Allen C. Topolski
Chair, Department of Art and History
Undergraduate Advisor for Studio Arts
Allen.Topolski@rochester.edu
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Interests:  Studio production that incorporates found materials and a variety of processes to explore nostalgia and memory in technologies of domesticity and convenience.

Courses:  Senior Studio and Seminar, Markings, Methods and Materials, Introductory and Advanced levels of 3D including 3D: (Re)Collecting the Object

Elizabeth Cohen
Associate Professor of Art
elizabeth.cohen@rochester.edu

Interests: Contemporary art and video production; critical theory; experimental film; three-dimensional media; new media production.

Courses:  Introductory Studio Production, Introductory and Advanced levels of 3D, Senior Studio and Seminar, Art New York

Cary Peppermint
Associate Professor of Art
cary.peppermint@rochester.edu
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Interests: nature, technics, ethics, ecology, virtual media, digital art, hybridity data, sustainability, philosophy, radio, machines, systems, re-use, biology

Courses:  Introductory Digital Art, Advanced Digital Art Nature 2.0, Senior Studio and Seminar

Marni Shindelman
Assistant Professor of Art
marni.b.shindelman@rochester.edu
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Interests:  Urban legends and chain e-mail, Gender and identity theory, Women in contemporary art

Courses:   Introductory and Advanced Photography, Advanced Digital Art, Image/Text, Senior Studio and Seminar

Heather Layton
Lecturer in Art
hlayton@mail.rochester.edu
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Interests: Contemporary art, painting, art as activism, storytelling, magical realism

Courses:  Introductory Painting, Concepts in Introductory Painting: Extending the Autobiography, Advanced Painting, Performance Art and Social Intervention, Senior Studio and Seminar

Rachael Hetzel
Instructor
rdhetzel@frontiernet.net
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Interests: paper and ink, bookmaking, environmentally conscious studio practices, equipment and design

Courses:  Introductory Drawing, Advanced Drawing, Printmaking, Bookmaking, Senior Seminar Professional Development

Stephanie Ashenfelder
Program Coordinator
sashenfe@mail.rochester.edu
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Interests:  collaboration, mixed media installation, viewer participation, local communities, food

Roles:  Undergraduate Studio Curriculum Development, ASIS Gallery Manager

Michael Leonard
Studio Manager
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Interests: photography, alternative processes, hydroponic gardening, film

Roles:  Problem Solver, Sage Art Center’s front man

Sara Dankert
Department Assistant
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Interests: drawing, photography, printmaking, collaboration, cooking, local food & farming, reading, writing, family

Roles:  ASIS and A&M Library Gallery preparator, keeps everyone on their toes