Former Resident Writers:
Jibade-Khalil Huffman's first book, "19 Names For Our Band," is out. Book launch party will be held at Taxter and Spengemann Gallery in NYC on Tuesday, May 27th.To read his recently re-launched blog, "Everybook Since January," visit www.everybook.blogspot.com. For info on readings and events surrounding his book visit www.khalilhuffman.com
Sandi Wisenberg's third book, "Cancer Bitch," will be published by the University of Iowa Press in Spring 2009, based on her prize winning blog. http://cancerbitch.blogspot.com
Emily Winslow has sold her novel, "The Whole World," a mystery set in Cambridge, England, to Bantam Dell for Hardcover release in summer 2009.
Sue Ribner teaches the unique Gribner Nonfiction Manuscript Workshop in Prague each summer. Participants can present their entire memoir or essay collection for critique. See www.Gribner.com and www.praguesummer.com
Poet Miriam Levine poetry collection, "The Dark Opens", has been chosen by Mark Doty for the 2007 Autumn House Poetry Prize, to be published in January, 2008.
Poet Judy Halebsky chapbook, "Japanese For Dreamers" has been published at Finishing Line Press, www.finishinglinepress.com.
Patricia Horvath was named 2007 Fellow in Nonfiction Literature by the New York Foundation for the Arts.
Poet Sandra Beasley manuscript, "Theories of Falling" is winner of the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize. Putlibs by New Issues Poetry and Prose in Spring, 2008
Nonfiction writer Merle Bachman book, "Recovering 'Yiddishland': Threshold Moments in American Literature" was published by Syracuse University Press, 2008, www.syracuseuniversitypress.com
Poet Austin Alexis chapbook, "Lovers and Drag Queens", published in 2007 by Poets Wear Prada Press.
Poet Christopher Patton debut collection, "Ox" published in 2007 by Vehicule Press
Jennifer Militello was awarded the 2007 Tupelo Press First Book Prize. Her first book will be published by the press in the spring of 2009.
Cecily Parks has recently published a poetry collection, "Field Folly Snow." It is available in bookstores and online at amazon.com
David Shields has published a book: "The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead."
Monica Drake has released a book, "Clown Girl" with an introduction by Chuck Palahniuk.
Former Resident Visual Artists:
Susan Hamburger. "DWELL" at Cheryl McGinnis Gallery opens Friday, May 16.
Mary Ting. "The Other Garden." On View at the CCPS Gallery, 144 West 14 St. 2nd fl. New York, NY from May 9-30. www.pratt.edu/prostudies
Isabel Bigelow will be exhibiting her work at the Sears Peyton Gallery through May 24th. 210 Eleventh Ave suite 802, New York, NY. www.searspeyton.com
Naoe Suzuki will have her drawings published in the New American Paintings, Vol. 74 in 2008.
Image: Detail from "Splendor of Amazing Boys, Girls and Animals #3." 2006-07
Letha Wilson will be part of a group show "Waste Not, Want Not," at the Socrates Sculpture Park. May 4th-August 3rd. http://www.socratessculpturepark.org
Ian Weaver. Thesis Exhibition at Washington Univesity in St Louis. Show Opens on Friday May 2nd.
The work of Larry Brown will be on display at the John Davis Gallery from April 24th through May 18th. www.johndavisgallery.com
Susan Benarcik, "Collected Response" at Maiden Lane Exhibiton Space. Open daily through June 27th. 125 Maiden Lane NY, NY 10038
Hiroyuki Nakamura will be showing his work at Mehr Gallery 436 West 18th Street (between 9th&10th Ave) New York, NY 10011 Thursday April 17th to May 17th.
http://mehrgallery.com
Janet Goldner, www.janetgoldner.com, is part of The Susquehanna Art Museum 2007-08 exhibition "Art Tells a Story: The Narrative in Art", www.sqart.org "Beyond Reading: Books As Art," the Suffolk Museum in Virginia April 25th to June Sixth.
Michael Velliquette "Unconscious Lairs: Selected Cut Paper Works 2005 2008. Edenfred 6048 S Highland Ave Madison WI
Liz Whitney Quisgard, "Pattern in Structure in Fiber"
February 1 through May 31, 2008
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Main Lobby-Mezzanine Level
1211 22nd Ave South, Nashville, Tennessee
Andrew Long is part of the triannual exhibition "20 to Watch," at the Austin Museum of Art. He also has a solo exhibition at McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX April 2008
The installation "World Without End," can be found on Nadya Volicer's website www.nadyavolicer.com on the Installations page.
Miriam Beerman awarded major award from the Anonymous was A Woman Foundations for a $25,000 grant.
Maddy Rosenberg produced with The Ink Shop Printmaking Center/Olive Branch Press two artist books in 2007, "Dystopia" and "Head". She also has a solo exhibition at Cheryl McGinnis Gallery in New York and a two person Exhibition at Wade Wilson Art in Houston. www.maddyrosenberg.com, www.proteusgowanus.com
Samuel Adam's work featured on the website of Phillips de Pury & Company, www.phillipsartexpert.com
Former Composers:
The Fromm Music Foundation of Harcard University has awarded Joel Feigin a commission to write work for piano and chamber concerto for the American-Iraeli Yael Weiss.