Department: School of Design and Art

Academic Credentials

B.A. Science Psychology- Mount Saint Mary’s University, Emmitsburg Maryland
M.A. Interior Design, Marymount University
Other study/credentials – ASID, LEED AP

Biography

Moira Gannon Denson, ASID, IDEC, LEED AP is an Assistant Professor of Interior Design at Marymount University and an NCIDQ- certified Interior Designer. She has 10 years of professional experience in project delivery and interdisciplinary coordination of healthcare, workplace, hospitality, and residential building types at firms such as Gordon and Greenberg Architects, Design Collective Inc., and most recently Perkins + Will. She teaches undergraduate and graduate students in design methods, healthcare, and retail studios, and sketching and rendering for ideation. Her research interests target improving the design process and exploring the impacts of design on overall health and well-being.

• 2014-2015 Washington Metro Chapter of ASID, Wm. L. Wilkoff, FASID Design for Humanity Award recipient
• CIDA Award for Excellence, 2016 Merit Award

Other Information

Teaching Area

• Foundational Studios
• Healthcare Design
• Sketching and Rendering for Ideation

Research Interests

• Impact of Design on Health and Well-being
• Design Process
• Universal Design

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“Academic Credentials

2007 Master of Fine Art, Parsons the New School for Design
2002 Clemson Architecture Center, Drawing Intensive Study under Brian Andrews
2001 M.ARCH, The University of Florida, Architecture (terminal degree)
2000 VIA: Vicenza Institute of Architecture
1997 Bachelor of Arts, University of Tampa

Biography

Salvatore Pirrone is an educator and artist living in the DC metro area.  His studio practice exists at the intersection of art and design, with a particular interest in themes of ‘Work’, ‘Play’, ‘Identity’ and ‘Domesticity’.  He worked in the architectural offices of Carl Abbott and Huff + Gooden Architects before launching his own studio practice, where he is engaged in a variety of projects ranging from custom furniture, residential design and fine art.  Salvatore is an Assistant Professor of Interior Design at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Florida and a Master of Fine Art degree from Parsons the New School for Design in New York.  Since relocating to the Washington Metro Area in 2009, Salvatore has shown with Arlington Arts Center, Atlas Performing Arts Center, CulturalDC’s Mobile Art Gallery, Sandy Spring Museum, Transformer, Maryland Art Place, Dittmar House at Marymount University, IA&A at Hillyer in Washington, DC and most recently with the Project for Affordable Housing in Arlington, Virginia. Salvatore Pirrone is an educator and artist living

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Teaching Area

 

Sal teaches Undergraduate and Graduate coursework in lecture, seminar, and studio formats., Including: Architectural Drafting, Foundation Design Studios, Construction Methods, and Portfolio and Furniture Building.

Studio Courses (Undergraduate and Graduate

ID-203 Foundation Studio II

ID-102 Foundation Studio I 

ID-121 Freehand Drafting

ID-122 Sketching and Rendering for Ideas

ID-501 Graduate Studio I

ID-502 Graduate Studio II

Lecture Courses (Undergraduate and Graduate)

ID-416 Digital Communication for Interior Design

ID-532 Construction and Environmental Systems

ID-515 Field Study Advanced Rendering Copenhagen, Denmark

ID- 516 Digital Communication for Interior Design

Research Interests

 

_{Sal is interested in how we receive information, organize it and use it to affect our behavior in the world. Specifically, within natural phenomena, he explore how this process shapes our decisions for making, perception and development of identity. Sal builds sculptural installations, participate in panel discussions and give presentations at various venues including universities, galleries, and conferences}

 

 

 

Publications

Peer Reviewed Commissions/Installations

Pirrone, Salvatore (April 2019) Solo Exhibition at Shephard University.  Shephard, WV.

Pirrone, Salvatore (January 2019) ‘You and Me’.  Solo Exhibition for Hillyer Art Space.  Washington, DC.

Pirrone, Salvatore (October-November 2017) String Room.  Solo Exhibition for CulturalDC Space4: Art.  Washington, DC.

Pirrone, Salvatore (June-October 2017) Megaphone.  Group Exhibition for Arlington Arts Center.  Arlington, VA. Addressing an audience in an urban park setting.

Pirrone, Salvatore (February, 2017) Megaphone.  Group Exhibition for Intersections Festival.  Washington, DC. Addressing an audience in an urban public interior setting.

