Alumni News for June-July 2008

Steven Salerno, BA, Illustration, '79 has been creating images for magazines, newspapers, advertising, product packaging, retail/restaurant interiors and web sites. In 2000, his first illustrated picture book for children was published, followed by 15 more books for children in the last seven years. Salerno was the author and illustrator for three of those books. He recently completed a project with McDonald's, and a major print ad series for GoldToe sock company which will launch in September. Look for his latest children's picture book, HARRY HUNGRY! which will out in 2009 by Harcourt. To see samples of the projects mentioned, visit http://www.stevensalerno.com.

Julia Gorton, BFA, Communication Design, '80 and Parsons Faculty member is a photographer whose work was recently featured in the arts section of The New York Times. To view article, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/books/12nowa.html.

Bettina Heinrichs, BFA, Illustration, '86 moved to Cyprus in 1998 and since then has worked in events planning, which requires constant creativity even if it's not in the arts. However, she also nurtures her artistic side by creating archaeological illustrations for various excavations as well as retouching for art conservation projects.

Carol McCranie, BFA, Illustration '86 was accepted into an exhibition curated by internationally renowned photography dealer, Peter MacGill of Manhattan's Pace MacGill Gallery last fall.  The event, Spectra '07 National Photography Triennial, was held at the Silvermine Guild Galleries in New Canaan, Connecticut and included McCranie's photograph, "Blue Tank (Through Prouve' Porthole)". McCranie's photograph, a C-Print backed to aluminum and measured 20 x 30 inches, was in the running for one of the top prizes out of a group of 13 semi-finalists and was also included in the exhibition catalogue.

Upon graduating from Parsons, Gina DeDomenico Flanagan, BFA, Fashion Design '89 became a costume illustrator for feature films, working for Steven Spielberg, Rob Reiner and Spike Lee.  Now she has started a business called KidsLunchBoxCards to put her skills to work for children. Gina is now illustrating for much tougher critics-kids! KidsLunchBoxCards began when Gina, a mom to three, included daily whimsical notes in her kids' lunch boxes. Full of fun facts, riddles and quizzes, they generated much excitement. Writes Gina, “My daughter would come home with stories of sitting alone at lunch and feeling like she had no friends. School can be so tough! The lunch cards changed all that. Now kids flock to her to see her newest cards! I feel compelled to share them with other kids, too, and KidsLunchBoxCards was born.” Visit Gina’s website at www.kidslunchboxcards.com and make lunch FUN for your kids!

Karen J (Jaojoco), BFA, Communication Design, '89 is senior manager of creative for Gap, Inc in San Francisco, California.

Samuel Bassett, BFA, Fashion Design, '90 moved back to his home town of Louisville, Kentucky and opened his own lifestyle store, SCOUT. To check out his store, visit www.scoutonmarket.com.

Joceline Arseneault, BFA, Illustration, '92 recently joined Digitas, a global interactive agency, as a vp/director in Delivery Management.

Stephanie von Dressler Enríquez, BFA, Illustration, '01 has been working as a storyboard and pre-production illustrator at Ogilvy & Mather, New York since 2002 and was recently promoted to manager of the Illustration Department. Their clients include IBM, AmEx, Avon, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Merck, SAP, Unilever, Merck, Sears, Kodak and Time Warner. She also does occasional freelance work for Storyboards Inc. in Los Angeles.

MaryBeth Mooney, BFA, Integrated Design Curriculum, ‘05 has set up a dress studio and is slated to debut her first 6 piece collection in September '08. The line is cocktail friendly 50's formal with a hint of polished seashell and sterling silver.

Mignonne Gavigan, AAS, Fashion Design, '06 was promoted from assistant designer to associate designer for the New York based design collective, FORM. For more information visit www.formnewyork.com.

Joymarie Mancini, BFA, Fine Arts, '06 has her own interior design business called Joy Interiors. She is currently working on designing spaces and using her art in the spaces that she designs. Joymarie is also working on a grant with the school system in her neighborhood to become an artist in residence with a focus on stone carving.

Alumni News for March-May 2008

Alaleh Alamir, MFA, Painting '86 is pursuing her studio work between Europe and Asia. To find out more about her work, visit www.alalehalamir.com.

Louisa Bertman, BFA, Illustration '92 specializes in untraditional portraiture of powerful personalities. From Jules Feiffer to Matt Damon to Dr. Cornel West, her custom portraits reside in private collections worldwide. They have graced episodes of television's The Gilmore Girls; campaigns for the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center; and covers and contents of magazines and newspapers from Playgirl and GQ, to the Village Voice and the LA Times. Recently, Bertman's illustrated portrait of Michael Gorbachev was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal.

Moira S. (Tunney) Matas, MFA, Painting '93 has continued her work as a painter, pursuing her own projects and accepting commissioned work. Since graduation, she has been active in the field of art education. She is currently employed as a manager in communications development which requires, among other things, her collaboration in video projects and graphic and Web design. She married Daniel J. Matas, an alumn of NYU's film program and video engineer for Blue Man Group, in June 2006.

Angie Mason, BFA, Photography '97 is taking part in the Deep Pop Group Exhibition at the Kenneth Chapman Gallery at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY from January 27 through February 21. Her artwork, "Target Practice" will be one of the items on display. To preview the artwork, visit www.andrewmichaelford.com/deeppoppreview.htm.

Daisy Hu, BBA, Design and Management '99 recently landed a job with Ann Taylor as product knowledge manager in the Client Experience department.

Jillian McNamara, BFA, Communication Design '01 recently joined Sephora as a designer.

Claudia Clyde, BFA, Photography '05 is a photo editor at Time Inc. Content Solutions.

Eliza Axelson-Chidsey, BFA, Product Design (Parsons), BA (Lang), '06 curated "Dine on Design," at Williamsburg's Monkeytown during NY Design Week 2008. A special prix fixe menu engaged original and limited edition pieces exploring themes in dining from sensory perception to traditions of the tablescape. Participating designers included Parsons alumni Daina Platais, BFA, Product Design '04 and Sara Musselman, BFA, Product Design '08.

Since graduating from Parsons, Caeli Minjung Kim, BFA, Design and Technology '06 has worked as a freelance designer and design consultant for New York’s top apparel companies. Together with a colleague,Wen, who is now a textile designer and partner, formed Caeli & Wen Inc., a women's contemporary collection that has been sold to boutiques around the country. Caeli & Wen’s clothes are luxurious, sleek, beautiful and wearable. Their Fall/Winter 2008 Collection offers dresses and jackets for style conscience women of all ages and focuses on unique, fun, and colorful prints, with embellishments finely crafted to compliment the fabrics and designs. More information can be found at www.caeliandwen.com.

Melissa Fleming, MFA, Photography ’07 will be participating in a group exhibition and projection event as part of the Photo Espana Festival in Madrid. The group exhibition, “Descubrimientos PHE08” will show at El Complejo El Aquila from June 6 through July 27. The projection event, “Night of Photography”, will show on the evening of June 13 at Plaza de Santa Ana. She will also have work in a group exhibition, “Landscape, other” at the RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco from June 10 through June 11. For more information and to view her work, visit www.melissafleming.com.

Alumni News for February 2008

Harry Weisburd, BFA, Fashion Illustration ’59 is exhibiting two erotic drawings at the International Erotic Art Exhibition, The Dirty Show -9, in Detroit, Michigan from February 8-16.

Richard Manville, BFA, Communication Design ’87 recently joined Agraria, America's oldest luxury home fragrance company as Executive Creative Director. Just before joining Agraria, he was working independently on various branding projects including branding/packaging for Dreamworks' KungFu Panda. Before this, he worked for Mattel Inc. as a Senior Director in charge of brand and packaging development for Barbie. While at Mattel, he also created and lead product development of a break-through construction toy called ELLO designed to engage girls in creative construction play, winning 6 Oppenheim Awards.

Louisa Bertman, BFA, Illustration ’92 is participating in the biennial exhibition, Generations 6, in which her work, "Einstein for Codepink" will be part of an auction at A.I.R. Gallery in NYC. The exhibition is a collaboration between A.I.R Gallery and Codepink. The exhibit is from February 5 through March 1. See more of Bertman’s artwork at www.louisabertman.com.

Sonya Sklaroff, MFA, Painting '00 had a solo exhibition, "State of Mind," in February at the Corning Gallery at Steuben Glass in NYC. For more information, visit www.SonyaSklaroff.com.

Mitra Khayyam, BBA, Design and Management ’03 was named one of V Magazine's "Seventeen Most Industrious" in NYC. In 2004, Mitra launched Blood is the New Black with the intention to use the company to expose talented artists to wider audiences and to allow their art to become available to many. Mitra and Blood is the New Black operate out of sunny Los Angeles, California.

Alumni News for January 2008

Nanc Gordon, BFA, Communication Design '76 is the founder of Nanc Gordon Designs, a decorative painting and graphic design firm. Projects range from custom high end finishes for the home and office furnishings to licensed designs for paper products. Past clients have included Metropolitan Museum of Art, the United Nations and the Big Dig construction project in Boston, Nanc completed a Certificate in Decorative Painting from Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been shown at the Decordova Museum in Lincoln, MA, the Rhode Island School of Design, and group shows, such as 'Everything Begins in Water' a New England regional exhibition juried by Judi Rotenberg and Abigail Ross. Nanc has also been an adjunct instructor at the Massachusetts College of Art. Nanc was awarded the honor of painting the official 'kick off cow' for Cow Parade Boston. Cow Parade Boston, which benefits the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is a public art exhibition of life-sized fiberglass cows designed and painted to showcase the best of the Boston area. Sponsored by Equity Office Properties, Nanc's cow depicting the "T" transit system permanently grazes at Boston's South Station terminal. Nanc Gordon Designs will be returning for the third year to the licensing show, Surtex 2008, May 18- 20, booth 711, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York.

