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Faculty
Many of our esteemed faculty have their own websites and invite you to see their work by clicking on their name. Please be aware that doing so will direct you away from the New Art Center's website.
 Roselyn Karol Ablow - BA, Bennington
College. Teaching monotype workshops privately and at NAC since 1983. Exhibited in
Smithsonian Institute Traveling Monotype Exhibition, and private galleries.
Jeremy Angier -MFA in Sculpture, New York Academy of Art.
Joan Asquith Shrier - MFA from School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Tufts University. BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Carol Blackwell- Liberal Arts Degree, Bard College.
David Curcio -has an M.F.A. in Printmaking from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and a B.A. in Art History from Boston University.
Alyssa Dahlberg -Masters in Education from Lesley and BFA from Vassar.
Jean Dibner -Jean is an award-winning sculptor whose work is in many private and public collections and exhibited nationally. She founded the Beaumont Sculpture Center in Newton in 2004 where she teaches figurative sculpture. She trained at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and the DeCordova Museum School in Lincoln, MA.
Kirsten Feldman - MAT in Education, Tufts University, BA Brown University.
Julie Fox - has a B.F.A. from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Darren Goldman - BA in illustration from Columbus College of Art and Design.
Jeanne Gugino - B.S. Art Education, State University of New York. Gugino has also attended the Massachusetts College of Art, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Kaji Aso Studio Institute for the Arts.
Bruce Iverson - Bruce Iverson is a painter and photographer who has studied oriental brush painting since 1972 with master Chinese brush painters Jean Shen, Ning Yeh, and I-Hsiung Ju. He has exhibited in both media in group and juried shows and has had several one-man shows in New England. He has traveled to China for a deeper understanding of the context of oriental brush painting, and is a juried member of the New Hampshire Art Association.
Ramune Jauniskis - BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art.
Karen Kaplan - is an exhibiting artist with a Master’s in Expressive Art Therapy from Lesley University.
Melissa Kulig - B.F.A. Studio Art, Emmanuel College. M.F.A. The Art Institute of Boston.
Laura Menucci - M.P.S. in Art Therapy and Creativity Development. Laura is also a nationally registered Art Therapist (ATR)
Michael Milburn, PhD. - Dr. Milburn has been teaching at the University of Massachusetts/Boston for 30 years and is a professional artist with work in several galleries and personal collections in the U.S., Canada and Japan. He studied at the Museum School and with Japanese Calligraphy Master Kaji Aso as well as with Mel Stabin and Charles Reid.
Sue Miller -Represented by the Allan Stone Gallery in NYC for 26 years with numerous solo and group shows.
Kevin Monaghan - Kevin attended the Massachusetts College of Art and studied Photography. His teaching experience includes Brandeis University, Keene State College and UMass Boston. Kevin is also a recipient of a Massachusetts Art Council Grant for Photography.
John Murray - BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Tufts University.
Amy Nichols -has a B.F.A. in Painting from the Cooper Union for teh Advancement of Science and Art and a Master of Science in Art Education from the Massachusetts College of Art.
Cheryl O'Neil -Has a B.F.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University. Cheryl is a Certified Art Teacher and a Registered Art Therapist.
Roberta Paul -MFA from University of North Dakota, BS from Skidmore College.
Tiffany Playford -Tiff Playford studies Ceramics at the New Art Center and at the Harvard Ceramics Studios.
Jason Polins -Certificate of Painting and Drawing from the Fine Art Atelier program in Florence and a BFA in painting from Boston University.
Konstantin Popdimitrov -Received M.F.A. equivalents in fine and applied arts at the University of paris VIII Saint Denis in Paris, France and at the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Merav Rosen -A.S. Interior Design from Canada College, CA. Merav has extensive experience in contract and residential interior design with emphasis on carpentry and furniture design.
Renee Rubin - BA from Tufts University and 20 year history of painting exhibition.
Theresa Spadafora -MFA, SUNY New Paltz. BFA, Boston University.
Barbara Trachtenberg -Ed.D., Cultural Studies, Boston University; M.A., Psychology, Antioch; M.Ed., English, Keene State. Barbara publishes and teaches poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction.
Barrett Ward -B.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics. Teacher Preparation Program, Massachusetts College of Art.
Kaetlyn Wilcox - MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
Ellen Wineberg -BFA in painting from Boston University.
Stephanie Young - BFA in Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Boston.
Staff
Mindy Gregory Sieber is the Executive Director of the New Art Center. With over 20 years of experience in for- and not-for-profit management, Gregory-Sieber, who is also a painter, was the Director of Newton Open Studios in 2006 and 2007. She established new nonprofit arts events in Newton, such as the Fall Art Show, which have raised the visibility of Newton art and artists and has also managed art businesses, marketing and event development. Gregory-Sieber has lived in Newton for 20 years, and all along has been an exhibition-goer, a student, and a supporter of the New Art Center. She has served as the Interim Executive Director since October.
Ceci Mendez is the Director of Exhibitions and Community Partnerships and is responsible for all of the shows in both the Main and Holzwasser Galleries. She has taught interdisciplinary arts classes and programs at the Addison Gallery of American Art and the Essex Art Center in Massachusetts. Most recently she spent four years at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, getting her Masters of Fine Arts degree and working with elementary school students in the Detroit public schools. She loves hamsters, squirrels, and chipmunks, and believes they are among the most beautiful creatures on earth.
Kate Wisnioski is the Assistant Education Director. Before joining the NAC staff, she coordinated the summer arts program at the Arlington Center for the Arts and worked with various non-profit organizations in Arlington. She brings with her a B.A. in English and Theatre Studies from Wheaton College in Norton, MA. Kate’s passion is directing children’s theatre and she fuels this passion by directing plays and musicals with Arlington Children’s Theatre in her spare time. She lives in Somerville and loves sandwiches.
Dana Berry is the Operations Manager for the New Art Center. Dana is in charge of building maintenance, coordinating birthday party and special event rentals, as well as office management. Making a shift from the media arts (film and television post production) to the visual arts, he is happy to be helping people with artistic, rather than commercial, creative aspirations. Dana grew up in Wellesley and has recently returned to the Boston area from California to “get the band back together!” and to finally watch the Red Sox and Patriots without feeling queasy.
Katie Josephson is the Exhibitions Assistant here at the New Art Center, and is often covered in spackle, paint or some combination thereof. Don't let this fool you however. She graduated this spring from Williams College with a degree in Art History and Art Studio. She likes to read, bake delicious confections, and go sailing on bright, warm days. In her more focused moments she has worked at various art institutions, including the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, the Williams College Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts/Boston, and the Weir Artists' Colony. Even more descriptive: she avers that chartreuse is the new green.
Board of Governors
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Officers
President- Jane Feigenson, Clarks Companies, N.A.
Vice President- Lisa Monahan, Lisa Monahan Metalworks
Secretary- Julie Weiman, RSS Industries
Treasurer- William Shaw, J.D., Partners Health Care
1st Vice President- Jo-Ann Freedman, Owner, Limited Editions
Past President- Jean Proulx-Dibner, Artist, Community Arts Advocate
Board of Governors
Julie Bernson, Addison Gallery of American Art
Marlene DiVirgilio, CISA, CISM, Audit & Security Specialist
John Freedman, MD, MBA, Healthcare Consultant, Alderman-at-Large, Newton
Charley Gould, Davids & Cohen
Liz Hiser, Community Arts Advocate
Debby Loewenberg, Fessenden School
Jane Maxwell, Artist
Ronna Perlmutter, Community Arts Advocate
Karen Weinhaus, Artist
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