University of New England

Education
B.F.A., 1987 Rhode Island School of Design
M.F.A., 1991 SUNY at Purchase

Biography
Stephen Burt is painter and printmaker living and working in Portland, Maine. Born in Deland, Florida in 1962, Burt has traveled extensively and most notably lived in Tehran, Iran from 1976 through 1978, witnessing the revolution.  This formative period in the artist’s life nurtured both an interest in the power of decorative form drawn from Islamic art and an abiding interest in the dynamics of human passions.

Educated at Rhode Island School of Design (BFA 1987) and SUNY Purchase (MFA 1991). Burt’s work can be found in numerous public collections including, The Fogg Museum at Harvard, New York Public Library, and the Library of Congress.  He is a recipient of grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and Ruth Chenven Foundation, among others.

An active member of Peregrine Press in Portland, Maine, Burt currently teaches drawing, painting and design at the University of New England.

Jeff Ball
Visiting Instructor of Art History

Education
B.A., Art History, Washington and Lee University
M.A., Art History, University of Missouri-Columbia
Ph.D. (ABD), University of Missouri-Columbia

Biography
Professor Ball has a joint appointment with the Departments of History and Creative and Fine Arts. His research interests include American public art and architecture during the Progressive Era, particularly state capitols. His book on the Missouri State Capitol, co-authored with Bob Priddy, will be published by the University of Missouri Press sometime in the next two years. Another research area of interest is the original architectural competition for the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C., which he hopes to turn to more fully once the work on the Missouri project is completed.

Jeff is hoping to conduct a series of NEH workshops on the topic of Las Vegas, to be held in the summer of 2010. The workshops are intended for high school teachers, and will be proposed to the NEH next spring. He has worked as a consultant for the Educational Testing Service for the last six years, and serves as one of the exam leaders at the annual readings of the Advance Placement (AP) art history exam.

Having taught at William Woods University (Missouri), Adrian College (Michigan), and Minnesota State University Moorhead, this is Jeff's first year at UNE. (For some reason, he only teaches in states that begin with M.)

Biography
After graduating from the Maine College of Art, Julie has been teaching ceramics to children and adults, as well as at the University of New England. She shows her work in New England and has participated in group exhibits throughout the country. She enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and two children, exploring nature through various year round activities. Her time spent outdoors has served to inform her own ceramic work. Julie looks to the natural world for how it teaches us about coexistence, change, adaptation, reliance, and beauty. She considers the shapes in nature and makes reference to these forms by using their gestures and visual characteristics within her work. Through clay, she is able to create three dimensional forms and wall pieces which have a dialogue with organic forms.

Education
Bachelor of Music in music performance, (Percussion)
The University of New Hampshire
Candidate for Masters in Jazz Studies

BFA Photojournalism/Filmmaking, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Hillary Irons

Andrew Jaspersohn

Education
Colby College 2002 BA Studio art (double concentration Printmaking and Sculpture
Maine College of Art Post Baccalaureate certification in Art Education

Jan Johnson

Deidre McClure
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Education
D.M.A., Orchestral Conducting, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
M.M., Orchestral Conducting, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
B.A., Piano, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Biography
Deidre McClure is executive director of the Portland Conservatory of Music

Bernard C. Meyers
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Education
M.F.A., B.A., Rochester Institute of Technology

Biography
Bernard C. Meyers is recognized internationally as a master printer and photographer. His photographs are held in public, private, and corporate collections nationwide. His pursuit of beauty and uncompromising craft through fine art photography has been an unwavering life long passion.
 
He teaches photography at the University of New England and the University of Southern Maine. In addition to his fine art pursuits he works as a commercial photographer specializing in architecture, environmental portraits and art reproduction. His work can be viewed at www.meyersphoto.com and aureolephotography.com. He is available for commercial assignments and fine art commissions.

Deborah Randall
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Education
M.F.A., University of Iowa, Iowa City
M.A., University of  Iowa, Iowa City
B.F.A.,  Alfred University, Alfred, New York

Biography
Though Andy Rosen can’t specifically remember, he was born in Albuquerque New Mexico. Shortly thereafter he was moved to Maine where he now resides. Rosen is a part-time explorer of the suburban backcountry where the coast meets development and industrial parks.

Aqua naught/ human buoy/ surfer, his artwork reflects these adventures and is also an extension of his reverence for the toys and models of his childhood that he would break, set fire to and pit in dramas in the woods near his home.

http://www.andy-rosen.com