Please Join Us!

The 2012

 Artists and Authors Event

for the Class of 1977’s Thirty-fifth Reunion

PRESENTATIONS, READINGS, and RECEPTION

4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 15^th

Kreindler Lecture Hall, 041 Haldeman Center

Followed by a reception in the Russo Gallery

Classmates will introduce their current work in art, fiction, film, drama, and more! Afterward, we will move to Russo Gallery for a reception and exhibition opening.

EXHIBIT of ARTWORKS and BOOKS

Opens at the reception on Friday, June 15^th and closes Sunday morning, June 17^th

Russo Gallery and Room 125, Haldeman Center

In addition to publications by class authors, the display will span such diverse media as sculpture, drawing, watercolor, paper cut-out, and photography.

1977  A+A  2012: Participants

Bird, John T.   John has edited Of Permanent Value:  The Story of Warren Buffett and eight other books. He is the author of Twin Killing:  The Bill Mazeroski Story (Esmerelda Press, 1995); of the full-color spelling book Fuchsia Shock; and of the Memorial Day poem "Last Monday in May," at the “No Greater Love” Website, <http://www.ngl.org>.

Michalak, Nancy M. (Spouse of Tim Michalak ’77.)  Artworks by Nancy Michalak span different media—including porcelain, pastel portraiture, and fiber art—and her most recent ones involve “scherenschnitten,” the art of paper cut. Nancy's work has been featured on the cover of Instructor Magazine, and Nancy has been selected to exhibit at many juried shows.  Samples of her latest work can be viewed at <http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/nancy-michalak.html>.

Michalak, Timothy.  Tim has contributed several Op-Ed pieces to local newspapers and is now reviving his undergraduate interest in creative writing. He composed his recent short story, “Black Mountain,” especially for the occasion of our 35th Reunion.

Michelman, Elizabeth.  Elizabeth’s multimedia work includes installation, artist’s videos, sculpture, poetry, and drawing.  She curates exhibitions of environmental and language-based art, lectures on contemporary and conceptual art, and writes for New England’s Artscope Magazine. Her sculpture on display, Glass Gift, commemorates our 35th Reunion. For more information see <http://www.elizabethmichelman.com> or contact <ezwordz@hotmail.com>.

Moerlein, Andrew, MFA.  Andy is a sculptor whose work has been shown in museums, sculpture gardens, and galleries from Alaska to New York, Canada to Switzerland. This summer his work can be seen at Fruitlands Museum of Art, where he is the Artist in Residence, as well as in shows throughout New England. Andy has also been an arts advocate, gallery director, educator, and professional juror for over 30 years. For more information, see <http://andymoerlein.blogspot.com>.

Odendahl, Nora, PhD.  Drawing on her professional experience in test development, Nora recently published a book that explores educational testing from multiple perspectives: historical, philosophical, societal, and technical. By avocation, she is a photographer whose works have been in juried exhibits and have won awards. For more information about Testwise: Understanding Educational Assessment, Volume 1 (2011), see the publisher's Website at <https://rowman.com/RLEducation>. For a selection of Nora's photos, visit <http://www.noraodendahl.com>.

Phillips, Katharine A., MD.  Kathy is a psychiatrist who does research and publishes articles in scientific journals and books on body dysmorphic disorder, a common and severe psychiatric disorder. One of her recent works is Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder: An Essential Guide (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009).

Ratté, Michèle. Michèle’s artworks incorporate metal, textiles, and objects from nature. Her approach involves “a process of collecting, drawing, printing, shaping and sewing.”  She was awarded a US Patent in 2006 (co-inventor is Joan Morris, Master Dyer at the Dartmouth College Department of Theater) for a textile printing method that results in permanent coatings of surfaces with precious and base metals.  Her work is held in the collections of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, the Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum, and many private collections.   For more information, see <http://micheleratte.com>.

Ropelewski, Thomas.  Tom has been a writer and director for film and television for over 25 years.   He was the president of the Dartmouth Film Society from 1977-78.    His credits include Loverboy, Madhouse, Look Who’s Talking Now! and The Next Best Thing. Recently Tom has been working in the documentary field.  He produced and directed Child of Giants: My Journey with Maynard Dixon and Dorothea Lange  (2010; <http://www.childofgiants.com> and is currently filming 2E: Twice Exceptional, about gifted teenagers with learning differences.   

Spence, Shirley. Shirley recently co-authored a book aimed at helping people help the causes and organizations they care about, whether as nonprofit board members, volunteer fundraisers, or donors.  With Harvard Business School professor emeritus and billion-dollar fundraiser Howard Stevenson, she co-wrote Getting to Giving: Fundraising the Entrepreneurial Way. See http://gettingtogiving-fundraising.com/

 Torrey, David, AIA.  In addition to creating architectural designs, David also paints watercolors and explores a unique discipline, “cryptoarchaeology.” For information about his professional work, see <http://www.mendersarchitects.com/firm/davidwtorrey.shtml>.  

Vespoli, Nancy Parssinen.  Nancy has worked with paint media throughout her life though it has never become a profession.  She is currently experimenting with exercises in watercolor to express the magnificence of natural and architectural beauty she witnesses in her travels and environs. Watercolor is difficult to master but offers a brilliance and temporal effect unique unto it as a painting medium. The exercises she presents in this exhibit show scenes from New England to Wyoming to Argentina, and include a beach, mountains and architecture.