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2024-2025 ADMINISTRATIVE FELLOWS
Ashley Feagin explores stories through photographs, installations, performances, and collaborations. Feagin’s work stems from an endless stream of internal questions. Feagin’s curiosities are filtered through her queer identity and Southern upbringing; she reimagines failure and questions all possibilities by embracing any medium that makes the most sense. Feagin’s work is featured in several books published by Vermont Photography Workplace: “Poetic Objects: Still Life As Subject”,” Home... is Where the Camera Is”, and “Redefining the Self Portrait”. Her work was featured in the traveling group exhibition; “Spinning Yarns: Photographic Storytellers”. She has presented lectures for Society for Photographic Education and the Mid-American College Art Association at both their regional and national conferences. Feagin received her BA in Photography from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 2009 and her MFA from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, in the spring of 2012. She is an active member of the Society for Photographic Education, the Texas Photographic Society, and the Houston Center of Photography. She is an Associate Professor of Art and Chair of the Art and Art History Department at Albion College in Albion, Michigan.
Rebecca Finley Rebecca Finley is a Professor of Art at Sam Houston State University. She received her M.F.A. in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2000 and her B.A. in Media Arts from the University of Tennessee in 1997. Her photographic work deals with memory, loss, and identity. She has exhibited work both nationally and internationally. Finley currently serves as the chair of the Department of Art at SHSU.
Lauren Kalman Lauren Kalman is a visual artist based in Detroit, whose practice is rooted in craft, sculpture, video, photography, and performance. Kalman completed her PhD in Practice-led Research from the School of Art and Design at the Australian National University. She earned a MFA in Art and Technology from the Ohio State University and a BFA with a focus in Metals from Massachusetts College of Art. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Renwick Gallery at Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Detroit Institute of Art, Museum of Arts and Design, and the Korean Ceramics Foundation. In 2020 she received the Françoise van den Bosch Award for her career’s impact on the jewelry field, in 2022 she received the Raphael Founders Prize in Glass from Contemporary for Craft, and in 2023 she was named a Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellow. She is currently a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Daniel Kariko Daniel Kariko, based at East Carolina University in Greenville, occupies a unique position as an educator, accomplished artist, and an academic leader in the School of Art and Design. In his administrative capacity, Kariko has implemented transformative initiatives aimed at enhancing the undergraduate recruitment process and refining the school's curriculum. His strategic efforts have not only bolstered student retention but also streamlined student advising processes, ensuring a more supportive and efficient academic environment. Simultaneously, Kariko's artwork explores environmental and political themes in landscapes and cultural interpretations of inhabited spaces. He has undertaken extensive photographic projects in Louisiana wetlands, and his native Serbia, documenting the aftermath of the Balkan Wars with poignant narratives of resilience and transformation. As an author, Kariko published Aliens Among Us: Extraordinary Images of Ordinary Insects (Liveright, 2020), showcasing his innovative approach to natural subjects. Educated at Nicholls State University and Arizona State University, Kariko earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts in studio arts, specializing in photography. His dual roles demonstrate a holistic commitment to advancing arts education and institutional leadership, enriching both artistic and educational landscapes.
Ann Kim Ann B. Kim is a Korean-American mixed-media artist who was born in New Jersey, but was raised in Seoul, Los Angeles, and rural Southern Illinois. She has a dual BA in Art Practice and Art History from University of California-Berkeley and an MFA in Studio Art from Mills College with concentrations in Painting and Drawing. Her current interests and obsessions include antipodes, time and space, mythological archetypes, the collapse of the way we understand culture, and Homi Bhabha’s theory of Third Space. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally through solo and group exhibitions and has received numerous grants, fellowships, and awards including the Murphy & Cadogan Fellowship from San Francisco Arts Commission, Sarah Lewis Painting Fellowship, Indiana University New Frontiers Exploratory Travel Grant, IU East Summer Faculty Fellowship, IU East Faculty Research Support Fund, IU OVPIA Overseas Travel Grant, IU East Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Award, and Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District Artist Opportunity Grant. She has also completed residencies at Art Farm (NE), The Rensing Center (SC), Brush Creek Ranch (WY), Arterra (Portugal), Pinea-Linea de Costa (Spain), ArteStudioGinestrelle (Italy), and Earthskin (New Zealand). In Fall 2023, she started her current position as the Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Prior to this position, she was the Department Chair of Fine and Performing Arts Department and Full Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University East.
Angela Mircsov Angela Mircsov is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Art at Valley City State University in Valley City, ND. She previously served as Gallery Director. Her primary art mediums are drawing and painting, but Angela has also embraced digital media in recent years, broadening her artistic vision. Her passion lies in nurturing students' artistic aspirations and guiding them to explore their creative ideas. Angela has participated in Artist Residences across the United States throughout her career, enriching her artistic practice and perspective. Her contributions to the field have been recognized in publications from Starry Night's "Artist to Look Out for." She is a member of Foundation Art Theory and Education. She has shared projects she has created for classes on the website publication: “What do We Do Now Art.” In 2020, Angela was honored with the Junior Faculty Excellence Award at Valley City State University, a testament to her dedication and impact within academia. Angela holds an MFA in Studio Art from Lindenwood University and a BFA in Art Management from Millikin University. Through her art, teaching, and scholarly contributions, she continues to inspire and influence, fostering a vibrant local and national artistic community.
Randi O'Brien Randi O'Brien is a ceramic artist, administrator, writer, and professor. O'Brien's degrees include an MFA in ceramics and an MA in art history from the University of Montana, a BFA from Montana State University in Bozeman, and a BA with K-12 teaching licensure from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. O'Brien is currently the associate professor of ceramics, sculpture, and jewelry for Irvine Valley College in Orange County, California. Beyond academia, O'Brien is currently the executive director and editor of Studio Potter Journal. O'Brien has curated numerous exhibitions across the United States and presents her research at conferences and for organizations, including NCECA, the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, The Women as Change Makers Summit, Montana Education Association, Xuchang International University, Ceramics Ireland's International Ceramic Festival, among others. O'Brien's research and writings have been published in Ceramics Monthly, Ceramics Art and Perception: TECHNICAL, Ceramics Ireland, and numerous catalogs. O'Brien exhibits internationally and across the United States; selected locations include Kilkenny, Ireland; Valparaiso, Chile; Alberta, Canada; Xuchang, China; and throughout the US.
Barbara Campbell Thomas Barbara Campbell Thomas is the Director of the School of Art at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she is also a Full Professor of Art. Barbara Campbell Thomas is a nationally recognized painter with an active record of solo and group exhibitions. Her paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, including the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, The Painting Center, the Atlanta Center for Contemporary Art, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, and the North Carolina Museum of Art. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, the Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture, the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Barbara Campbell Thomas is a recipient of a North Carolina Artists Fellowship. Her studio practice was recently featured in Art of The State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina, published by UNC Press. Barbara Campbell Thomas earned her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the Pennsylvania State University. She is a Fellow of the Yale Summer School of Music and Art. |
