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Pam
Bagdzinski
Foundations
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-4911
Expertise
My instructional expertise is in two-dimensional media. My experience spans a variety of painting and drawing materials and techniques, as well as the fundamentals of design, composition and content.
Courses Taught
Two-Dimensional Design
Studio Experiences: Drawing
Painting I
Painting II
Painting III
Painting IV
Research Interests
As a painter, I use animals and theatrical settings to explore different aspects of human relationships with both gravity and levity. Many of my current paintings address the difficulties of loss, and the resulting tension, conflict and reinvention through which our relationships must go. Inspired by both real life and my experiences in live theater, my cast of anthropomorphic creatures experiences moments of absurdity and awkwardness, as well as tenderness and consolation. I am particularly drawn to the juxtaposition of love and loss, and the relationship of comedy and tragedy.
Education

MFA, University of Pennsylvania

BFA, School of the Art Institute Chicago

Selected Exhibitions

TOYth. Group exhibition, 2011. Prak-sis Contemporary Art Association, Chicago, IL

Innerview. Group exhibition, 2008. Robert F. DeCaprio Gallery, Palos Hills, IL.

Pamela Bagdzinski:Animalia. Solo Exhibition. Robert F. DeCaprio Gallery, Palos Hills, IL.

Print Ten. Group Exhibition, 2005. Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

 

FA 252
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4911
Office Hours
Varies by semester
Main Campus
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Jaime
Mendoza
Instructor, Drawing and Painting
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5474
Expertise
Jaime Mendoza’s paintings and drawings narrate an omnipresent of the self and other who is neither from here nor there.
Courses Taught
Art 170 B Studio Experiences: Painting
Art 170 G Studio Experiences: Drawing
Art 120 Drawing I
Art 220: Drawing II
Art 320: Drawing III
LLAS 109: Latino Art, Thought and Revolution in Chicago
Research Interests
Mendoza’s current research is rooted in Rasquachismo, an attitude and a sensibility, and secondarily a set of formal art qualities. His use of appropriated materials which are borrowed from a day-to-day context, he presents everyday objects as well as references to texts, paintings and drawings. Pompous writings and Utopian constructivist designs are juxtaposed with the trivial awkwardness of frustration, sexual desires, and archaic tropes that demonstrate how the self and other extend beyond their own subjective limits, cannibal versus civilized selves.
Education

Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, 91Porn, Chicago, IL

Selected Publications

”Crowning the Selfie King”, Alicia Eler,

“MASTERS of  Today ‐117 Contemporary Artists,” p.57, Peter Russu.

“La Chamba, Drawings by Jaime Mendoza"

“Hola, mi nombre es Jaime Mendoza,” Mercedes Fernández, La Raza Newspaper.

"Siguiendo Un Sueño" Alberto Guzman,  El Otro Newspaper, Volume 1, No. 11.

“MICA exhibit offers artistic tale of two cities” Glenn McNatt, Baltimore Sun Newspaper.

“Local Artists in INTENSE Exhibition at the Hot House" Kari Lydersen, Street Wise, Issue 6.

Selected Exhibitions

Peeling off the Grey, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois

SHIKAAWA, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas

Hot Buns and Blazing Artists, The Texas Theater, Dallas, Texas

Picturing Immigration, Galeria De La Raza, San Francisco, California

Digital Divide, VU Space - Victoria University, Victoria, Australia

Boston/Chicago, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

Additional Information

Visual Artist Award, National Performance Network, New Orleans, LA

Individual Artist Grant, National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, Houston TX

Artist in Residence, Galería de La Raza, San Francisco, CA

Fellowship, ENLACE Leadership Institute, Chicago, IL

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91Porn
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Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5474
Office Hours
By appointment.
Main Campus
Mary Porterfield
Mary
Porterfield
Senior Instructor, Painting
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Mary Porterfield​ has been teaching for 20 years at schools including NEIU, Arizona State University and the Harrington School of Design. She has exhibited at numerous venues and has work in several museum collections.
Courses Taught
Studio Experiences: Drawing
Studio Experiences: Painting
Painting II
Painting III
Painting IV
Research Interests
Porterfield’s drawings on layered, translucent paper are inspired by her mother’s struggle to care for her father who has Parkinsonism. The life-sized images, which are cut out and mounted to the wall, represent the substantiality of their difficulties and resilience. The trays are used as architectural elements to support her father as he walks, confining his small steps within their framework. Her mother bears the sole weight of his mobility, both literally and metaphorically. Painting on translucent paper allows her to progressively layer her parent’s struggles and that which is outwardly hidden.
Education

