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Metals & Jewelry Program Chair Spends Summer Teaching, Exhibiting

Posted July 21, 2010

Associate Professor Phil Renato, Allesee Metals & Jewelry Design Program Chair, has spent his summer travelling the United States and abroad. In July, Renato taught a class called Read More…
Alumnus Profiled in Indonesia Newspaper

Posted July 16, 2010 in Alumni

Danny Oei Wirianto (Illustration �??97) was profiled in an article �??Profile: Danny Oei Wirianto: Turning Around a Negative Image�?� published in the July 14 edition of The Jakarta Read More…
Industrial Design Graduate is Making the World Prettier

Posted July 14, 2010 in Alumni

Will Oltman (Industrial Design, �??09) has had two of his designs accepted by Nambé. Known for award-winning, handcrafted designs for the home, Nambé makes museum-quality art a Read More…
Faculty Member Named Champion of Sustainability

Posted July 9, 2010 in Student

Assistant Professor Gayle DeBruyn, Furniture Design and Design Studies, has been named a Champion of Sustainability by MiSustainable.com for her work in advocating the role the Read More…
North Carolina Alumnus Offers Plein Air Workshops

Posted July 7, 2010 in Alumni, Public

En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air" and is used to describe the act of painting outdoors. Kendall alumnus and North Carolina artist Richard Oversmith is Read More…
Photo Program in the News

Posted July 5, 2010 in Alumni

Adam D. DeKraker, Assistant Professor of Photography, was selected by Focal Press (a subsidiary of Elsevier Publishing) to review �??Exploring Color Photography,�?� 5th edition, by Read More…
Painting Alum Exhibits in Saugatuck

Posted July 2, 2010 in Alumni

Michigan artist and Kendall Alumnus Kenneth Cadwallader ( �??96 Illustration) just returned from a month-long painting excursion through central and southern Taiwan. Immersed in the Read More…
Recent Grad Takes 1st Place

Posted June 29, 2010 in Alumni, Public

2010 graduate Dustin Farnsworth, Sculpture and Functional Art, was awarded First Place and $2500 for his piece, "Looming Genes and Rooted Dreams" in the Saginaw Valley State Read More…
Kendall Well-Represented at Festival Regional Arts Show

Posted June 21, 2010 in Alumni, Public

James LaCroix ('10, Photography) won top honors and a $500 award in photography for an untitled image at the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts Regional Art Exhibition. A $250 LOMA Read More…
Alumnus Joey Ruiter is on the Move

Posted June 18, 2010 in Alumni

Joey Ruiter (2000, Industrial Design) was recently featured in the on-line magazine Rapid Growth. According to the publication, the 33-year-old industrial designer has bought a tiny Read More…