50 Words with…Mark Ruschman
Where did you go to school? What did you study?
Earned a BA from Indiana University in Art Education.
What’s the history of the Ruschman Gallery?
I started my gallery in 1985 on Mass. Ave. It’s now located in the St. Joseph Neighborhood.
How did the formation of IDADA come about?
As founding member and past President of IDADA, it was created to give the local visual arts community a
unified voice in the Cultural Tourism Initiative started by former Mayor Bart Peterson.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I enjoy spending time with family and friends, playing sports and long walks with my wife.
What elements contribute to create a truly vibrant art scene?
Everyone working together to create a diverse and rich art experience.
50 Words with…Lori Miles
Where did you go to school? What did you study?
I graduated from Herron in 1998 with my BFA in Sculpture, from Notre Dame in 2001 with an MFA in Sculpture.
What have you been up to this semester at DePauw?
This semester I’m on a junior sabbatical at DePauw, working on a new body of work dealing with transitional spaces and moments.
What are some of your outside interests?
Outside of teaching and making art, my interests mostly revolve around my two kids, Gracie who’s 7 and Greg, 5.
What is your artistic medium of choice?
I am always drawn to sculptural form in all media because it exists in the same spaces we exist, and is subject to all the same forces.
What advice do you give your students who want to become professional artists?
I tell artists to be perpetually curious and observant. Their first three questions should always be: What is that? Whose is it? Can I have it?
50 Words with…Brad Bernard
Where did you go to school? What did you study?
I earned a BFA in Painting from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 1993 and an MFA in Painting from University of Mississippi, Oxford in 2003.
What brings you to Indiana?
My wife is Visiting Owen Duston Assistant Professor of English at Wabash College.
Where have you exhibited recently?
I just recently exhibited at the Crosstie Arts and Jazz Festival in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the Delta.
What are some of your outside interests?
I enjoy bowling quite a bit and singing in the church choir.
What advice do you give someone wanting to become a career artist?
Just have discipline, be innovative, and be open to constructive criticism.
