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Charity-Mika Woodard, 2008
Assistant Professor of Art
Chair, Department of Art
MFA New York Academy of Art
BFA Pittsburg State University
(660) 831-4175
Email Link | Biography | Web page
Charity-Mika Woodard received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from the New York Academy of Art, and her BFA from Pittsburg State University. She also proudly holds a K-12 Art teaching certification from Missouri. Ms. Woodard has had the privilege of working with many artists, including Eric Fischl, Vincent Desiderio, Wade Schuman, Jenny Saville, and Damian Loeb. She is represented by the Bowie Gallery in London, and has shown in group exhibits in London and New York. Ms. Woodard’s previous research has included studying the impact of gender separated project- based classes within a co-ed middle school environment. She comes to Missouri Valley after having taught in private, public, and alternative schools in the urban Kansas City districts. Ms. Woodard’s dedication to teaching and research has resulted in her being the recipient of numerous awards for teaching, scenic design, and art. Ms. Woodard has traveled throughout Central and South America working and teaching, and her current research is centered on expanding multi-cultural curriculums to include Hispanic folk arts.
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Floyd Anthony Alsbach, 2007
Adjunct Professor of Art
MFA Mizzou 1985
BFA Columbia College
Painter Floyd Alsbach is currently represented by four galleries; since 1987 he has been a member of the co-op art gallery Ward-Nasse in the Soho district of NYC, McCaughan & Burr in St. Louis since 2005, Art Impressions in Sedalia MO since 2005, and Perchill in Marshall MO since 2004. Mr. Alsbach is a member of Christians In the Visual Arts (CIVA), the Stuckists (a London based art movement), Best of Missouri Hands, CAA and was co-founder of Synthesis in 1988. Mr. Alsbach's work is collected internationally (nearly a thousand clients) and has been published in various magazines and books over his thirty year career. His painting style has evolved through the modern, post-modern, and current era while his three principle themes have remained the same; 1. The timeless spiritual vitality of Christianity. 2. The edge of co-operative interaction between the environment and agriculture. 3. The strength of family ties. His work can also be seen online at alsbach-art.com.
Lloyd W. Bennett, Jr., 2008
Adjunct Professor of Art
MFA University
of Arizona, Tuscon
Lloyd W. Bennett Jr. Adjunct Professor of Art Professor Bennett studied art at Xavier University in New Orleans (BA) under Numa Roussieve and Sr. Laurana Nealy, SSB. At Tulane University (MAT) he studied under James Stegg, a noted printmaker; Pat Trevigno, painting; Ron Bolling, ceramics; and Jules Strupect, William Ludwig, and Norman Boothby, sculpture. He received his MFA from the University of Arizona, Tucson, where he studied under the noted art educator Howard Conant; ceramicist/sculptor Maurice Grossman; jeweler Michael Croft; graphic designer James Heltd; and painter/art historian Bruce McGrew. His professional experience includes graphic design and art consultation for Boeing, Chrysler, and Bell Aerospace companies for twenty years, working with artists Adolph Krongold, Walter LaBiche, and Bert Ferber. Other professional employment includes designer/commercial artist for several U.S. patent attorneys; layout and graphic illustrator for doctoral dissertation authors; designer/builder of displays, scenery, stage presentations, and floats for Carnival krewes and clubs in the New Orleans area; and collaborations with New Orleans and Louisiana contractors and architects. Bennett and four of his graduate students from Xavier University owned and operated a successful art gallery (WELTS) in New Orleans. His teaching experience includes 14 years with the Orleans Parish School District and more than 20 years on the art faculty of Xavier University of New Orleans. Other teaching experience includes adjunct art faculty positions at Southern University of New Orleans; St. Elizabeth College and Mamouth[?] (College) University, both in New Jersey; the University of Texas at Brownsville; Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina; and Missouri Valley College, Missouri. Bennett’s major works of art incorporate a blend of basic images found in non-modern, non-western cultures with modern influences. This body of work evokes the rich heritage of his forbearers yet is clearly the work of a contemporary American artist. He has received numerous grants, awards, and scholarships and has had numerous solo exhibitions in the United States and internationally. His works are found in museums, universities, and private collections internationally. He participated as a student in his first internationally group juried exhibition in 1950 at Xavier University in New Orleans, with internationally known sculptor Ivan Mestrovitch as juror.
