art Saint Paul, and the US-China Peoples Friendship Association of Minnesota.
holiday art sale
and preview
Mark your calendar this
December 4 and 5 for
the cva Holiday Art Sale.
This annual sale features
artwork by alumni,
faculty, students, and
staff, and promises to be
filled with great art and
creative gift ideas. Your
best bet at snatching up
the hottest deals is to
attend the Preview Party
on Friday, December 3.
Tickets for the preview
event are $20 purchased
in advance online or $25
at the door. Proceeds
benefit cva scholarship
funds.
Friday, December 3
5:00–8:00 pm (Preview)
Saturday, December 4
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm
Sunday, December 5
12:00–4:00 pm
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEEcontinued from page 6
Jeff RathermelMinnesota Center for Book Arts
Susan RotilieWalker Art Center
JoAnn SchunaThe Schuna Group
Scott StulenMNartists.org
Jane TilkaTilka Design
JoAnn VerburgPhotographer
Sharon WernerWerner Design Werks, Inc.
CONTACT INFORMATIONMANSE is a newsletter published two times a year by the College of Visual Arts. Submission of information for future issues can be sent to [email protected].
EditorKathy Heuer
DesignerJohn DuFresne
ContributorsLois CanedayJohn DuFresneCarmen HarrisKathy HeuerBill KelleyAnn LedyDemeri Mullikin James O’BrienElyan PazKolean PitnerAnne White
page 7
Congratulations to the following staff and faculty for
their years of service at the college.
allen brewer 5 years
Adjunct faculty
jo davison 15 years
Adjunct faculty
nancy debernardi
15 years
Executive Assistant
john dufresne
15 years
Chair, Graphic Design
linda gammell 5 years
Adjunct faculty
carmen harris 5 years
Associate Director
of Marketing
kathy heuer 10 years
Library Director
caroline houdek
5 years
Photo Studio Technician
kelly hulander 5 years
Adjunct faculty
barbara kreft 5 years
Adjunct faculty
grant mason 5 years
Maintenance Assistant
michelle mccreery
10 years
Adjunct faculty
lynda monick-
isenberg 15 years
Chair, Foundation
Studies
Justin Newhall
10 years
Adjunct faculty
gary pickman 5 years
Adjunct faculty
kolean pitner
20 years
Adjunct faculty
andy powell 10 years
Adjunct faculty
sibyl roche 10 years
Controller
christina schmid
5 years
Coordinator, Internship
Program & Senior Thesis
steve stenzel 5 years
Adjunct faculty
pam valfer 5 years
Adjunct faculty
Milestones
this fall cva is
offering a robust
lifelong learning
program. For the most
complete list of courses
with information on
course details, including
dates and costs, and
for online registration,
please go to www.cva.
edu/community/.
saint paul
theater series
Do you love attending
live theater in Saint Paul?
Would you like to learn
more about the creative
process that brings a
show to life? After an
introductory discussion
of the plays with cva
faculty member Kelly
Hulander, participants
will attend performances
at three of Saint Paul’s
top venues: Penumbra
Theatre Company,
History Theatre, and
Park Square Theatre.
Each performance
will be followed by a
question-and-answer
session with one of the
professionals involved
with the production.
Lifelong Learning
Participants in this summer’s Stout’s Island Through the Lens of a Digital
Camera class.
tech re-tooling series
Do you need to sharpen
the tools in your tech
toolbox? Are you
generally computer
literate, but want to
learn how to use Adobe
Photoshop, InDesign,
or create your own
website? Then consider
signing up for the
new Tech Re-tooling
Series. Classes are
designed to be
taken either individually
or as a group, depending
on your needs.
stout’s island
art workshops
cva is once again
offering workshops at
Stout’s Island Lodge
in Wisconsin. Join cva
faculty members for a
wonderful weekend of
pastels or photography
in this beautiful island
setting.
open figure
drawing co-op
cva’s popular Open
Figure Drawing Co-op
launches for the new
academic year on
September 11. During
the fall semester the
sessions will be held
every Saturday through
December 11, with no
session on November 27
and December 4. The
co-op runs from 1:00
to 3:30 pm in Room 404
of the Western Building
and the $10 fee (cash
only) is paid at the
door. The co-op is an
opportunity for artists
of all levels to enhance
their figure drawing
skills. The sessions
are non-instructional,
with a faculty member
moderating pose length.
college of visual arts
344 summit avenue
saint paul, minnesota 55102
C V A
non-profit org
u.s. postage
PAID
st. paul. mn
permit no. 8940
Admissions
Drawing Immersion for the College-Bound Artist student during the high
school summer intensive class. Photo by Bill Kelley
2010 minnesota state
visual arts exhibition
CVA hosted the annual
Minnesota State Visual
Arts Exhibition with
the Art Educators of
Minnesota and support
of the Minnesota State
High School League.
It was the largest high
school exhibition ever,
with over 60 high
schools represented and
over 70 artworks. The
High school student in the Summit lab during the Creative Sweet! A Graphic Design Introduction to Adobe’s Creative
Suite class. Photo by Bill Kelley
2010 fall admissions events
Portfolio Building Workshop for Art School Admissions, October 2 & 9
Essay Writing Workshop for Art School Admissions, October 9
Fall Visit Day for Prospective Students, October 21
Documentation Workshop for Art School Admissions, November 13
CVA 101 Night, November 18
Portfolio Night for Applicants, November 18
Portfolio Night for Applicants, December 9
Please contact the Admissions Office if you know anyone interested in learning more
about the college, the admissions process, and on-campus events.
2010 exhibition was
in the CVA Gallery in
May and showcased the
Juror’s Choice Spotlight
on the Arts winners from
the statewide mshsl
Visual Art festivals.
During the May 15
reception participants
received a certificate and
had the opportunity
to participate in a
discussion about their
artwork and process.