Nancy Minsky, Cert., Fashion Design, '76 has a new book, Denim Revolution, with DIY designs created from re-cycled denim, which will be released in May 2008 by Random House. Nancy currently lives in Brussels. For more information about her activities visit her blog at http://21centurydressmakers.blogspot.com.

Reginald Cortez Woolery, BFA, Illustration '82 showed his DVD, design.grid.composition, in "Blacks In and Out of the Box" (video art and photo-based work by African-American artists) at the California African American Museum (CAAM), 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA September 13-December 30, 2007. The exhibit highlighted the ongoing dialogue that contemporary artists have with their historical and ancestral past while tracing the technical developments of the photographic medium, which encompasses film, mixed media, and digital technology.

Coco Masuda Comitini, BFA, Illustration '83 announces that her prints and products are finally available online. For fine prints of her artwork with custom framing, visit CocoEditions.com and for posters, calendar prints, and unique gifts, visit CocoGoods.com.

Alexandra Rheault, BFA, Illustration '85 opened drawing room, a space where community and drawing collide in November 2006. Located in Portland, Maine, the intimate space exhibits artwork from all media, hosts events and discussions, as well as encourages collaborative work. Rheault also teaches regularly as a visiting artist at the Maine College of Art in its Illustration and Printmaking programs. Last August, she had a solo exhibit at Filament Gallery in Portland, ME, where she showed drawings, paintings, prints on fabric, and installation work. In April, she will participate in the symposium “New Museum, New Museology” at the Savannah College of Art. She is on the board of the Vermont College of Fine Art and the Winter Harbor Theater Company. To find out more, visit www.drawingroomportlandmaine.com. You can also visit her blog, http://headonastick2.blogspot.com and her personal website, www.alexrheault.com.

Michael Storrings, BFA, Illustration '86 had new ornaments, plates, mugs, coasters, placemats, and a new book for the holiday season. His new book, A Very New York Christmas was a limited edition (1,000 copies) and available at Saks. Actress Cynthia Nixon has written the foreword and Regis Philbin has said about it, "Nobody celebrates Christmas like New Yorkers. And no town gets all dressed up like New York at Christmastime. It's a feast for the eyes. It's happiness and good cheer on every corner and Michael Storrings has captured it all for you in this book."

Elizabeth Hubbard, BFA, Illustration '87 has been a senior handbag accessory designer for 20 years.

Isabel Samaras, BFA, Illustration '87 just editioned a new jigsaw puzzle. You can check it out at http://isamaras.wordpress.com.

Illustration adjunct faculty Bob Sikoryak, BFA, Illustration ’87 was part of the January 8 edition of Comic Book Club at the People’s Impriov Theater in New York City. Named as part of the Best New York Press 2007, Comic Book Club is a live weekly talk show about comic books, hosted by Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben. See http://www2.parsons.edu/illustration/index.html for more.

Jonathan Bauer, BFA, Communication Design '93 is a painter living in Denmark. To see his work please visit www.jdbauer.org. For The Heady Pepper cooking show see www.improvkitchen.blogspot.com. For his blog please visit www.jdbauer.blogspot.com.

Angie Mason, BFA, Illustration ’97 showed 34 works in “Bits & Pieces: A Show That Looks Back” at Frozen Monkey Gallery in Hoboken, NJ in December and January. Also, Angie’s “Life Sore Spores Behind the Scenes” documini can be viewed at http://brainspills.blogspot.com/2007/11/angie-mason-documini-life-sore-spores.html or at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=22619515.

Henry Min, BFA, Communication Design '97 relocated to Los Angeles to join The_Groop as creative director. For more information, visit http://thegroop.net/press/56.

Kazumi Terada-Ovalle, BFA, Environmental Design '97 is the president and co-founder of Fifth Line. In July 2007, FIFTH LINE Group, LLC was accepted into NY Designs, the design business incubator program in Long Island City. On March 22nd, 2008, FIFTH LINE Group is launching its original children's characters called Molly the Giraffe, and Kai the Penguin, with a multi-lingual children's book that is customizable on-demand with any three languages. For more information, please see www.fifthlinegroup.com.

Brian Wood, BFA, Illustration ’97 recently had his comic book DMZ featured in PRINT Magazine. The magazine says, “(DMZ is an) ongoing series, which imagines a devastating civil war in the United States, is one of a new class of mainstream comics: stories that are clearly responding to the war in Iraq without referring to it directly. Using settings and characters that are futuristic, surreal, or satiric, these new comics go where the network news fears to tread.”

Suzanne Chan, BBA, Design and Management ’01 is currently the senior marketing manager at ESI Design. Formerly she was director of marketing & new business development at FITCH. She’s launching greenbaby-nyc.com, an online GREEN baby store in March 2008.

Ilan Altman, AAS, Graphic Design ‘02 is the art director for advertising and marketing for OK! Magazine. He was hired to recreate U.S. brand of the magazine. Prior to OK! Magazine, he worked for a year at MORE magazine and for five years at Time Out New York.

Katelyn Aprile, BFA, Fashion Design ’03 recently moved to Los Angeles and is the knitwear designer for Cynthia Vincent. Prior to moving to LA, she spent four years working for Nanette Lepore as a knitwear designer.

Carolina Spielmann, MFA, Painting, ’03 (Parsons Paris) will be exhibiting her artwork at the Florence Biennale 2007 December 1-9. For more information, visit her website at www.carolinaspielmann.com

Miao Wang, MFA, Design and Technology '05 is the filmmaker and producer of Yellow Ox Mountain, which premiered on Channel 13 in the New York City tri-state area. The film reflects on the artistic inspirations and personal journeys of two contemporary Chinese artists Zhang Hongtu (b. 1943) and Zhang Jian-Jun (b. 1955). Their lives and work span from the post-Cultural Revolution political environment of China to today's thriving Chinese contemporary art community of New York. Through engaging in work that deals with the psyche of their historical context, they have cast away Mao's shadows. Their works are enriched by not only a deeply rooted tradition but also a profound awareness of the cycles of history and the importance of the dissenting voice in society.

Timothy Hull, MFA, Fine Arts ’06 recently had a solo exhibition at Freight+Volume gallery in New York titled 'The Swarm of Possible Meanings Surrounding the Ancient Pyramids,' which dealt with the West's pre-occupation with the mysteries and artifacts of Ancient Egypt. Hull has a research trip to Egypt planned for Spring 2008 as well as a forthcoming curatorial project and exhibition in Los Angeles with Taylor de Cordoba Gallery.

Parsons Illustration alumna Leah Hayes created the front and back cover art for McSweeney’s 25, a quarterly journal that features a wide range of literary and artistic endeavors including illustrated fables, sketchbooks, short stories, audio recordings, and comics. Hayes also has an upcoming full-length graphic novel, Funeral of the Heart. See http://www2.parsons.edu/illustration/index.html for more.

Alumni News for December 2007

Kevin Melahn, BFA, Communication Design ’74 has worked for advertising agencies and graphic design studios in New York and the western part of the U.S. Currently he’s the creative director at International Game Technology, a Fortune 500 company and the leading manufacturer of gaming machines and systems.

Valerie Romley, BFA, Communication Design ‘86 is an author and Chief Research Officer of Moving Target Research Group, a global brand research consultancy. She recently released her new book, Beyond Translation, The Marketer's Field Guide to Understanding Today's Transcultural Consumer, which she says “delivers insight and strategy for marketers to connect with the consumers of the top three emerging majorities in the US: the Hispanic/Latino, Pacific-Asian and Asian-Indian markets”. Born in Paris, France, Valerie has crossed the cultural divide time and again, having lived in London, Madrid, Manhattan, South Beach, and Malibu. She now resides in San Francisco's melting pot in the Mission District.

Sarah Chapin, AAS, Interior Design ’89 works for Chapin Interiors and has established an office in New York City after working from Bronxville, NY. Previously, she was a senior designer for Mariette Himes Gomez/Gomez Associates for more than thirteen years.

Michael Levine, BFA, Fine Arts ’90 is the designer-developer of a rehabilitation and reuse project for buildings in the warehouse district of Phoenix, AZ. The project, spearheaded by The Southwest Cotton Company and Karlson Machine Works, was the grand prize winner of the 2007 Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award, presented by The Arizona Preservation Foundation. According to the foundation, Levine “achieved a standard of Rehabilitation that is rarely met due to his skill in blending the contemporary with the historic fabric.” For more information, visit www.azgovernorsawards.blogspot.com.

Francis Surjaseputra, BFA, Interior Design ’90 is a member of the Indonesian Interior Design Society, the Asia Pacific Space Design Association, and the International Federation of Interior Architects. He lives in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Hester Esquenazi, BFA, Archtectural Design ’91 is currently working on a project called "Site Specific", a venture that creates co dependence between architecture and photography. Esquenazi says that the important piece is called "DO NOT TOUCH THE HANDRAIL". It’s a 36" x 104" metallic image of an electrical stairway and is mounted under plexi with dibond backing. When the artwork is “hung precisely where there should be a handrail, it forces the viewer to become aware of the form and function of both architecture and photography experienced as a single entity”, Esquenazi explains. Find out more about her work at www.hesterfoto.com.

