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
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
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
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
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
Scott Thorp
Associate Vice President for Research / Chair, Depart of Art and Design · Augusta University
At Augusta University, Scott Thorp seeks to create a creative community around a nationally ranked art and design department.
User-Centered Design Concept Development Contemporary Art Digital Photography Creativity Research
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
Laurel Butler
Lecturer of Studio Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Lecturer of Studio Arts
Creative Youth Development Arts Education Social Justice
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
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
Associate Professor of Classics and Archaeology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
International Trade Social Identity Through Archaeological Objects Late Bronze Age Archaeology of the Ancient World Trade and Maritime Exchanges in the Eastern Mediterranean
Lauren Fournier
Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, Researcher · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Visual Culture & Theory Curating Filmmaking Environmental Humanities Contemporary Literature
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
Saeri Dobson
Professor of Graphic Design and Chair of Studio Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Chair and Professor
Typography Digital Illustration Layout Concept Design Motion Graphics
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