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2007-08 Art Back

Bebout, Catherine
Associate Professor, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Research: Explorations in Printmaking and Handmade Paper
University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
January 2008 - May 2008

Booth, Sabra Heath
Artist, San Antonio, TX
Research: The Sampo Project
Majala Artists' Residence, Salo, Finland
Nelimarkka Museum Artists' Residence, Alajarvi, Finland
September 2007 - January 2008

Cagan, Steve
Photographer, Independent Artist, Journalist and Critic, Cleveland Heights, OH
Lecturing and Research: El Choco, Colombia: A Struggle for Environmental and Cultural Survival--A Photographic Project
University of Technology of Choco, Quibdo, Colombia
National University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
August 2007 - January 2008

Eastman, Daniel Ray
Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Winona State University, Winona, MN
Lecturing: Reimagining Sculpture in Barbados
Barbados Community College, St. Michael, Barbados
August 2007 - January 2008

George, Amy Holmes
Assistant Professor, School of Art, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Junior Research: Double Vision: A Photographic View of Past and Present
Studio Marangoni Foundation, Florence, Italy
March 2008 - July 2008

Green, Leamon Louis
Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX
Lecturing and Research: African American Artists and Utilization of Traditional African Visual Motifs; Contemporary Themes in Tanzanian Visual Arts
University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
August 2007 - August 2008

Haar, Tom
Freelance Photographer, Honolulu, HI
Research: Karuizawa: Then and Now
Visits to various institutions, Washington, United States
May 2008 - September 2008

Hasbun, Muriel H.
Fine Art Photography Coordinator, Department of Photography, Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC
Lecturing: Backdrop: The Search for Home
Cultural Center of Spain, San Salvador, El Salvador
National Museum of Anthropology, San Salvador, El Salvador
July 2007 - August 2007

Hill, J. Michelle
Instructor, Office of Continuing Education, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Lecturing and Research: (none listed)
National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
February 2008 - June 2008

Lahti, Sarah A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Communications, American University in Dubai, Dubai,
Lecturing and Research: Three-Dimensional Digital Mapping of Pre-Islamic Historical Sites in Oman
Dhofar University, Dhofar, Oman
June 2008 - September 2008

Lanzetta, Margaret M.
Artist, New York, NY
Research: The Confluence of Cultural References Manifested as Pattern in Syrian and Indian Textiles and Tiles
Ministry of Culture--Syria, Damascus, Syria
University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
November 2007 - June 2008
(Middle East and North Africa Regional Research Program)

Martens, Christine Lillian
Independent Researcher, Spence Department of Visual Arts- AMNH Library, The Spence School, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Research: Central Asian textiles and the Islamic oral tradition - Sacred women, sacred sites and textiles of Central Asia: preservers of ethnic memory and identity
Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Institute for Oriental Studies, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Central Asian Craft Support Association, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
February 2008 - September 2008
(Middle East and North Africa Regional Research Program)

McMahon, Ellen Elizabeth
Associate Professor, School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Research: Estero Morua: Using Design, Art and Writing for the Conservation of Mexico's Natural Resources
Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans--Mexico, Sonora, Mexico
September 2007 - January 2008

Neblett, Marcia A.
Professor, Department of Foundation Studies, School of Fine Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Lecturing: Wood Block Printing and Life Drawing
Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, India
August 2007 - December 2007

Newman, Emily Clara
Artist, Washington, DC
Lecturing: An Introduction of Contemporary Western Arts Pedagogy to Russia
Smolny College, St. Petersburg, Russia
September 2007 - January 2008

Peltz, Daniel J.
Assistant Professor, Department of Film, Animation, Video and Digital Media, School of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Research: Sound and Video Installation and Performance in Urban Space
University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden
September 2007 - January 2008

Plattner, Jessica Eve
Assistant Professor, Department of Art, College of Arts and Sciences, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
Lecturing and Research: Portraiture, National Identity, and Gender Roles
University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
January 2008 - July 2008

Powers, Steve john
Artist, New York, NY
Lecturing and Research: Making Art From Life On The Shankill Road And At Fatima Mansions
National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
January 2008 - June 2008

Reyes, Damaso E.
Photojournalist, Brooklyn, NY
Research: The Europeans: A Photographic Documentary
MuseumsQuartier Vienna, Vienna, Austria
January 2008 - March 2008

Rhabyt, Gwyan
Associate Professor and Co-Director, Department of Art and Graduate Multimedia Program, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, California State University--East Bay, Hayward, CA
Lecturing: Interactive Arts in a Contemporary Context
University of Split, Split, Croatia
February 2008 - July 2008

Ronay, Vivian T.
Photographer, Washington, DC
Research: Photography of Ecclesiastical Spaces of the Three Abrahamic Religions
American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Hadassah College, Jerusalem, Israel
October 2007 - April 2008
(Middle East and North Africa Regional Research Program)

Williams, Patricia Anne
Professor, Department of Art, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Lecturing and Research: Topics in Jacquard Weaving, Participation in “Future Textile” Project; Differential Shrinkage of Fabrics Designed for Dimensionality and Color Variety, Woven of Norwegian Wools
Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Bergen, Norway
January 2008 - May 2008

Yoon, Sang Young
Professor, School of Art and Art History, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Research: The Street Graphics of Seoul: A Culturally-focused Contribution to the Study of Urban Graphics
Hong Ik University, Seoul, Korea
August 2007 - November 2007