Trúc Deegan: The Oriental Brush Paintings

Trúc Deegan was born and raised in Vietnam. She migrated to the United States of America and became a citizen in 1970. Trúc has worked in variety of media but has chosen to concentrate on watercolor, especially the oriental style of brush painting. She studied under Mr. Ang Swee Hin, who lives in Penang, Malaysia, […]

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Kathleen Elliot: “Eden Revisited”

Kathleen Elliot is this semester’s Allison B. Allen artist-in-residence.  She creates sculptures out of flame worked glass using a vocabulary of botanical forms including leaves, flowers, fruit, and vines. In 1991, an invitation from a friend to try glass work in his garage paved the way to a new life. Elliot took to working with […]

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Tom Mazzullo: Silverpoint Drawings

  Tom Mazzullo earned a BFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia in 1990, and an MFA from Syracuse University in 1993. He teaches drawing at the University of Denver and at the Art Students League of Denver. He works in silverpoint, a rare drawing medium which uses a stylus made of soft metal to […]

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Joe Muench: “Skin Deep: Explorations in Metal (2006- 2016)”

Joe Muench received a BA in Craft Design from Iowa State University in 1984 studying with Professor Chuck Evans and an MFA in metalsmithing from Washington University, St. Louis, MO in1987 under the tutelage of Professor Heikki Seppa . He is currently a Professor of Art and Visual Culture at Iowa State University where he […]

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