Pirrone, Salvatore (June-September 2016) Megaphone.  Group Exhibition for Washington Sculptors Group.  Olney, MD. Addressing an audience in a rural public exterior setting.

Pirrone, Salvatore (April-June 2014) Spring Solos.  Solo Exhibition for Arlington Arts Center.  Arlington, VA.

Peer Review in Publication

Solo Exhibition Review, You and Me.  John Anderson for Washington City Paper, January 2019.

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/museums-galleries/blog/21043479/samantha-sethi-salvatore-pirrone-and-danni-obrien-at-iaa-at-hillyer-reviewed

Solo Exhibition Review, String Room.  Mark Jenkins for the Washington Post, November 2017. (Print and Online)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-david-x-levine-uses-pencils-to-put-a-new-spin-on-an-old-master/2017/11/09/97c2cb66-c33a-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0_story.html?utm_term=.720a85355851

Solo Exhibition Review, String Room.  Elsabe Johnson Dixon for East City Art, November 2017. (Online)

https://www.eastcityart.com/reviews/east-city-art-reviews-salvatore-pirrone-string-room/

Solo Exhibition Review, String Room.  Pat Padua for DCist, November 2017. (Online)

https://dcist.com/2017/10/this_mobile_gallery_will_bring_art.php#photo-3

Group Exhibition Review, Interdisciplinarium.  Mark Jenkins for the Washington Post, September 2017. (Print and Online)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-doubling-down-on-artworks/2017/09/01/4a3680fa-8c07-11e7-91d5-ab4e4bb76a3a_story.html?utm_term=.85f8bb60748d

Group Exhibition Review, Interdisciplinarium.  Eliza Burkon for Northern Virginia Magazine, September 2017. (Print and Online)

https://www.northernvirginiamag.com/things-to-do/things-to-do-features/2017/08/08/interdisciplinarium-is-more-than-just-a-pretty-picture/

Solo Exhibition Review, Spring Solos.  Michael O’Sullivan for the Washington Post, May 2014. (Print and Online)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/art-review-spring-solos-at-the-arlington-arts-center/2014/05/15/cc7d366e-d7a4-11e3-95d3-3bcd77cd4e11_story.html?utm_term=.5f8b43a930ea

Peer Reviewed Conference Presentations

2018 Interior Design Educators Regional Conference Miami, Fl.  Presentation Creative

Scholarship, Megaphone and String Room.   

Peer Reviewed Teaching Workshops

Will apply for Interior Design Educators Council presentations for next cycle, Spring 2019

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Academic Credentials

Received her Master’s degree of Interior Design from Marymount University with a focus in history and environmental preference theory. She has an undergraduate degree in Studio Art from Oakland University.

Biography

Susan Hergenrather, IDEC is a Continuing Professor of Interior Design at Marymount University. She has worked professionally with disaster relief shelter specialists and owned a design firm focusing on both residential and commercial Interior design. Her research focuses on the history of architecture, Interiors and the decorative arts. 

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Teaching Area

She teaches undergraduate and graduate students in history, numerous design studios, sketching and rendering, drafting, textiles and materials and business procedures. 

Research Interests

• History of Architecture
• Interiors and the decorative arts

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Academic Credentials

B.S., University of Maryland
M.F.A., The George Washington University

Biography

Barry C. Erdeljon joined the faculty at Marymount in 1992. He has been the creative director, designer, producer and provided technology consultation for award-winning museum interactive displays, video productions, and websites. Grant-funded projects include Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Calvert Marine Science Museum, and Freedom House Museum. Mr. Erdeljon has made presentations at museum design and technology conferences.

Mr. Erdeljon makes a difference by contributing his design and technology skills to a wide range of causes and nonprofits. He also provides technology assistance to the video studio and Apple computer labs at Marymount.

Other Information

Teaching Area

• Digital Photography
• Video Production
• Web Design & Social Media Design
• Performance Media Lab
• Senior Media/Graphic Design Portfolio

Research Interests

• Museum exhibits and interactive display designs and technology
• Promotional mini-documentaries
• Web & Social Media design and technology
• Digital photography video production techniques

Publications

Museum Exhibit Design

Captain John Smith Nanticoke River Discover Center, Vienna Maryland
Sully Planation, historic site, Fairfax Virginia
National Urban League, centennial traveling exhibit
Freedom House Museum, Alexandria Virginia
 
Interactive Display Design

Sully Planation, historic site, in Fairfax Virginia
   “Alone in Dixie” — exploration of Sully Farm’s role during the Civil War.
   “Slave Quarters” — video exploration of enslaved life at Sully Farm.

