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STAFF:
Ellie Meyer-Madrid is the Executive Director of Marfa Studio of
Arts and founder of the Studio In The Elementary School
(SITES) program. She holds BFA and MA degrees in Studio Art,
an MBA in Management, and is a Texas Certified K-12 art
teacher. She has taught in both the Business Administration
and Fine Arts Departments at Sul Ross University and has
worked in arts administration and arts-in-education for over 30
years. Ellie is a painter whose work is included in collections in
New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, California, and
Texas.
Alexsandra Annello attended Catholic University of America
and Massachusetts College of Art where she studied Film
Editing before moving to Austin where she worked as an
Executive Assistant for the Austin Film Festival. She
volunteered in the SITES and MSA afterschool program and was
an Art Intern, April through August 2010. She currently teaches
first and third grade SITES classes at Marfa Elementary School,
at the Marfa International School, and in the MSA Afterschool
Program.
Valerie Breuvart-Culbertson is an art historian who received
her D.E.A. in History of Art, MA degree in Political Science, and
BA and MA degrees in History of Art at Paris X University
(Nanterre.) She was a Lecturer at the Galerie Nationale du Jeu
de Paume, Paris, and taught a course in Contemporary Art
History at the Sorbonne. Valerie was the Commissioning Editor
for Contemporary Art at Phaidon Press in New York and
Collections Archivist for the Judd Foundation before joining
SITES. She currently works for the organization as a consultant
in the area of art history.
Jennifer Lane is a filmmaker and videographer who holds a
BFA degree from Rhode Island School of Design and attended
the Fine Arts Graduate Studies Program at the Art Center
College of Design in Pasadena. Her work has been exhibited
at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions, the Miami Film Festival, and at the Austin Film
Society and the Royal College of Art in London. Jennifer is a
co-founder of CineMarfa. Jennifer has been a teaching artist
with SITES since Fall 2007.
Sam Schonzeit received a BA from Cornell University in 1995
and an MA in Architecture from the University of Texas, Austin
in 2006. He has exhibited his work at El Cosmico (Marfa),
Gallery Lonbardi in Austin and London, England, Farrell/Pollock
Fine Arts in Brooklyn, NY, as well as other venues. He joined
the SITES teaching artist team in Fall 2009 and teaches in the
MSA afterschool program.
Wendy Wright received her BFA degree in Communications
Design from the State University of New York at Buffalo in
1991. A musician and artist, Wendy has performed at many
regional venues and exhibited her watercolor paintings and
mixed media artwork throughout West Texas and Florida. She
has been affiliated with MSA since 2005 and has been teaching
in the SITES and MSA afterschool program since 2007.
2012-13 College Interns
Deidra Campos Francis (SRSU)
Ramon Catano, Jr. (SRSU)
Claudia Sailler (TSU)
2012-13 Teen Interns
Erica Muniz (Marfa High School, Sophomore)
Maya Guevara (Marfa High School, Senior)
Ellie Meyer-Madrid is the Executive Director of Marfa Studio of
Arts and founder of the Studio In The Elementary School
(SITES) program. She holds BFA and MA degrees in Studio Art,
an MBA in Management, and is a Texas Certified K-12 art
teacher. She has taught in both the Business Administration
and Fine Arts Departments at Sul Ross University and has
worked in arts administration and arts-in-education for over 30
years. Ellie is a painter whose work is included in collections in
New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, California, and
Texas.
Alexsandra Annello attended Catholic University of America
and Massachusetts College of Art where she studied Film
Editing before moving to Austin where she worked as an
Executive Assistant for the Austin Film Festival. She
volunteered in the SITES and MSA afterschool program and was
an Art Intern, April through August 2010. She currently teaches
first and third grade SITES classes at Marfa Elementary School,
at the Marfa International School, and in the MSA Afterschool
Program.
Valerie Breuvart-Culbertson is an art historian who received
her D.E.A. in History of Art, MA degree in Political Science, and
BA and MA degrees in History of Art at Paris X University
(Nanterre.) She was a Lecturer at the Galerie Nationale du Jeu
de Paume, Paris, and taught a course in Contemporary Art
History at the Sorbonne. Valerie was the Commissioning Editor
for Contemporary Art at Phaidon Press in New York and
Collections Archivist for the Judd Foundation before joining
SITES. She currently works for the organization as a consultant
in the area of art history.
Jennifer Lane is a filmmaker and videographer who holds a
BFA degree from Rhode Island School of Design and attended
the Fine Arts Graduate Studies Program at the Art Center
College of Design in Pasadena. Her work has been exhibited
at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions, the Miami Film Festival, and at the Austin Film
Society and the Royal College of Art in London. Jennifer is a
co-founder of CineMarfa. Jennifer has been a teaching artist
with SITES since Fall 2007.
Sam Schonzeit received a BA from Cornell University in 1995
and an MA in Architecture from the University of Texas, Austin
in 2006. He has exhibited his work at El Cosmico (Marfa),
Gallery Lonbardi in Austin and London, England, Farrell/Pollock
Fine Arts in Brooklyn, NY, as well as other venues. He joined
the SITES teaching artist team in Fall 2009 and teaches in the
MSA afterschool program.
Wendy Wright received her BFA degree in Communications
Design from the State University of New York at Buffalo in
1991. A musician and artist, Wendy has performed at many
regional venues and exhibited her watercolor paintings and
mixed media artwork throughout West Texas and Florida. She
has been affiliated with MSA since 2005 and has been teaching
in the SITES and MSA afterschool program since 2007.
2012-13 College Interns
Deidra Campos Francis (SRSU)
Ramon Catano, Jr. (SRSU)
Claudia Sailler (TSU)
2012-13 Teen Interns
Erica Muniz (Marfa High School, Sophomore)
Maya Guevara (Marfa High School, Senior)
BOARD:
Vilis Inde
President
David Egeland
Vice President
Rachel Rember
Treasurer/Secretary
Vicente Celis
Jim Martinez
Elizabeth Redding
Flavin Judd
Honorary Board Member:
Glenn Garcia
Vilis Inde
President
David Egeland
Vice President
Rachel Rember
Treasurer/Secretary
Vicente Celis
Jim Martinez
Elizabeth Redding
Flavin Judd
Honorary Board Member:
Glenn Garcia
CONTACT INFORMATION:
marfastudio106@yahoo.com
The Marfa Studio of Arts
PO Box 1189
Marfa, TX 79843
432 729 4616
marfastudio106@yahoo.com
The Marfa Studio of Arts
PO Box 1189
Marfa, TX 79843
432 729 4616
SITES teaching artist Michael Roch
introduces kindergarten students to
Ballroom Marfa.
introduces kindergarten students to
Ballroom Marfa.
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