April 18, 2017
Member Feature: Keith
Name: Keith Murphy
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL
College: College of Liberal Arts
Major: BFA – Studio Art
Campus Involvement: I’m involved on the campus in a lot of different ways. They mainly center around the Regis Center for Art. I’m the vice president of the Ceramics Collective, an active member of Bohemian Press, and I work in the Katherine E. Nash gallery as an attendant and helping with installations. I’m also a part of WAM Collective!
Volunteering at the WAM Bash was really great. I helped one of the commissioned artists by being part of her sculpture and moving it. After that everyone was there and we just had a blast.
Kate Casanova’s Abiogenic Spectra, 2016 at the Big WAM Bash
What’s your favorite exhibition or concert you’ve seen?
I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m dying to see Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room
Prospect park- The Witch’s Tower
I really like Self Portrait, you know, the painting of the canoe.
Alan Schepp, Self Portrait, 2000-2011
Ive always been really interested in having a super power, so maybe the X-men. It was my favorite as a kid
What are you passionate about?
I don’t know, a lot of things? Music, social justice, art, community engagement, success, happiness..
How would you describe your “perfect” day?
Productive.
Keith Murphy is fourth-year Studio Art and Psychology double major. As a result, he spends a lot of his time is spent walking back and forth over the Washington Avenue bridge. While walking on said bridge his thoughts wonder from cross cultural psychology to types of bookbindings to his next overseas adventure. When he’s not traversing the Mississippi river he’s taking the OED Certificate of Equity and Diversity, or trying to grow something new in the greenhouses.
Member Feature: Elise
Name: Elise Armani Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Hometown: Madison, WI College: College of Liberal Arts Major: BFA Major Studio Art, BA Major Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies, Minor: Art History Campus Involvement: I’m a WAM Collective officer and work at WAM as the Projects & Programs Assistant! What’s your favorite piece in WAMs collection? I have so many favorite pieces…
Member Feature: Gina
Name: Gina Watylyk Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Hometown: North Riverside, Illinois College: College of Liberal Arts Major and Minor: Technical Writing and Communication, with Minors in Chemistry and Art History Campus Involvement: WAM Collective member, Account Executive and Editor at CLAgency, Community Advisor at Pioneer Hall, Office Assistant at Froniter Hall, member of American Chemical Society (ACS) What does…
Member Feature: Asia
Name: Asia Cruz Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Hometown: Shorewood, Wisconsin College: Carlson School of ManagementMajor: Marketing BSB Minors: Interdisciplinatry Design Campus Involvement: WAM Collective Events Officer 🙂 Why did you choose the U of M? I needed a big city to contain my wacky thoughts, and the U felt like home the minute I arrived. I remember loving the “dinky” town, the…