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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
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Time Faculty
cjcetlin@owu.edu
740-368-3609
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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." |
mjkalb@owu.edu
740-368-3608
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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." |
prkloda@owu.edu
740-368-3607
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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." |
jwkrehbi@owu.edu
740-368-3604
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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." |
jrkronew@owu.edu
740-368-3602
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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." |
cndevegv@owu.edu
740-368-3603
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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."
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jcquick@owu.edu
740-368-3067
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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
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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.
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