Curator and Historian of Photography
Spring 2000
John Szarkowski (1925–2007) was a photographer, curator, historian, and critic. As Director of Photography at New York’s Museum of Modern Art from 1962 to 1991, he rejuvenated the art world’s thinking about photography.
Director, Dramaturg, Advocate
Fall 2000
Clinton Turner Davis has been a force in American theater for over 40 years--as director, producer, dramaturg, consultant, advocate, and production and company manager. He was involved with the world-famous Negro Ensemble Company for over 16 years.
Choreographer, Performer, Educator
Fall 2012
An original member of New York’s highly influential Judson Dance Theater in the early 1960s, Sally Gross’s choreographic work is both experimental and deeply autobiographical.
Visual and Textile Artist
Spring 2004
Toronto-based artist Janet Morton, considered to be on the “A” list of Canadian art stars, examines our human impulse to anthropomorphize objects. Often using knit garments, she costumes unlikely objects to suit their perceived needs.
Cartoonist, Author
Spring 2012
Lynda Barry is an author and cartoonist credited with expanding the literary, thematic, and emotional range of American comics. Author of the groundbreaking weekly comic strip "Ernie Pook's Comeek," she has published over 16 books.
Musician, Producer, Scholar
Spring 2003
A jazz pianist and singer who has performed since the late 1960s, Ben Sidran is also a music producer, oral historian, music journalist, and music scholar who focuses on the links between music and life.
Visual and Performance Artist, Designer
Fall 1999
Nick Cave is a visual and performance artist, designer, and successful businessman. He is best known for his sculptural costumes exhibited in galleries and his ritualistic costumes, which he and other dancers wear for live performances and videos.
Visual Artist, Filmmaker
Spring 2006
Matthew Buckingham is a New York-based artist who utilizes photography, film, video, audio, writing, and drawing to question the role social memory plays in contemporary life. Shown around the world, his work uses found remnants as their point of departure.
Director, Writer, Producer
Spring 2000
Stuart Gordon is a director, writer, and producer with an eclectic career. Primarily known as a director of inventive low-budget horror films, he also founded the avant-garde theatrical troupe Organic Theater.
Composer, Teacher
Spring 2001
Pauline Oliveros is a trailblazing composer whose work blurs the lines between music and theater, music and ritual, and composer and listener. Her compositions pay close attention to the individual acoustic qualities of performance spaces.
Artist, Architect, Designer
Spring 2011
Tad Gloeckler is an award-winning artist, architect, and designer who creates multi-layered critical art objects using a range of techniques, from hand carving to industrial computerized milling.
