Bret Taboada

Architecture

Graduate student in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.  Teaches architecture. Taught drawing/visualization at Philadelphia University, in AIA Philadelphia’s Architecture in Education program, and as a teaching assistant in History and Theory of Architecture at PennDesign.  Previously worked for Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates and Scan-Design.  Interested in architecture, urban design, cities, and public space; architectural history; the design process; and writing architecture criticism.

Jamie Diamond

Photography

B.A., University of Wisconsin, M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania
Photographer and Video Artist. Teaches Digital Photography and Black and White Photography. Solo exhibitions include Moeller Snow Gallery in New York, NY (2008/09). Group exhibitions include the Overture Center for the Arts, Madison Wisconsin (2005); Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2008); the Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA (2008); Michael Steinberg Gallery, New York, NY (2008); Ceres Gallery, New York, NY (2008); and Ramis Barquet, New York, NY (2009). Diamond is a recipient of the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship Award (2008) and was a visiting artist at New York University (2009). She recently finished the Workspace Artist Residency Program at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in the financial district, New York, NY (2008/09).

Ellen Reynolds

Filmmaking and Video

Filmmaker. Teaches film and video, Digital Video Post-Production Specialist and Digital Video Lab Manager. Taught at University of the Arts. Productions include "Way of the Elephant," documentary about twelve teenagers on a living/learning expedition in Thailand (2003); "New Music," documentary on avant garde music composers and performance in Philadelphia (2001); "Race Talks," documentary on an innovative approach to improving police/community relationships (2001); "Taste Buds," "proof of concept" episode of a proposed series about children, culture and food (2001); Associate Editor, "The Big Tea Party at the RNC," an award winning nightly alternative new program from the Republican National Convention produced by the Big Tea Party collective (2000).

Ivanco Talevski

Figure Drawing and Printmaking

B.F.A.,  Maryland Institute College of Art, 
M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania
Painter and Printmaker. Solo Exhibitions: KIC Gallery, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia(2005); John Fonda Gallery, Baltimore(2002). 
Group Exhibitions: 2nd Guanlan Printmaking Biennial, Guanlan Museum, China, (2009); The 15th Space International Print Biennial, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (2009); International Print Center New York(2009,2008); The 4th Kochi International Trienial Exhibition of Prints, Japan (2008); Prints Tokyo, The Metropolitan Museum of Tokyo (2007); Prints Tokyo, Sakima Museum of Art, Okinawa, Japan(2007).  Awards: Guanlan International Print Prize, Shenzhen, China (2009);  Elizabeth Greenshields Award, Quebec, Canada(2009,2003,2001); Borislav Traikovski Award, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia (2008); Neil Welliver Award, University of Pennsylvania (2007); Vangel Kodzoman Award, KIC, Skopje, Republic of
Macedonia, (2006).

Deirdre Murphy

Painting

B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute, M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania
Teaches drawing and painting and coordinates exhibitions. Leeway Grant recipient (2003). Solo exhibitions include Bridgette Mayer Gallery (2003), Vita Gallery, Portland, Oregon (1995,1996, 1997). Group exhibitions include Abington Art Center, (2003);Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2002), Phoenix Gallery,New York, NY (2002); Bowery Gallery, New York (1999); Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (1997); Tacoma Art Museum, Washington (1995). Collections include Gamblin Artists Colors Company, Portland, Oregon; Alpha Med Press Incorporated, Dayton, OH. Represented by the Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA .

Andrew Philips

Architecture

B.Arch., Pennsylvania State University, 
M.Arch., Harvard University Graduate School of Design
A recipient of the Philadelphia AIA Chapter’s Young Architect Award, Andrew has taught in the architecture department for ten years. He has also taught at Philadelphia University and Lehigh University and has served as a visiting critic at several other universities, including Columbia University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Andrew is a registered architect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a principal of the firm dommertphillips.
Phillips currently teaches studios in the undergraduate program.

Matt Courtney

Sculpture and Ceramics

B.S., The University of the Arts
M.F.A., Kent State University
Ceramic Artist. Teaches ceramics. Taught at The University of the Arts, Tyler School of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art. Ohio Arts Council Artist Fellowship (1993); Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Fellowship (1990). Solo exhibitions include Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2000); Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA (1999); The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (1996, 1987); In Collaboration Gallery, Akron, OH (1996); The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH (1994).

