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Carl Garant, dean of industrial & interior design, has written, taught, and lectured about design and the design process throughout his career as both lecturer and practitioner. He is the author of the books The Tao of Design, The Tao of the Circles, and The Designer's Book of Change. Carl holds both a BFA and MFA in industrial design from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Daric Matthew Gill, adjunct foundation studies instructor, teaches three dimentional design and structural drawing courses. Mr. Gill has gallery representation at the Cameo Gallery in Columbus, OH. He has earned his BFA from CCAD and his Master's degree from the University of Cincinnati. Sheldon Gleisser, media studies adjunct instructor, is a filmmaker whose films have won numerous awards, including first place in the Cleveland International Film Festival’s “FilmOhio” competition and the Central Florida Film Festival. His works have also been selected for inclusion in the Northern Kentucky Film and Video Festival, Atlanta Fantasy Fair, Columbus International Film & Video Festival, and the Wexner Center for the Arts’ Ohio Short Film & Video Showcase. His play, Version 2.0, was included in the Contemporary American Theatre Company’s “Shorts Festival 2002.” Vicki Golden, visual communications instructor, teaches courses in Electronic Publishing where she teaches Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Before graduating from CCAD with a BFA, cum laude, in illustration and a minor in advertising, Mrs. Golden worked for the U.S. Air Force Europe in marketing and publicity. After graduating she worked in wholesale and retail product development and advertising. She also sat on the Licking Heights School Board of Education where she developed their website, logos, mascot illustration, and numerous other publication. She also branded and assisted in the creation of the non-profit organization of Nana’s Night Nights. Mrs Golden maintains a freelance business of life photography design and works full time in Electronic Publishing. BFA Illustration/ad from The Columbus College of Art & Design.
Carol Griffith, chair of painting, teaches drawing, watercolor, painting, and the junior fine arts seminar. She is an Ohio Arts Council fellowship recipient, and has won awards from the Ohio Watercolor Society, The Huntington 280, and Ohio State Fair Professional Exhibition. Her paintings have been included in many juried and invitational group shows throughout the country. She has also had solo exhibitions in Chicago, Ann Arbor, Dayton, and Columbus. Her work is included in the Huntington Bank Collection, the Columbus Metropolitan Library collection and in numerous private collections. Ms. Griffith has an AA in Visual Communication from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, a BFA in painting from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MFA in painting from Ohio University.
Dennison W. Griffith, president, teaches painting. For the decade prior to his appointment in 1998, he worked at the Columbus Museum of Art most recently as deputy director. In the mid-80s he served as Executive Director of the Ohio Foundation for the Arts, and was the Individual Artists Program Coordinator for the Ohio Arts Council from 1978 to 1983. He currently serves on the board of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, where he co-chairs the Creative Services Committee, is a member of the Executive Committee for the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, and is Chair of the Higher Education Council of Columbus. Concurrent with his administrative career, Mr. Griffith has maintained a vigorous commitment to his work as an artist. He is the recipient of fellowships for painting from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Ohio Arts Council, and an Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Fellowship. His work has been included in more than 80 solo and group exhibitions and is represented in significant public and private collections. Mr. Griffith has an MFA from The Ohio State University and a BFA from Ohio Wesleyan University. David Groff, visual communications adjunct instructor, teaches illustration techniques and advanced illustration while maintaining a full schedule of freelance work. His clients have included Time-Life Music, Bantam Books, The Cartoon Network, Ralston Purina, Upjohn Corp., and many others. Mr. Groff’s paintings were featured in Fox Sports’ TV promotions for the 2002 World Series. His work has been published in Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators, and Print magazines, and is held in private and corporate collections nationwide.
Dan Grose, media studies instructor, teaches photography and is the media studies lab manager. He graduated from CCAD with a BFA in 1992 and received his MFA in photography from Ohio University in 1994, where he later taught studio photography. He has exhibited his work locally at ACME Art Company, the Ohio State Fair, and MPX Gallery.
Joel Gundlach, industrial & interior design professor since 1987, has taught many industrial design courses including industrial & interior design studios, portfolio, furniture design, and drawing. He maintains an active freelance practice designing and fabricating custom furniture. His clients include the Columbus Museum of Art, Lancaster Colony Design, CCAD, and several local design firms. Mr. Gundlach received a BFA in industrial design from CCAD and an MA in education from the University of Dayton.
Brooke Hannan, visual communications associate professor, teaches fashion design courses dealing with all levels of pattern drafting, construction, and surface design. She has designed and produced private label clothing for Neiman Marcus, the Horchow Collection, Saks Fifth Avenue and The Aspen Leaf. Her paintings and wearable art have been exhibited in invitational juried shows. She does freelance work designing uniforms for Olympic athletes, restaurants and theaters, and installations for museums. Major clothing manufacturers have hired her to teach their technical designers the same pattern curriculum she teaches at CCAD. She was a pattern maker and designer of tennis clothing and down ski wear for The Line, Inc. in Denver, Colorado. She studied at the University of California and San Fernando Valley State College. Fritz W. Harding, chair of interior design, is a designer and consultant in historic preservation with his firm Aedilis Preservation. He received a BA from Northwestern University in American studies and a BS in interior design from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Harding is also an attorney with a master’s in historic preservation from Columbia University. His work focuses on the preservation of historically-significant buildings through research and interpretation as well as the adaptive re-use of their interiors, notably Toledo, Ohio’s landmark main public library. Andy Havens, liberal arts adjunct instructor, teaches marketing and history of advertising. A former high-school English teacher, database designer, network administrator, and technical writer, Mr. Havens has spent the last 15 years getting involved in every aspect of marketing communications. His work has included marketing research, strategy, budget planning, advertising, direct marketing, graphic layout and design, copy writing, brand strategy, merchandising, training, customer retention, and quality management. After 10 years of marketing in the wireless phone industry and three in professional services marketing, he launched his own firm, Sanestorm Marketing (www.sanestorm.com). Mr. Havens has a BA in writing and English literature from Cornell University.
