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Faculty
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John Adkins,
Dept. Chair
Office: M-306
Phone: (305) 237-2395
E-mail:
jadkins@mdc.edu
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Student/Faculty images
MFA:
Studio Art,
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
BFA:
Studio Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb,
Illinois
After teaching
drawing, painting, design, and computer aided design in Tennessee, Mississippi
and Illinois, for the last six years, Professor Adkins, whose works have been
exhibited throughout the country including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and
Atlanta, decided to find new challenges at Miami Dade College. Professor Adkins
has been with the Miami Dade College family since 2005.
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ART1330C- Figure Drawing |
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ART2301C- Drawing 2 |
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ART2302C- Advance Drawing |
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ART2500C-Painting 1 |
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ART2501C- Painting 2 |
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ART2502C- Advance Painting |
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ART2950- Portfolio Prep |
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Jennifer Basile, Assistant Professor
Office: M-313
Phone: (305) 237-2784
E-mail:
jennifer.basile@mdc.edu
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Student/Faculty images
MFA: Southern Illinois University,
Edwardsville, Illinois
BFA:
University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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Courses Taught:
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ART1330C - Figure Drawing
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ART2301C - Drawing 2
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ART2302C - Advance Drawing
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ART2500C -Painting 1
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ART2501C - Painting 2
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ART2502C - Advance Painting
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ART1000 - Art Appreciation
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ART2400C - Printmaking
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ART1205C -Color & Composition
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Angela Bustamante,
Director of Visual Resources Center
Adjunct Instructor - Film/Visual Arts
Office: M-233
Phone: (305) 237-0984
E-mail:
abustama@mdc.edu
Click for the MIFF 2004 awards brunch
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MFA: Sculpture/Painting, Computer Art, Film & Video, Columbia University, NYC, New
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BFA: Sculpture/Painting/Film, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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AA: Visual Arts & Music, Classical Guitar, Miami Dade
College, Miami, Florida
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Courses Taught:
ARH2740 - Cinema Appreciation
ART1300C - Drawing
ARH1000 - Art Appreciation
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Tony Chirinos,
Assistant Instructor
Office: M-309
Phone: (305) 237-2209
E-mail:
achirino@mdc.edu
MFA: Columbia University, New York,
New York
BFA: Florida International University, Miami, Florida
AA: Miami Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Tony
Chirinos he has been teaching photography since 2003.
Trained as a Bio-medical photographer in 1985 at Miami
Children’s Hospital. In 1989, Mr. Chirinos created the
Medical photography department at Baptist Health Systems in
which he worked as the Director until his departure in 2001.
Mr. Chirinos has exhibited his Photographs in New York,
California, Miami and Bogota, Colombia. He is also is in the
advisory board at the Center for the Photographic Arts in
Miami, Florida.
Courses Taught:
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PGY2110C - Color Photography 1 |
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PGY2111C - Color Photography 2 |
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PGY2112C - Color Photography 3 |
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PGY2401 - Intro to Photography |
PGY2410 - Intermediate Photography
PGY2475 - Advanced Photography
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John Frazier,
Instructor
Office: M-314
Phone: (305) 237-2625
E-mail:
jfrazier@mdc.edu
BA: Chemistry and African Studies, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
MA: Art History and African Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
ABD: Non-Western Arts and Cultures, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
John Frazier strongly encourages students to get involved in community and global issues. Professor Frazier has traveled the world working with diverse populations and helping people educate their youth, including the Baka Pygmies of Central Africa, Ibo of Nigeria, Sudanese refugees in Chad and Kenya, Rwandan orphans in Kenya, Vodou practitioners in Haiti, and Mexican street artists. To date, Professor Frazier’s educational programs and curriculum, have served 1.5 million children, 43,000 teachers, 15,000 refugees, and 500 collegiate faculty. As a leader in innovative pedagogical approaches, Frazier has received numerous awards, including four American Museum Association excellence awards, three “Best Practices in Education” awards, and curriculum-writing awards from the U.S. Department of Education, Illinois State Board of Education, Indiana State Board of Education, United Nations, UNICEF, British Arts Council, and National Board of Multicultural Education.
