VISITING ARTIST
MARK HOSFORD

Mark Hosford is an artist specializing in drawing, printmaking, and animation, drawing from a fascination with ghost stories, oddities, stream of consciousness, and personal narratives. His work often portrays an alternate reality where fertile and untethered imaginations are allowed to roam in wild abandonment. He received a BFA in Studio Arts from the University of Kansas and an MFA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and he is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Hosford has a national, international, and regional exhibition record, including exhibitions in Poland, Germany, South Korea, China, New York, Boston, and California. Hosford is represented by Cumberland Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee.

VISITING ARTIST
KIM CRIDLER

Trained as a metalsmith, Kim Cridler creates works that utilize the history, making, and meaning of craft and ornamentation. Kim earned an MFA in Metals from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and studied at Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting. Kim has taught in art programs across the country including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Michigan, San Diego State University, Arizona State University, and the Penland School of Crafts. Awards include Visual Arts Fellowships from the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
-www.kimcridler.com

There will be a workshop on Feb. 8th 9am-4pm at the metals studio (104/105 Pulliam Hall Industrial Wing).

VISITING DESIGNERS
MAGGIE AND CHARLES HAMES

VISITING ARTIST
TAMSIE RINGLER

VISITING ART EDUCATOR
GEORGE SZEKELY

VISITING ARTIST
GARTH JOHNSON

Garth Johnson is a studio artist, writer, and educator who lives in Eureka, California. He is a craft activist who explores craft's influence and relevance in the 21st century. His weblog, Extreme Craft is a "Compendium of Art Masquerading as Craft, Craft Masquerading as Art, and Craft Extending its Middle Finger."