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C. Sandy Lopez-Isnardi

C. Sandy Lopez-Isnardi

Chair & Professor of Art and Design
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1995
Clack 110
(989) 463-7286
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, from 10:00 am - noon and by appointment
Homepage: http://lopez-isnardi.com/
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C. S. Lopez-Isnardi holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Photography from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her works are included in the permanent collections of the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY. Her images can also be found in several private and corporate collections. Sandra's images have been published in "The Creative Camera," and "Photo Art Processes" written by Nancy Howell Koehler and published by Davis Publications. She has won numerous awards on a regional and nation level.

Specializing in traditional gelatin silver prints and pigment inkjet digital prints, Sandra's work is large scale ranging from 20"x 24" to installation digital pieces running 8'x 8'. Her newer work includes platinum/palladium prints created from digital negatives. Her graphic design can be found on the covers of various books published by Crossroad Publishing, NY, NY., as well as in other works created for small businesses.

Education

  • M.F.A., Photography, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (1985)
  • B.S. Liberal Arts, State University of New York, New Paltz (1981)

Research Interests

My primary concern is with photography's unique mark making system, often referred to as photo 'syntax,' in relationship to the aesthetics of a fine photographic print and metaphor as it applies to photography. I am also interested in the impact that digital art and photography has on photo syntax and metaphor.

Themes: Identity Issues based on culture, gender, sexuality, spirituality, and the landscape in relationship to social context specifically in the United States, Latin America and Europe (France, Spain and Italy).

Recent Courses Taught

Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

Selected Creative Works

Recent Presentations

  • "What Makes a Photograph Fine Art."  Lakefront festival of the Arts.  Milwaukee, WI.  6/17/06.
  • "Halides To Pixels; Outer World to Inner World."  Midwest Society of Photographic Education Conference.  Grand Rapids, MI.
  • "Ecuador: Photographing the People & Culture."  Midwest Society of Photographic Education Conference.  Detroit, MI.

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

Service to the College

Service to the Community

  • Juror: Mid Michigan Art Guild Member's Exhibition
  • Coordinator of the 27th Annual Alma College Print Show Competition
  • Coordinator of the 26th Annual Alma College Print Show Competition

Service to the Profession

  • Juror for the Mid Michigan Artist Guild, Lansing, MI

 

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Dr. David Clark
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