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Visual Arts Faculty & Staff
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Dr. Valerie Innella, Ph.D. VA 128 268-2060 veggemeyer@caspercollege.edu | Art History | Valerie Innella is chair of the Art Department and teaches Art History, Introduction to Art and Art Education courses, directs the Goodstein Art Gallery at Casper College and is the CC NASAD coordinator. She has a B.A. and M.A. in art history and a Ph.D. in art education with a specialization in museum education. Ms. Innella is a member of several national organizations including the American Association of Museums, the National Art Education Association and the College Art Association. She has published in Art Education and has recently lectured at the CAA Annual Conference. |
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Mr. Matthew Board VA 118 268-2673 mboard@caspercollege.edu | Graphic Design | Matthew Board is originally from Newport, Ohio. He has an A.A. degree with a concentration of art from Washington State Community College in Marietta, OH. He has a B.F.A. with a concentration in painting from Northern Kentucky University. In 2006, Matthew received his M.F.A. with concentrations in Electronic Art and Painting from The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning. From 2003-2006, Matthew worked at Thomson Custom Solutions as a Project Manager and Graphic Designer in their Pre Media department. Matthew has also exhibited Nationally and Internationally. In 2005, he won a Wolfstien Travel grant to attend an Artist Residency at the Hungarian Multi-Cultural Center in Csopak, Hungary. Matt currently serves as the supervisor for the Art Club. |
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Mr. Michael Keogh VA 125 268-2697 mkeogh@caspercollege.edu | Photography | Printmaking | Michael Keogh (B.F.A and M.F.A. from Utah State University) is a fine-art photographer dealing in both black and white and color imagery. His emphasis is in traditional photographic techniques including historical methods. His imagery tends to be very straightforward and direct. He is also a printmaker working primarily in relief and intaglio and has exhibited nationally and internationally. |
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Ms. Nancy Madura VA 121 268-2507 nmadura@caspercollege.edu | Design Foundations | Illustration/Graphic Design | Painting | Nancy Madura holds a B.F.A. from Columbus College of Art & Design in Illustration and Advertising, and a M.A. from Ohio State University in bookmaking. She worked fourteen years as a commercial artist. She has exhibited work in several juried shows nationwide including the “Arts for the Parks” for which her art work was hung in the Smithsonian. She was also commissioned by Carrilon Imports to produce a painting for Absolut Vodka which was printed internationally in TIME magazine and USA Today. |
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Mr. Michael Olson VA 109 268-2507 | Ceramics | Michael Olson received associates degrees in Fine Arts and Commercial Arts from Casper College. He did his B.F.A. work at the University of North Dakota in Ceramics. Michael finished his M.F.A. in Ceramics in 2003 at Wichita State University in Kansas and returned to Casper to start a studio and teach at Casper College. |
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Ms. Linda Ryan VA 105 268-2671 lryan@caspercollege.edu Program Director | Design Foundations | Sculpture | Metals | General Studio Art | Linda Ryan holds an MFA in Sculpture from West Virginia University and an MA in Jewelry form Central Washington University and a BA in Applied Art for Montana State University. Additionally, she has studied art at the Internationale Sommerakademie fur Bildende Kunst in Salzburg, Austria. Ms. Ryan is an active working artist with a national exhibition record and is a recipient of a Wyoming Arts Council Individual Artist grant for travel to Greece and Turkey. She has twice been a recipient of the Wyoming Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship. Ms. Ryan has been active in arts advocacy, served on the Board of Trustees for the Nicolaysen Art Museum, where she continues her service on the Exhibitions and Collections Committee. Recently, she has been named to a number of “Who’s Who” listings, including In America, In the World, American Women, and American Educators, as well as Strathmore’s Who’s Who. |
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Ms. Deanna Dyer VA 107 268-2452 Division and Department Academic Assistant |