“Dawn Birds, Light Traffic, and Melodic Machines,” a 58-minute radio art piece created by John Barber, career-track professor, digital technology and culture at WSU Vancouver was jury-selected by international reviewers and broadcast in September as part of Radiophrenia from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Glasgow, Scotland. Additionally, his work on “Creating Classroom Podcasts” was accepted for peer review by Palgrave-MacMillan Publishing.
Chris Dreger, lecturer, digital technology and culture WSU Vancouver, exhibited 14 paintings at the West Linn Public Library (Oregon) in August. He is also scheduled exhibit his work at the West Linn City Hall Council Chamber in January of 2024.
Will Luers, instructor, Creative Media and Digital Culture/English, WSU Vancouver, is corecipient of a first place Robert Coover Award from the Electronic Literature Organization for Novelling.
Avantika Bawa, associate professor, fine arts, WSU Vancouver, presented a solo exhibition of her work titled Coliseum with an accompanying artist’s book at the Portland (Oregon) Art Museum.
Avantika Bawa, associate professor, fine arts, WSU Vancouver, was named by the Ford Family Foundation as one of five Oregon Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts for 2018.
John Barber, instructor, English/creative media and digital culture, WSU Vancouver, authored “Imaginative Radio Plays” which was selected for exhibition in the Helicotrema Festival 2017, part of the Venice Art Biennale in Venice, Italy.
Peter Christenson, assistant professor, fine arts, WSU Tri-Cities, received the Governor’s Arts & Heritage Young Arts Leader Award from the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).
Dene Grigar, director and professor, Creative Media and Digital Culture/English, WSU Vancouver, co-authored Traversals: The Use of Preservation for Early Digital Writing (MIT Press).