Gina Genis, BFA, Fine Arts ’91 has been involved in several areas of photography since graduating from Parsons. She teaches nature photography workshops across the country. She recently had five prints purchased by the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, FL for the food court area. She is currently working on a fine art photographic series that can be previewed at www.digitalrailroad.net/ginagenis. Click on "David-Night Series". For more information on her workshops is available at www.ginagenis.com.

Allison Case, BBA, Design and Management ’03 is currently working as a law clerk for Alabama Supreme Court Justice, Judge Champ Lyons, Jr. After graduation, she worked for WSL Strategic Retail for a year and then went to law school.

Miranda Bennett, AAS, Fashion Design '04 established her signature clothing line in May 2006, which features feminine garments with an emphasis on handmade elegance and versatility. Fans of the line include actresses Keri Russell and Amy Sedaris. For more information, visit www.mirandabennettdesign.com.

Michael Dawson, BFA, Communication Design ’05 recently designed a series of Dora & Diego books to be released by Dynatech for their Storytime Theater video reader plus. "Good Night Boots" is the first in the series. For more information, visit www.dynatechaction.com/T_storytimetheater.htm.

Adrian Lam, BFA, Photography ‘05 currently works for ABCnews.com as a photo editor.

Alumni News for November 2007

Lola Liz Bernabe, BFA, Communication Design '98 been awarded a Black Book 100 Award and published in Black Book for the Ms. Foundation 2005-2006 annual report. She is an art director in New York City at Suka Design.

David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, BFA, Illustration '99 are participating in "Beyond Ultraman: Seven Artists Explore the Vinyl Frontier" October 10, 2007 through January 6, 2008 at the Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) in collaboration with the Los Angeles Toy, Doll and Amusements Museum (LATDA). The show examines the vinyl art toy landscape as seen in the work of seven California artists who reflect that movement, turning art into toys and vice versa.

Miranda Bennett, AAS, Fashion Design '04 established her signature clothing line in May 2006. Featuring feminine garments with an emphasis on handmade elegance and versatility, fans of the line include actresses Keri Russell and Amy Sedaris. For more information visit www.mirandabennettdesign.com.

Jessica Birnbaum, MArch ’07 interviewed with the globally acclaimed Foster + Partners in London shortly after graduation. She is now on board a small team of designers and engineers to conceive of a highly sustainable civic plaza and tower for Seattle, Washington's city master plan. See more information about their inventions at www.fosterandpartners.com.

Alumni News for September-October 2007

Andrea Geller, BFA, Illustration '83 showed her work at the Potter Library Galleries at Ramapo College of New Jersey this fall. Her exhibition, "Through the Water," featured oil paintings.

Isabel Samaras, BFA, Illustration '87 had an exhibition at Copro Nason Gallery in Santa Monica, California in October. With "Monster Ballads," Samaras continued to explore the human, tender side of monsters, both as martyrs who didn't choose their own fates, and as "regular folks" who enjoy their hobbies as much as the next guy.

Kat Kay, BFA, Fashion Design ’89 established KAT New York in 2005 after working many years for various fashion houses in NYC. KAT New York is a High End Accessory / Sportswear company specializing in scarves, wraps and casual piece garments. In October 2007 their scarves will be sold at Henri Bendel.

Mike Gorman, BFA, Illustration ’92 is steadily working on editorial illustration for a wide array of clients since graduating in 1992. He recently finished the interior art for his first picture book, "My Cousin the Alien," which will be coming out in 2008 from Carolrhoda Books. He’s also illustrated the 2007 Time 4 Kids Almanac. Mike lives in Westbrook, Maine with his wife, Danielle, their three kids (Gracelyn, Skye, and Samuel), two dogs, a cat, and a leopard gecko. He is entering into his fourth year of teaching illustration at the Maine College of Art.

Alex Williams, BFA, Illustration ’92 is Creative Director of GIRVIN, New York. He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, The Museum of Modern Art and a Friend of The Eames Foundation.

Giuseppe De Bernardi, BFA, Fine Arts ’96 is director of TUPAC, a non-profit organization which manages a Residency Program for Artists inside Talleres TUPAC in Lima-Perú. For more information please enter: www.tupac-ac.org.pe (the web-site is only in Spanish. English version coming soon!) Any questions, please post on website. E-mails in English are welcome!

Yelena Konovalova, BFA, Fashion Design ’02 recently launched her own label, CUT-IT-OUT, which is a printed jersey collection. Designs for her collection were spawned from experimenting with folding and cutting paper into symmetrical creations. Yelana, who grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, draws inspiration from Russian folk-art and pagan fairytales. Prior to creating her own line, Yelana worked as a design director for Catherine Malandrino for the last five years. Her collection is available online at www.cut-it-out.net.

Benjamin Liong Setiawan, BBA, Design & Management ’02 styled Andy Roddick for the cover of Hamptons Magazine.

Alumni News for July-August 2007

Todd Lerner, BFA, Illustration '82 has a small advertising agency (www.ToddLernerAdvertising.com). His clients include Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, Columbia House, Dennis Publishing, The Financial
Times, Consumer Reports, Time Inc., Primedia, Microsoft, and others. Todd also recently released a CD of original songs which have been played on podcasts worldwide (www.ToddLerner.com).

Louisa Bertman, BFA, Illustration '92 and her father have completed their first father/daughter collaboration for the Boston Children's Museum. Their piece, "Motorized Paper-doll," is located on the second floor in front of the Invent Room.

James Murray, BFA, Illustration '92 had a solo exhibition of paintings and sculptures at Dam-Stuhltrager Gallery in Brooklyn, NY in May 2007. He also had shows with Soho Myriad in Atlanta and with Bettcher Gallery in Miami.

Angie Mason, BFA, Illustration '97 had a solo show of her artwork in Berlin, Germany at the Strychnin Gallery. Her show, "Life Sore Spores," ran July 13 - August 6.

Gina Aponte-Petrovich, BFA, Product Design '01 is in charge of the design department at a multinational company which specializes in technical sports apparel for Snow, Mountain, and Active sports. She moved to Barcelona, Spain in 2003.

David Burns, MFA, Design & Technology '01 had his digital animation, The Visual Orchestra, screened at The National Film Theater in London as part of the audio-visual festival, Optronica, Spring
2007. His animation was also screened at festivals in France, Greece, and Japan in 2007. David is assistant professor of Animation Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Fabio Silva, AAS, Fashion Design '03 has been promoted to corporate and intellectual property counsel at Burberry North America. In this role he will be responsible for managing all legal and intellectual property matters for the company. Silva joined Burberry in 2003 as intellectual property counsel. In addition to his AAS from Parsons, he also holds degrees from UC Santa Barbara and Stanford Law School.

Dina Azada Cancio, AAS, Interior Design '04 came to Parsons with a product and furniture design background. Since graduating, Dina has designed and managed numerous residential and hospitality projects with prestigious New York firm Gruzen Samton. But she has opted to concentrate on store and commercial design and has spent three years as store designer for Ann Taylor Stores before
she relocated to San Francisco, California to join Gap, Inc. as senior store designer. At present, Dina has established her own practice doing consultancy work for five commercial, retail, and medical office projects in Manila, Philippines and Istanbul, Turkey. Further, Dina has taken on an interior design practice for residential projects in the Peninsula and downtown San Francisco. She also continues to engage in her business which designs packaging solutions for 2 of the most prominent confection and chocolate makers in San Francisco which were recently acquired by Hersheys. These truffles and chocolates packaged in Dina's breathtaking designs are available at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

Miao Wang, MFA, Design and Technology '05 is the filmmaker and producer of Yellow Ox Mountain, which recently premiered on Channel 13 in the New York City tri-state area. The film reflects on the artistic inspirations and personal journeys of two contemporary Chinese artists Zhang Hongtu (b. 1943) and Zhang Jian-Jun (b. 1955). Their lives and work span from the post-Cultural Revolution political environment of China to today's thriving Chinese contemporary art community of New York. Through engaging in work that deals with the psyche of their historical context, they have cast away Mao's shadows. Their works are enriched by not only a deeply rooted tradition but also a profound awareness of the cycles of history and the importance of the dissenting voice in society. An interview with Miao followed the film's broadcast on August 16. Check out Thirteen's website (http://www.thirteen.org/reelny/films/?p=25) for more information and interviews, leave a comment, and vote. The top films selected will be programmed for "The Viewer's Choice Special" to air later in the fall on Thirteen/WNET. Those living outside of the New York area can stream the film online for the duration of the series.

Juliana Bennett, BFA, Fashion Design '06 launched, Mulcair, her own fashion label in 2006. Based in Montreal, the label is inspired by 1930's high society and the rigidity of military uniforms. Bennett uses organic materials and sweatshop-free labor and is committed to designing high fashion clothing that is ethical from concept to completion. For more information, visit www.mulcair.com.

Alumni News for June 2007

Harry Weisburd, BA, Fashion Illustration '54 has been invited to exhibit at the MIAD, Venado Tuerto, International Digital Art Exhibition, Argentina for the Museum of the Americas, Doral, Florida July through August 2008.

Erik Hilgerdt, Cert., Graphic Design '59 worked as a film editor after graduating and then as a drawing and design instructor, and designed and built theatrical sets, while freelancing as an illustrator. His cartoons can be viewed at cartoonbank.com.

Andy Libertone, Graphic Design '62 showed his drawings and sculpture at the Pattern Shop Studio in Denver, Colorado this May and June.

Louise Dillon, Cert., Graphic Design '63 "self published" a book on lulu.com in July 2006. The Lion's Roar is a children's book that she wrote and illustrated. Louise is currently working on illustrating another children's book as well as doing freelance illustration work for a few clients.

