Art + Design

Galatea

Kontos

Metals and Jewelry

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4918

gkontos@neiu.edu

Expertise

Metals and jewelry fabrication techniques in ferrous and non-ferrous metals including: soldering, casting, smithing, enameling, etching, electroforming, chasing and repousse, hydraulic press, mold-making, powder coating, plastics, Rhino, AutoCad, 3d-printing, and laser cutting.

Courses Taught

Studio Experience: Metals and Jewelry

Metals and Jewelry I

Metals and Jewelry II

Metals and Jewelry III

Metals and Jewelry IV

Research Interests

I am interested in adornment and the role that jewelry plays in society and culture. I am also interested in material studies, the history of craft, and what it mean to be a maker.

Education

Masters of Fine Arts: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Bachelor's of Arts: Boston University, Boston, MA

Selected Publications

Smitten Forum 2015: A Creative Gathering of Makers

Keep it in the Can, The Tribute Pins: Exhibition Catalogue, Equinox Gallery

Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry: Lark Books

Humor In Craft: Juror Brigitte Martin, Schiffer Publishing

MFA Graduate Catalogue: Indiana University

Selected Exhibitions

Works From Around Our State: Evanston Art Center: Evanston, IL

Adorned Spaces Pop-Up: Smitten Forum 2015: Boston Park Plaza Hotel: Boston, MA

Adorned Spaces Pop-Up: #thisisabrooch: Boston Park Plaza Hotel: Boston, MA

NEIU Studio Arts Faculty Biennial: NEIU Fine Arts Center Gallery: Chicago, IL

Brooch Show: The Racine Arts Center: Racine, WI

Material Topics: Making Marks: Jenkins Fine Arts Center: Greenville, NC

Ctrl + A: Attendee Exhibition: Fine Arts Building: Bloomington, IN

Keep it in the Can, The Tribute Pins: Equinox Gallery: San Antonio, TX

Common Thread, MFA Thesis Exhibition: Grunwald Gallery of Art: Bloomington, IN

Pieces of Eight: Fuller Project Space: Bloomington, IN

Professional Affiliations & Membership

http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/

https://www.artjewelryforum.org/

http://crafthaus.ning.com/

http://craftcouncil.org/

gkontos@neiu.edu

FA 112B
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4918

Office Hours

By appointment

Main Campus

http://www.galateakontos.com

Ronald

Lancaster

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4910

r-lancaster@neiu.edu

Expertise

Small sculpture using metal-smithing techniques

Courses Taught

Three Dimensional Design

Studio Experiences: Metals And Jewelry

Research Interests

African Cultures

Education

Northeastern Illinois University

University of Wisconscin

Selected Publications

Chicago Tribune

Home & Garden

Korean Monthly

r-lancaster@neiu.edu

FA 112B
5500 N St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4910

Office Hours

By appointment only.

Main Campus

Sarah

Hanrahan Apple

Instructor, Art History

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

sarahhanrahapple@neiu.edu

Expertise

Doctoral work in Romanesque sculpture, Gothic manuscript illumination and secular ivories.

Courses Taught

Art and Society

Introduction To Art History I

Introduction To Art History II

Research Interests

My areas of study include: Medieval art, Pre-historic art, Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Islamic art.

Education

Ph.D. Art History, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (unfinished)

Master of Arts, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

sarahhanrahapple@neiu.edu

Room FA 112 B
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours

By appointment

Main Campus

Chantala

Kommanivanh

Instructor, Painting

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

ckommani@neiu.edu

Expertise

Chantala Kommanivanh is a visual artist working primarily with mixed media. He has exhibited in his work in galleries and museums all across the U.S and international. Kommanivanh has been teaching at NEIU since 2012.

Courses Taught

Art and society

Studio experiences in painting

Mural painting

Research Interests

Chantala Kommanivanh is an emerging Laotian American artist based out of Chicago. Kommanivanh's work is inspired from old family photographs and found images representing his childhood and pivotal moments of his life. His work uses paint and loose canvas, often collage and layered with drawn and painted marks, areas of thick paint and thin stains of color to explore his experience as a member of a refugee family. There are glimpses of a displaced youth negotiating a new cultural landscape, family ties, and various aspects of identity and urban life in his work. His paintings combine colorful and sometimes aggressive abstraction with moments of sensitive photographic clarity...perhaps an appropriate analogy to an engaged life

Education

Masters of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing, Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

