Class Note 1997
Issue
November-December 2023
Congratulations to Steven Wolkoff, who recently was selected as the Torrance Art Museum’s Cycladic Arts program artist in residence. Steven will spend most of September in Paros, Greece, as part of the Torrance Art Museum’s pilot program designed to build global bridges and networks among artists.
Steven, who lives in Los Angeles, majored in English and became a painter. So how did that happen?
“I started painting after college,” he wrote. “I didn’t have a big plan—or any training—but somehow started to get offers to show my work.”
Steven’s three-dimensional language paintings explore the boundaries of the medium of paint and forge a link between formalist and conceptualist art. He has shown in galleries in Los Angeles, New York, Berlin, Beijing, Stockholm, Luxembourg, Mexico City, Budapest, Madrid, and Tokyo. The residency in Greece marks the first time a museum has invited him to travel. Steven’s works also have been featured in Artillery Magazine, Architectural Digest, and Poets/Artists magazine.
As part of the residency, Steven has been asked to experiment with new forms. “I will be putting down the paint and working with paper, animation, and other media to explore themes related to Archilochus, an ancient and influential poet from Paros, traditional Cycladic fishing culture, and the environment of Paros.” See Steven’s work and find updates on his residency at instagram.com/stevenwolkoff.
When not creating art, Steven regularly sees Tim McCann, Greg Nicholson, Mayank Keshaviah, and Amy Lin, whose homemade jewelry business can be found at www.a3amylin.com. Steven also went hiking through a snow-covered trail on Mount Baldy with David Bruder when he was visiting Los Angeles and hung out with Jake Wegmann, now a professor of urban planning at the University of Texas at Austin, when Jake was in town for a conference.
Sally Annis was featured on dartmouth sports.com in recognition of Women in Engineering Day. Sally, an engineering project manager at Apple, played basketball for four years at the College and spent the next two years in Hanover finishing up her graduate degree. She said she doesn’t really think of her gender when it comes to engineering. “When I first started engineering at Dartmouth, I was one of the few women and by the time I graduated with my master’s there were many more women in the class.” She added that she has many female colleagues. “Those diverse points of view and the different perspectives they bring are great. I definitely try to mentor and bring up some of those younger women to help them be successful as well.”
Take care, everyone. Please send your news.
—Jason Casell, 19018 Salado Canyon, San Antonio, TX 78258; jhcasell@gmail.com
Steven, who lives in Los Angeles, majored in English and became a painter. So how did that happen?
“I started painting after college,” he wrote. “I didn’t have a big plan—or any training—but somehow started to get offers to show my work.”
Steven’s three-dimensional language paintings explore the boundaries of the medium of paint and forge a link between formalist and conceptualist art. He has shown in galleries in Los Angeles, New York, Berlin, Beijing, Stockholm, Luxembourg, Mexico City, Budapest, Madrid, and Tokyo. The residency in Greece marks the first time a museum has invited him to travel. Steven’s works also have been featured in Artillery Magazine, Architectural Digest, and Poets/Artists magazine.
As part of the residency, Steven has been asked to experiment with new forms. “I will be putting down the paint and working with paper, animation, and other media to explore themes related to Archilochus, an ancient and influential poet from Paros, traditional Cycladic fishing culture, and the environment of Paros.” See Steven’s work and find updates on his residency at instagram.com/stevenwolkoff.
When not creating art, Steven regularly sees Tim McCann, Greg Nicholson, Mayank Keshaviah, and Amy Lin, whose homemade jewelry business can be found at www.a3amylin.com. Steven also went hiking through a snow-covered trail on Mount Baldy with David Bruder when he was visiting Los Angeles and hung out with Jake Wegmann, now a professor of urban planning at the University of Texas at Austin, when Jake was in town for a conference.
Sally Annis was featured on dartmouth sports.com in recognition of Women in Engineering Day. Sally, an engineering project manager at Apple, played basketball for four years at the College and spent the next two years in Hanover finishing up her graduate degree. She said she doesn’t really think of her gender when it comes to engineering. “When I first started engineering at Dartmouth, I was one of the few women and by the time I graduated with my master’s there were many more women in the class.” She added that she has many female colleagues. “Those diverse points of view and the different perspectives they bring are great. I definitely try to mentor and bring up some of those younger women to help them be successful as well.”
Take care, everyone. Please send your news.
—Jason Casell, 19018 Salado Canyon, San Antonio, TX 78258; jhcasell@gmail.com