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New CVPA Faculty Members Announced for 2019-2020 Academic Year
Elisa Koehler – Chair – Department of Music
Dr. Elisa Koehler joins the Department of Music as the new chair. Previously, Koehler
served as a professor of music and director of the Center for Dance, Music, and Theatre
at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to six years in leadership
positions at Goucher, she also served as music director and conductor of the Frederick
Symphony Orchestra for 17 years. Koehler earned a doctorate in orchestral conducting
from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, a master's degree in trumpet
performance from the University of Tennessee, and bachelor's degrees in both music
education and trumpet performance from Peabody. She is also a board member of the
International Trumpet Guild and the author of "Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer's
Guide to Trumpet History and Literature" (Indiana University Press).
Stephanie Sutton – Assistant Professor of Fine Arts – Department of Fine Arts
Award-winning artist Stephanie Sutton joins the Department of Fine Arts as an assistant
professor of fine arts, specializing in photography and time-based media. Through
the critical lenses of feminist theory, identity politics, and medical pathologies,
her performances for the camera employ conventions of labor and ritual to complicate
assumptions of discipline and destabilize virtues of self-control. The subject of
several invitational shows, Sutton's work is recognized for its success in transgressing
the limits of the isolated subject and redirecting self-consciousness on to the viewer.
Prior to her arrival at Winthrop, she served as an instructor and Graduate Administrator
at the University of Georgia. Sutton earned her M.F.A. from the Lamar Dodd School
of Art at the University of Georgia, and her B.F.A. in studio art from the Ernest
G. Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State University.
Kyle G. Sweeney – Assistant Professor of Art History – Department of Fine Arts
Dr. Kyle G. Sweeney joins the Department of Fine Arts this fall as assistant professor
of art history. Dr. Sweeney’s research and teaching expertise include both the history
of medieval European and Islamic architecture and urbanism. His recent research projects
have focused on the social, spatial, and ritual fabric of late medieval cities in
France. He is currently preparing a book on architecture and society in Normandy that
examines how churches, chapels, and châteaux shaped the experience of urban space,
rituals, and class interactions in the early sixteenth century. Dr. Sweeney has held
multiple fellowships at the Humanities Research Center (HRC) at Rice University as
a member of the Mellon-funded Spatial Humanities Initiative and in the Art of the
Islamic Worlds department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Dr. Sweeney earned
his Ph.D. and M.A. in art and architectural history from Rice University, his M.A.
from Indiana University – Bloomington, and his B.A. from Purdue University.
Mikale Kwiatkowski – Assistant Professor of Design – Department of Design
Designer Mikale Kwiatkowski joins the Department of Design with fifteen years of experience
in professional, corporate, and educational sectors, working with brands such as Lowe’s
Home Improvement, Whole Foods Market, and Belk. She is the founder of YES Design,
an interdisciplinary studio focused on experiential graphic design, architecture,
product design and visual design. In addition to her work with clients and as an educator,
Kwiatkowski maintains a client-free creative practice in which she designs and fabricates
what she calls “pragmatic sculptures.” This research-through-making activity allows
her to explore form, space, materials and ideas free from the typical constraints
that exist within client-based work. She thinks through making, believing that the
act of designing is a way of synthesizing information that reveals different knowledge
than other research methods. Prior to arriving at Winthrop, she held teaching positions
in the School of Architecture and Department of Dance at University of North Carolina
Charlotte. Kwiatkowski earned her M.A. in architecture from UNCC and her B.S. in psychology
with a concentration in art from Ball State University.
Elizabeth Dulemba – Associate Professor of Illustration – Department of Design
Award-winning illustrator and author Elizabeth Dulemba joins the Department of Design
as Associate Professor of Illustration this fall. Dulemba has over two dozen books
to her credit, including her debut novel “A Bird on Water Street,” winner of 14 literary
awards, most notably as 2014 "Georgia Author of the Year." Her three most recent picture
books as illustrator were written by New York Times Best-selling author Jane Yolen.
Dulemba holds an M.F.A. with Distinction in Illustration from the University of Edinburgh;
a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Georgia; and is completing her Ph.D.
in Children’s Literature at the University of Glasgow School of Education in Scotland,
where she became Associate Fellow Recognising Excellence in Teaching, Fellowship of
the Higher Education Academy. Visit www.dulemba.com to learn more.
Ben Cantrell – Instructor of Music – Department of Music
Ben Cantrell joins the Department of Music this fall as Instructor of Music in percussion.
Cantrell has been a performer, adjudicator, and clinician in the Appalachian region
for nearly 20 years. He has performed with numerous ensembles across the country,
as well as in multi-city tours in Spain and China. Some of his more notable performances
have been for the VA/DC Day of Percussion, North Carolina Day of Percussion, and the
Jazz Educator Network Conference. Previously, Cantrell worked as the percussion instructor
for Winston-Salem State University, Livingstone College, and drumline instructor for
Elon University. Cantrell is currently pursuing D.M.A. in percussion performance at
UNC-Greensboro. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Morehead State University
and a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from Radford University.
Stacy Carter – Executive Assistant to the Dean
Carter earned her B.A. from Howard University and began her career in advertising
before transitioning to higher education administration. She previously worked at
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) for five years, most recently as an academic
operations manager. Carter is excited to once again work with talented artists.
Maura Conway – Administrative Assistant to the Departments of Fine Arts and Design
Conway hails from Huntington, West Virginia, where she earned both her M.A. and B.A.
in sociology and served as the dean’s assistant for the College of Arts and Media.
She now lives in Tega Cay with her husband, daughter, and two cats (in that order).
Conway likes to read, write, fandom, and her passion is music, of which she has many
opinions. She also likes Skittles, British culture, and social criticism.
Kelly Hall ’08 – Program Specialist – Arts in Basic Curriculum Project
Hall has joined the ABC Project team effective Aug. 1. In this role, she will work
with leaders from across the state in service to ABC Project’s vision - that every
SC student has access to and benefits from quality, comprehensive arts education.
An arts educator herself, Hall served as Beaufort Middle School’s theatre teacher
for the past six years. For the past four years, Hall also served as the ABC Advancement
Grant Manager, responsible for not only the fiduciary disbursement of grant funds
and reporting but collaborating with colleagues and community members to determine
Beaufort Middle School’s strategic goals and actionable steps to achieve them. Recognized
for her excellence, Hall was selected the Beaufort Middle School 2018-2019 Teacher
of the Year. She is a member of the SC Theatre Association, Palmetto State Arts Education,
and Palmetto State Teachers Association. Hall graduated from Winthrop University with
a B.A. in theatre.
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