Selected Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions:

Union Art Gallery. Milwaukee, WI

Elephant Room. Chicago, IL

Group Exhibitions

Minnesota Museum Of American Art. Minneapolis, MN

Asian Arts Initiative. Philadelphia, PA

National Art Museum Of China. Beijing, China

Herbert J. Johnson Museum Of Art. Ithaca, NY

Elephant Room. Chicago, IL

Kenilworth Square East Gallery. Milwaukee, WI

New Rules Gallery. Minneapolis, MN

Additional Information

Large scale mural commissioned by Rebuild Foundation (Garfield BLVD & Prairie)

Large scale mural commissioned by Rebuild Foundation (67th & Stony Island)

Artist Talk, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.

City of Chicago ‘s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Grant (DCASE)

ckommani@neiu.edu

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours

By appointment.

Main Campus

http://www.chantalism.com

Paul

Lempke

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4910

p-lempke@neiu.edu

Expertise

Digital Art & Animation All types of Digital art including illustration and painting. 2D and 3D animation and motion graphics for video, web and interactive display.

Courses Taught

Honors Art

Web Design

Research Interests

Have a long history developing stereographic techniques. Currently active in scripting within the Adobe applications, SVG, and Unity3D. Turning to work on interactive installation and 3D video projection projects.

Education

MFA in Electronic Visualization, University of Illinois at Chicago

AB in Painting, Indiana University Bloomington

p-lempke@neiu.edu

5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4910

Office Hours

Varies

Main Campus

Ronald

Lancaster

Ronald Lancaster

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4926

r-lancaster@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

Metals

Research Interests

Many

Education

M.F.A.

r-lancaster@neiu.edu

5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4926

Office Hours

Varies

Main Campus

Sarah

Hanrahan-Apple

Sarah Hanrahan-Apple

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4922

s-hanrahanapple@neiu.edu

Expertise

Art History

Courses Taught

Art History

Research Interests

Art History

Education

M.A. Art History

s-hanrahanapple@neiu.edu

5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4922

Office Hours

Varies

Main Campus

Dubhe

Carreño

Senior Instructor, Ceramics

Art + Design

College of Arts and Sciences

d-carreno@neiu.edu

Expertise

Dubhe Carreño’s expertise include teaching functional and sculptural ceramics for 20 years, curating at Dubhe Carreño Gallery for 10 years (2002-2012) and running her own ceramics studio, This Quiet Dust Ceramics, as a designer and maker of ceramic functional objects.

Courses Taught

Studio experiences : Ceramics

Ceramics I

Ceramics II

Ceramics III

Ceramics IV

Research Interests

Dubhe Carreño’s ceramic work is designed and handcrafted to offer perfectly simple forms inspired by a minimalist aesthetic and the colors and textures found in nature. Forms are intentionally irregular highlighting the presence of the artist’s hand, which honors the clay’s voice as an active participant and collaborator in the process of creating each individual form. Dubhe’s work aims to celebrate the simplicity and beauty of everyday rituals by enhancing the experience of holding a warm cup of tea or serving sliced peaches in a porcelain bowl.

Education

Master of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

Selected Publications

Daily Herald, Northbrook ceramic artist's work officially One of a Kind Article by Dave Oberherman. Nov. 2021

Ceramics Monthly, January 2020 issue: Chicago City Guide Article by Dubhe Carreño. P. 20-25 January 2020

Pottery Making Illustrated. Nov/Dec 2019 Issue: “The Perfect Bruch” by Dubhe Carreño. P.44-46 December 2019

Chicago Magazine, March 2019 issue: The Chicago Ceramicist Making Dance-Influenced Dishware. Dubhe Carreño celebrates the beauty in asymmetry. March 2019

Pottery Making Illustrated, A Bowl of Soup, article by Dubhe Carreño, Spring 2018

Midwest Living Magazine, Pottery Pieces We Love, Article by Angela Ufheil April 2018

Selected Exhibitions

Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC

AMERICAN CRAFT EXPOSTION, Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL

ONE OF A KIND, Chicago, IL

NY NOW, New York, NY

Studio 6F, Sedimentary, Chicago, IL

Kevin Reilly Collection, Dubhe Carreño Ceramics, Chicago, IL

Additional Information

Commission for plates for 432 Park Avenue Restaurant NYC (Chef Shawn Hergatt)

Commission for plates for Dovetail Restaurant, NYC (Chef John Fraser)