X-TRA, the art journal co-founded by Art Professor Stephen Berens , was recently awarded a 2012-2013 Nonprofit Arts Organizational Grant by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. The grant is for the production offour issue of the journal during the next year. This is the seventh consecutive year the DCA has
It was a winding route, one that shifted through war, work and life, but 50 years after he first entered college, U.S. Army veteran Joseph Schwallie has a college degree in hand. Schwallie, 68, has finally earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Chapman University. The veteran started college in 1961 at Orange Coast
On Friday, May 4 Associate Professor of Spanish, Dr. Laura Loustau and Dr. Paul Apodaca, Associate Professor of American Studies were asked to serve as jurors for the Cal State University Student Research Competition at Cal State Long Beach. This system-wide competition showcased excellence in scholarly research and creative activity conducted by CSU undergraduate and
The following Department of Art faculty were honored at the 12th annual Faculty Appreciation Reception on April 26th: Joseph Banuelos (Graphic Design), David Burns (Studio Art), Eric Chimenti (Graphic Design), Edward Fosmire (Art History), Gail Griswold (Graphic Design), Claudine Jaenichen (Graphic Design), and David Kiddie (Studio Art).These were nominated by students and honored for creating
Assistant Professor of Art, Lia Halloran, has a solo exhibition, “Sublimation Transmutation”, that is opening on Saturday, May 5 from 6-8pm at Martha Otero Gallery in Los Angeles. Anyone and Everyone is welcome to go! For more information regarding the show please go to: http://www.marthaotero.com/exhibitions/2012-05-05_lia-halloran/
Professor Lia Halloran and BFA in Art student, Julie Russo, were awarded Chapman University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program grant. Ms. Russo was one of the 13 “fellows” chosen to participate and will be working on a research project with Professor Halloran over the summer.
Assistant Professor John Compton in the department of Political Science was awarded the 2012 Law & Society Association’s Dissertation Prize. His dissertation “A Moral Revolution: Evangelical Reform and the Transformation of American Constitutionalism, 1830-1937” was the unanimous choice of the committee. On behalf of all of us in Wilkinson College, congratulations!
Adjunct faculty member, Dawn Huxley, traveled to New York last winter to conduct research on several topics that she includes in her Life Drawing courses. Included in this research was the study of master drawings by Michelangelo, Del Sarto, Rembrandt and Prud’hon in the private drawing study room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In
Dr. Pilar Valenzuela (Associate Professor in the Department of Languages) recently participated in the presentation of the book Estudios sobre lenguas andinas y amazónicas. Homenaje a Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, which she co-edited with colleagues from Leiden University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. The book, which contains 21 articles dealing with various topics on Andean
Make sure to check out Critical Faculties in Guggenheim Gallery, a group show by faculty members of the Chapman University Department of Art, curated by Alexandro Abraham Segade. This fascinating exhibition showcases recent work by professors of the art department: a diverse and interdisciplinary display of design, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, installation, video and performance art. This