Congratulations to Dr. Reinaldo Morales on his major discovery in the world of rock art: an ancient rock painting at a burial site from the Inca site of Machu Picchu in Peru. 

For updates on Carrie Dyer, see her personal website at http://www.carriedyer.com/professional_accomplishments.html

Congratulations to the following fove students who had graphics work accepted at the annual Arkansas Addy Awards: Nick Amoroso, Grace Robert, Grace Waldner, Michael Barnett, and Rachel Halford.

Brandon Mathis' The Aesthete  was accepted for "12 Angry Women", a juried exhibition at The Soundry, Vienna, VA. On exhibit: September 24-October 26, 2009.

Brandon Mathis and Melissa Kordsmeier were accepted for "Exhibiting the Works of Arkansas Sculptors", a juried exhibition at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Little Rock, AR. On exhibit: October 9-December 11, 2009.

Brett Anderson has exhibited work in the "Fourth Annual Arkansas Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale", in Little Rock, AR. Show was open from October 15-18, 2009.

Brandon Mathis ('10, BFA Sculpture emphasis) has been accepted to the graduate program of Hunter College.

Beth Norris ('09, BA Art History emphasis) was accepted into the art history graduate program at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she is completing her first year of studies and will be teaching a class this summer.

Lily Kuonen ('06, BFA Painting emphasis) completed the MFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010, and has accepted a tenure-track professor position at Jacksonville University, a small liberal arts college in Florida.

Matthew Smith ('06, BA Art History emphasis) completed the MA in Art Museum Studies at Georgetown, and has been working at the Arkansas Arts Center this year. Matthew served as the curatorial assistant on The Impressionists and Their Influence exhibit, showing from April 1-June 26, 2011.

Matthew Sutherlin ('02, BFA Painting emphasis) completed the Ph.D. at the University of North Texas in 2010, and has been teaching full-time in the MAT program at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Kristen Spickard ('10) had work accepted for "Home....is Where the Camera Is", an exhibit at Photo Place Gallery in Middleburg, Vermont. Juror Julie Blackmon selected 40 photographs from almost 1,000 entries.

Michelle Underwood (’07) has been selected as a delegate to the One Young World Inaugural Summit on February 8-10, 2010. As the first international leadership summit for young leaders age 25 and under, One Young World is bringing together several hundred delegates from the world’s 192 countries to face such global challenges as climate change, global poverty, world health and the changing media. As a member of the United States delegation, Michelle will be an important part of the consensus project, contributing knowledge and expertise gained as a young leader who regularly deals with the local effects of global issues. Michelle lives in Chicago and has been an Art Director at the advertising agency Euro RSCG Chicago working for clients like Kraft Foods and Effen Vodka. She will be blogging throughout the conference at: http://OurYoungWorld.WordPress.com

Anna Sebourn ('08) is a graduate student at American University in Washington, D.C., working towards her MA in Arts Management.  She is the Development Intern at City/Dance Ensemble, one of Washington's two full-time professional dance companies.  She is also currently working on special online marketing projects for the 48 Hour Film Project.  Anna is interested in focusing her studies on Donor Relations and Marketing as it pertains to the fine and performing arts in the non-profit sector.

Several photographic works by  Mary Togni 's ('08)  were selected for the Daily Reader Art section of Juxtapoz Art and Culture Magazine's  on-line version. Juxtapoz has been published since 1994 in print and online.  . 

Morton Brown  ('96),  has been selected as the Public Art Manager for the City of Pittsburgh. He will manage the existing public art collection of Pittsburgh and work with city departments to find locations and opportunities for new public art in the city. The position was created in 2007 with a grant from the Heinz Endowments.  Brown was also a visiting artist at UCA in the fall of 2007. He directed students in the paining and creation of the Conway Mural which he also designed.

Becky Johnson graduated in December 2006 with a BA in Art History. The last year in a half, she has been pursuing a Master's at the University of Southern California in Public Art Studies. She is currently in her final semester finishing her thesis, which explores the growing trend of participatory art, specifically centering around the resurgence of participatory models within Los Angeles last year. Johnson is also interning at Metro (the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority) as an Administrative Intern for their art department. She enjoys the hands-on expereince of seeing the process from start to finish, from an artist selection panel, to meeting with artists, to see final drawings that will go on to fabricators in the coming months. She will graduate in May 2009 and will pursue a job in Art Administration.