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MANIFEST STAFF
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Jason Franz
Executive Director (volunteer), Chief Curator
Visual Artist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
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Born
and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jason Franz attended the Art Academy
of Cincinnati in Eden Park and
Mt. Adams,
receiving his BFA
degree with
honors in 1988. During the first ten years of his career as an
exhibiting artist Franz also worked as an exhibition designer and
preparator
at the Cincinnati Art Museum. He returned to academic
life
in 1996 to pursue an MFA degree at the University of Cincinnati’s
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, receiving his
MFA in 1998. Franz left his museum position at this time and began
his teaching
career. From 1997 through 2002 he taught and developed new courses
for both the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and the University of Cincinnati
in the fields of both art and design. In 2002 Franz received a
full-time appointment to head the painting and drawing programs
at Xavier
University in Cincinnati. He spent two years rebuilding these
programs at Xavier, solidifying his teaching philosophy, and laying
the ground-work for Manifest. While at Xavier, he also served as
the faculty advisor for the founding of the Society
of Visual Arts (a student government organization),
assisted with the planning for a new departmental photography program,
and championed the integration of technology into all the classroom
studios. In
June of 2005 he resigned his title of Assistant Professor in order
to continue on a second year of
paid academic leave at the University while working on the writing
of his first book, and focusing his
energy towards Manifest. He is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor
teaching drawing in the School of Design at the University of Cincinnati.
As an artist and professor he is the recipient of numerous grants
and awards, including an Ohio Arts
Council Fellowship,
a Xavier
University
Faculty Development Grant, and three Summerfair Individual Artist
Grants.
Jason Franz merges a passionate, motivated sense for quality developed
in his ten years experience at the Cincinnati Art Museum and in
his own studio work, with his dedicated and intuitive techniques
of
fine art and design
education developed at the Art Academy, UC, and Xavier. His philosophical
approach to the pedagogy of creativity, community, and art exhibition
helps fuel the mission of Manifest.
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Tim Parsley
Assistant Director
Visual Artist
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In addition to a split major BFA in 2D/3D from the University of Cincinnati Parsley holds an MA in Practical Ministries (1999) and a BS in Biblical Studies (1995). With this early career he developed extensive experience with leadership, budget management, program development, volunteer management, fundraising and more. Parsley also serves part time as a project manager and lead artist for the ArtWorks mural project, and recently as crewmember for the Contemporary Arts Center. He is a 2007 Summa Cum Laude BFA graduate from UC and was the top College of DAAP graduate, also receiving the Wolfstein award in 2006, and School of Art Outstanding Senior Award in 2007.
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CURRENT MANIFEST ASSOCIATES
Qualified professionals volunteering to support Manifest programs for one-year
periods in the areas of education, design, grantwriting, and with other key organizational needs.
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Robert Anderson (open sessions)
2007 - present
Matthew Litteken (open sessions)
2007 - present
Kevin Muente (open sessions)
2005 - present
Trevor Ponder (open sessions)
2007 - present
Kim Shifflett (open sessions)
2008 - present
Matt Wizinsky (design)
2008 - present
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PAST ASSOCIATES
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Christy
Carr (04-05)
Designer and Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Art Academy of Cincinnati
Robert Spahr (04-05)
Visual Artist and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Visual Arts
at Dowling College
and Adjunct
Professor of New Media at SUNY, Purchase
College, New York
Kristin
Cullen (05-07)
Designer and Associate Professor of Graphic Design,
University of Cincinnati
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CURRENT INTERNS and VOLUNTEER GALLERY STAFF
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Liz Beard
Meredith Christopfel
Laura Fisher (Senior Intern)
Christina Kilbane
Anna Martinovich (Senior Intern)
Amanda Nurre (Senior Intern)
Elaine Potter (Senior Intern)
Melinda Welch
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