Participants
Kelynn Z. Alder
Kelynn founded the Lacandón Children's Art Workshops, the precursor to Art Made Here.
She has illustrated for the New Yorker, New
York Times, Time, and Australian Geographic, and has been an instructor at the School of Visual Arts and the University of Utah. Kelynn attended Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York, and earned her MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Her current work takes the theme of outdoor vendors, capturing the color and spirit of Latin American market places and international communities. She is featured in Cynthis Maris Dantzic's book 100 New York Painters and works out of her studio on Long Island. kelynnalder.com
She has illustrated for the New Yorker, New
York Times, Time, and Australian Geographic, and has been an instructor at the School of Visual Arts and the University of Utah. Kelynn attended Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York, and earned her MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Her current work takes the theme of outdoor vendors, capturing the color and spirit of Latin American market places and international communities. She is featured in Cynthis Maris Dantzic's book 100 New York Painters and works out of her studio on Long Island. kelynnalder.com
Michael Bartalos
Michael is co-director of Art Made Here and leads its printmaking workshops. He holds a BFA from Pratt Institute and an MFA from Stanford University. His work includes drawing, installation, and sculptural book editions. He has produced artist’s multiples in collaboration with Xerox PARC, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. His works have been exhibited internationally and are found in several artists’ books collections including those of the Getty Research Institute, MoMA, and the Walker Art Center. He lives and works in San Francisco where he was designated the California Academy of Science's first Affiliate Artist. bartalos.com
Barbara E. Frank
Barbara is Associate Professor of Art History
with joint appointment in Africana Studies at State University of New York at Stony Brook. She teaches undergraduate courses on the arts of ancient Mesoamerica, Africa, and the African Diaspora and Graduate Seminars on issues in Global, Colonial and Diasporic art. She has a Ph.D. in African Art History from Indiana Uni-
versity. Her primary research has been in Mali,
West Africa, where she has worked with crafts-people on artistry, technology and social identity. She has held several major fellowships includ-
ing an NEH Fellowship for College Teachers,
a Social Science Research Council Grant, two Fulbright-Hays Research Abroad Fellowships,
and a Smithsonian Institution Senior Research Fellowship. art.stonybrook.edu
with joint appointment in Africana Studies at State University of New York at Stony Brook. She teaches undergraduate courses on the arts of ancient Mesoamerica, Africa, and the African Diaspora and Graduate Seminars on issues in Global, Colonial and Diasporic art. She has a Ph.D. in African Art History from Indiana Uni-
versity. Her primary research has been in Mali,
West Africa, where she has worked with crafts-people on artistry, technology and social identity. She has held several major fellowships includ-
ing an NEH Fellowship for College Teachers,
a Social Science Research Council Grant, two Fulbright-Hays Research Abroad Fellowships,
and a Smithsonian Institution Senior Research Fellowship. art.stonybrook.edu
Adriana Chamery García
"Hija, hermana, estudiante, diseñadora, filosofa, maestra, pintora, asesora, nadadora, viajera, lectora, amiga, ex-novia y creyente."
Adriana provided travel and logistical support
to Art Made Here as Projects Coordinator at
Na Bolom Cultural Association. Adriana attended Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño in Mexicali and grad school at Universidad de Colima Facultad
de Contabilidad y Administración. She currently resides in Colima, México.
Adriana provided travel and logistical support
to Art Made Here as Projects Coordinator at
Na Bolom Cultural Association. Adriana attended Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño in Mexicali and grad school at Universidad de Colima Facultad
de Contabilidad y Administración. She currently resides in Colima, México.
Josh Gosfield
Josh led our collage workshops in Nahá and Lacanjá. He has been involved in numerous aspects of the visual arts. He was the art director of New York Magazine for eight years. He has won numerous awards for the illustrations and photographs he has produced for clients including the New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, Esquire, Levi's, Miramax. Sony, and many others, He has had several solo shows of paintings in New York and Los Angeles. Gosfield has also art directed music videos, designed store windows for Barney's and done installations for ESPN and the Smithsonian. His short films have shown in numerous festivals. Josh lives and works in New York City. joshgosfieldart.com
Nola Lopez
Nola led our mask-making and Polaroid photography workshops in Nahá and Lacanjá. She is a practicing photographer based in New York City. She graduated with a BFA from Smith College in Massachusetts and studied graphic design and illustration at Chelsea School of Art in London. She describes her work as conceptual still life and collage, and works with a diverse group of clients including Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, In Style, W, Fortune, Random House, and A&M Records among others. She has been featured in the American Photography and American Illustration annuals and has won numerous awards from The Society of Publication Designers. nolalopez.com
Barry Norris
Barry has guided and advised our workshop program since its inception. He has photographed extensively in Chiapas, Mexico where, between 1977 and 1992, he worked as a photographer and printer and raised his family. He was associate editor and printer of the book Gertrude Blom: Bearing Witness from Duke University Center for Documentary Photography, and worked as assistant cameraman and sound man for Festival of Games, a documentary film on Carnaval in San Juan Chamula with director Thor Anderson. He has exhibited his photographs internationally, and currently resides in El Prado, New Mexico. barrynorrisstudio.com
Janet Schwartz
Janet is a photojournalist who has contributed to The New York Times, AP, UPI, Agence France Press, El Universal, and The Los Angeles Times, among others. Originally from New York, Janet first came to Mexico in 1978 on a Fulbright grant to study the archaeological sites of the Lacandón jungle. Now a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico, she is Art Made Here's Chiapas guide and liaison to Na Bolom, providing travel and logistical guidance. She exhibits her photographs internationally and is based in San Cristóbal de las Casas where she also coordinates Club Balam, the Chiapas sister chapter of The Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York City.