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Laura L Prieto-Velasco

Assistant Professor, Adjunct

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Bio

Owner/Designer, Hvnter Gvtherer (2011) BFA, 2003, Tyler School of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; MFA, 2009, San Diego State University. Exhibitions: Open House Contemporary Gallery, Chicago; Chicago Athletic Association/Cindy's Rooftop, Chicago; Pavilion Antiques and 20C. Design, Chicago; The Public Hotel Pump Room, Chicago; Comfort Station, Chicago; Circa Modern, Chicago; Slow, Chicago; Jackson Gallery, San Diego; Mesa Contemporary Arts, Arizona; Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; Metal Museum, Memphis; Emerson Gallery, St. Louis; Sana Art Foundation, Escondido, CA. Publications: New City Chicago; Chicago Reader; Lark Books; The Space Between: Ritual Transformations, catalog. Collections: Museum of Contemporary Craft; Touching Warms the Art Collection. Awards: Mesa Contemporary Arts Purchase Award, Mesa; San Diego Art Council Award; San Diego Gem & Mineral Society Award.

Personal Statement

Laura Prieto-Velasco founded Hvnter Gvtherer in 2011 to adorn the urban nomad with limited edition designs that pair ancient ideas with elegant minimalism. Raised in Northeastern Pennsylvania and armed with degrees in Metalworking and Design from the Tyler School of Art and San Diego State, Laura learned to appreciate the value of maximizing limited resources and using recycled or sustainably sourced materials. This ethos fuels Hvnter Gvtherer. Making each piece by hand in her Chicago studio, Laura challenges wearers to think about jewelry as a platform for thinking about history and conscious living, rather than a reflection of passing trends. Committed to these values, Laura shares these ideas with students as an instructor at the School of the Art Institute.

Jewelry Debuts

"Carrion Flowers" (2015) by Chelsea Wolfe"Telos" (2014) by Lykanthea"Nida" (2014) by Krist Mort"Of The Earth" (2014) by Casstronaut Films"NPR Tiny Desk Concert" by Chelsea Wolfe

 

Courses

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Description

Systemic change requires influencing decision makers - be they members of the public, CEOs or politicians. By engaging in the creative act of world-building, and embodying the results through made artifacts, spaces, or digital media, artists and designers are able to make work that acts as platforms for fostering debate and, ultimately, change. This course goes beyond design's conventional end-user focused problem-solving approach, focusing instead on how to use art and design to develop impactful stories. Educational design - beyond toys and games - shapes the future; be it influencing public thought, re-thinking learning approaches, or creating educational environments. Through the creative process, designers draw inspiration from global approaches as well as reflect upon personal experiences. Designers have the ability to influence how we might continue to learn to build and access knowledge in a fast-paced and information rich world. This course expands upon design¿s end-user-problem-solving approach and explores the ways we build, share, and seek knowledge; from the first human exchanges, storytelling, theories of information sharing, and present approaches. It also introduces the fields of Instructional, Empathetic, and Learning Experience Design as well as Educational Technology to engage designers with past and present learning models. Along with regular readings and discussions, designers will explore their topic in depth through research and model building, concluding in one final project that illustrates their contribution to the future of learning.

Class Number

2522

Credits

3