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Disappearing Act
Chicago artist Don’t Fret says 97 percent of his art no longer exists. And he’s just fine with that. He began using the moniker Don’t Fret as a teenager, long before the Chicago Reader called him the “Street Artist of the Year.” Even before the paper praised his “established work.” Before he slid quietly through…
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Dean Johnson, Community Builder
When Dean Johnson (MA ’01) set out to co-found Crossroads Academy, a tuition-free charter school for students K-8 in Kansas City, Mo., he knew he needed the perfect location. “Where can we be where the neighborhood around us can serve as an extended campus for the school?” he asked. “We ended up right in the…
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Kyle Heller, Digital Innovator
Impossibly gorgeous models lounge, pose and twirl on a rosy, early-morning beach in a video ad for the 2015 swim line of Victoria’s Secret. But this video isn’t just for looks. As you tap on one model’s zebra-printed bikini, a number 1 pops up, then quickly disappears. Tapping on a flowing white halter top elicits a…
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Peter & Gloria Teschner, Philanthropic Partners
On the silver screen, a director’s handiwork can’t be missed, but “editing is invisible,” says Peter Teschner (’80), whose 40-plus film credits include The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), Charlie’s Angels (2000), Borat (2006) and Horrible Bosses (2012). As a film editor, Teschner moves the story forward and provides seamless transitions from scene to scene. For…
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Iliana Regan, Epic Epicurean
Renowned chef Iliana Regan (BA ’05) crafts culinary masterpieces, one plate at a time. Chicago restaurant Elizabeth’s interior could be a scene from a storybook: cozy wooden tables, shelves with ceramic owls, an open kitchen with gleaming steel surfaces. Cookbooks lean indiscriminately against Maya Angelou collections. Elizabeth’s owner and head chef Iliana Regan (BA ’05)…
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Top-Shelf Label
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Inside Job
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Notable achievements from the college community
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WIRE, News from the Columbia Community
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Moving Pictures: Kyle Cogan