Master of Fine Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Bachelor of Science, Doane University, Crete, NE

Selected Exhibitions

Hofheimer Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)

Indiana University-Northwest, Gary, IN

Great River Road Museum of Contemporary Art, Potosi, WI

Packer-Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Third Midwest Open, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL

Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC

Dubuque Biennial, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA

Sub(urban), Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Il. Evanston Biennial, Evanston, IL

Additional Information

Museum Purchase Award, Art on Paper Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC

City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Grant (DCASE)

Juror’s Choice Award, Evanston Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL

Project Development Grant, Illinois Arts Council

Dean Alan Olson Purchase Award, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL

Center Program for Professional Development, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

Vermont Studio Center, Artist Residency and Artist’s Grant, Johnson, VT

Professional Development Grant, Illinois Artist Council Puffin Foundation Grant

Puffin Foundation Grant

Ragdale Foundation Residency

FA 252
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours
Fall 2020 Virtual Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday: 3:30-4 p.m.
Main Campus
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Deanna
Krueger
Senior Instructor, Foundations
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Deanna’s research focus is on material studies, painting, sculpture, color, contemporary art and theory. She knows quite a bit about polymers, plastics, and pH levels of various mediums and materials.
Courses Taught
Studio Experiences: Painting
Two Dimensional Design
Three Dimensional Design
Painting I
Painting II
Painting III
Painting IV
Research Interests
Krueger’s mixed media work usually employs recycled materials because of her concerns for the environment. She works abstractly at the juncture where sculpture and painting intersect. The resulting pieces are hybrids. The process for her Shards series begins with recycled medical diagnostic film (X-ray and MRI film) layered with acrylic monotype prints. The film is then torn apart, and the shards are reconnected into new configurations using thousands of staples. The visual aesthetic is at once high-tech and primordial.
Education

Masters of Fine Art,with Highest Honors in Textiles, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Bachelor of Fine Art, Summa Cum Laude, Duel Major in Fibers and in Drawing and Painting, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Associate degree, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI

Selected Exhibitions

Deanna Krueger: Shards, Union League Club of Chicago, IL

ART-IN-PLACE, CNL Projects and Terrain Exhibitions, Chicago and various locations throughout the US, Canada, Germany, and Japan

Deanna Krueger: Shards, Olympia Centre/737 North Michigan, Chicago, IL

Deanna Krueger: Shimmer, The Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art,     College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL

Glitzern: A Pop-Up Solo Exhibition, Galerie Graystone, Chicago, IL

Perceptions, Hofheimer Gallery, Chicago, IL

UNEXPECTED, Lisa Goesling and Deanna Krueger, Fermilab Gallery, Batavia, IL

Meditative Surfaces, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL

Artists' Atlas: Mapping Their Journey, State Street Gallery, Robert Morris University, Chicago, IL

Membranes of Perception, Zhoe B Art Center, Chicago, IL

Additional Information

Museum Purchase Award - Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN

Commission for Vista at Brush Creek, 54" x 72", CEO’s office of Blinderman Construction, Chicago, IL

Commission for Electra, 63" x 63", private collectors in Australia

Artist Residency Award - The Studios of Key West, FL

Artist Residency Award - Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY

Ragdale Artist Residency, Lake Forest, IL

Stipend Award, CBRE, Inc. at Olympia Centre, Chicago, IL

Stipend award for use of photograph on book cover, Fordham University Press

2nd Place Award, 13th Regional Juried Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, IL

ArtSlant 4th Showcase Winner - mixed-media category

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91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
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Office Hours
By appointment.
Main Campus
Santiago Vaca
Santiago
Vaca
Santiago Vaca
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
773-442-4917
Courses Taught
Intermediate Drawing
Advanced Drawing
Introduction to Painting
Advanced Levels of Painting
WIP: Professional Practices
Research Interests
coming soon
Education

