Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Joey P. Mánlapaz is an accomplished contemporary realist painter recognized for her multifaceted roles as painter, educator, curator, and juror of art exhibitions, and advocate for the elderly through art.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Vianey Martinez Acosta is an interdisciplinary artist from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico who currently lives and works in Washington D.C. Her work explores the vulnerabilities and violence of her community and narrates her experience crossing the U.S.-Mexico border daily, questioning the political corruptness of this division.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Wade McComas is an award-winning graphic designer and illustrator. When he’s not fulfilling his role as an associate art director at PBS, he also serves as an adjunct professor, teaching Illustration and Typography.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Ryan McCoy is an artist based in the Washington DC area and a resident artist at Arlington Arts Center. He works in various media but his primary body of work, developed over the last 15 years, includes paintings...
Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA
Michael McDermott is an Assistant Professor at George Mason University. He received his MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech. He is an educator, designer, and researcher...
Assistant Professor, Editorial Design, Illustration, Latinx & LGBTQIA+ Representation in Publishing, Motion Design, Visual Narrative, School of Art, CVPA
Juana Medina is the author and illustrator of multiple children’s books, including the chapter book series Juana & Lucas, winner of the prestigious Pura Belpré Award and two International Latino Book Awards. The New York Times says of Juana & Lucas “Medina’s beautiful, vivid prose conjures the Colombian setting with tactile language… the story itself is a giant hug.”
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
As the Senior Communications Officer for the Alexandria Library, in Alexandria, Virginia, Anton developed the Library’s new logo and re-branded their entire marketing and outreach materials. As a daily part of his job, he promotes the Library’s programs, services, and events through outreach, social media promotion and web design.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Syrian artist Abdulrahman Naanseh, known for his mastery of Arabic calligraphy, learned this craft with guidance from his father, a self-taught calligrapher. His dedication and gift led to notable achievements, including exhibitions at the Arneli Art Gallery during the Beit Misk Festival in Beirut and creating murals at Damascus University.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Deane Nettles is an art director, graphic designer, and illustrator and has worked for a variety of ad agencies, newspapers, design firms, magazines, and direct marketers.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Drawing on indigenous and self-created rituals, MJ Neuberger’s photographs, installations, sculptural work and social practice explore reconnection with bodies abandoned in intergenerational trauma and colonialism.