Eve Lindsay, BFA, Fashion Design '73 runs her own company, Savvy Style, which provides image and style advice plus fashion design in Hong Kong. She has been based in Hong Kong working as a fashion designer since 1980. She started working there in the 1970s while living in New York. Lindsay was moved to San Franscisco by Esprit, which sent her constantly traveling all over Asia working as a designer for the next few years. Eventually she settled in Hong Kong, working as an international fashion designer and she loves it there. She taught fashion design at the Hong Kong Swire School of Design in the 1990s and trained in makeup artistry and started her own image advice company in 2001. Lindsay met her husband in Hong Kong and they have two daughters, Asia and Jasmine. Visit her website at www.savvystyle.com.

Laura (Lou) Pollack, BFA, Illustration '78 just finished a designing a children's book for kids with learning disabilities. She has also been teaching creativity classes for all ages, developing licensing projects with her own character, LoulaBelle, illustration, book and graphic design, and selling her fine art paintings and assemblages that work with color and energetic symbols. Pollack currently lives in a hamlet of Woodstock, New York.

Sharon Coney, BFA, Communication Design '81 has recently "entered into the world of corporate 'graphics'." After two decades working in toy package design she says she is now "playing the game and trying to keep a level of artistic integrity," which she find challenging. Coney says, "Most corporate decisions are not based on good taste...HA! As designers, we need to continually lead the visually impaired in the right direction."

Gretchen Mokry, BFA, Architectural Design '82 has been promoted to an associate at the San Francisco office of Perkins+Will, a architectural design and planning firm. During her time at the firm she has been a project manager on the Lagoons, a mixed use project in Dubai. Over the last 15 years, Mokry has served as project manager/architect on healthcare, retail, educational, and hospitality projects. She has also contributed to the design of significant civic projects, such as the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles while with the office of Gehry Partners.

Hatun Aytug, BFA, Communication Design '89 is currently working in the fashion industry as Senior Director of Product Development and Production for - MARTIN + OSA / American Eagle Outfitters.

Joceline Arseneault, BFA, Illustration '92 recently joined Organic, a digital marketing agency as the manager of operations for the New York office.

Michelle Haim, BFA, Interior Design '00 recently joined the London office of HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates as an interior designer. HBA is a well respected Hospitality Design firm ranked among the highest in its category.

Clay Ward, MFA, Sculpture '00 is creating a new technology for enabling responsible consumerism. Check out www.ThoughtAndMemory.org and find out what the ravens are chatting about.

Chae Hong Park, MFA, Design and Technology '01 has been working as a senior programmer, developing and supporting business critical systems, at Philips Lighting for five years.

Ryan Germick, BFA, Illustration '03 designed the icon for Google's Street View, then starred in the demo video, which was recently one of the top five videos viewed on YouTube.

Rodrigo Saiani, AAS, Graphic Design '04 runs a design studio, Niramekko, in Brazil with work ranging from print and identity to website and interface design.

Katherine Tsina, AAS, Fashion Design '05 is featured in the July 2007 issue of Vogue ("3 to Watch," page 78). She came to the AAS program at Parsons after studying dance with Merce Cunningham.

Christopher Canlas, AAS, Fashion Design '06 is currently a design consultant for Versace.

Alumni News for May 2007

Harry Weisburd, BA, Fashion Illustration '54 is exhibiting Chinese Opera paintings at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in Oakland, California May through December 2007. The exhibiton is part of the Folklore of China Exhibition, which includes Chinese Opera costumes and masks.

Mary Ting, BFA, Illustration '83 is a recipient of a 2007 New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship. She also received a 2007 artist keyholder residency at the Lower Eastside Printshop, New York City.

Caroline O'Connell, BFA, Fine Arts '86 had an exhibit of her paintings at the Art and Frame of New York Gallery in May.

Cara Enteles, BFA, Fashion Design '87 had a solo exhibit, "Caught in a Web of Fragile Ecosystems," of her new work at Viveza in Seattle, Washington from March 21 to April 17. Enteles' work combines industrial materials with natural themes to visualize the complex balance of predator/prey relationships. For more information on this on other upcoming exhibitions visit www.caraenteles.com.

Carolita Johnson, BFA, Fashion Design '87 is currently a freelance cartoonist at The New Yorker, and also freelances as an illustrator, and a fit model. She has a blog called "newyorkette".

Allison Rosenlund, BFA, Graphic Design '89 is working as a technical support and research tester for Esko-Graphics software (packaging for the printing industry). She is currently on maternity leave with her baby daughter Lea. She also has a 2 year old son Kristoffer. After working for the Danish firm Purup-Eskofot in the U.S. for several years, she moved to the company headquarters in 2000. She says, "the quality of life here is excellent and I plan on staying permanently."

Stephen Sumner, BFA, Illustration '92 received a second BFA in Toy Design from F.I.T. and has been a toy designer for the last 11 years. Products he has designed include the Charlie's Angels movie dolls (for which he was featured in the December 2000 issue of People magazine). He also designed the Spider-Man movie 12" figures and all the Lord Of The Rings 12" movie figures while at Marvel/Toy Biz. He is currently living in Los Angeles and tries o visit his family in New York as often as possible.

Johanna Savad, BFA, Communication Design '94 is principal and creative director of Segal Savad Design (www.segalsavad.com), which specializes in print and electronic design for advertising and promotion design, custom publishing, direct mail, editorial design, photoshoots, event graphics, logos, brand identity, presentations, annual reports, flash animation and websites. In addition to design, Segal Savad Design provides marketing strategies, concept development and copy writing. Before forming Segal Savad Design with her husband, Harry Segal, Savad worked for Condé Nast as a designer for Mademoiselle, a senior designer at Allure, and art director for Architectural Digest. Savad began her career at Hachette Fillipacchi Magazines designing for Elle Décor and Metropolitan Home Magazine.

Amber Sami, AAS, Interior Design '98 has returned to her native Pakistan and launched an interior design company called The Design Firm. She currently works internationally and has been involved with residential and contract design projects in India, Dubai, and New York. In Pakistan she has been designing high-end residences, stores, restaraunts, and various other projects.

Tanja Thorjussen, BFA, Fine Arts '98 is currently living in Oslo, Norway where she is attending a part-time curator study program and working on her art.

Sonia Gutierrez, MFA, Design and Technology '02 is president of New Design School in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She recently became engaged to Mike Davis, a stonework sculptor and secondary art educator, and will be married in Mexico in July 2008.

Carol Benedicto, AAS, Interior Design '04 previously worked for prestigious firms Brooklyn Office Architecture+Design and Jed Johnson Associates. She recently established a residential interior design practice in New York. She is currently working on a millinery collection with a planned fall launch.

Laetitia Gangotena, BFA, Photography '06 has been living in Paris for a year working at a television production company. She is now moving to Singapore as she has just been accepted into NYU's Graduate Film and Television Program in Asia.

Deborah McNamara, AAS, Fashion Design '06 is one of ten designers selected to show a capsule collection at the Pronto Fashion Show. The show features up and coming designers from around the world, who were judged by a panel of experts from the retail and fashion industry. Proceeds from the show will benefit a Children's Fund of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Campaign. During her studies at Parsons, Deborah worked for Ralph Lauren and Jean Yu. She also studied
under first assistant to Jean Paul Gaultier, Crstof Beaufays. Her design philosophy is straightforward - "beauty = innovation." As such, her work incorporates unique details, often using unconventional fabrics, multi-dimensional pattern pieces, and intricate draping techniques. Deborah specializes in designing both high-end ready-to-wear and custom women's clothing and is best known for her elegant, yet edgy, evening, cocktail, and bridal gowns. Deborah presently designs out of her studio in London, England. Prior to attending Parsons, Ms. McNamara practiced copyright law in New York City, protecting the creative works of artists, musicians and designers. She will teach a Fashion Law course at Parsons during the Fall 2007 semester.

Alumni News for April 2007

Donald Bender, Graphic Design '51 retired as senior art director from Needham & Grohmann Advertising (30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC) in 1991 where he worked on "some of the most interesting travel-related accounts on the planet." He has done some consulting on digital marketing since that time involving (again) mostly travel-related accounts. He is now "(mostly) retired," and enjoys spending time with his family as well as travel and photography. Donald recently had a one-person show of his photographs from Ireland at his "other" alma mater, Drew University, in Madison, New Jersey.

Lawrence Roibal, BFA, Illustration '82 has been a freelance illustrator for more than 25 years and has created over 600 bookcovers.

Kaz McCue, BFA, Photography '88 is currently director of visual arts at Interlochen Center for the Arts at Eastern Washington University. An artist whose works range from found object, multi-media sculpture to full-scale installations, he recently received a project grant from the Indiana Arts Commission and a research grant to travel to the United Kingdom as an artist in residence at Northumbria University. Kaz received an MFA from Long Island University.

Anne Norda, BFA, Photography '88 is a photographer as well as a writer and director for theater and film. She wrote, directed, and produced a feature film, Red is the Color Of in 2005. The film won the best feature award (Merchant-Ivory Award) at the Oxford International Film Festival in 2006 and she is currently seeking domestic and international distribution.

Astrid Brucker, BFA, Fashion Design '90 designed the costumes on Joshua, a psychological thriller,
which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was purchased by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film stars Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga and is a story of a wealthy Manhattan couple whose lives unravel when their baby daughter is born. Joshua opens in theaters on July 6. For more information please see Astrid's web site at www.astrid3d.com.

