MUM Student Kat Kanan Featured by VICE, CNN, & More
MUM student Kat Kanan has been featured in national media again, this time for her contribution to the Forgotten Iowa photo project.
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BFA Alumna Alexandra Gabriel Discusses Textiles, Dreamscapes, and Grad School
MIU BFA graduate Alexandra “Alex” Gabriel has come full circle in a journey she shares with me at Revelations, one of her favorite meeting places in Fairfield.
Andrea Zapata: Sustainability and Entrepreneurship
Although she was attending college in Southern California, Andrea Zapata was looking for a school with a commitment to sustainability and a focus on personal growth.
One night, her mother had a dream which led them to discover MIU. Two weeks later, Andrea was attending a Visitors Weekend.
Taking the Mundane to the Magical: The Art of Tony Ellis
It felt too informal to interview artist Tony Ellis (full disclosure: my husband) at home in my pajamas, so we moved our early morning interview to Café Paradiso. After ordering a tea for him (a Brit) and a cappuccino for me (addicted), we start the interview.
Maggie Argiro, Renaissance Woman
The broad 15th century Italian concept of a Renaissance Man is one who “can do all things if he will” and who is “limitless when it comes to capacity for development and obliged to further these talents and gifts as fully as possible.” Maggie Argiro is definitely a 21st century Renaissance woman.
Interview with Bill Teeple, Artist and Founder of Fairfield’s ICON Gallery
ICON is a fitting name for Iowa Contemporary Arts and an apt description of the gallery’s well-loved founder/director/curator, Bill Teeple. I recently visited him there.
New Poetry Book Features MIU Community
The newly published poetry anthology River of Earth and Sky: Poems for the Twenty First Century by Diane Frank features several writers from the MIU community and is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.
Jami Johnson: Fashion and Design
Graphic and fashion designer Jami Johnson works as part of “a tight knit team” for Blue Fish Clothing in Fairfield, Iowa. “I never thought I’d be moved back to a small town in Midwest and working at a clothing line doing fashion design,” she tells me.
Artist Ananda Kesler Captures her Inner World
Ananda Kesler’s grandmother was a respected Israeli artist. Ananda’s early childhood visits to her grandmother’s studio, “a mysterious, magical place,” fostered her fascination with painting. After her family moved to Fairfield, Ananda began to transcend cultural boundaries – traveling the world to study art, printmaking, textile/surface design, painting and drawing in Italy, Iowa, California and Thailand. In contrast, or perhaps deeply informed by her travels, Ananda’s work explores and reflects her rich inner world.
Creative Edge Film Fest Rocks Fairfield
The first annual Creative Edge Film Fest (CEFF) took place in Fairfield September 25-27 at the freshly renovated Orpheum Theater downtown. The festival provided a new venue for Iowa’s independent filmmakers, producers, directors, and actors to showcase their talents.