Curators
Tabitha Bodoh
Tabitha Bodoh is currently working on her undergraduate degree in Art Management with a minor in Non-profit management at Appalachian State University. She is expecting to graduate in May 2019. She was born March 5, 1986 in Florida and came to North Carolina after getting out of the Navy in 2009. Bodoh is currently working on a collaborative curatorial project focused on Black Mountain College.
Kelly Dickinson
Kelly Jean Dickinson hails from Hickory, NC. She was raised by her World War II era grandparents, and benefited from their practical knowledge and values. She had the honor of caring for them in their final years. Professionally, she has used her skills to organize a store’s inventory, was employed as a graphic designer where she manipulated photographs, and maintained filing systems. In relation to this field, she has an Associate’s Degree in Advertising and Graphic Design and an Associate in Arts. She presently attends Appalachian State University, as a senior, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management with a minor in Nonprofit.
Yebin Han
Yebin Han was born in South Korea and immigrated to the US in 2002. She is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Art Management and a minor in Nonprofit Management at Appalachian State University. Currently she is working on a collaborative curatorial project focused on Black Mountain College. She is expected to graduate in May 2019.
Garrett Hawkins
Garrett Hawkins is a Senior Studio Art BFA and Arts Management BA double major. He is serving his second semester as the Visual Editor for the Peel, Appalachian State's literary arts magazine, and serving as President of Appalachian Printmaking Club this semester. He recently completed an internship at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum where he was able to curate an exhibition that will be up for the next year.
Paige Jordison
Paige Jordison is from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and is currently living in Boone, NC. She is working towards her dual-degrees in Studio Art and Art Management with a minor in Non-Profit Management at Appalachian State University. Before becoming president of the Art Management Organization, Jordison interned at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. Paige has exhibited artwork at Art Expo (2018) and the Chancellor House Exhibition (2016, 2017, 2018) at Appalachian State and will have a BFA Senior Studio exhibition at the Smith Gallery in December 2018.
Hannah Malone
Hannah Malone was born in Wheeling, WV in 1994. She is currently a student at Appalachian State University working towards earning her BFA in Studio art with a focus in both painting and fibers. Using art as a way of reaching out, Malone’s work primarily focuses on the subjects of animal rights and environmentalism. With each body of work she makes, she hopes to raise awareness for both subjects and make the viewers of her work question how they treat the world around them. Although she is primarily a studio artist, during her time at ASU Malone has been involved in creating several exhibitions in the community. A few of these include Reckless Arts at Nth, Softly Pointed, and her senior capstone exhibition Omnibus.
Erin Schiffmacher
Erin Schiffmacher is an independent curator based in Boone, NC. She is expecting to graduate with a BA in Art and Visual Culture with a focus in Art Management in December of 2018. She is also pursuing a minor in Nonprofit Management. Erin has recently completed a research assistant position pursuing interests in grant writing as well as curatorial practices. In the near future, she plans to gain experience through several internships with nonprofits and art institutions. She is currently working on a collaborative curatorial project focused on Black Mountain College and the importance of collaboration in the college’s history.
Aundrea Wilson
Aundrea Wilson is a Senior Art Management major with a minor in Non-Profit Management and a BFA studio art candidate. She previously worked at the Leland Cultural Arts Center in Leland, NC as the Pottery Studio Coordinator. She has shown work in solo, group, and exhibition shows. Aundrea has been an active member of multiple guilds and art associations including the Tri-State Sculptors Guild, NCECA, OMNI, Women's Art Guild of Wilmington, and the Wilmington Art Association. Wilson is currently the Curator of Looking Glass Gallery in Boone, NC.