Matt Neff

Drawing and Printmaking

B.F.A., Indiana University, 
B.A., Indiana University, Art History
, M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania
Mixed Media Artist and Printmaker. Manger; Common Press and Print Shop. Teaches Printmaking. Selected Exhibitions:  Meet Your Printmaker, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC; Synthesesia, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA; New Books, Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; AIGA Awards Exhibition, Always By Design Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2009). Perspectives, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA; Design Philadelphia, Rotunda, Philadelphia, PA; Art Crush, Curated by Jenny Jaskey, Philadelphia, PA;  Sugar Craft, Kasia Kay Gallery, Chicago, IL; Live With It: Artist and collecting series, Photo West Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Emerging to Established: 25 Years of the Center for Emerging Visual Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Curated by Kate Ware, Philadelphia PA; In Praise of Apathy, Bebe R. Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Natural Selection, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore Maryland; Beyond Kiosk Ramp project, Curated by Christoph Keller, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA (2008). 28 Degrees, Icebox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Naked Paper, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Flicker, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Mixed Media, Mixed Company: Conjunctions at the Common Press, Rare Books Library, UPenn; Folio 2007, University of Pennsylvania Print Shop Project Space, Philadelphia, PA; En Masse, Bebe Benoial Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; CFEVA New Work, The Galleries at Moore College, Philadelphia, PA; Sugar Buzz, Curated by Susan Hoeltzel, Lehman College, Bronx, NY (2007). Awards: Perkins Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching at the University of Pennsylvania (2008). Center for Emerging Visual Artists Career Development Fellowship (2007). Larry Shpritz Award for Excellence in an Artistic Medium; U. of Pennsylvania (2005).

Alexandria Schmidt-Ullrich

Architecture

Received a Master in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, where she currently teaches undergraduate architecture and works in the Graduate School of Fine Arts Fabrication Laboratory.  She resides in Philadelphia and practices at a local architecture firm.  Her interests range from photography and printmaking to industrial and furniture design with a strong emphasis on material quality and craftsmanship.

Julie Saecker Schneider

Drawing and Painting

http://www.juliesaeckerschneider.com

B.S., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Painter and drawer. Directs undergraduate program, teaches undergraduate painting and drawing and acts as a critic in the graduate program. Taught at Williams College, Northern Virginia Community College, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. Banff Centre for the Arts Residency (2005), Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaughmakerrig, Ireland (2007), International School of Art, Montecastello, Italy Residency (1999). Solo exhibitions include Wilmington College, Wilmington, OH (2002); Beards Art Gallery, Marion, IN (2001); Interlochen Center for the Arts (2000); Aseele Gallery, Tampa, FL (2000); Millsaps College, MS (2000); Peninsula Fine Arts Center, VA (1996); Jane Haslem Gallery (1993, 1989); University of Wisconsin (1976). Collections include Indianapolis Museum of Art; Minnesota Museum of Art; Arkansas Arts Center Foundation; Goucher College, MD; Lakeview Museum, IL; Rutgers University, NJ.

Erin Hagerty

Lecturer, Animation, Graphic & Web Design

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B.A., University of Pennsylvania

Animator and Designer. Teaches animation, graphic design and web design. Teaches at Philadelphia University and guest lectures at Penn Alexander School. Designs and group productions include “L’Ange” and “Courts Métrage” DVD cover and disc design for filmmaker Patrick Bokanowski (2009); “The Adventures of Teddy P. Brains: Journey into the Rain Forest,” a 3D-animated children’s series focusing on diverse educational programming (2007); “The Loathly Lady,” an animated opera pilot (2006); “Dino Don’s World, Pilot Episode,” a 2D-animated children’s series (2005). Work exhibited at Fordham University, New York, NY (2006), Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Philadelphia, PA (2006), The Lincoln Center, New York, NY (2003), The Bridge Cinema De Lux, Philadelphia, PA (2003).

Karen Rodewald

PHOTOGRAPHY

B.A., University of South Florida
M.F.A., Tyler School of Art
Teaches photography. Taught at University of the Arts; University of South Florida. Active member of Vox Populi Gallery. Solo exhibitions include Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia (2000, 1999, 1996, 1995); Moore College of Art & Design, photo gallery (1998); Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia (1995). Group exhibitions include The Print Center, Philadelphia (1999); Dean Daderko’s Studio Apartment, Philadelphia (1998).