Angie Mason, BFA, Illustration '97 recently opened an online art store on her website, http://angiemason.com.

Sara Blakely, BFA, Communication Design '01 is currently pursuing an MFA at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design. Previously she worked for Real Design Associates,
Decker Design, and Slover & Co. in New York City.

Piper Hopkins, BFA, Illustration '01 is having a one-man show this June in Seattle at Area 51. Since graduating from Parsons, Piper received her Masters of Communication in Digital Media from the University of Washington and has been working as a graphic designer and illustrator in Seattle.

Mark Mangion, BFA, Fine Arts '01 is curating a series of five group shows on the island of Malta April 5 through May 31. The series, "The Search for a Space" features "Fragments from the Studio," "Duration," "Asylum Seekers," "Chroma," and the final show, "Forbidden Spectacle." For more information, visit www.thesearchforaspace.com.

James Stephen Terrell, MFA, Painting '02 will be exhibiting his painting at the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum (www.anacostia.si.edu/exhibits/exhibits_upcoming.htm). He is also recording a blues album (www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAj10GbwL9U).

Carolina Ortiz, AAS, Interior Design '04 founded Interdiseno CR,S.A., an interior design firm based in San Jose, Costa Rica, with well-known architect, Rodrigo Trejos Facio. As general manager of the company, she has focused in employing graduates from the best schools in the U.S. and Costa Rica. Her goal is to create a team of creative and enthusiastic interior designers who can deliver the best possible service.

Alumni News for March 2007

Ruth Jaffe Borok '29 celebrated her 97th birthday on January 16. She says her fondest memory of attending Parsons 1928-29 was working with her fellow students.

Harry Weisburd's, BA, Fashion Illustration '54 is now represented by The British Museum of Erotic Art, England (www.britishmuseumoferoticart.com). He is also listed with Saatchi Gallery London,
online. You can see Harry's art by clicking here. Harry is also listed and exhibiting with The Guild of Erotic Artists, England. You can also see Harry's art at www.theguildoferoticartists.com.

Bruce Handler, BFA, Communication Design '74 is creative director and owner of Handler Design Group in White Plains, New York. For more information, visit www.handlerdesigngroup.com.

Jean Horton, BFA, Fine Arts '78 received an MFA from San Francisco Art Institute and studied at Yale with an Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship. She is now a studio painter and a tenured professor in studio art at Santa Rosa Junior College in California.

Susan (Wilder) Neuhaus, BFA, Communication Design '82 and her husband, David Neuhaus, are owners/operators of NeuStudio, which services small publishers with book, collateral and interactive design, and editorial illustration.

Judith O'Neill, BFA, Communication Design '83 has been busy raising two children with her husband, Mike, on their small horse farm in upstate New York. She also has a graphic design studio in her home.

Rebecca Zilenziger, BFA, Photography '89 has been busy running a studio in Puerto Rico for the last 14 years. Her new web page, www.rebeccaz.com, was created by Rainer Jurgens, BFA, Communication Design '06. To see a short video clip of what she's been up to, visit http://tendigitalfingers.comreb/rebecca_web_2.mov. Rebecca writes, "I have great memories of Parsons, ranging from the wonderful facilities and activated and demanding professors. While a student I was given the opportunity to work for both Arnold Newman and the late and wonderful, Richard Avedon. My advice to students in NY at Parsons: work hard, go to the galleries and museums on a regular and committed basis, always keep looking at everything, identify and predict visual trends and make your work shine new, above all the rest. Yes, compete without every sacrificing quality and on time delivery if you find yourself fortunate to have demanding clients. And while you're a student, see yourself as a player, a professional even if you're in the Fine Arts department. Network as soon as you can and start with your incredible teachers."

Juri Morioka, BFA, Fine Arts '90 had an exhibition of new works titled "Compositions in Four Dimensions," which consisted of a series of oil paintings on both canvas and wood panel, at Merge Gallery in New York City. Morioka says the following about her work, "I always approach the canvas directly, without any preceding sketches or studies. I paint in the manner of Zen, moving my brushes along with my mind's rhythm, relying solely on instinct and intuition."

Jennifer Zackin's, BFA, Product Design '92 interdisciplinary work (sculpture, installation, and video) has been included in numerous exhibitions. Recent exhibitions include "From the Inside Out", St. John's University, Queens, NY, "Pretty Baby", Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "The New Authentics", Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL, and "The Wild Bunch", The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL. For more information visit www.jenniferzackin.com.

Dimitar Lukanov, BFA, Fine Arts '94, a Bulgarian sculptor, creates transparent sculptures that converse with nature. They are not in competition with the landscape or standing against it, but rather a peaceful continuation, an “air-full” addition to the wind, soil, clouds, sky, etc. His work explores inversions-a place on the ground or new ground in the air. It does not possess walls, planes, or surfaces where the gaze would stop. There are no barriers, only the “seeing through” of matter perforated by light, air, wind, water, rain. His work never appears the same. It differs with each instant of the day and night and absorbs the passage of time-seasons, light and darkness, all surroundings. The end result is an abbreviated script of matter dissolved within the air. Bronze or iron carries the promise of longevity, but the form and its illusions are ephemeral. He uses primarily the ancient “lost wax” method of casting sculpture, so each work is unique - no copy or mold of it can be made. There is no welding involved, so movement is immediate. Dimitar’s sculpture is not concerned with how much space it needs, but how it can more freely and naturally complement the rest of what is around it-to live within nature. Today his most striking sculpture “Light to Heaven” is officially inaugurated at Kennedy airport, at the arrival terminal 4. For more information, visit www.dimitarlukanov.com.

Robert Scully, BFA, Illustration '97 is art director/designer for FAI Design Group, a design firm in NY. He has designed for Macy's NYC, Nicole Miller, Marc Jacobs, Marvel Comics, Waterford, and Bed Bath & Beyond. He also received three Graphic Design USA awards (2006) for his package designs. Robert is also working on a children's book that should be released in 2008. In addition, he and his wife are expecting their first child in November 2007.

Andrea Levy, BFA, Communication Design '98 curated an exhibition of Milton Glaser's new posters and prints at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2006. She is presently teaching graphic design at Penn State University. Andrea earned an MFA in Printmaking from The University of the Arts.

Benjamin Setiawan, BBA, Design & Management '02, Emma Brode, BFA, Fashion Design '06, Georgi Richardson, BFA, Photography '05, Julie Recao, AAS, Fashion Marketing '06, Miao Lu, BBA, Design & Management '04, Stephen Viksjo, BFA, Communication Design '04, and Yasuko Yamamoto, BFA, Fashion Design '06 participated as panelists in "The Real World-Parsons Alumni Tell All" event held March 7, 2007. Hosted by Parsons Career Services, the event gave Parsons students a chance to hear first-hand how Parsons graduates have fared in the job market, what weight the Parsons name carries, the importance of internships, and more.

Hilary Irons, BFA, Fine Arts '02 is currently attending Yale School of Art for a 2008 MFA in painting.

Catherine Wallack, BFA, Fine Arts '02 has been working with renowned artist, Enrique Martínez Celaya since September 2005. In August 2006, she was promoted to studio manager. She has helped execute major exhibitions such as the re-installtion of Schneebett at the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Coming Home at The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Six Paintings on the Duration of Exile at Akira Ikeda Gallery, Taura, Japan, and the upcoming show at the Sara Meltzer Gallery in New York. She has also participated in the publishing of Whale and Star's new title, Martínez Celaya, Early Work, by Dan Siedell, Thomas McEvilley, Christian Williams, John Felstiner, and Enrique Martínez Celaya as well as the title XX, lyrics and photographs of Cowboy Junkies, with watercolors by Enrique Martínez Celaya.

Taka Ikari, MFA, Design & Technology '03 is nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Main Title Design as a title designer (along with two other graphic artists). He designed and animated the opening title for the Rachael Ray Show, which premiered last year. The award will be announced at the ceremony on June 14, 2007.

Mariela Campo, AAS, Interior Design '04 has been working as a stylist and set designer for television shows at the BBC, the Learning Channel, and HGTV since graduation. She was recently selected from thousands of candidates as one of 10 finalists to appear on HGTV Canada's Designer Superstar Challenge. She also continues to build an interior design clientele in both New York and her home city pf Toronto and remains in touch with many of her former Parsons classmates and faculty. She tries to visit the school every time she is in New York City and finds all of the recent changes on campus inspiring.

Dalila Anderson, BBA, Design & Management '04 worked at Bureau Betak after her graduation from Parsons, where she played an integral role in staging several fashion events for top designers debuting their collections at New York Fashion Week, as well as Victoria's Secret's annual fashion show. Dalila then ventured into the business side of the fashion industry, working in the public relations and marketing department at Lalique North America and later became a buyer of women's lingerie, sleepwear, and loungewear. As her career developed, she moved into the design arena where she worked as an apprentice to a Park Avenue designer of women's ready-to-wear. Utilizing her knowledge of fashion design and event staging, Dalila entered a high-profile era of her career when she worked as a personal stylist for several mainstream recording artists including Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Roland of Destiny's Child, and Jay Z to name a few. She wardrobed these talents for guest appearances on television programs including Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, Good Morning America, David Letterman and the Grammys as well as for segments airing on VH1, BET and MTV. Dalila also outfitted such celebrities for magazine covers and articles featured in Elle, InStyle, Vanity Fair, Essence and Paper as well as for numerous concerts, video shoots, national and international tours, commercials, private events and guest appearances. Later, she honed her skills working as a stylist on the set of NBC's The Apprentice and a Style Network segment, "Babe on a Budget." Her stylist career blossomed when she began wardrobing major advertising campaigns featuring A-list entertainers and musicians. Dalila has traveled around the world seeking inspiration for her new collection of custom outerwear, Arctic Rose. From Paris, London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Durban, Angola, Israel, Madrid, Rome and Florence, she has captured the essence of style and combined this with the sophistication of couture to design the timeless, elegant pieces in her debut collection scheduled to launch this fall. The Arctic Rose line has already received an overwhelming response from socialites and high profile women such as Somers Farkas, Grace Hightower, Nona Hendryx, Patti Labelle, and Beth Rudin DeWoody to name a few. Dalila is also involved in the founding and designing of a new junior loungewear line for teenage girls scheduled to launch in summer 2007.

