Image: Kristin Shiga

Brienne Steckly (Photography ‘04) created an art installation in parking garage display windows for the Urban Art Project in Great Falls, MT. The work will be on view February 5-May 5, 2009.

Ellen Goldschmidt (Drawing/Painting ) will be teaching an OCAC workshop for high school art students titled “Off-Press Printing Techniques on Paintings” on March 21st.  She leads the design team for the annual Friendly House Inc. fundraiser to be held on March 13; the theme is “The Greatest Auction on Earth.”  Ellen’s new body of work explores the relationship between writing and images. 

Traveler Terpening (Photography ‘03) continues to work on his travel guide to the state of Alaska for English publisher Bradt Travel Guides. He will also be starting graduate school at Prescott College in February 2009.  His focus will be environmental journalism.

Jocelyn Ruth O’Shea (Fiber ’06) is designing knitwear for sustainable fashion designer Eviana Hartman of Bodkin.  The pieces will be on view at the Bodkin fashion show in New York City and available for purchase through select retail establishments. Jocelyn is also working with Knit New York to create their first ever full line of knitwear. 

Lisa Sikorski (Metals, ‘03) was awarded a Vilas Travel Grant to help fund her continued work with an ad-hoc collective of women she met during her exchange at the University of Dundee, Scotland.

Courtney Murphy (Ceramics ‘04) has a new website: http://www.courtneymurphy.net

Kristin Mitsu Shiga (Metals ’01) will be teaching a workshop at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts from May 31-June 12, 2009. The workshop, entitled “Co-Laboratory: Making it Together,” will explore Kristin’s new love: making art collaboratively. For details, visit http://www.haystack-mtn.org

Susannah Lints (Ceramics ’03) has been selected along with other Oregon Potters Association (OPA) members, to attend and send one ceramic piece each to Hokkaido Pottery Society’s annual exhibition.  The exhibit will be held at the Sapporo Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan in September 2009, commemorating the Hokkaido Pottery Association’s 40th anniversary celebration. 

Colleen Flanigan (Metals ‘97) received a fellowship to attend and present at the annual TED (TED.com) conference this February.  Colleen also has a Biorock metal reef model in the crocheted community reef on display at OMSI from January 26-Feb 28.  OCAC students Colleen Flanigan, Sarah Hall, Jeanne McGivor, and Heidi Armour all worked on the film “Coraline.“ This 3D stop-motion animated, Neil Gaiman-inspired movie (directed by Henry Selick) will be in theaters on Feb. 6. 

Josh Smith (Wood ‘08) is showing his new work “The righteous foundation of us” at Manuel Izquierdo Gallery at the Pacific Northwest College of Art February 5-26, 2009. http://www.jjfab.com