Calvert Marine Science Museum, Solomons Maryland
    Paleontology photo and video gallery touch screen with geological time spiral   
    interface and an educational children’s game

Freedom House, domestic slave museum, Alexandria Virginia
    “Sold South” — exploration of the economics of domestic slave trading
   “Torn Apart” — first person testimonials of former slaves’ experiences
   “Cotton Is King” – educational game for elementary school students

Video Productions

“I am empowered” video wall documentary about one hundred years of National Urban League programs and initiatives.

“Moochula – Giving hawksbills hope” documentary about Gales Point villagers and Marymount University’s Dr. Rimkus hawksbill sea turtle preservation efforts.

“National Mall Monuments and Memorials” AIM Higher, Foster Care to Success video series for the National Park Service centennial.

“Slave testimonials” for Freedom House Museum, Alexandria Virginia

“Founding Our Foundation” documentary about Elk Run Anglican Church Site Archeology Preservation Project, Fauquier County, Virginia,

Web Design

Alexandria African American Hall of Fame, website and accompanying diorama displays at the Charles Houston Recreation Center, Alexandria, Virginia.

Howard Zinn Education Project, teachers’ resource website supporting the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country

OceanSpeak interactive literacy games for oceanspeak.org, author, creative director, producer and programmer of four online interactive literacy games and accompanying “OceanSpeak.org” website design.

Educational resource Website design strategy for U.S. Department of Education with the Copernicus Group consultancy.

Arlington Black Heritage Museum, Arlington, Virginia, virtual web museum, oral histories, and documentary video

Media and Graphic Design

Sr. Magella, History of Marymount University book, Xerox, digital products informational materials, Smithsonian’s Leonard Bernstein Children’s Concert Video collection promotion, Amtrak Capitol and Cardinal trains branding, Realty World, national real estate franchise branding, broker training kits and sales agents tools, and marketing campaigns for Bell Atlantic, Federal Computer Conference, Monumental General Insurance Company, American Society of Association Executives, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and more.

Awards & Recognitions

Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards, Display Design Award of Excellence,
The National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) for Sully Historic Site Exhibit

University & College Designers Association Gold Award for “Sold South”, slave narratives video for the Northern Virginia Urban League’s Freedom House Museum

University & College Designers Association Silver Award for “The Slave Pen” diorama and video display, for Northern Virginia Urban League’s Freedom House Museum

“Moochula – Giving hawksbills hope” documentary screenings at the Belize Inferential Film Festival and the International Sea Turtle Society Symposium

Northern Virginia Urban League Outstanding Achievement Award, for service to the community

Other recognitions include: Advertising Club Addy Awards, Washington Metropolitan Art Director Awards, Direct Marketing Association of Washington Awards, National Direct Marketing Association ECHO Awards, and Insurance Industry Creative Marketing PMA Awards […]

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Academic Credentials

B.A., Shippensburg University
M.F.A., George Washington University

Biography

Joe Hicks received a BA in Art from Shippensburg University in 2000, and his MFA in Ceramics at The George Washington University in 2005.  He sustained residence in Washington, DC to begin his academic teaching career as an Adjunct Professor in the ceramic programs at both The George Washington University in 2006, and at Gallaudet University in 2008.

Currently, Joe maintains the appointment of Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Marymount University in Arlington, VA.  There, he developed and continues to grow the ceramics and 3D design program in the Department of Fine Arts, including the establishment of a ceramics minor in 2016.  The ceramics program at Marymount also focuses on developing community relationships, and exploring new methods associated with product design and industrial production techniques.

Joe retains a serious commitment to producing high quality ceramic vessels and functional pottery, and has exclusively focused on experimenting with shino glazes for the last 10 years.  He participates in exhibitions and craft shows on regional and national levels, and enjoys building constructive relationships throughout the artist community.