Erin Siegal, BFA, Photography '06 is a freelance photojournalist who was hired by the United Nations to photograph the 2006 General Assembly. She was selected for inclusion in the spring 2006 Hey Hot Shot! photography show at the Jen Bekman gallery in Soho. Her freelance clients include Reuters, Newscom, the Indypendent, Retna, and her work has been published in the New York Times, Time Out New York, the Village Voice, $pread Magazine, and more.

Ray Zablocki's, BFA, Design and Technology '06 thesis project won a Brown Jenkins Award at the H.P Lovecraft Film Festival in October. Also, he was hired to direct a web commercial for Yahoo! two months after graduation.

Alumni News for February 2007

Wayne Fields, MFA, Painting '82 had a solo show at First Street Gallery in New York City. The exhibition, "Beautiful View: Recent Paintings and Drawings," featured paintings and drawings in oils, acrylics, and ink, which portray a "beautiful view" of the artist's world, grounded in reality and memory. Among the subjects depicted are NYC's bridges, skyline and lost towers, the sea, animals, flowers, and offbeat still lifes.

Robert Rayevsky, BFA, Illustration '82 and his wife Kim have an illustration and design studio in upstate New York. He has illustrated and designed more than 20 award-winning children's books for a variety of publishers, one of them recently receiving the Gold Award from SILA. He also does commercial illustration and web design. Visit him at www.rayevsky.com.

Michael Morris, BFA, Environmental Design '85 and Yoshiko Sato, architects/designers of the Morris Sato Studio presented their installation, LightShowers, which merges architecture and sculpture, light, and video to create an exhibition that explores the way in which our environment can shape our psychology and mood. Visitors were invited to experience the installation's physical and temporal components by sitting on one of the seven seats provided within a matrix of light-emitting diodes and connecting with multiple dimensions, which promote an overall sense of well-being. Morris Sato's work reflects the practices of meditation. LightShowers included video images by New School faculty member Paul Ryan.

Marie Gayeski, BFA, Communication Design '86 is a development administrative associate at the Georgia Museum of Art. She has also recently done food photography for the Sugar Bowl Bakery in San Francisco, California.

Amy Stephenson, AAS, Fashion Design '00 has launched a fashion line, Stephenson, LLC, which makes "trousers, jeans and various other things for the customer who wants a perfect fit, luxurious construction, and timeless styling." Her debut collection showcases details such as hand stitching, Italian leather buttons, and other construction details usually found only in custom made clothing. Recently, Amy was selected for the Coterie Show in New York City February 20-22. The Coterie selects only 10 percent of unknown designers each year to participate.

Alumni News for January 2007

Marcia Rieff, BFA, Communication Design '72 is a senior package designer specializing in toy, school supply, cosmetic, and food industries. She was packaging manager and art director for Best Foods, Inc. for over 20 years where she worked on packaging for brands including Skippy Peanut Butter, Knorr Products, Hellmann's, Mazola, Entenmann's, and Thomas'. Marcia is the winner of the 2002 American Graphic Design Award and the 2000 Women of the Year TWIN Award. Recently she assisted in art classes for autistic children at the Art School of Old Church in Glen Rock, New Jersey and exhibited her work at Glen Rock Library, also at the Art School at Old Church.

Armand Aubery, BFA, Environmental Design '83 designed a new lounge, which opened in April 2006 at the Hotel on Rivington in New York City. Check out his vintage store in Miami at www.livingglobal.com.

Jonathan Bauer, BFA, Communication Design '93 is a painter and blogger living in the south of Denmark. His works can be seen at www.jdbauer.org and his blog can be read at www.collectiveheartburn.com.

Hajime Ando, BFA, Communication Design '94 is a senior art director at the New York office of Publicis, a worldwide advertising agency network, working with clients such as BMW, UBS, P & G, and Sanofi. He is also actively working on personal photography projects.

Julia Tortolani, BFA, Illustration '94 is creative director at LeapFrog Enterprises, an educational toy and game company in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Andrea Ruggiero, BFA, Product Design '95 is actively involved in the design and development of visual identity systems, furniture, packaging, and environments. His multi-disciplinary practice, Andrea Ruggiero Design LLC, focuses on delivering comprehensive design solutions to start-up ventures and internationally established brands. His work appears regularly in leading design and lifestyle publications and has been selected for numerous awards, including the Good Design Award, the International Furniture Design Fair award in Japan, and ID Magazine's Annual Design Review. Prior to establishing his own practice, Andrea was a senior designer at Razorfish, where as a part of the Physical Solutions Lab he was responsible for developing next-generation digital communication devices and defining new product-user scenarios. He now teaches Product Design at Parsons. For a recent interview with Andrea in the online magazine, flashfilm, click here.

Nina Seirafi, BFA, Interior Design '98 recently decorated a home for Tom Green, who served as general counsel for Dell through the computer company's rise to success in the 1990s. The Austin, Texas home and Nina's interior design work was featured in the January 2007 issue of Elle Decor. For more information visit Nina's website at www.ninaseirafi.com.

Alex Yampolsky, BFA, Communication Design '98 is a principal of BrandOptions, a communication design consultancy. He is also a faculty member in the Department of Graphic Design at The Art Institute of Philadelphia and an adjunct professor in the Department of Advertising at Temple University.

Jada (Casteel) Loveless, AAS, Fashion Marketing '01 launched a luxury handbag line on September 28, 2006. Within just six weeks of launching the line, it was picked up by Jeffrey New York and Atlanta, and Jada is meeting with other major luxury retailers over the course of the next several weeks. The collection is comprised of elegant clutches and minaudieres made of fine quality exotic skins, and jewerly of vermeil encrusted with precious and semi-precious stones. Visit jadaloveless.com for complete details, including photos and press coverage.

Aline Lica, BFA, Interior Design '02 is very involved with the design field in Israel. She says that she practices everything she learned at Parsons. Aline hosts a TV show about design, writes in many magazines about design, and even has her own design column in MAARIV, a very popular magazine in Israel. She is also developing a new four-story design store dedicated to design and lifestyle in Tel Aviv.

Jacky Myint and Jung Hee "Jenni" Sohn, both MFA, Design & Technology '02 are working at the Associated Press as interactive designers pursuing visual journalism.

Natasha Sehgal, AAS, Fashion Design '04 has returned to India and launched Nat Non. The label is having success in India and may expand to retail in other nations in Europe and the U.S. She previously worked at New York and Company after interning at DKNY and Anna Sui. Natasha participated in the USA Fashion Show in 2006 and photos from the show and of her designs can be seen on her website, www.natashasehgal.com or by clicking here.

Patrick Baird, BFA, Photography '05 is a graphic designer at the New York office of Hill & Knowlton, a global PR consultancy and WPP company. Patrick designs presentation materials for new business pitches and creates custom design solutions for current clients including HP, Motorola, Merck, Forest Laboratories, Feld Entertainment, Bausch & Lomb, Nixon Peabody, Tahitian Noni, Schering-Plough, Cendant, Verisign, and Fitch Ratings. Patrick lives in Manhattan and is currently pursuing an MA degree in Media Studies at The New School for General Studies.

Marcia Pearl, BFA, Communication Design '05 is assistant professor in the Visual Communications Department at Prince Georges Community College in Largo, Maryland, where she is currently in her third year.

Susanne Vargarden and Steven Joureau, both BFA, Communication Design '05 have started DEUXS, a design firm on Guadeloupe, French West Indies. DEUXS is an international multidisciplinary design firm, whose first assignment will be designing costumes for the Guadeloupe Carnival 2007. Both graduates have worked full-time within communication design in NYC and worldwide since graduating. Clients include: Condé Nast, Honda, Citibank, Levi's, Indika, DiVA fair, Cupecoy Home fashion etc. DEUXS can be reached on www.deuxs.com.

Alumni News for December 2006

Hillary Vermont, Graphic Design '72 has her own manufacturing business, Tic Toc Rocks, in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Inspired by the beauty of the Southwest, Hillary buys rocks by the ton and makes them into affordable home accessories including clocks, coasters, and tables. She decorates them by etching them with ancient artist motifs and her own designs, which are inspired by her "fabulous teachers at Parsons... especially John Russo." Prior to this Hillary worked for 10 years in advertising at large agencies and CBS Records Advertising and then started her own graphic licensing business, Hillary Vermont Designs. In this endeavor, Hillary's work appeared on printable products including tees, greeting cards, beverageware, and towels. Her licensees included MoMA, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Smithsonian. Hillary welcomes contact from her fellow alumni. Email her at hillaryvermont@hotmail.com and check out her work www.tictocrocks.com and www.hillaryvermont.oakcreekprintworks.com .

Susan Mendola Angelo, BFA, Communication Design '85 currently does freelance special publications work for major corporations including Gannett. Prior to this she worked for Savvy magazine and Arista Records, for eight years, until taking a break to spend time with her children.

