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FACULTY

 

Our faculty have come to Ohio Wesleyan from diverse educational backgrounds and with a great variety of interests and life experiences. The faculty lead very active, outgoing and professional lifestyles. They have a strong commitment to their own expression as artists and researchers, and to the students who make up the undergraduate Fine Arts program. Central to this commitment is the sincere interest placed on quality teaching and the high expectations of the final results. If one single thing can be said of the program it is that the faculty encourage and support independent investigation and personal expression through content, form and process.

4Cynthia Cetlin - Metals and Art Education
4Marty Kalb - Painting and Drawing
4Phyllis Kloda - Ceramics and Drawing
4James Krehbiel - Printmaking and Computer Imaging
4Justin Kronewetter - Photography
4Carol Neuman de Vegvar - Art Historian
4Jonathon Quick - Sculpture
4Part Time Faculty

 

Cynthia Cetlin

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cjcetlin@owu.edu

740-368-3609

 


B.A. Barnard
M.A.T. Simmons
M.F.A. SUNY New Paltz.

Ms. Cetlin joined the department in 1987, teaching metals, 3-D design, art education, and art history. Previously, Ms. Cetlin taught at Pratt Institute and Southeastern Massachusetts University. She has exhibited her jewelry and small sculpture in juried shows and small group invitational exhibitions throughout the country.

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"I enjoy the diversity of interests, skills, and backgrounds among my students. Observing their artistic growth and working to facilitate the development of a personal vision are for me rewarding occupations. My hope is that students will take with them problem-solving skills, discipline, a lifelong curiosity about visual art and an enduring involvement in the creative process."

Marty Kalb

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mjkalb@owu.edu
740-368-3608

 


B.A. Michigan State University
B.F.A. Yale University
M.A. University of California / Berkeley.

Mr. Kalb teaches painting, drawing, two-dimensional design, and modern Art History. A member of the department since 1967, he has exhibited his work extensively in competitive and invitational exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. His work is included in major public collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California.

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"I encourage my students to try to understand what is unique about themselves and how they can use special techniques to express their feelings. I can't teach creativity, but I can provide opportunities for this to occur. For example, I can create artistic problems that demonstrate connections between aesthetic ideas and give students a chance to mix their interpretations. Creativity occurs when one's personal insights develop traditional information unique to the individual. We are amazed by how creative people transform something into what we do not expect and how it affects us -- touches us in terms of shared humanity."

Phyllis Kloda

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prkloda@owu.edu
740-368-3607

 


B.S. Nazareth College of Rochester
M.F.A. Ohio University.

Joining the department in 2001, Ms. Kloda teaches ceramics, drawing, and 3-D design. Before coming to Ohio Wesleyan, Ms. Kloda taught ceramics for eight years at the University of Wyoming. She shows her ceramic work in international and national juried and invitational exhibitions.

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"I enjoy the diversity of interests, skills, and backgrounds among my students. Observing their artistic growth and working to facilitate the development of a personal vision are for me rewarding occupations. My hope is that students will take with them problem-solving skills, discipline, a lifelong curiosity about visual art and an enduring involvement in the creative process."

James Krehbiel

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 jwkrehbi@owu.edu
740-368-3604

 


B.A.A. Montana State
M.F.A. Indiana University.

A faculty member since 1986, Mr. Krehbiel is the department chair and teaches in the 2-D media of printmaking, computer imaging and drawing. He has shown his prints, drawings and computer images nationally and abroad in juried exhibitions, invitational small group exhibitions and one person shows.

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"I teach from the standpoint that we are all artists first and printmakers, ceramists or photographers second. Students should explore a variety of media and exploit various techniques and approaches to become better artists. Each student comes to my classes with strengths, and each person's style or aesthetic sensitivities are taken into consideration. I push students to take a serial approach to investigating their ideas as soon as they are ready. Using this system, students can develop their visual concepts while working through processes and trying various formal possibilities on a body of work."

Justin Kronewetter

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 jrkronew@owu.edu
740-368-3602

 


B.A. Illinois Wesleyan
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy.

Mr. Kronewetter, who joined the faculty in 1972, teaches in the 2-D area with primary emphasis on photography. He also teaches American art history. His photographs have been exhibited in juried and invitational shows throughout the United States and are included in many public and private collections. He organizes and coordinates the annual ASITAW eight-week study program in the Southwest and has been a long-time advisor of the GLCA Arts Program in New York.

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"Artists are problem solvers. I advise my students that they need to be self-reliant, self-confident and that they must refuse to by stymied by the fact that, at times, they may not know how to do something. There is a real perseverance needed in order to be a successful -- and enduring -- artist."

Carol Neuman de Vegvar

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 cndevegv@owu.edu

740-368-3603

 


B.A. Bryn Mawr College
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

The primary art historian of the department, Ms. Neuman de Vegvar joined the faculty in 1988. She taught previously at Skidmore College and Union College in New York. A medievalist, she also teaches Classical, Renaissance, Baroque, and Islamic art. She has lectured and published internationally on early western medieval art.

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"I tell my students that a work of art exists in its culture the way an organism exists with and interacts with its environment. Works of art are both reflections of and participants in the formation of the culture that produces them. My approach with students is a mix of serious scholarship, informality, and humor. I try to figure out what they need to do to achieve their dreams; what they need to make the most of their talents and abilities."

 

Jonathon Quick

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 jcquick@owu.edu
740-368-3067

 


B.A., SUNY Genesco
M.F.A., SUNY New Paltz.

Mr. Quick, who joined the department in 1988, teaches sculpture, 3D design and serves the art department as studio technician. Previously, he was a resident artist at Peters Valley, New Jersey, and had worked as an industrial designer in the Boston area. Jon served as a teaching faculty member at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, Summer 1993. Jon currently runs his own art and architectural design business. In sculpture, he primarily works in the media of foundry casting and metal fabrication.

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"At Ohio Wesleyan we strive to teach by providing an example to our students. They see us at work in the studio creating works of art, building equipment, mounting exhibitions and maintaining professional contacts. They get a good feel for what our work is like. In this atmosphere, capable artists armed with versatility, open-mindedness, and a genuine sense of concern can provide the cooperative disciplined environment in which a student can flourish."

part time faculty

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We hire part-time faculty to bring additional expertise into our program.

John Davies, a professional designer in Columbus has been involved in our graphic design and web design program for many years.

For the 2001-02 year, Aida Stanish will be teaching two sections of Survey of Art History II and our Contemporary Art History course. Ms. Stanish is completing her PHD at The Ohio State University.

 
 

finearts@owu.edu