Alumni in the News

Gallery Black Lagoon

This year's Annual Juried Printmaking Show takes place at Gallery Black Lagoon from January 18 to February 10, 2013. Fifteen students from the UT Department of Art and Art History will feature more than 30 of their printmaking works in the annual show. The opening reception will be held January 18 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Gallery Black Lagoon, 4301 Guadalupe Street in Austin, TX.

Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Hook & Ladder Records

Music Performance alum David Cloyd (BM, 1998) will officially launch Hook & Ladder Records, an imprint on ECR Music Group, on January 22, 2013.

Besides being the owner of Hook & Ladder Records, Cloyd has released two albums (Unhand Me, You Fiend! in 2009 and I Could Disappear in 2010) and is currently ECR Music Group's executive vice president of creative operations.

The label's first release, Caroline Fenn's debut album Fragile Chances, is currently slated for a worldwide release in January.

Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Tiny Park Gallery

Tiny Park Gallery, co-run by Thao Votang (BA, Art History, 2008) and Brian Willey, will present "Divergent Space", a one-person exhibition of new paintings by Leah Haney (BFA, Studio Art, 2010). The opening will be on Friday, December 7, 2012 from 7pm to 11pm and the exhibition will be available for viewing through January 5 on Saturdays from 12 pm-5 pm. 

Tiny Park Gallery is located at 1101 Navasota Street in Austin, TX.

Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Recession Art

Arts organization Recession Art is hosting a group show called Prolonged Exposure, hosted at the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, NY. The show will feature alumna Megan Liu Kincheloe (BFA, Studio Art, 2009) and is on view through November 10th.

Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

HighPoint Print Center

Beginning in September, Jonas Criscoe along with two fellow residents will receive nine months of access to Highpoint's fully-equipped printshop as well as technical support, critiques with area arts professionals, a stipend for printmaking supplies and the opportunity to work in a collaborative workshop environment that encourages experimentation and growth. The program will conclude with a group exhibition in May 2013 featuring work created by the artists during their residency. The residency, funded with a generous grant from the Jerome Foundation, is open to emerging Minnesota printmakers — defined here as artists who show significant potential, yet have not received a commensurate amount of professional accomplishment or recognition regardless of age or recognition in other fields. The three new residents were selected on the basis of their dedication, interest, and potential in printmaking and the artistic merit of their work. Utilizing a variety of lithographic and relief techniques, Jonas Criscoe plans to continue his explorations on the theme of place. Specific focus will be given to examining how commercial signage and structures have shaped the urban landscape around Highpoint, the community's interaction with these objects and their deterioration due to wear and exposure.

Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Artivate

Butler School of Music alumnus Dr. Gary Beckman (Ph.D., Musicology, 2007) has become co-editor of a new journal - Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts. The inaugural issue will be published on September 1, 2012. 

Dr. Beckman is currently a musicology professor and the Director of Entrepreneurial Studies in the Arts at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Derek Eller Gallery

Art and Art History alumnus Isaac Lyles (BA, Art History, 2004), Associate Director of the Derek Eller Gallery in New York City, has curated an exhibition titled Sweet Distemper.  Reviewed in The New Yorker, Artforum, Modern Painters Daily, and others, Sweet Distemper features works by artists Anna Betbeze, Samara Golden, Tamara Gonzales, Davina Semo, and Despina Stokou.

On view through August 16, 2012 at the Derek Eller Gallery in New York City, NY.

Posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2012

GenerousArt.org Newsletter

Art and Art History alumna Jennifer Chenoweth (MFA, 1999) has been named a 2012 New Philanthropist by GivingCity Austin. Featured in the Summer 2012 issue (available online here), Chenoweth is listed in "The Entrepreneurs" section for her work as the founder of Generous Art, an online gallery dedicated to raising money for nonprofits and artists through the sale of one-of-a-kind original works of art.

Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Department of Theatre and Dance Website

Pamela Ribon (BFA, Drama Production, 1997) has just released her latest novel, You Take It From Here. Pamela has written for several television comedies, most notably the Emmy Award-winning Samantha Who?. A national bestselling author, Pamela has adapted her popular novels for both film and television. She was an Oprah.com contributor, where her novel about divorce and roller derby, Going in Circles, was selected as an Oprah.com Book Club pick. She was also a flagship contributor to TelevisionWithoutPity.com. Using her loyal Internet fan base, Ribon sponsors book drives for libraries in need at DeweyDonationSystem.org. Visit her at pamie.com or follow her @pamelaribon.

Posted: Friday, July 20, 2012