It is not often that a studio artist has an opportunity to meet a wide range of challenging
philosophical questions posed by a doctoral study in visual art.
The lectures, important readings, and debates have been
most valuable in sharpening my critical thinking.
~ Evelyn Armstrong
Board of Trustees
Chair
David Kaufman President, Brahms Mount; Former CEO, WMTW Broadcast Group, LLC
Members
Simon Leeming Attorney at Law, Preti Flaherty; New Zealand Honorary Consul to New England
William Zeitz International advertising and marketing consultant
Jack Montgomery Attorney at Law, Bernstein Shur; fine arts photographer
Libby Whittier Educational Consultant
Katell Wildenberg Design Consultant
Hope Jacobson Attorney at Law, Perkins Thompson
Brian LaFrance Vice President, KeyBank
Founding President
George Smith Past Chief Academic Officer, Maine College of Art; Founder, MECA MFA; past co-director and chair of theory, MECA MFA
Vice President for Administration & CFO
Amy Curtis Former proprietor, Amy Curtis Couture
Advisory Board
Chair
Charles Altieri Former chair of English and former chair of Department of Art Practice, UC Berkeley; recent Director of Campus Consortium for the Arts and current professor of English Literature, UC Berkeley
Members
Peter O'Donnell Commission on Economic Development, Southern Maine
Roger Gilmore Past president, Maine College of Art
Krzysztof Wodiczko Director, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, MIT
Felicia Fahey Professor of Spanish Studies, Bates College
Donald Wehrs Professor of English, Auburn University
Shannon Rose Riley Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Creative Arts Program, San José State University
Laura Graveline Librarian, Sherman Art Library, Dartmouth College
Fred Osborne President Emeritus, Lyme Academy College of Fine Art
Deborah Whitney Owner and Director, Whitney Art Works
George Campbell Principal, George Campbell and Associates
Shelly Haffenreffer Real Estate Professional
Arthur Nichols Artist
Jed Rathband Principle, Stone's Throw Consulting
Thomas Edwards Assistant Professor of Education, University of Southern Maine
Jonathon Aldrich Author of several volumes of poetry, including Figures, Sonnets from Grimm, The Death of Michelangelo, and The Ring Road. He has taught at schools and colleges throughout North America, most recently at the Maine College of Art.
Sean Foley Painter whose work is exhibited nationwide and Visiting Associate Professor of Art, Ohio State University.
Tom Huhn Chair, Art History Department and BFA Visual and Critical Studies Department, School of Visual Arts; coordinator, Honors Program, School of Visual Arts; philosopher; critic.
Hugh Silverman Executive Director, International Association of Philosophy and Literature.
Philip Armstrong Associate Professor in Comparative Studies in the Humanities, Ohio State University; author, As Painting, MIT Press.
Howard Caygill Professor of Cultural History, Goldsmiths College, London.
Francis McGrath Professor of English, University of Southern Maine.
Ewa Ziarek Julian Park Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of Humanities Institute, SUNY Buffalo, author of An Ethics of Dissensus.
Bruce Brown print collector, former curator, Maine Center for Contemporary Art.
Henry F. Majewski Professor Emeritus, French Studies, Brown University
Alex Rheault Artist; Faculty, Maine College of Art
Suzette McAvoy Independent Curator, former Chief Curator, Farnsworth Museum
Michael Brennan Policy Associate, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service
Andres A. Verzosa Owner/Director, Aucocisco Galleries
Robert Lieber Artist
Manya Rubinstein Marketing & Sales, Google
Rodney Moore Manager, David Driskell Studio; Art Resources Technical Services Director
Kyo Bannai International Architect; her many affiliations include Architalx, Pecha Kucha Maine, and Greater Portland Landmarks
The PhD for working art professionals
To arrange for an informational interview contact Amy Curtis at:
or 207-879-8757
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