MFA in Painting from The University of Arizona

Selected Exhibitions

Reconfigure: Wire Drawing Installation, Finestra Art Space, Chicago, IL

Organica II: Works on Paper, Schiavone Fine Art, Baltimore, MD

Paintings, Drawings and Mixed Media, Elizabeth Holden Gallery, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC

Organica, Jewett Hall Gallery, University of Maine at Augusta, Augusta, ME

Images, Thoughts, Surfaces, Dorothea Thiel Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL

Latino Visions from Chicago, Illini Union Art Gallery, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL

Drawings and Paintings, 91Porn Art Gallery, Chicago, IL

Terra Incognita. Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

New Work, The Student Union Art Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Paintings. University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

Recent Works, Centro Cultural La Raza, San Diego, CA

Recent Works, La Raza Graphics Gallery, San Francisco, CA

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Office Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:15 to 12:15 and 3-4 pm
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Curriculum Vitae
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Vida
čć
Professor, Graphic Design
Art + Design
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Typography and the history of letterforms, taught using both digital and analog methods.
Courses Taught
Typography
Typography 2
Letterpress
Graphic Design 1
Graphic Design (survey)
Contemporary Design
Studio in Graphic Design
Special Topics in Graphic Design
Print Production
Writing Intensive Program: Professional Practices In GD
Writing Intensive Program: Professional Practices In Art
Senior exhibition in Graphic Design
Research Interests
Working with wood and metal type in letterpress printing to explore gender, immigration, and labor via the printed word.
Education

Master of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana

Selected Publications

Ruggie Saunders, Cathie and Chiplis, Martha, For the Love of Letterpress: A Printing Handbook for Instructors and Students, published by Bloomsbury

Chen Design Associates, Fingerprint No. 2: The Evolution of Handmade Elements in Graphic Design, published by HOW Book

Selected Exhibitions

Typeforce 12, Chicago, IL

Press & Clay, Robert F. DiCaprio Art Gallery 
at Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL (solo)

Acute Accents, Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA (solo)

Letters Home, Kerredge Gallery, Copper County Community Arts Center, Hancock, MI (solo)

Correlation Matrix: Vida čć and David Wolske, DeVos Art Museum, Marquette, MI

Type as Image: Lynne Avadenka, Purgatory Pie Press and Vida čć, Art Mora Gallery, New York City, NY

New Impressions in Letterpress, Hamilton Wood Type Museum, Two Rivers, WI

Stay Golden: works by Darren Oberto, Monica Kass Rogers, Vida čć, and Ryan Segedi, 50,000 ft, Chicago, IL

Žene? – Žene!, City Museum, Varaždin, Croatia

Animation + Printmaking, The Center for Book Arts, New York City, NY

Graphic Content: works by Alex Jovanovich, Nicole Pérez, Coco Picard and Vida čć, The Bike Room, Chicago, IL

Additional Information

Residency, Artists Print, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY

Panel presentation, ATypI International Typographic Conference (online)

Presentation, The Silent People Print: A Glance at the Printing History of Croatia, Makeready: A Letterpress Symposium for Educators (online)

Illinois Individual Artist Grant, Chicago, IL

Residency, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC

Panel presentation, Letterpress Printing in Chicago: Its Current State, History, and Legacy, CAA conference, Chicago, IL

Presentation, A Tool for Understanding: Giving Voice to Diverse, Non-traditional, and Low-income Students Through Teaching Letterpress Printing, TypeCon, Minneapolis, MN

Presentation, A Tool for Understanding, Makeready: A Letterpress Symposium for Educators, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Panel presentation, Unconventional Conventional: Letterpress Printing in Design Education, The University & College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Education Summit, Kutztown, PA

Presentation, Traveling Home, Makeready: A Letterpress Symposium for Educators, Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Two Rivers, WI

Residency, Copper County Community Arts Center, Hancock, MI

Windgate Residency Project, Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Two Rivers, WI

Residency, Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

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91Porn
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Chicago, IL 60625
United States

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