Other Information

Teaching Area

• Ceramics
• 3D Design

Research Interests

• Discovering the collaboration between different firing strategies and their effects on shino glazed ceramic vessels
• Developing new design and production strategies for industrial ceramic practices

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Academic Credentials

B.A., College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.F.A., Painting, New York Studio School
M.F.A., Creative Writing, The New School

Biography

Mary Proenza was raised up and down the coast of California and completed her BA in literature at UC Santa Barbara’s College of Creative Studies. She earned her MFA in painting at New York Studio School and her MFA in creative writing at The New School. She has been awarded a grant as a Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Creative Fellow for a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in 2020. She has also received residency grants from Jentel Foundation, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, Springboard for the Arts, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, and New York Mills Cultural Center. Her artistic disciplines include painting, drawing, printmaking, and writing. Her written art reviews have been published in Art in America and The Brooklyn Rail, and her visual art appears on the covers of books from John Daniel & Co. and CDs from CMH and Arhoolie. One of her current projects is a graphic memoir combining paintings, drawings, prints, and writing; a chapter of this has been published in Rosebud magazine.

Mary Proenza joined the faculty of Marymount University in August 2017. Previously, she taught in the City University of New York system, at Marymount Manhattan College, at New York Academy of Art, and at UCSB. To see examples of Mary Proenza’s artwork, please visit www.maryproenza.com.

Other Information

Teaching Area

• Painting
• Printmaking
• Drawing
• Color Theory
• Advanced Studio
• Senior Project

Research Interests

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Academic Credentials

B.S., Skidmore College
M.F.A., University of Arizona

Biography

Sarah Hardesty’s recent drawings, paintings, sculptures, and installations deal with time, personal history, excavation of the past, the power of intention and will, collective change, and the force and ability of nature and human in environmental, physical, and psychological shifts. She uses the idea of ‘time-binding’ in much of her work – the notion of preserving memories and recording experience for the use of subsequent generations. Through space, color, line, repetition, and systems of marking time, she explores past, present, and future, adjusts memory, records experience, and alters space and surface.

Hardesty has been awarded residencies at the MacDowell Colony, the Wassaic Project, the Carriage House at Islip Art Museum, Santa Fe Art Institute, Vermont Studio Center, and Hurleyville Makers Lab. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions including VisArts, Rockville, MD; McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA; ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, NY; Davidson Contemporary, New York, NY; MPG Gallery, Boston, MA; Wheaton College, MA; the Tucson Museum of Art and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ. She has been awarded a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant in conjunction with Santa Fe Art Institute and a Leon Levy award for her residency at the McDowell Colony. 

In addition to teaching and being a working artist, her professional experience includes directing profit and non-profit galleries, curating, grant writing, and website design. She has taught drawing, painting, and foundations at Caldwell College, NJ; Wesley College, DE; and the School of Art and the School of Architecture, University of Arizona prior to joining Marymount faculty in 2016. She received her MFA in Painting from the University of Arizona and her BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College.

www.sarahhardesty.com

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Teaching Area

• Drawing 1
• Drawing 2
• Figure Drawing
• Advanced 2D Studio
• Sophomore Portfolio
• Senior Portfolio
• Senior Project

Research Interests

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“Academic Credentials
2004 – Awarded DAWIA Level III Certification in Government Contracting and Acquisition
1999: MS Degree in Textile Engineering & Product Development, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
1984: BS Degree in Apparel Production Management, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY
1982: BS Degree in Applied Science, Majored in Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY
1980: AS Degree in Applied Technology, Fashion Design/Tailoring, Clarissa School of Design, Pittsburgh, PA

Biography
Bill Allen is an award-winning fashion designer who attended some of the top design schools in the United States. He has worked as a Fashion Designer and Director of Business Development over the past nearly 30 years in the public, private (both in the U.S. and Paris France) and nonprofit sectors of the fashion industry. He is considered an expert in CAD/CAM technology where he was Team Leader of the Pattern Making Department, at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Philadelphia Troop Support Philadelphia in charge of manual and technical patternmaking technology in conjunction with all five military services: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guards, and Air Force.  He has chaired the federal government’s Patternmaking Standardization Committee where he led the effort in developing various standardization processes and procedures that are still being used today.  He also led the effort to increase productivity in processing 25,000 requisition/year regarding Special Measurement MTM patterns for all five military services.  And was instrumental in converting technical specifications into Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDS)

Finally, he has written technical manuals for CAD/CAM Technology, for Distributions Processes, Blue Penciling, Defects in Manufacturing, 40 Point Quality Checking Systems, Creating Made-to-Measure and Marker Making tricks of the trade concepts.

