fine arts faculty

• ba, baldwin-wallace college
• mfa, kent state university

mary is currently interested in creating works on paper which includes combining collage, printmaking, drawing and painting. these works on paper are explorations of media, idea and repetition. many of the images she uses are borrowed from familiar printed material such as science textbooks, children’s books and parenting manuals. mary has participated in numerous shows nationally and regionally, most recently a solo exhibition at the mckinley arts center in reno, nv. her prints are in the collection of kent state university, iowa state university, and zygote press among others. she is an associate professor at sierra nevada college teaching drawing, painting, printmaking and design.

• bfa, stephen f. austin state university
• ma university of dallas
• mfa, university of dallas

rick’s artwork focuses on the effects of environmental pollutants on the body. he uses materials as metaphor to address the looming impact of a culture dependent on diminishing resources. rick has served as sculpture program coordinator at anderson ranch arts center and has taught at both the university of dallas, and colorado mountain college. he has been a visiting artist at colorado college, san jose state university, university of miami, and arizona state university. his sculpture has been exhibited throughout the country and was featured in a solo show in the charles and dorothy clark gallery at the university of texas – pan america. in 2007 rick’s sculpture was the focus of an article in sculpture magazine. he was recently published in the book confrontational ceramics: the artist as social critic by judith s. schwartz and was featured in the documentary film “questions of art,” by zach jankovic.