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Show Kathy Remington, who joined us in January of last year, is finishing up her training. Kathy teaches Humanities at Olympus High School and at the Salt Lake Community College. Kathy's educational background is very interesting in that her undergraduate work was in Russian, English and French, her MA in Secondary Education and she has gone on to study for an MBA. It was Kathy's desire to know more about art so that she could be a better Humanities teacher that brought her to UMFA. "My goal is to develop curriculum that crosses music, art and literature for each period ... in history. Jean Nuismer brought our program to Kathy's attention. Thanks, Jean. 11 Janie Rogers holds a BFA degree with honors and an MA in Art History from the University of Utah. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Phi. Janie has served on the Board of Trustees for both the Gina Bachauer Foundation and the Associate Art Historians of Salt Lake ?J r whom she wrote the publication Gilgal: A Sculpture Garden in Salt Lake City. Janie's love and interest in art and art history seemed a natural attraction to our program. A second consideration was a desire "to remain involved in the University of Utah art community and with art in general." Lisa Schwartz has a BS in Business/Marketing which included numerous hours in Studio Art and Acting from the University of Colorado. For herself she has taken classes ·in oil painting, drawing and ', print-making. While a student she worked in marketing research at the Denver Art Museum to determine how people interact and interpret art. "I would like to be a docent at the UMFA because of my personal love of the arts, to gain a better understanding of art history and the collections at UMFA, and to assist others in developing a passion and understanding for art ... I believe an art museum is directly tied into the spirit of a community, and I would like to be a positive 3.rt of that." Irina Urano received her BA in Art Education from North Texas State University but has continued her education in art with numerous t~· classes in arts and crafts. After } ~.-,,.,; . . ,.&it.¥,, graduation she taught art at the ' %%¥ft§ grade school and high school levels ,:::,,::::,,,<,,<,::=-~ in Texas and Georgia. She went on to teach ceramics and watercolor classes at Schofield Barracks, Fort Shaffer, Hawaii. For 22 years she has run a graphic design firm (UCI, Inc.) with her husband. They specialize in hotel, resort and corporate identity. Most of their work is in Japan and other areas of Asia. Her experience with volunteering has ranged form Festival of Trees (1997 & 1998), Assistance League, the Utah Christian Homeschool Association, the Japan-American Society and many others. Elaine Miller introduced Irina to the Museum and encouraged her to apply. Thanks, again, Elaine. rs;OTLIGHT ON EXHIBITIO~ A rt of the U: The First 150 Years February 6 to 29, 2000 As one of the events celebrating the first 150 years of the university, the Museum is collaborating with the Department of Art on an exhibition to be curated by Professor Robert Olpin. The works will be hung in Gallery Three of the Museum and the Gittens Gallery in the College of Art. The Opening Reception will be on February 6 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The exhibition will trace the history of the department of art from its inception in 1850 to today through the works of its notable professors. Among the works to be seen will be examples from George Dibble, Alvin Gittens, J. ~. ~~:;rwood, Lee Greene Richards, Jack Sears~ ~ e Conte Stewart. STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING Our next meeting will be on February 2nd at 9:30 a.m. |
