Maria Cusumano
Maria Cusumano has been teaching at Endicott College since 2001, following academic appointments at St. Ambrose University and Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame. In addition, she held positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Craft Museum, Davenport Museum of Art, Johnson County Mental Health Center, and the International Center of Photography. Her artwork is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Chicago Art Institute. She has participated in exhibitions at institutions including Indiana University, Pratt Institute Center, Minneapolis College of Art, and the University of Michigan. Her continued interests include writing poetry and songs, Vedanta, scholarly research, and photography. Professor Cusumano received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Mark Towner
Appointed Dean of the Endicott College School of Visual and Performing Arts in 2000, Mark Towner held previous academic appointments at institutions including the University of Iowa, St. Ambrose University, Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame, Ohio University, and Wayne State University. In addition, he served in managerial positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Northeast Document Conservation Center, American Craft Museum, and the Davenport Museum of Art. As a practicing artist, his works have been included in solo and group exhibitions at Rocky Neck Arts Center in Gloucester, MA, the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a variety of galleries in New York City. His publications include Printed Pleasure: Published Pain and The Arts in Healing. Dean Towner received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art where his studies included aesthetics, photography, and printmaking.
Level 1 Display Case
The display case features travel photographs by Memorial Hall Library staff member, Pam DiPesa.