Hiroshi Hayakawa, media studies assistant professor, teaches photography, materials studies, and foundation drawing. Mr. Hayakawa has a BA in French Literature from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. He received a BFA from CCAD in photography and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Mr. Hayakawa’s artwork is represented by Gallery V in Columbus. Mr. Hayakawa is a recipient of a 2002 Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship. Bill Hunt, professor in the fine arts division, teaches Ceramics and Ceramic Art History. Bill Hunt has been a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation, a full-time studio potter, and the editor of Ceramics Monthly magazine. His studio work has been represented in numerous national and international exhibitions and collections. Mr. Hunt’s ceramics have appeared in publications including American Craft and Craft International (New York), Ceramic Review (London), Keramik Magazin (Berlin), La Ceramique Moderne (Paris), Ceramica (Madrid), Clay Times (Waterford, Virginia), The Studio Potter (Manchester, New Hampshire), as well as in a variety of additional art journals, books, video, and other media. He has juried many of the top U.S. exhibitions involving ceramics and has written widely, including more than 100 exhibition reviews since 1975. He holds an honorary membership in the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, and a life membership in the International Academy of Ceramics.
James Hazelett, visual communications adjunct instructor, teaches electronic illustration. He is currently working full-time for Learning Design Associates where he is the manager of the Digital Services department. Mr. Hazelett also freelances as a graphic designer and creates three-dimensional illustrations as a hobby. He received his BFA from CCAD in advertising design. Mark Hazlerig, visual communications professor, teaches three-dimensional illustration, history of American illustration, and package design. Mr. Hazlerig is also the director of CCAD’s dimensional illustration and package design laboratory. He maintains an active freelance practice and is the owner of F/X Illustration. His clients include Patton Museum, A.D. Farrow Harley-Davidson Museum, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Retardation, the US Department of Defense, Battelle Memorial Institute, General Electric, Sears, and Wendy’s International. Mr. Hazlerig served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and obtained the rank of Sergeant. He attended the University of Kentucky and earned BFA degrees, cum laude, in both advertising design and illustration from CCAD.
Charles Herndon, fine arts professor, teaches sculpture and drawing. His work is shown at galleries in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and in a gallery and sculpture garden he built on Kelley’s Island. He is a stone carver, frequently using stones found near his Lake Erie studio and gallery complex. He also works in glass, wood, and metal; and is a painter and photographer. His stone sculptures address geologic time and process, human touch and response, and the formal attributes and associations of the figure. His photographs reflect the manifestations of time passing and natural process found on and about the island. His paintings deal with language, perception, and physical response as a key to intellectual and emotional involvement. His pieces have been purchased for many public and private collections. Mr. Herndon earned a BFA in sculpture from the Cleveland Institute of Art and a BA in Art History from Case Western Reserve University. He did graduate work in Art History at CWRU in conjunction with the Cleveland Museum of Art before earning an MFA in sculpture at Syracuse University. Visit Mr. Herndon's Web site: www.charlesherndon.com
Nicki Holloway, liberal arts professor, is the chair of the science department and teaches sociology. She has directed numerous statewide research projects for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, has taught at various area colleges and in several prisons, has supervised social service programs in residential facilities for adult offenders, and has provided counseling for special populations. She received her BA in history and social science from the Mississippi University for Women and an MA in sociology from The Ohio State University, where she has continued doctoral work in deviance and social psychology. An active member of the Central Ohio Weavers Guild for many years, Ms. Holloway is accomplished in weaving, spinning, basketry, and dye techniques.
Eric Homan, assistant professor, teaches computer animation and video. He has received several international awards for his artwork, including a Telly Award in 2001 for his computer animation piece “Life Forms.” He specializes in digital video, 3D animation, digital compositing, interactive art, and sound design. He earned a BFA degree from CCAD and received his MFA in computer arts at Florida Atlantic University. Norman Howard, foundation studies instructor, teaches structural drawing and three-dimensional design. Mr. Howard is a freelance packaging graphics designer and also does three-dimensional sculpture. He earned a BFA in industrial design from CCAD in 1975.
Bill Hunt, fine arts professor, teaches ceramics. Prior to joining CCAD, he was a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation, a full-time studio potter, and the editor of Ceramics Monthly magazine. His studio work has been represented in numerous national and international exhibitions and collections and received a purchase prize from Saga (Japan) Prefectural Art Museum for its permanent collection of international works. Mr. Hunt’s ceramics have appeared in publications including American Craft and Craft International (New York), Ceramic Review (London), Keramik Magazin (Berlin), La Ceramique Moderne (Paris), Ceramica (Madrid), as well as in a variety of additional art journals, books, video, and other media. He has juried many of the top U.S. exhibitions involving ceramics and has written widely, including more than 100 exhibition reviews since 1975. He holds an honorary membership in the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, and a life membership in the International Academy of Ceramics. He received a BA in philosophy and fine art from the College of Wooster and an MFA in ceramics and sculpture from The Ohio State University. Brooke Hunter-Lombardi, foundation studies instructor, teaches color concept and portfolio preparation. Ms. Hunter-Lombardi is also an admissions officer, assisting young artists in their development toward college admittance. She has a BFA in advertising & graphic design from CCAD. She has exhibited work in numerous juried, group, and solo exhibitions throughout Ohio, and her work is in many private collections throughout the U.S.
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