Assistant Professor of Art, VU | Arthur Fields

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Congratulations Texas Woman’s University Alumnus, Arthur Fields, for his appointment as Assistant Professor of Art and Design and Director of the Shircliff Gallery of Art at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana

Arthur Fields earned a BFA in Digital Imaging and Photography at Washington University in St. Louis in 2008, and an MFA in Photography in 2011, at Texas Woman’s University. Arthur is Adjunct Professor of communications design in the Art Department at Brookhaven College.

Assistant Professor of Photography, FSU | Leah Gose

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Congratulations Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Leah Gose, for her appointment as Assistant Professor of Photography in the Kendall College of Art and Design at Ferris State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Leah M. Gose is a visual artist specializing in photography and book arts. She is an Assistant Professor of Photography at KCAD. Leah holds a B.A. in photography from the University of Colorado – Boulder and an M.F.A. in photography from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas.

TRIP Magazine | Rachael Banks

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Rachael Banks, for being featured online with TRIP Magazine. The magazine features work from her series, Between Home and Here.

View the feature here.

Rachael Banks is a Louisville, KY native who is living and working in Dallas, TX. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from Texas Woman’s University and Bachelor of Arts degree in photography and painting from Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. Currently, Rachael is working as adjunct faculty at Texas Woman’s University and El Centro College in Dallas, TX.

Photography Teacher, Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School | Elva Maria Salinas

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Congratulations Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Elva Maria Salinas, for her appointment as Photography Teacher at Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School in Indiana University in Boerne, Texas.

Elva Maria Salinas is an artist and an artistic educator currently living in San Antonio, TX. Elva grew up in Del Rio, TX, a small town on the U.S./Mexico border, which gave her a unique insight and perspective of both Mexican and American culture.

Elva received an M.F.A in Photography in May 2013 from Texas Woman’s University. Previous to that, she earned a B.F.A in Photography at The University of the Incarnate Word in 2007.

72nd Issue of F-Stop Magazine | Rachael Banks

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Rachael Banks, for being featured in the 72nd Issue of F-Stop Magazine. The issue features work from her series, Between Home and Here.

View the feature here.

Rachael Banks is a Louisville, KY native who is living and working in Dallas, TX. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from Texas Woman’s University and Bachelor of Arts degree in photography and painting from Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. Currently, Rachael is working as adjunct faculty at Texas Woman’s University and El Centro College in Dallas, TX.

Assistant Professor of Photography, ESU | Morgan Ford Willingham

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Congratulations Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Morgan Ford Willingham, for her appointment as Assistant Professor of Photography at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.

Morgan Ford Willingham, a South Carolina native. Her work addresses social issues dealing with women’s self-image through the examination of the impact of advertising and societal pressures. Her work was exhibited in three solo exhibitions in 2011. Curator and artist Deborah Willis selected her for En Foco’s New Works Photography Award #12.

Assistant Professor of Photography, IU | Elizabeth M. Claffey

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Congratulations Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Elizabeth M. Claffey, for her appointment as Assistant Professor of Photography at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

Elizabeth M. Claffey is an Assistant Professor of Photography at Indiana University in Bloomington.  She is an honors graduate of Earlham College and has an MFA in photography from Texas Woman’s University, where she also earned a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies.  She received a 2012-13 William J. Fulbright Fellowship, which she used to support her documentary and creative research in Eastern Europe.

Visiting Assistant Professor, ECU | Kristina Smith

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Congratulations Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Kristina Smith, for her recent appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.

Kristina received her BFA from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. She currently resides in Denton, TX, where she recently earned her MFA from Texas Woman’s University.

Mother’s Milk, Father’s Blood, East | West Galleries | Elizabeth M. Claffey

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumna, Elizabeth M. Claffey, on her solo exhibition, Mother’s Milk, Father’s Blood, at the East | West Galleries at Texas Woman’s UniversityThe exhibition runs from July 6 – September 9, 2015. The artwork was made with support of the J. William Fulbright Fellowship.

Exhibition Dates: July 6 – September 9, 2015

Reception: September 1, 2015 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Elizabeth M. Claffey is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In fall 2015, she will begin a position as Assistant Professor of Photography at Indiana University. Elizabeth is an honors graduate of Earlham College and has an MFA in photography from Texas Woman’s University, where she also earned a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies. She received a 2012-13 J. William Fulbright Fellowship, which she used to support her documentary and creative research in Albania.

Dark Grandeur, Lillian Bradshaw Gallery | Ross Faircloth

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Congratulations to Texas Woman’s University Alumnus, Ross Faircloth, for his solo exhibition, Dark Grandeur, at the Lillian Bradshaw Gallery in the Dallas Public Library. The exhibition runs from August 3 – August 31, 2015.

Exhibition Dates: August 3 – August 31, 2015

Opening Reception: August 8, 2015 |  3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

“The enemy of photography is the convention, the fixed rules of ‘how to do.’ The salvation of photography comes from the experiment.”
– Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Ross received his BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington and his MFA from Texas Woman’s University.