2005 continued Hillary G. Broder FAV wrote
in to let us know that her art class at JFK High School in Bellmore, NY was chosen “to design and construct a 25' wide x 10' high collage depicting the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. The project was done in conjunction with Adelphi University and will be shown at Cooper Union’s Great Hall in recognition of the centennial of the disaster that inspired many changes in worker’s rights in the 20th century.” She also participated in a panel discussion held in March at Cooper Union about how art can be used to instruct students in other disciplines. As the owner of Spirare Surfboards (spiraresurfboards.com), Kevin Cunningham BArch
(Providence) is undertaking a new project to “use reclaimed debris and trash in production on functional fine art surfboards,” he explains. “The beaches we
award for web design. The
IL , was published last spring by
open a new natural food store
all love to visit are being plagued
founders have been getting a lot
Houghton-Mifflin. Alison works
and café on Westminster Street
with trash: trash that washes up
of positive press on their startup,
out of her studio in Providence.
in downtown Providence. The
onto the shores from the massive
including several recent profiles
drifts of debris in the ocean.”
in Forbes (11.18.10 and 4.5.11).
He plans to use that trash to build surfboards for exhibition
Regina Mamou PH (Chicago)
2006
initiative was started in 2009 “by a group of artists, farmers,
Last winter, as an artist-in-
and generally resourceful folks
residence at the Fairmont Dallas
who wanted to be more in touch with the earth and our sources
and sale around the country;
co-curated Remember Then:
[TX] Hotel, Sean Springer SC
a Kickstarter campaign is
An Exhibition on the Photography
(Dallas; springerdesignstudio.
of sustenance here in the city
underway to support the project.
of Memory, held in the spring
com) worked on two lines
and bring neglected spaces
AirBnB, the web-based budget travel service founded by Joe Gebbia ID and Brian Chesky
Jennifer Chachenian 06 TX Jennifer and her husband Christopher welcomed twin girls, Jewel Simone and Pearl Simone, on October 13, 2010. The family lives in Houston, TX and Jennifer already has them pegged as “future RISD graduates.”
at the Center for Government
of furniture and showed work
to life through art and food
and International Studies at
at the hotel’s Ross Akard
gardens,” Andrea explains. They
2008
Harvard University.
Gallery; at the conclusion of the
plan to open the food store as
A graphic and web design
residency he presented a piece
a worker-owned co-op in June,
consultant by day, Alex Blue ID
and have a Kickstarter campaign
(Seattle) recently began
04 ID (both San Francisco), has
Sunday Love, the second
been nominated for a Crunchie
children’s book by Alison Paul
for the hotel’s permanent collection. Sean crafts furniture,
going to support the build-out.
producing and selling handmade
home accessories and sculptures
Jessica Pollock 07 IL is
kitchen knives under the
from salvaged wood, creating
creating screen-printed promo-
company name Blue Knives
functional pieces from landfill-
tional posters to give the store
(blue-knives.com). He makes
bound materials.
a graphic boost, too.
each knife himself from Damascus or carbon steel—a
The Fertile Underground (fertileunderground.com)— an urban agriculture and art initiative spearheaded by several alumni, including Andrea Starr BArch and Nina Maxwell PR —won the bid to
Lisa Petty 11 IL Lisa recently completed a commission to illustrate Matilda & Maxwell’s Good Night, a picture book for kids designed to accompany Good Night, an advice book that’s part of the new GoodParentGoodChild book series.
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Ajit Gupta were married earlier this year, with a ceremony in India and a wedding on April 15 in NYC, where they live.
process that takes more than 10 hours, most of it at a belt grinder. He reports that “starting a business in this economic climate has been a tough but rewarding challenge. I appreciate all of the skills that I picked up
Celeste Rapone IL (Wayne,
at RISD and I use them every day
NJ) exhibited new work in April
to create my knives.”
in Costume Required, a solo show at SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery.
Jemima Kirke PT (NYC)
Jay Zehngebot PR showed
Furniture, a 2010 indie film
new prints in Our Sentry, a solo
written and directed by her high
show held in March at R.K.
school friend Lena Dunham.
made her acting debut in Tiny
Projects in Providence, the city
She was interviewed by Esquire
where he lives.
about her budding acting