Featured Alumni by School – School of Art + Design

Faculty and staff in the School of Art + Design play a vital role in helping the Advancement and Alumni Relations Office stay connected to graduates. Sharing stories about  graduates can showcase your programs to support student recruitment and inspire other current students and alumni. It also opens doors to mentorship and networking opportunities for everyone.

If you know an interesting graduate to profile, or discover alumni in the news, please e-mail alumni@flemingcollege.ca.

Glenn Ogden
Museum Management and Curatorship, 2002
Profile		 Irene Karsten
Art Conservation Techniques, 1994
Profile		 Wanda McWilliams
Art Conservation Techniques, 1986
Profile		 Andrew Rothfischer
Visual and Creative Arts, 2001
Profile
Chantel Stovell
Jewellery Essentials, 2011
Profile		 Angela Morgan
Jewellery Essentials, 2013
Profile		 Phil White
Conservation Techniques, 1988
Profile		 Sarah Beam-Borg
Museum Management and Curatorship, 1997
Profile
     
Scott Walling
Digital Image Design, 2016 | Photo Arts, 2016
Profile		      

HSAD grad blogs, websites, and news 

Fleming Grads who work at the Haliburton Campus 

Jennifer Bain (Visual Arts Fundamentals – Drawing & Painting, 2006)
Elisha Barlow (Fibre Arts, 2008)
Amber Lynch (Court and Tribunal Agent, 2005)
Margot Miller (Ecotourism Management, 1995)
David Muenzel (Pump Systems Apprentice-Advanced, 1996)
Jennifer Mykolyshyn (Environmental Technician, 2006| Environmental Technology, 2007| Visual Arts Fundamentals – Drawing & Painting, 2011)
Denise Vick (Employment Counsellor, 1993)
Scott Walling (Digital Image Design, 2016 | Photo Arts, 2016)
Barb Winn (Business Administration – Marketing, 1982)

Are you a Fleming grad working at the Haliburton Campus and not listed above? Please e-mail alumni@flemingcollege to update your alumni record and be added to this list.

Featured Alumni (from top)

Glenn Ogden, Museum Management and Curatorship, 2002
Fleming College Premier’s Award Nominee (Creative Arts and Design) 2017

Glenn Ogden is an award-winning visionary and the Creative Development Specialist with the Canadian Children’s Museum at the Canadian Museum of History. He considers museum interpretation theory, visitor knowledge and museum best practices in creative processes he uses to develop powerful exhibition experiences and interpretive products. Exhibition credits include the Canadian War Museum’s ‘Canadian Experience Galleries’ and the Canadian Museums Association’s award-winning ‘Afghanistan: A Glimpse of War’ and ‘1812’. Ogden commemorated Canada 150 as a core-team member responsible for showcasing 15,000 years of history in the 40,000 square feet Canadian History Hall, a $30-million exhibition revealing Canada’s story as never seen before.

Irene Karsten, Art Conservation Techniques, 1994

Irene Karsten’s passion for preserving Canadian history and specialization in conservation inspires her to effectively protect and save artifacts with high cultural value and vulnerability. As the Preservation Development Advisor for the Canadian Conservation Institute, Irene conducts broad-based facility assessments, conducts emergency preparedness workshops, and develops risk management solutions for museums, heritage groups, and galleries. She is also the editor for the Journal of the Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property. In 2013, Irene remarkably salvaged and stabilized several thousand artifacts from the Museum of the Highwood collection that were submerged for two weeks after the Alberta flood.

Wanda McWilliams, Art Conservation Techniques, 1986

Wanda McWilliams is the Director of Collections Management and Conservation at The Canadian Museum of History, Canada’s most visited museum and a respected centre of museological excellence. Wanda oversees the preservation of the National Collection consisting of more than four million artifacts, specimens, sound and visual recordings, works of art, and archival records that have shaped Canada’s history and identity, at home and abroad. She leads a specialized team in the development, application and dissemination of best practices in cultural property management, as well as enables access to the collection and knowledge though internationally recognized lending, exhibiting and learning programs.

 

Andrew Rothfischer, Visual and Creative Arts, 2001

Andrew Rothfischer has studied art both in Canada and abroad. While he has been on the artist’s path for many years, in 2009 he  graduated from the Haliburton School of Arts with a diploma in Visual Arts. Andrew specializes in two seemingly disparate areas; pastel paintings of landscapes and outdoor sculptures.

