Special Thanks to
Herbert Ascherman Jr.
Stina Aleah, Art Keynote Speaker
Dana Bjorklund, Assistant Director + Technical Services Librarian, CIA
Alexandra Burrage, Director of Alumni Relations & Scholarships, CIA
Gabrielle Burrage, Director, Continuing Education + Community Outreach, CIA
CIA Departments of Admissions, Business Affairs, Facilities, Gallery, Information Technology,
Institutional Advancement, and Marketing
CIA Security + Reception
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Erin Duhigg, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, CIA
Judy Flamik
Christine Filmer
Graffiti HeArt
John Sedmack, Art Moderator
Kathryn Heidemann, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of Faculty, CIA
Myriah Wiltrout, Assistant Director, Continuing Education + Community Outreach, CIA
iN Education, Inc.
David King
Grafton J. Nunes, President, CIA
Richard Sarian, Marketing + Communications, CIA
Rachael Sauber, Manager of Operations for Academic Affairs, CIA
Michelle R, Smith, Writing Keynote Speaker
Sue Wall
Nichole Woods, Director of Reinberger Gallery, CIA
Gary + Almut Zvosec
CIA Students + Alumni
Cassandra Cebull
Amairani Chavez Juarez
Frank Hadzima
Consuelo Higdon
Max McMillen
Carolyn Volny
Art Jurors
Joe Applebaum, Retired Art/Photography Teacher, Photographer, BFA graphic design, MEd art education
Sherri Appleton, IIDA, Interior Architecture Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Art
Dana Aritonovich, Writer and Historian
Sharon Arko Jones, Martha Holden Jennings Evaluator
Taelor Benoit, Independent Producer for Animated Short Films, Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni
Wesley Berg, Visual Artist working in Cleveland, Represented by Adah Rose Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Georgann Blair, Retired Art Educator and NBCT; Mixed Media artist, a Kent State University Supervisor for art ed student teachers, 30 year member/Ohio Art Education Association, OAEA Fellows member/ Secretary, a judge for art shows and a trainer/evaluator of Visual Art Gifted Identification for the ESC of Lorain County
Anna Chapman, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Education Center for Art Education and Sustainability
Anne E Cole, Adjunct Lecturer & University Supervisor Baldwin Wallace University Departments of Art & Education
Terry Clark II, Visual Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art Foundation Faculty
Christy Culp, Art Educator, Ceramic Artist
Judy Flamik, Retired Adjunct Case Western Reserve University, Studio Art and Education
Emily Foote, CIA Alumni
Bethany Forsberg, Teen Services Librarian, Cuyahoga County Public Library
Eriana Hargrove, Fashion Artist, CIA Alumni
Nancy Higgins, Fine Artist, Certified K-12 Art Educator, CIA 5th Yr. Painting Major, 1996
Brittany M. Hudak, Art Writer and Senior Program Manager at Zygote Press
Sydney Kay, Multimedia Artist, CIA Alumni
George Kocar, Painting, Syracuse University Alumni
Laura Ospanik CIA '80, CIA Board of Directors 2007-present, Chair of Academic & Student Affairs, Comm Graphic Designer
Lauren Pacini, Architectural photographer and local history author documenting the renovation, restoration, and repurposing of historic industrial, commercial, and residential properties throughout NEO
Deborah Pinter, Adjunct Professor in the Photography + Video Department at Cleveland Institute of Art
Eric S. Reitz, Director of Admissions Systems + Data, Cleveland Institute of Art
Anna Routson, Senior Program Manager at Morgan Art of Papermaking
Gerry Shamray, Digital Illustrator, Adjunct Professor at Cleveland Institute of Art
Stephanie Stedmire-Walls, East Cleveland School Board Member, Member of Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers (CABS)
Josh Usmani, Young Artists instructor at the Cleveland Institute of Art and former visual arts editor at Cleveland Scene Magazine
Alicia Vasquez, Illustrator, Designer, Tattoo Artist, Alicia Vasquez Art, CIA Alumni
Ivory D. Williams, Past President-Powertalkers Toastmasters
Writing Jurors
Elyssa Allen, Teen Services Librarian at Cuyahoga County Public Library, Maple Heights Branch
Sharon Arko Jones Martha Holden Jennings evaluator
Taelor Benoit, Independent Producer for Animated Short Films, Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni
Dianne Borsenik, Publisher/Editor of NightBallet Press
Kelly Boyer Sagert, Freelance Writer, ASJA Member
Hillary Brown, Youth Services Librarian, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library
William Brown, Assistant librarian, Cleveland-Heights Public Libraries
Alexandra Burrage, Director of Alumni Relations & Scholarships at Cleveland Institute of Art
Eric Coble, Playwright, Cleveland Play House
Shelley Costa Bloomfield, Fiction Writer, former member Liberal Arts faculty, CIA
Natalie Czayka, MLIS, Student Success Librarian at Cleveland Institute of Art
Judy Flamik, Retired adjunct Case Western Reserve University, Studio Art and Education.
Jordan Gass-Poore', award-winning podcast producer and investigative journalist published in NPR, CNN, and Mother Jones; producer with CNN on the podcast, "Chasing Life," hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta; graduate of Texas State University and City, University of London; co-founder of Local Switchboard NYC.