Leslie Wayne, BFA, Fine Arts '85 was the recipient of the 2006 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting. This year her work has been shown in group shows including, "Selections from the Permanent Collection Since the 1950's" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, "Poesie" at the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City, "Peace Tower/Whitney Biennial" at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, and "Pull" at the Red Gallery at Savannah College of Art and Design. She will have a solo show titled "Trouble in Paradise" at the Jack Shainman Gallery in 2007.

Michael Storrings, BFA, Illustration '86 had his 2006 ornament signings at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City and at Adler's in New Orleans in November and December. The 2006 ornaments included a limited edition Park Avenue ornament with Swarovski crystals and a Mardi Gras-themed ornament for which a portion of the proceeds were donated to the PRCNO.

Aileen Addalia, BBA, Design & Management '89 has been working as a freelance makeup artist for Lancome cosmetics since 1999. Upon graduation in 1989, she worked as a merchandiser for Liz Claiborne then as product development manager for Geoffrey Beene Menswear at PVH until 1998. Aileen is married to John Addalia, and they have a son, Alec, who is 8 years old. Aileen also has a financial services business with Primerica. She is fully licensed for loans, investments, and insurance in New York and New Jersey.

Daisy Hu, BBA, Design & Management '99 is an account supervisor at The Bromley Group, a public relations and marketing firm in New York City.

Olja Stipanovic, BFA, Fine Arts '98, MFA, Painting '00 will be exhibiting photographs at the Centre Culturel Francais de Turin, in Turin, Italy from December 13 to January 20. The exhibition, titled "Video Dia Loghi" features several international artists.

Siddharth Jatia, MFA, Design & Technology '02 has been working with the design firm, Razorfish for the last year as senior web strategist and user experience lead. He previously worked for Electronic Arts for over four years leading the production of games like NCAA Football and Madden NFL Foortball.

Moulsari Jain, BFA, Communication Design '04 worked with Real Design in New York City for two years, creating branding and materials for The Silk Road Project, Bill T. Jones Dance Company, Rubin Museum of Art, and others. She recently moved to Amsterdam for a new experience.

Alumni News for November 2006

Charles Rutherford, Interior Design '51 was elected Life Member of the Interior Designers Guild, the oldest interior designers group in Texas.

Laura Pollack, BFA, Illustration '78 is working with character development for publishing and product, painting and creating assemblages, and facilitating creativity classes for personal exploration. She lives in Woodstock, New York.

Ellen (Howard) Burkhart, BFA, Fashion Design '81 worked in the industry at Jack Mulqueen for eight months out of school then at Donnkenny Apparel for 16+ years as designer, senior designer, then director of technical design for the $300 million company. She is currently married with twin 7-year old boys and has her own soap company in Florida.

Lisa Petker Mintz, BFA, Fine Arts '87 had a solo show at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library in November and December. Lisa has exhibited her artwork in New York City and Long Island for the past 20 years. The centerpieces of her latest exhibition were her floral collages. Also on display were her highly intricate linear graphite studies.

Louisa Bertman, BFA, Illustration '92 had seven portraits for sale in the “Rock and Art Auction” at The Opera House in Boston, Massachusetts on November 8. Her work includes images of Huey Lewis, Chicago, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Bunny Wailer, Anna Nalick and Chris Isaak. For more of Louisa's work, www.louisabertman.com.

Aneta Genova, BFA, Fashion Design '00 is involved in building a helpful website for fashion students. The website, www.fashionstudentsource.com/ny lists a variety of sources for fabrics, trims, leather, knitting, and all kinds of fashion and art supplies.

Michelle Haim, BFA, Interior Design '00 recently won a first place award in the Hospitality category of the 2006 design competition sponsored by the American Society of Interior Designers South Florida Chapter for her conceptual designs for Centro, a new restaurant and lounge in Miami. Michelle is senior designer at the firm of Fanny Haim & Associates.

Sonya Sklaroff, MFA, Painting '00 showed her paintings in a solo exhibition at Jenkins Johnson Gallery in San Francisco, CA. See www.sonyasklaroff.com for more information.

Sumit Kumar, AAS, Fashion Marketing '01 has been able to successfully combine his Parsons degree with his engineering background from MIT in Supply Chain Management. He currently works in the field of Operations and Logistics as a consultant with Capgemini (formerly Ernst & Young) Consulting.

Jeffrey Olinger, BFA, Architectural Design '03 received a fellowship from EDAW London to work on the 2012 Olympic games. He was also a finalist in the 2005 Green Builders Design Competition hosted by the USGBC.

Natalia Allen, BFA, Fashion Design '04 gave a lecture at Parsons titled "The Relevancy of Technology in Fashion." The lecture was held on November 27 in the fashion design building and was geared towards students and professionals interested in the future of fashion.

Alumni News for October 2006

Harry Weisburd's, BA, Illustration '54 landscape painting has been accepted for inclusion in the artwanted.com's 2007 landscape calendar, which is available in November. Harry is also now listed with Saatchi Gallery, London. He has figurative and landscape paintings listed.

Jack Looney, Graphic Design ’56 recently published a book, Now Batting, Number…The Mystique, Superstition, and Lore of Baseball’s Uniform Numbers (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers).  It took him 14 years to compile this passionate look at the numbers in the game of baseball.  It has everything: dream teams, boyhood idols, history, retired numbers, behind-the-scenes tales, complete rosters, hundreds of photographs and more.  Jack and his book were featured on the front page of the sports section of the Bergen County Record in August and on ESPN2’s “Cold Pizza” in July.  He has also been on more than 50 radio shows nationwide.

Leslie Singer, BFA, Graphic Design '76 currently speaks to entrepreneurial groups, as well
as business and communication students about the Profit Power of Corporate
Identity (and how to do it right the first time). She also speaks about running and operating a design firm and the politics of client management. After a 13-year career in advertising, Leslie started a design firm called Singer Design that she owned for 11 years before selling it to The McCann Erickson Worldgroup, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) in 1999. She worked for them up until 9/11, after which she returned to her "chronic entrepreneurial roots." Her website is www.lesliesinger.com.

Stacye Leanza, BFA, Illustration '82 recently completed her ninth public art mural. This one was her second largest at 70 feet by 14 feet and took almost nine months to complete. The project was commissioned by the Siler City Mural Society in North Carolina.

Patricia Valle Muhilly, BFA, Communication Design '87 was an art director for cosmetic companies for 16 years in New York City before moving to Seattle for project management work with Starbucks Coffee. In 2000 she moved back to the east coast and in 2005, she started her own interiors business.

Karen De Balbian Verster, BFA, Communication Design '79 has just published her first novel, Boob, A Story of Sex, Cancer & Stupidity, and completed a book tour with readings and signings in five states, culminating in a reading and signing at Borders in New York City. Karen has been invited to read at KGB, the Knitting Factory, Posman Booksellers, and St. Peters Church, among other locations. Many excerpts from Boob, A Story of Sex, Cancer & Stupidity and her novel-in-progress, Desperately Seeking Dutch, have been published in literary reviews and anthologies such as Widener Review, Global City Review, and The Breast: An Anthology, Promethean, Shore Stories, Lifestories, and Amuse. Karen's poetry has appeared in Rising to the Dawn, Calliope, and poetsonline.com. To read an excerpt, visit http://mysite.verizon.net/kdebv.

Mary Ting, BFA, Illustration '83 had her work featured in an exhibit titled "Metaphor" at Photo New York October 6-8.

Cara Enteles, BFA, Fashion Design '87 had an open studio at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Center’s Open Studios 2006 in October. For more on Cara’s work visit www.Caraenteles.com.

Rima Fujita, BFA, Illustration '87 has published the children's books, Wonder Garden, Wonder Talk, (forewords by the Dalai Lama,) Little Black Box, and Simple Meditation. She has established a nonprofit organization, "Books for Children," which produces children's books and donates them to the kids in needy countries. Her Wonder Talk was officially selected as recommended reading by the U.N. Rima's website is www.rimafujita.com.

Daniel Stark, BFA, Communication Design '93 is the co-author of a new book called Stoked: The Evolution of Action Sports, due out next month. He is also the principal of Stark Design in New York City.

Amanda Perez, BFA, Photography '97 is currently working as the senior exhibit and graphic designer at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. She has spent the last three years designing the exhibit graphics and art directing the Asia Trail exhibit that is now open to the public. Her photography training from Parsons proved to be a real asset when she was assigned the task of shooting the atmospheric and theatrical images for the exhibit. Amanda got the opportunity to travel to India and China for this shooting assignment and the exhibit development. One of her images from the India trip won first place in the Smithsonian staff photo contest.

Sonya Sklaroff, MFA, Painting '00 was married to Michael Bagalman on October 15, 2006 in New York City. She is an artist (www.SonyaSklaroff.com) represented in New York by the David Findlay Gallery and in California by the Jenkins Johnson Gallery. She is currently preparing for her Paris debut in the spring of 2007. The bridegroom is an executive with Publicis Dialog, a global marketing services
company.

Edwin Murillo, BFA, Illustration '03 created an entire line of American Idol "tween" products to hit Wal-Mart stores in early 2007.

Sarah Schwaber, BFA, Architectural Design '05 has worked on a project that will appear as the "featured idea house" in the November issue of Coastal Living Magazine.

Gina Cassese, BFA, Photography '06 is working as a graphic designer for LiveTechnology, which is a provider of marketing communications technology offering a diversity of online business solutions and technologies. Tools focus on managing the execution of effective communications while enabling corporate brand control and local/regional flexibility. Gina has recently designed an application for voice over IP communications geared towards the online gaming community.

