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Prof. Kambli Interview & Solo Show

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Priya Kambli was recently interviewed about her work by Todd Wemmer (on Photosdie.com which features audio interviews and field recordings related to photography).  For the audio of Prof.Kambli's interivew please visit: http://photosdie.typepad.com/photosdie/2010/03/pr.html

  

In addition, Prof. Kambli has been invited to participate in the  XVI ENCUENTROS ABIERTOS –  FESTIVAL DE LA LUZ 2010 and in particular to present a solo exhibition in the Centro Cultural Recoleta. The Centro Cultural Recoleta is a major cultural arts center in the Buenos Aries community.  This Center will simultaneously present 12 solo exhibitions by artists from around the world: one each from Mexico, Australia, South Korea, Denmark, Holland, Switzerland, five from Argentina, and then Prof. Kambli.

The Center staff writes: 

"These exhibitions at the Centro Cultural Recoleta are themselves a part of the larger festival “Encuentros Abiertos – Festival de la Luz”. This is the 16th edition of a festival celebrated for the first time in Buenos Aires in 1989 with the purpose of creating a space of communication, education, and exchange between photographers of all places and the public. With over 900,00 people visiting 120 participating institutions; this has become one of the most important festivals in Latin America. The Encuentros Abiertos festival is, in turn, associated with a global “Festival of Light” collaboration – with 32 festivals hosted by cities around the world such as Pairs, Arles, Houston, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, Bratislava, Stockholm, Montreal, and Mexico, among others. These festivals have a common website: http://www.festivaloflight.net."

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Dr. Orel to spend fall semester in London

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Platform in front of Quarry E, Gebel El Haridi, Egypt (Photo by Gerry Allaby)

 

Dr. Sara Orel, Professor of Art History, will be teaching for the Missouri in London program in the fall of 2010.  While there she will offer courses in Non-Western Art and Culture and Islamic Art.  She will also be working on finishing up several Egyptological projects while there, including preparing the final publication of the Egypt Exploration Society's Gebel el Haridi Survey Project.  She will present her research on the site at the Third British Egyptology Conference, to be held September 11th and 12th at the British Museum.

Haridi is a stunningly beautiful series of cliffs beside the Nile just south of Asyut.  The earliest identified occupation consists of rock-cut tombs of the Old Kingdom, and the latest major architecture dates to Late Roman/early Christian times.  The quarries, cemeteries, and settlements will be the focus of a book coming out in the next couple of years.

 

 

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Derezinski award & exhibition

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Congratulations to Prof. Matt Derezinski (Visual Communications)!  Matt received an Honorable Mention in the Works on Paper Exhibit at Long Beach Arts, in Long Beach, California for the work shown above, "Don't Go, Go Away".

In addition, Prof. Derezinski will be the featured artist at an exhibition at the Space 237 Gallery in Toledo, Ohio.  The exhibition runs from April to June, 2010.

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Prof. Wilbur finalist for national art award

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Congratulations to Prof. Wynne Wilbur (Art Education and Studio Art: Ceramics) who has just been named a national finalist for The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi's Artist Award.  This national award recognizes "individuals who demonstrate the ideals of the Society through their activities, achievements, and scholarship". 

Prof. Wilbur also currently serves as Past President of the Truman State University chapterof The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. 

One of Prof. Wilbur's pots appears above;  pots like this one (but teapots) were made in part with the support of a competitive Truman State University Faculty Summer Research Fellowship  http://newsletter.truman.edu/article.aspx?id=3005
 

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Prof. Kambli’s Work Used for National Conference

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One of Prof. Priya Kambli's photographs has been used as the main promotional image for the annual conference of the national organiation, the Society for Photographic Education.  Her photograph Cast Shadow was featured both on the promotional postcard (an image of which appears above), as well as on the Society's website.  Prof. Kambli also gave a very well-received talk at the conferenece about her work and the book project.

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Prof. Kambli wins national photo competition and book prize

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Congratulations to Priya Kambli on winning the Photolucida national photo competition;  Priya was selected  as one of the 50 top photographers in the country by a juror of international photographers. Of that group,  she then was then selected as one of three photographers to receive a book contract.  The cover of her book, Priya Kambli:  color falls down appears above;  the book is due out from the publishers in March 2010.  Advance copies may be ordered through Photolucida at:  http://www.wmjasco.com/photolucida/photolucida.html 

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Prof. Nelson commission

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Prof. Rusty Nelson (Visual Communication, Illustration) recently completed a commission from the members of the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Adair Post 2508 for a mural to honor the service from World War I through the Iraq War of veterans of all service brances.  An image of the mural appears above, and below is an image of Prof. Nelson (back row, fourth from the left) with members ofPost 2508 at the dedication ceremony for the mural.  To view the mural, please contact the Post at (660) 665-6009.

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Prof. Pauls Retrospective

Congratulations to Prof. Jim Pauls on the recent retrospective of his sculptures held January & February 2010 in the University Art Gallery.  This significant exhibition featured both large- and small-scale sculptures made during Pauls' time at Truman as well as one or two pieces from his graduate work at Northern Illinois University.  Prof. Pauls can be contacted at pauls@truman.edu.