Carrie Anne Parks-Kirby
Chair and Professor of Art and Design
Office: Clack 109
Phone: (989) 463-7285
Sandra Lopez-Isnardi
Associate Professor of Art and Design
Office: Clack Art 110
Phone: (989) 463-7286
Robert L Rozier
Associate Professor of Art and Design
Office: Clack 111
Phone: (989) 463-7287
The memory and spiritual ideals of the late Bishop Thomas Makarios remain alive in a figurative sculpture that was dedicated in May 2009 near the center of campus. The Bishop, professor of religious studies at Alma for 25 years, was founder of the American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Church of India and the first Metropolitan Bishop of Canada, United Kingdom and Europe, and South Africa.
Prof. Carrie Parks-Kirby
Departments: Art and Design
The work of Carrie Parks-Kirby, professor of art and design, reflects an ongoing interest in historical, architectural, and ceramic forms while exploring contemporary themes through personal, often autobiographical, imagery. “I have felt deeply the influence of figures made for the tombs of ancient Chinese and Japanese nobles: Haniwa courtiers and farmers, Han dwellings and processions, T’ang horses and Q’uin soldiers,” she said. “The eloquent gestures and facial expressions of Mayan and Olmec figures and the serene dignity of Etruscan terra cotta couples never fail to move me.”