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Marilyn M. Milovich, 2001
Adjunct Professor of Art
MS Psychology, California State University, Sacramento
BS Nursing, California State University, Sacramento
BS Biology, California State Polytechnic University
(660) 831-4005
Marilyn M. Milovich earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Masters degree in Psychology. She has traveled in Asia, North America, Central America, and worked in the Patagonia region of Chile. Ms. Milovich has been a nature and landscape photographer for 14 years, using primarily slide transparency and BW film to capture her images. She transitioned from using a manual SLR camera to a digital camera several years ago. Ms. Milovich is a juried member of The Best of Missouri Hands and has exhibited her work in juried gallery shows at William Woods University, the Women’s Festival of the Arts, and the Columbia Art League. Her photographs have been published in Photographer’s Forum and Missouri Life magazines, and on the cover of Missouri Almanac. She received an Honorable Mention from National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore for her Sea Nettles photograph during a juried exhibit in Columbia, Missouri.
Valerie Wedel, 2009
Adjunct Professor of Art & French
BA, Washington University
BFA, Columbia College
MFA, University of Missouri-Columbia
Val is excited to be joining the Missouri Valley College art faculty after recently completing an MFA in Sculpture at the University of Missouri, where she specialized in installation art. She also holds a BA in French and Peace Studies from Washington University and a BFA from Columbia College in Painting and Drawing. She has taught at the University of Missouri and at Stephens College.
Merging her backgrounds in both 2-D and 3-D art, Val creates room-sized art installations that viewers can enter into. The primary intention of her work is to encourage self-awareness. This research purposely blurs boundaries between artist, viewers and artwork, enabling viewers to become active participants. In November 2009, the Missouri Contemporary Ballet will be featuring her set design in a performance at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia.
Val’s art has been featured nationally in both solo and group shows and she has been the recipient of a number of awards and grants. The workshops and residences Val has attended include Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and the Vermont Studio Center. As she has studied abroad in Australia, France and Italy, she hopes bring students along on her next overseas trip.
Leonor Jurado, 2009
Adjunct Professor of Art Photography
MFA University of Missouri-Columbia
Leonor Jurado earned her MFA in Photography and Fiber
Arts from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her BA
in Studio Art from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
She is a native of Quito, Ecuador and has lived in the United
States since 1998. Mrs. Jurado's work focuses on the
handmade production of images by using contemporary and
historical photographic processes and making paper from raw
fibers. Her research interests include early photographic
methods, experimental photography and video, 19th century
and Latin American literature and philosophy. Her current
work explores themes of displacement both physical and spiritual by incorporating the aesthetic of the
Magic Realist literary genre. Her work has been shown in Columbia, Kansas City, Minneapolis and
New York. Publications include Shots Magazine and one of her images was chosen as book cover for
Troubling Violence by M. Heather Carver and Elaine J. Lawless.
Chad Jaecques, 2005
Adjunct Instructor of Art
Marketing & Media Director
MA Lindenwood University
BS Missouri State
(660) 831-4172
Chad Jaecques received a master’s degree from Lindenwood University in 2009 and a bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University in 2002. With over 5 years experience in marketing and public relations, he has worked in the entertainment, hospitality and tourism, and higher education industries. His graphic design experience ranges from newspaper to advertisements to magazine and more. Chad oversaw the design and coordinated production of marketing collateral for the largest hotel/convention center outside of Las Vegas. He currently serves as the marketing and media relations director in the institutional advancement office at Missouri Valley College. In that position, he designs and oversees publications, branding, and produces the alumni magazine, Viking Views.