His paintings often highlight places in nature that we tend to overlook or take for granted. In 2004, he produced the exhibit, “Jackson Creek – Travels through an Urban Watershed” that featured 25 paintings depicting the hard realities and the beauty that shape urban waterways today. Since that time, this idea of special places has evolved into the theme of  “Sense of Place” that has continued in the  the current series, the “Warsaw Project”.

Andrew’s sculptures are almost exclusively created for the outdoors. They are designed to live in a field or in a garden. They are sometimes functional garden accents like dividers, bird  baths or benches. The materials used are kiln formed glass, stone, cement or metal retrieved from the local junkyard.  He works with these hard materials – fusing, casting, molding and shaping, reclaiming -,  to create new forms that both startle and delight the viewer with their simplicity and beauty.

So how do these two disciplines tie together?  For the artist, the paintings are “of the land”; recognizing and capturing the essence of those special places that stir us. The sculptures take these impressions a step further. They play with those same colours and shapes and light, creating forms that are “on the land”. Both forms, however, in their own way, celebrate and pay  homage to the landscape around us.

For information about the purchase of Lissome#5 or other of Andy’s works visit andrewrothfischer-art.com or contact info@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca

Sarah Beam-Borg, Museum Management and Curatorship, 1997

Sarah Beam-Borg, Exhibition Manager and Assistant Curator at the Bata Shoe Museum, has managed over thirty compelling museum exhibits that find a true balance between collection preservation and a desire to inspire visitors. Sarah managed ‘Out of the Box’, an exhibition designed by famed Canadian designer Karim Rashid and turned the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ idea into reality with the JUNO Sole: Celebrating 40 Years of the JUNO Awards exhibit, featuring shoes worn by Canadian music icons, JUNO nominees and winners. Sarah makes it her goal to exceed visitor expectations through creative, authentic, educational galleries and programs.

Chantel Stovell, Jewellery Essentials, 2011

Chantel Stovell is the founder and designer of Olive Cedar Studio. She graduated from the Jewellery Essentials program in 2011 and has been refining her craft ever since. Her studio is based in Peterborough, Ontario, on the southern edge of the Canadian Shield.

www.olivecedarstudio.com

 

Phil White, Conservation Techniques, 1988

Phil is an artist and sculptor employed full-time as the Dominion Sculptor of Canada. He oversees the maintenance of the architectural sculpture on Parliament Hill (and other government buildings) and creates new works to commemorate Canada’s history, people, events and character. One of his more recent and ambitious projects involved the design, creation and installation of six stone alters to hold the Books of Remembrance in the Peace Tower’s Memorial Chamber. The project took two years and required the efforts of 75 people. His other notable creations include a bust of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, now displayed in the Library of Parliament, and a carving of the Senate Mace done in basswood and finished in gold leaf. Before his appointment as Dominion Sculptor of Canada in 2006, Phil worked at the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Museum of History as an Exhibit Artist, creating sculptures and decorative arts for exhibitions and presentations. He was introduced to carving by his grandfather, a master mason and woodcarver. (Bio)

Senate of Canada Profile
Video: Meet Phil White
Video: What it feels like to be a Dominion Sculptor

Angela Morgan, Jewellery Essentials, 2013

Angela Morgan graduated from Haliburton School Of The Arts at the top of her class in 2013 and has been creating unique jewellery art ever since. She has had the pleasure of taking part in such notable shows as Art in the Park Windsor, Kempenfest, and Artfest Port Credit. Her work can also be found online through her website at www.argentwhimsy.com and she can be contacted on both Facebook and Twitter.

www.argentwhimsy.com

Scott Walling, Digital Image Design, 2016 | Photo Arts, 2016

Scott Michael Walling, a multidisciplinary artist working in numerous mediums; analog & digital photography, printmaking, jewellery, fibre arts, sculpture, painting, and drawing. From working at SEARS Portrait Studio to Director of Photography for Peterborough Music Fest, Scott has always done what he loves. He currently works at Haliburton School of Art + Design in many positions, including Coordinator of the Centre for Making. In his role he is able to learn and explore alongside other artists in a variety of mediums using different processes, applications and technologies, such as a laser cutter and 3D printers. While working at HSA+D, Scott frequently teaches classes and workshops both at the college and in the community as well as continuing his own artistic practice. After completing the Photo Art and Digital Image Design certificates at HSA+D, he was filled with the passion and desire to learn and create as much as possible and to share that knowledge and spirit with those that will listen.