Other Information

Teaching Area

• Apparel Design I
• Fashion Illustration II
• CAD/CAM Fashion Design Fundamentals 

Research Interests

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Academic Credentials

B.A., Marian College of Fond du Lac
M.F.A., Academy of Art University

Biography

Professor Ravindran joined the Marymount University faculty in 2015, having previously worked in New York City for various high-profile fashion designers such as Reem Acra, Bibhu Mohapatra and Carole Hochman. Some of her career highlights include developing both bridal and eveningwear collections annually showcased at New York’s Fashion Week, being a liaison to celebrities and high-end customers, and directly engaging with couture clients in order to produce custom made gowns from concept to finish. She has extensive knowledge in patternmaking, draping, embroidery design and digital design using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Professor Ravindran is a member of The International Textile and Apparel Association. She is also an advisor to Marymount’s Patternmaking Club and all online social media for the fashion department.

Other Information

Teaching Area

• Digital Textile Design
• Digital Presentation
• Apparel Design: Patternmaking and Draping
• Advanced Problems in Fashion Design

Research Interests

• 3D digital printing in fashion design
• Wearable Technology using digital textile design and 3D body scanning
• Fabric manipulation and surface design
• The transformation of technology and social media in Fashion

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Academic Credentials

A.A., Art Institute of Atlanta
B.A., M.A., Marymount University
Other study: Northern Virginia Community College

Biography

Robin Wagner studied graphic illustration and layout and wass active within the graphic design field for ten years before beginning her interior design career. Her previous design perspective has helped Robibn to bring an interdisciplinary look toward design and its relation to the built environment.

With more than a decade of interior design teaching experience at Marymount, Robin now oversees the graduate thesis research and defense aspects of the program.

She holds an NCIDQ certificate and is the 2007 NCIDQ Louis Trege Award recipient, recognized for her work in promoting NCIDQ’s mission. Additionally, Ms. Wagner is the co-recipient of the 2009 USADesign In-house Design Award for Environmental Graphic Design, awarded for her interior design work at Marymount’s Reston Center.

Prior to and during Ms. Wagner’s academic career, she has provided professional design consultation and work for commercial and residential projects. Some commercial projects have included the following: Alexandria City Public Schools; Fairfax County Public Schools; the city of Charlottesville, VA; The Miller School, Crozet, VA; Fairfax County Katherine Henley Shelter, Centreville, VA; Loudoun Design Center, Leesburg, VA.

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Teaching Area

Undergraduate Interior Design Courses

• ID 122: Sketching and Rendering for Ideas
• ID 305: Practice Studio
• ID 408: Senior Capstone I
• ID 409: Senior Capstone II

Graduate Interior Design Courses

• ID 626: Graduate Seminar
• ID 684/685: Master Studio I and II
• ID 698/699: Thesis or Design Research Project I or II

Research Interests

• Environmental graphic design
• Visual Literacy through sketching
• Concept development and pattern language
• Programming

Publications

Books

Christine Piotrowski Text/Professional Books
Professional Practice for Interior Designers, 2007 and 2013,. Contains samples of interior work for
Oak Hill Residence and Couture Home Retail Store.
Becoming an Interior Designer, 1 st and 2 nd Edition. Sample work for Alexandria City Public Schools
and interview comments on the design profession.
Designing Commercial Interiors – October 2014 Edition. Provided Outline Content for new
practices. Major content information on brand identity in design for corporate offices, hospitality and
retail built environments.

Newspapers

The Washington Post
“A Grand Reopening”, Virginia Metro Section. Annie Groer, April 4, 2004.
“A Show House Showered with Care.” Home Section. Annie Groer, April 22, 2004.
“Showhouse Solutions”, Home Section. Jeff Turrentine, September 30, 2004.
The Washington Times
“House that gives new starts gets one of its own.” Metropolitan Life Section. Adrienne Washington.
April 2, 2004. Page B2.

Magazines

Home & Design, Summer 2004, New Beginnings. Page 242 – 244.
GDUSA, July 2009, American In-house Design Award Winners, Environmental Graphic Design Division

Marketing Video

Artspace in Reston, June 2009. Reston Center Environmental Graphic Design, “A point of
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