MIKE NOURSE
Mike Nourse is a man of many fingers, but he works primarily in digital video. Since graduating from SAIC’s Visual Communication program in 2002, he has been teaching media studies at both Depaul University and SAIC. Mike has produced a series video shorts focused on entertainment, news, and political media commentaries that he considers “investigations” or “re:constructions”, as they follow rules to yield results. While he works with various festivals (both as contributor and curator), he also paints digital transfers which have also been showcased in Chicago galleries and in the loop’s Thompson Center.

In 2003, Along with 2 other like-minded instructors, Mike co-founded an intermedia arts school called The Chicago Art Department, which has recently moved into a new location in the Chicago Arts District.

This fall, Mike will begin his third year of advising graduate students for the Visual Communication department, and his first semester of teaching for the Film, Video, and New Media department. Mike will also be teaching for The Chicago Art Department while running his video and design company (Zero One Projects).

NATHAN PECK
Nathan teaches video art, multimedia and intermedia courses at St. Xavier University in the Art & Design department.

Nathan's work combines painting, sound, video, annimation, and installation to create curious hybrid artforms. His work can be seen around Chicago in clubs and galleries where he presents ROOK TV, a live combination of video paintings and video performances.

Nathan received his MFA from the intermedia program at the University of Iowa

www.rooktv.com

NAT SOTI
As an interMEDIA artist, Nat possesses a wealth of experience in graphic design, digital video, writing and music. Nat has also dabbled in drawing, painting, architecture, and 3D-animation.

Nat earned a Post-Bacclaureate Certificate and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Nat's undergraduate studies were in Political Science and Philosophy, graduating with a BA from Georgetown University.

As a recent MFA graduate, Nat already has a significant amount of teaching experience. Nat has taught design classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and DePaul University.

LAURA CHIARAMONTE
Laura Chiaramonte graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.F.A., in modern dance performance with an emphasis in choreography, Laban Notation and Directing from Score. Since graduation she has performed with Jyl Farenhkamp, Casey Pennel, Total Theater, Dance Loop Chicago, Zephyr Dance, and is currently dancing with Mad Shak Dance Company.

Laura has also choreographed and produce many show’s in the Chicago area and is currently producing and creating new work with CAMP, Creative Arts Melting Pot, a multi arts performance group based in Chicago, which she is a founding member.

Besides creating new work, Laura has been a student of CAD, Chicago Art Department, for the last two semesters and has been inspired to branch off into video. This being extremely exciting for her, she has been exploring new ways of dance choreography through the use of video and intermedia.

DJ DUKE
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MAX (aka the Abominabal Twitch)
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