Courses Taught:
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| ARH1000 – Art Appreciation |
| ARH2050 – Art History 1 |
| ARH2051 – Art History 2 |
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Alberto Meza, Professor, Senior
Office: M-302
Phone: (305) 237-2656
E-mail:
ameza@mdc.edu
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Student/Faculty images
MFA: Northern
Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
MA: Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
BA:
Syracuse University,
Syracuse, New York
Alberto Meza, a native of
Chile, coming from a family long involved in the arts he
started his higher education as a law student at the
University of Chile, later, obtained a degree in
literature. On his way to become a lawyer, however, Meza
attended night art classes at the Santiago Museum of
Fine Arts. Professor Meza, the Frances Wolfson
Endowed Teaching Chair of Excellence in Arts and
Carnegie/Case 2003 Florida Professor of the year,
received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Syracuse
University, and an MFA degree from Northern Illinois
University. Since 1996, Meza is a Professor of Fine Arts
at the MDC Kendall Campus Arts and Philosophy
Department.
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Courses Taught:
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ART2400C - Printmaking 1
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ART2401C - Printmaking 2
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ART2402C - Advanced Printmaking
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ART1300C - Drawing
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ART1330C - Figure Drawing
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ARH1000 - Art Appreciation
ART1205C - Color & Composition
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Yomarie Silva, Instructor
Office: M-304
Phone: (305) 237-2659
E-mail:
ysilva@mdc.edu
BFA: Painting & Sculpture, Florida International University, Miami, FL
MFA: Sculpture, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Yomarie Silva has exhibited consistently in the Southeast, showcasing her biomorphic sculptural forms. Recently, she was an Artist-in-Residence at the Deering Estate in Miami, Florida. There she completed a body of work about arachnids & fauna which was exhibited at the Estate.
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Courses Taught:
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ARH1000 – Art Appreciation
ART1300C – Drawing
ART1205C – Color & Composition
ART1203C – 3D Design
ART2701C, ART2702C & ART2703C – Sculpture 1, 2 & 3
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Dr. Charles Fink, Professor
Office: M-311
Phone: (305) 237-2395
E-mail:
charles.fink@mdc.edu
PhD: Philosophy, University of Miami, Florida
MA: Philosophy, University of
Miami, Florida
BA: Philosophy, Florida International University,
Miami, Florida
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Courses Taught:
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PHI1100 - Introduction to Logic |
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PHI2010 - Introduction to Philosophy |
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PHM2300 - Political Philosophy |
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PHI2604 - Critical Thinking & Ethics
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Dr. Amy Lund, Assistant Professor
Office: M-304
Phone: (305) 237-2661
E-mail:
alund@mdc.edu
PhD: Philosophy, University of New
Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
MA:
Philosophy,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
BA: Philosophy, Trinity University, San Antonio,
Texas
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Amy is a native of the
Midwest, born in Chicago and raised in Minnesota. She
attended college at Trinity University in San Antonio,
TX, where she studied Philosophy, English, and Cognitive
Science. She went on to complete her MA and PhD at the
University of New Mexico. Her areas of specialization
include Philosophy of Art, Kant, and the nature of human
judgment. Areas of competency include Continental
philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy, and
Feminist Philosophy. Amy moved to Florida two years ago,
and has now been through 6 hurricanes.
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Courses Taught:
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PHI 2010 – Introduction to Philosophy
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PHI 2604 – Critical Thinking & Ethics
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Allen McPhee, Professor
Office: M-315
Phone: (305) 237-2636
E-mail:
amchphee@mdc.edu
Webpage:
http://faculty.mdc.edu/amcphee/
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MA: Philosophy,
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
BA: Philosophy,
University of California at Davis
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Courses Taught:
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PHI 2010 - Introduction
to Philosophy
PHI 2604 - Critical
Thinking & Ethics
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Dr.
Mark Neunder, Professor
Office: M-302
Phone: (305) 237-2652
E-mail:
mneunder@mdc.edu
PhD: Philosophy, University of
Miami, Miami, Florida
MA: Philosophy, University Of
Miami, Miami, Florida
BA: Philosophy, Wittenberg
University, Springfield, Ohio
Dr. Mark
Neunder received his PhD in Philosophy from the University
of Miami in 2001, for a dissertation on the ethics of
genetic engineering. Material from this study was published
as “Can Genetic Enhancement Be Obligatory? Four Arguments”
in the Journal of Philosophical Research. His
interests include applied ethics, ancient philosophy,
skepticism, argumentation theory, rhetoric, and the
philosophy of religion.
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Courses Taught:
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PHI2010 – Introduction to Philosophy
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PHI2604 – Critical Thinking & Ethics
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