Peter Faulkner is a
fine art photographer
specializing in large format,
black & white imagery. His work
is included in the collections
of the Worcester Art Museum, the
Worcester Historical Museum, as
well as in many private
collections. Mr. Faulkner has
been a teacher of photography
since 1979; head of the Photo
Studio at the Worcester Center
for Crafts from 1979 to 2004;
taught at Clark University, the
Bancroft School, and Fanning
Trade; mentored private students
for 25 years; and lead many
photography workshops in Ireland
from 1982 to 2004. He was a
member of the Board of Trustees
of the Worcester Center for
Crafts and is presently working
on a photo project tentatively
titled Planes on Poles, a visual
study of displays of retired
aircraft.
Carlotta D. Miller
holds an MFA in Visual
Design/Textiles from UMass
Dartmouth, a BFA- Studio Arts
from West Chester University in
PA, and a Massachusetts
Educators license in Visual Art.
Miller is a seasoned educator,
teaching for nearly 20 years at
schools throughout the North
East, in NYC, MA and RI
(currently at RISD). For six
years, Carlotta headed the
textile department at The
Worcester Center for Crafts. In
addition to teaching, she has
worked as a colorist for the
textile industry and as a
pattern designer (for
space/flight suits) at David
Clark Co., Inc. in Worcester,
MA. Her prints, quilts, woven
textiles and other fabrications
have been exhibited in galleries
and museums throughout the
country.
Jen Swan is a
graduate of the Rhode Island
School of Design and recipient
of the Francis A. Kinnicut
Award. Her multiple artistic
talents include drawing,
watercolor, acrylic and oil
paintings, photography,
ceramics, paper-making,
bookmaking, lost-wax bronze
casting, mosaics and murals.
"Nature has always been a great
source of inspiration for my
artwork," states Swan. "As I
paint en plein air, it helps
bring me into the present moment
giving me the focus and
inspiration to have an in depth
study of the natural world. As
the years pass, I realize that
being an artist is more than
creating work, it is a way of
looking at things."
James A. Welu has
been director of the Worcester
Art Museum since 1986 where he
began as assistant curator in
1974. Jim began his career as an
artist and taught studio art in
college before pursuing further
studies in art history. He holds
a BA from Loras College, an MA
and MFA in studio art from the
University of Notre Dame, a PhD
in art history from Boston
University, and an honorary
degree in fine arts from the
College of the Holy Cross. A
specialist in 17th-century Dutch
and Flemish art, Jim has
published and lectured widely
and organized a variety of
exhibitions. Jim served as
president of the Association of
Art Museum Directors and chair
of the Accreditation Commission
of the American Association of
Museums. He is a member of the
advisory council for the art
museum at Princeton University
and the University of Notre
Dame. He is also active in
numerous organizations in the
Worcester community
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