Donna Jarva is currently working as a freelance graphic designer for small businesses dealing in services for print and web.
1989
Ann Tracy-Lopez, MFA, is working as an art teacher at Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson. Three of her paintings were included in the 2011 Arizona Biennial at the Tucson Museum of Art. Gail Wallinga’s photography appeared in Sticks in the Mind: Alaska Oil Spill Project, an installation by Carole Fisher ’64.
1990
Tom Eslinger, Worldwide Digital Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi, has been appointed as this year’s Mobile and Interactive Jury President at the Eurobest, Europe’s Creative Advertising Festival and Awards.
1992
Helen Greene started her own motion graphics company, Greenhaus GFX, which has provided graphics for such films as Battle: Los Angeles, The Change-Up, and The Smurfs. Joseph O’Leary, founder and principal designer of Veto Design has launched his company’s new website, which can be found at www.vetodesign.com.
1993
Sonjia Erickson, Minneapolis, has launched a new design and culture blog. Developed as a celebration of creative spirits, Blue Bergitt is a thoughtfully edited collection of tidbits and whatnots, curated with personal sensibility, design aesthetic, and curiosity in mind. Theodore Holdt’s work was shown at a joint exhibition entitled Gamic Magic with artist Jesse Reno at the Graeter Art Gallery in Portland, Oregon. Merick Reed, as part of the Minneapolis-based Carbon Collaborative, created a new identity for the frozen yogurt vendor Mixmi.
1995
Jodi Reeb-Myers was recently commissioned to create three mixed-media paintings for the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital.
1996
Julie Fakler received McKnight Individual Established Artist Grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. Bill Rude’s paintings were part of the 2nd Annual Tribute to Disney’s Haunted Mansion group show, which was on display at the Parlour Gallery at Halloween Town in Burbank, California.
Brent Schoonover ’02, Brent’s poster illustration for the Minnesota History Center was selected for the 2011 Communication Arts’ Illustration Annual.
1997
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Jeff Berg wrote and illustrated a children’s book entitled Mrs. Claus and the Batty Christmas, after being inspired by his daughter’s question “How do vampires get their presents if they’re up all night?” Camille Gage served as the national project leader for 10 Years + Counting, an artist-led initiative which encouraged musicians, artists, writers, and concerned citizens everywhere to do something creative during the days between September 11 and October 7, 2011 to mark the ten year anniversary of our nation at war. Melissa Rands began doctoral studies this past fall in educational leadership and policy studies in higher education with an emphasis on social justice at Iowa State University. Her research interests include higher education administration and issues of equitable access to higher education.
1998
Edith Garcia authored the book Ceramics and the Human Figure, which will be released by A&C Black in 2012.
Jamie Sawyer ’10 working with a small team of artists at Rok!t Studio in Los Angeles, created the title sequence for Marvel Studio’s Captain America: The First Avenger movie. The sequence was featured on the industry website Art of the Title.
Nathan Hinz, working with the design company Cue, was proud to launch a rebrand of Jack Daniel’s whiskey.
mcad / spring 2012