Bethany Forsberg, Teen Services Librarian, Cuyahoga County Public Library
Paula Hennessey Accordino Director of Marketing Communications Paran Management Company
Brittany M. Hudak, Art Writer and Senior Program Manager at Zygote Press
Joffrey Jones, Superintendent Euclid City Schools (retired)
Emily Kennedy, Third Coast International Audio Festival
Sue Kirschner, Youth Literacy & Outreach Manager, Cuyahoga County Public Library
Melissa Kullman, author and graduate student
Jackie Lagunzad, Access & Circulation Coordinator at Cleveland Institute of Art
Caroline Loeffler, Technical Writing Manager, OverDrive Inc.
Eric S. Reitz, Director of Admissions Systems + Data
Michele Rudolph, Professional Storyteller, Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers, Inc. Contributing Writer "Far From Their Eyes, Ohio Migration Anthology"
Zach Savich, Associate Professor, Cleveland Institute of Art
Cinthia Sledz, Teen Services Librarian, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma Heights branch
Matthew Sprosty, Professional Screenwriter/Playwright/Novelist
Stephanie Stedmire-Walls- East Cleveland School Board Member and Member of Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers (CABS)
Jane Takac Panza, Freelance Editor
Alicia Telzerow, Glass Artist, Executive Assistant at Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni
Ivory D. Williams, Past President-Powertalkers Toastmasters
Educators
The work in this exhibition would not be possible if not for the dedication and expertise of the educators who work with these talented students. They are developing the next generation of creative leaders, and we are indebted to their efforts.
Andrews Osborne Academy
Jessie Barbarich
Mary Anne Grimade
Adriel Meyer
Bay Village High School
Erin Bierne
Greg Hildebrandt
Grace Outcalt
Thomas Schemrich
Kristen Srsen Kenney
Beachwood High School
Craig Alexander
Todd Butler
Nicole Butterfield
Heather Grano
Casey Matthews
Beachwood Middle School
Kate Vitek
Beaumont School
Sally Hudak
Kristen LoPresti
Bedford High School
Rebecca Genao
Berea-Midpark High School
Monica McMullen
Birchwood School
Maysan Haydar
Jeffrey Neil
Jennifer Seward
Brecksville-Broadview Hts High School
Andrew Hansen
Brecksville-Broadview Hts Middle School
Ann Henderson
Brooklyn High School
Joanne Becker
Brush High School
Hadley Conner
Sarah Curry
Melissa Jones
Chagrin Falls High School
Jill Eisert
Libby Harrold
Jean Kanzinger
Dawn Serazin
Chavivia High School
Ariella Landy
Cleveland Heights High School
Sarah Cooper
Cleveland Institute of Art Pre-College Program
Suzanne McGinness
Anthony Scalmato
Cleveland School of the Arts
Michelle Brickner
Brittainy Qunn
Elizabeth Telich
Michael Thornburg
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Melissa Munro
Eastlake North High School
Heidi Kirschnick
Euclid High School
Edith Mellen
Excel TECC–Studio Art and Design
Dan Whitely
Gilmour Academy
Mark Most
Susan Southard
Hathaway Brown School
Shelly Ahern
Elizabeth Armstrong
Jamie Morse
Melissa Nilsen
Scott Parsons
Tyler Zeleny
Hawken School
Aisha Bowen
Denise Buckley
Andrew Cleminshaw
Josh Cracraft
Anne Kmieck
Hank Skladanowski
Homeschool
Divina Koonce
Independence High School
Bill McGuiness
Kenston High School
Andie Quinn
Lakewood Catholic Academy
Allison Metsch
Jessica Stuver
Lakewood High School
Amy Garritano
Dayna Hansen
Annie McQuay
Arline Olear
Amy Sedlak
Joy Barton
Catherine Butler
Lori Kella
Faina Polt
Elen Roberts
Darius Steward
Megan Weiskopf
Magnificat High School
Julie Belfiore
Joe Hnat
Alecia Janosik
Mayfield High School
Kari Beery
Mentor High School
Heather Ambrus
Michelle Kane
Vincent Sanelli
Cynthia Wolski
North Olmsted High School
Jason Duly
Jason Krucek
North Royalton High School
Katie Ford
Notre Dame Cathedral Latin School
Claire Raack
Mary Sedivy
George Yaniga
Olmsted Falls High School
Elizabeth Cleary
Orange High School
Colleen Angel
Jessalyn Boeke
Melissa Conrad
Ryan Kerns
Dan Whitely
Padua Franciscan High School
Stefanie Cook
Parma Community High School
Michelle Fredriksen
Rocky River High School
Ashley Morris
Sarah Perz
Laura Skehan
Rocky River Middle School
Melissa Stickney
Shaker Heights High School
Kathleen Fleming
Meryl Haring
Keaf Holliday
Carole Kovach
Karen Mehling-Howson
Christina Stouffer
Kristina Walter
Solon High School
Nanci Bush
Jennifer Thompson
Solon Middle School
Lindsay Trutza
St Ignatius High School
Julianna Burrows
Jennifer Chronister
Caroline Galicki
Kimberly Gross
Clayton Petras
St Joseph Academy
Terise Janca
Peter Nezovich
Beth Pleban
Tammy Sparks
St Pascal Baylon School
Mary Connors
TW Harvey High School
Stephanie Timko
University High School
Scott Boehnen
Enrique De La Mata
Lee Fallon
Matthew Foulds
Jim Garrett
Molly Klaisner
Dru McKeown
Peter Millett
Kevin O’Brien
Reimudou Smith
Michael Starinsky
Westlake High School
Kelly Atkinson
Matthew Krupa
Will Wilson
Cover Image: Gratitude by Nathan Nathan Kuczmarski, Silver Key Portfolio Award