
Sandra K. Shumaker
Director of the Gerald and Carol Vovis Center for Research and Advanced Study
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7387
309-341-7166 (fax)
E-mail: skshumaker@knox.edu
Laura Gabriela Castanos ’13
Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois
Major: Studio Art Minor: Spanish
I use what I learn in the studio to explore new ways of actively seeing and manipulating space and structure in the everyday world.
Lucie Clarke ’13
Hometown: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Majors: Studio Art and Integrated International Studies
My experience with the Knox College Art Department has helped me grow as an artist while providing clarity in how I describe my work.
Colin Coutts ’14
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Majors: Studio Art and Art History
As a transfer student I have found the close-knit art faculty and students to be a great source of challenging insights and creativity that have helped further my work considerably.
Elizabeth Hane ’13
Hometown: Alameda, California
Major: Studio Art Minor: Japanese
From as far back as I can remember art has been the one thing I have never lost my love for.
Ryan Hansen ’14
Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois
Majors: Psychology and Studio Art
I want the viewer to be able to explore my work by actively engaging in it and seeing how the placement of the body can alter their perception of the piece.
Daniel Johnson ’13
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Majors: Elementary Education and Studio Art
I am a painter, and my art is informed by the relationship between myself, the figure, and the space around them.
Alyssa Kennamer ’13
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Majors: Studio Art and German
I was taught here to find the big geometry and to consider the relationships within our environments, built or natural.
Jill Krippel ’13
Hometown: Plainfield, Illinois
Majors: Mathematics and Studio Art
My site-specific art is informed by my dream of designing playgrounds.
Rebecca Ott ’12
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Major: Studio Art Minors: Art History and Environmental Studies
My education from Knox has provided me with a way to see myself sustaining a career in making art past college.
Zach Paluch ’13
Hometown: Chicago Illinois
Major: Studio Art Minor: Philosophy
My art is an exploration of cubist form in combination with ideas and aspects of modern day people and surroundings. The Knox College Art Department has been a major influence on the way I think and act within the world. It has opened up my eyes to see the world in ways that I have never done before.
Lotte Vonk ’13
Hometown: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Major: Studio Art Minors: Psychology and Business & Management
Photography is an extension to my vision and a way to communicate it with others.
Dylan Cole ’13
Hometown: Glendale, Wisconsin
Katie Hansen ’13
Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota
Anthony Hanson ’13
Hometown: Mount Vernon, Iowa
Katie O’Connor ’13
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Saskia Pellnat ’13
Hometown: Somerset, New Jersey
Estefania Vazquez ’13
Hometown: Galesburg, Illinois
I hold a special place for my Knox experience in my heart and owe much of my success to the growth I achieved there. I am Christopher
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