Martha Radice
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology · Dalhousie University
An anthropologist who studies the social, spatial and cultural dynamics of cities.
Urban Studies Public Space Études urbaines Espace public Multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism
Adam Barbu
Independent Writer and Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Winner of the 2015 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators
Curating Art Design Exhibiting Canadian Heritage
Lynn Vartan
Professor of Music · Southern Utah University
Known for her dynamic athleticism and exciting energy on stage, Dr. Vartan brings that same passion for music into her classroom.
Percussion Music Drumline Conducting Percussion Pedagogy
Holly Chang
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Holly Chang is an emerging artist, curator and researcher from Toronto, Ontario.
Photography Art
Jon McMillan
Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History · University of Mary Washington
Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History
Studio Art Sculpture Installations Visual Cultures
Adam Fung
Associate Professor of Art · Texas Christian University
Adam Fung's art studies issues such as climate change, patterns of nature and the universe.
Art Exhibitions Disappearing Ice Masses Demonstrating the Close Relationship between Art, Music and Science Painting and Drawing
Yasmin Nurming-Por
Curator, Writer and Researcher · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Yasmin is the 2017 winner of the Middlebrook Prize
Public Programming Curating Education Project Management
Alison Cooley
Writer, Curator, Educator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Alison Cooley is a joint winner of the 2014 Middlebrook Prize.
Art History Museum Education Contemporary Art Curatorial Projects
Art Nomura
Professor Emeritus, School of Film and Television Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Art Nomura is a Fullbright Research Scholar (Japan, 2003) who has worked as a painter, sculptor, potter, filmmaker and New Media artist
New Media Documentary Video Art Narrative Film Production
Stuart Candy
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Stuart Candy is an advisor, facilitator, educator, artist and designer with more than twenty years of experience in the futures field.
Speculative Design Future of Work Design Fiction Foresight Transmedia Storytelling
Carole Garmon
Department Chair, Professor of Sculpture · University of Mary Washington
Professor Garmon specializes in all technical aspects of sculpture.
Sculpture Video Art Performance Art Installation Art
Dr Oliver Bray
Dean of School · Leeds Beckett
Oliver’s current research interests stem from his professional practice in contemporary performance and live art.
Live Art Theatre Studies
Ben Chang
Director, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) & Professor, Arts · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Explores the intersections of virtual environments and experimental gaming with contemporary media art
Digital Games Immersive Visualization Systems Experimental Gaming Electronic Art Virtual Environments
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi
Professor · University of Florida
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi is an art historian specializing in art of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, especially that of colonial Peru.
Art and History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America Latin American Studies
Caroline Sauvage
Professor of Archaeology | NEH chair of Mediterranean Studies | Director of the Archaeology Center · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
textile tools Archaeology International Trade Social Identity Through Archaeological Objects Late Bronze Age
Isabelle Lynch
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Isabelle Lynch has worked at McGill University, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
Art History Contemporary Art Philosophy Visual Arts Research
Lauren Fournier
Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, Researcher · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Visual Culture & Theory Curating Filmmaking Environmental Humanities Contemporary Literature
Julian Chambliss
Professor of English · Michigan State University
Julian Chambliss' research interests focus on race, culture, and power in real and imagined spaces.
Afrofuturism Black Digital Humanities Comics and Culture Comic Book Adaptations Space, Place, and Identity
Karen Melton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Child and Family Studies · Baylor University
Her research focuses on positive family leisure experiences that enhance child development and family relations.
Program Effectiveness Intentional Family Family Finances Decison-making Family Time