Class Notes
Tricia Alyne (B.A., Art, ’97) is represented by Bogena Gallery in St. Paul de Vence, France, and Lafontsee Gallery in Grand Rapids, Mich. Upcoming projects include Identity at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico. Her work is also handled by Armstrong-Prior Inc., a private dealer in Phoenix. Her Web site is www.talyne.org.
Rebecca Bell (B.A., Music, ’04) has a new job as education administrator with the Phoenix Symphony.
Boyd Branch (B.A., Theatre, ’05) received a Fulbright Scholarship to study youth theatre at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Branch will study the mature theatrical content and the abstract form of Dutch family theatre and how it impacts social, political and moral behaviors. Branch will base his study on the research of Dr. Liesbeth Wildschut, who will mentor his work.
Tony Carrillo (B.F.A., Painting and Drawing, ’04) premiered his nationally syndicated comic strip, F Minus, on April 17, 2006. Carrillo originally created the strip for ASU’s student paper, The State Press. Through an MTV contest, he won the development deal with United Features Syndicate that resulted in his syndication.
Jeff Dayton (B.A., Music, ’85) is a record producer, platinum award-winning songwriter and touring musician. He’s produced records for Buck Owens, Kingston Trio and Glen Campbell. He also has toured with Kenny Chesney, Glen Campbell, Lee Greenwood, Tammy Cochran and Nicolette Larson, and has written cuts for George Strait, Doug Stone and Keith Bryant. Dayton has appeared on NBC’s Today and Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
Brent Michael Davids (M.M., Music, ‘92) performed his “Tinnitus Quartet SMETANA Quartet No. 1,” From My Life at Carnegie Hall.
Steve Gompf (B.F.A., Photography, ’87, M.F.A., Art, ’96) is professor of interactive media at Phoenix-based Collins College. The Lisa Sette Gallery represents his multimedia sculpture work, and he is the executive director of the web-based Televisor Museum International, www.televisor.org.
Jon Haddock (B.A., Art, ’86) was commissioned by The New Yorker magazine to illustrate a story that was featured in the Jan. 16, 2006 issue.
Andrea Hanley (B.A., Art, ’89) is employed by the Heard Museum in Phoenix as the Berlin Gallery manager.
Heidi Hesse (B.A., Art, ‘99), German-born artist, has returned from Korea to Phoenix with new work, new insight into what it means to be an American and a new resolve to seek citizenship after two decades living as a legal alien in the United States. She recently showed her work at Eye Lounge in Phoenix.
Thomas Holt (M.F.A., Dance, ’71), the first to graduate from the College of Fine Arts with a dance degree, is a special education, dance and creative movement teacher with the New York City School System. During his career, he has performed with the Long Island Ballet Theater, Contemporary Dancers of Canada, The Felice Dance Theatre and Manual Alum. He also choreographed and performed with Town and Country Playhouse.
Kerri Packard (B.A., Theatre, ’89) is an adjunct assistant professor and costume director at the University of Missouri in Columbia. She recently published an article for the Costume Research Journal and is coordinator for the KC-ACTF Region V Costume Parade. Her designs have been shown both regionally and nationally.
Jason Ripper (B.F.A., Art, ’02) received a grant to produce Creative Magnetism, a temporary public art installation at the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU. The grant is sponsored by the Herberger College public art program.
Diane Wawrejko (M.F., Dance, ‘86) is executive director of the National Dance Association.
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