Alumni News for September 2006

Timothy Collins, AAS, Illustration ’84 exhibited at the African-American Cultural Center in Chicago this month. His solo exhibit, “Inconsistent Work’ing” was a collection of landscapes and abstract and representational works.  He uses oils and acrylics on canvas, wood, and found objects to communicate his vision.

Daniel Springer, BFA, Illustration '84 has been named Fine & Performing Arts Chair at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Since graduating, Dan has earned his Master's in English Literature and has been teaching in the Arts and Humanities for the last 19 years. In addition to his work at the high school, Dan teaches regularly at The Cape Cod Museum of Art, and had his first solo show of landscapes this past May at the Brestwer Ladies Library. He has also presented at the last two National Art Education Association conventions in Boston and Chicago and is looking forward to the 2007 convention in NYC. He can be reached at work at springed@dy-regional.k12.ma.us and would love to hear from his old(er)classmates!

Gloria Haske, BFA, Product Design '87 teaches jewelry design and photography to high school students at a private, independent school.

Kathryn Letson, BFA, Fashion Design '89 runs her own trend and consulting firm, Trend Inc. Previously she spent 20 years in the fashion industry in New York City working for such companies as Abercrombie and Fitch, Donna Karan, and the Gap.

Kara Gott, BFA, Illustration '91 has been working as a knitwear designer for the past five years. Her company, igottknits, creates fun and quirky designs for children and adults. She just launched a new line of hand knitting patterns geared toward hobby knitters and will be announcing a line of knitting kits of the same patterns in winter 2007. Kara's patternline is featured on her website, www.igottknits.com.

Andriana Meyer-Ochoa, BFA, Communication Design '94 was an art director and photographer in New York from 1994 until 2000. In 2001 she teamed up with renowned artist Tomas Ochoa and is co-author in all video and photography projects. Tomas Ochoa and Andriana Meyer live and work in Switzerland and Argentina.

Elisa Carlucci, BFA, Illustration '96 is director of design for Victoria Hagan Perfect Pieces. Perfect Pieces is a new line of decorative accessories, small furniture pieces, and lighting, which just launched at Target. The line is featured in the October issue of Elle, Time's "Style" supplement, and November's In Style. In addition, a commercial for the new line will air on networks in October. (Victoria Hagan is a 1984 graduate of Parsons' environmental design program.)

JP (Juan) Fassari, BFA, Communication Design '98 started his own company, X5 Studios, two years ago.

Marie Havens, BFA, Fashion Design '99 has relocated to California to become creative director of a new nonprofit, Invisible Children, Inc. Previously, Marie spent 13 years in the fashion and photography industries and after documenting the war and poverty in Northern Uganda first-hand in 2005, she knew she had to make a drastic change. Invisible Children (www.invisiblechildren.com) is dedicated to aiding, educating, and bringing awareness to the war-affected children of Uganda. Marie handles all aesthetic, publishing deals, and media-driven products that are created at the organization. She plans to return to the East Coast in 1-2 years to hopefully manage the first Invisible Children office in New York City or Washington DC.

Fennel Doyle, AAS, Graphic Design '00 spent five years working in New York City after graduation (as the coat check girl at the Village Vanguard), then headed to the Fiji Islands where she made websites for small businesses. She recently returned to the U.S. from Australia where she earned a master's degree in information technology and worked as the senior web producer at a high-tech start up in the Silicon Valley. She is now enjoying San Francisco and looking for "something new."

Jasmin Curth, BFA, Photography '01 is the photo coordinator for Condé Nast Publications.

Jillian McNamara, BFA, Communication Design '01 is now a senior designer for Court TV Online.

Arley-Rose Torsone, BFA, Integrated Design Curriculum '04 is the communications director of AS220, a nonprofit community arts space (as220.org) and part of the Dirt Palace collective that works out of Olneyville (dirtpalace.org). She is happily living in an abandoned library making music, designing posters that speak out against the current gentrification of Olneyville and teaching drawing at the state's Juvenile Prison. Before leaving New York, she worked for Michel Gondry as a studio assistant.

Elizabeth Sackett, AAS, Fashion Marketing '06 works in the press office at Hermès.

Alumni News for August 2006

Lina Morielli, Certificate, Graphic Design '70 showed her work as part of the new gallery member show, "Three Visions," at Art/Place in Southport, Connecticut in August.

Jim Palam, BFA, Graphic Design '71 is owner and creative director of Jim Palam & Partners, an award-winning, full-service advertising agency located in Santa Barbara, California.

Pamela Arnold Pollack, BFA, Communication Design '79 is working as a freelance graphic designer. Her clients include the New York City Department of Education and NASFT. She is also a graphic design professor at Kingborough College. In addition, she and her husband own a wholesale baking company called the "Savory Pie Company." She has two college-age daughters.

Mary Ting, BFA, Illustration '83 had art in the following group shows this summer: photography at SCOPE in Wainscott, NY; video projection at Site Specifics in Islip, NY; and sculpture at Breaking the Mold at the Ernest Rubenstein Gallery in New York City.

Leonardo De Armas, BFA, Fashion Design '86 started his own couture company in 1989 in Caracas. He has also been lecturing at the Altos de Chavon fashion design department since 2004.

Christopher Vilardi, BFA, Illustration '90 was asked by the president of Fordham University to create a sculpture inspired by the story of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Catholic Jesuit Order, to serve as a corner stone to the university’s campus. Chris' work can be seen on the lawn of the main campus of Fordham University in The Bronx and a twin can be seen at the Lincoln Center campus. For more information, visit www.cvilardi.com.

Vinita Chand, AAS, Graphic Design '93 has started a design studio and is working on a variety of projects covering elements of graphic design as well as illustration.

Gregory Feller, BFA, Environmental Design '93 is president of Feller Design, Inc. Founded in 1998, the design firm specializes in retail and high-end residential interior design. In 2004 he opened Hudson Home, a furniture and home furnishings showroom in Hudson, New York (www.hudson-home.com).

Michael Godsey, BFA, Photography '94 does contract work (multimedia and web development) with various organizations, including Microsoft. Last summer he taught Computer Arts to 5-10 year olds at The Frist Museum of Visual Arts in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. That experience led him to leave corporate work behind, for the most part, and he is currently pursuing a teaching career and doing art for art's sake. He and his wife are currently in Shanghai, China for several months on business. Michael would love to see old friends when he visits New York City in late September!

Erik Babcock, BFA, Fine Arts '97 and Kathy Oh, BFA, Fine Arts '97 exhibited work at the Summer Salon group show at Gerald Peters Gallery in New York City this month.

Lauren Fensterstock's, BFA, Product Design '97 work was selected to appear in Metalsmith Magazine's prestigious annual juried issue, "Exhibition in Print 2006." Her work will also be on display at the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in the exhibition "Laced in History" in January.

Mark Mangion, BFA, Fine Arts '01 has completed an installation called "Iran 2005," which will be on display at St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Malta this September. Mark and his co-artist, Juame Sabater I Garau traveled to Iran and focused on aspects of the landscapes and the people to create this installation. Mark is an artist working in a wide range of media. He earned an MA in Fine Art from the Royal College of Art (London) in 2005.

Sarah Song, BFA, Product Design '01 is director of Visual Merchandising in the Store Design Department at Lancome. She has been in the cosmetics field for about five years. Also, Sarah bought and renovated a small studio apartment in Chelsea, which appeared on the HGTV show, "Small Space Big Style" a couple of months ago. Therefore, she says she has been keeping her "furniture design going on a more personal level."

Edward Aguasanta, AAS, Fashion Design '02 joined the Marines after graduation and served in Iraq. He lives in Florida, freelances in Miami, and says he now has a "desert perspective" on his new collection.

Marcy Rye, MFA, Design & Technology '02 has started her own communications design firm, WireMedia Communications. WireMedia Communications provides creative services, including creative strategy and print and web design and development. Most recently the firm has launched “Talentcase,” a website product for emerging artists. To learn more about this product and WireMedia visit www.talentcase.com and www.wiremedia.net.

Karen Kramer, BFA, Fine Arts '03 is the visual information specialist for the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS), an independent, nonprofit, member-supported organization dedicated to research, public education, and conservation programs for the marine and coastal environments. Her position with the center encompasses a multitude of tasks all pertaining to the way PCCS represents itself visually. In her time working for PCCS, she has had the opportunity to design logos, newsletters, T-shirts, and posters. She has also been given the opportunity to put her skills as a painter to use by creating the illustrations used for an educational chart of the species of sea turtles of the western North Atlantic. Karen is proud to work for such an engaging and important organization and is grateful for the opportunity to put her Parsons education to use for such a purpose.

Tamae Ishii, AAS, Fashion Design '05 has started her own high-end women's apparel line. See www.ishiinyc.com.

Beth Mooney, BFA, Integrated Design Curriculum '05 had one of her designs selected as a notable entry in the 2006 Light Objects Design competition. For more information about the contest, visit www.core77.com/lightobjects.

Yi-Chen Mu, MFA, Design & Technology '06 has submitted her street game "Lightning Buzz" to the first Come Out & Play Festival in New York City. Her submission has been accepted and the event will be held September 22-24. See http://a.parsons.edu/~yichen/lightningbuzz.html for more information.

Alumni News for July 2006

Barbara Thulin-Joyce, BFA, Fashion Design '87 is designer and owner of Decadent Digs, home decor pet pampering accoutrements. For more information visit www.dec