Stephanie Galindo – BS ‘04

Stephanie Galindo is Director of Administration for a small online graduate program in California. She was awarded her B.S. (Individualized Studies) with a major in Visual Communication at Charter Oak State College in 2004, and went on to complete her M.Ed. in 2005. In 2006 she created Catwalk Communications to focus on creative and visual arts: writing/editorial, interviews/articles, research, design and photography. This has led to some work in each of these areas, but her passion is to see her own photo book concepts published someday. Some of Stephanie’s photography can be viewed at www.5Kittens.com and www.Talessen.com.

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Robin Montesano – BS ‘93

Robin graduated from Charter Oak with a BS in Business and went on to the University of Bridgeport to get her masters in Human Nutrition. She is passionate about sailing…loves lighthouses, oceans, nautical scenes, and seascapes. Anything that appeals to her heart, she photographs. She appreciates most art but specifically enjoys Monet and Pollack. She hopes to invest in a much better camera and equipment to get the shots she truly wants… like nighttime with the light of the full moon on the ocean. She lives in Massachusetts.

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Dan Cahill – BS ’03 and current student

Dan was born and raised the 9th child of eleven in Bloomfield, Connecticut. He is the father of one daughter and an Intercompany Accountant for Otis Elevator. A Charter Oak graduate, he is currently pursuing second Bachelors in Art with a concentration in Studio Art at COSC. He is also the current President of the Alumni Association.

He was chosen to exhibit at the Winter 2007 Tunxis Community College Art Exhibition, and had two of his pieces showcased in the college newspaper, The Tunxis Sun. His passion for photography came from his father Jim Cahill who died when Dan was 10. It was his father’s family photographs that helped him understand how he viewed life. Dan feels honored when he is told that his photos express a sense of spirituality in their composition and angle. He is thankful for the support of his family and friends especially his sister Mary has been a constant support since his early childhood.

Jennifer Shafer Wood – BA ‘98

Art is her passion and the air that fills her body with life. During a turbulent upheaval as a young teen she discovered the power of creative expression, and learned to transcend emotions into poetry and the visual arts. Her poems and paintings are deeply felt and free her from the prison of individualism. When she writes or paints the energy moves through her and she is out of her linear mind and in the abstract of her imagination. It’s a lifelong journey for her.

Jean Maynard – BA ‘79

Jean Maynard started painting after she retired in 1990 from Wesleyan University, where she coordinated the Honors Program as well as a series of poetry and prose readings and Sunday afternoon chamber music concerts.

Her desire to be creative in her own right and her love of language and art led her to take courses in fine arts in Wesleyan’s Graduate Liberal Studies Program. A year of drawing was followed by other courses including painting landscapes with oils in Les Gras, France. Upon returning from France some of the students continued to paint together, and other artists joined them. Their group is called The French Connection. She also takes workshops as a member of the Middletown Art League and the East Hampton Art Association. Jean paints in a representational style, but her love of color has led her to be called a “colorist.” Some of her work is whimsical, which she thinks comes from the joy she feels when painting. Her interest in literature keeps her mindful of the story she is trying to tell with pigments of color. Secondary objects in a picture give meaning to the art work and help to tell the story.

Joy Mlozanowski BA ‘03

Joy is a 2003 Liberal Studies graduate, currently pursuing a graduate degree in English/Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University. She is employed at Wesleyan University in the Department of English. She is a resident of Haddam.

She enjoys working with the human form and is especially excited by the three-dimensional pieces she recently created. She hopes to continue this work on a larger scale, and, in line with her studies in creative writing, possibly incorporate the written word (poems and stories) into these unique pieces. She believes that blendings of form and medium, in any artist expression, can more richly convey the many facets of our human experience.

Anthony Maulucci – BA ‘87

Anthony Maulucci is a figurative painter whose work has been described as a cross between Matisse and Modigliani. Primarily self-taught, Maulucci has taken art classes and workshops in New Haven and Montreal. He held his first solo exhibit at The Village Gallery of East Haddam, CT in 2006. His work has been included in gallery shows in Mystic, New Haven and New London, CT. During his student years at Wethersfield High School, he enrolled in every class offered in the school’s excellent fine arts program and was encouraged to attend art school, but after winning first prize in a national poetry contest he decided to pursue a degree in literature instead. Many years later, Maulucci’s love for the visual arts was renewed when he taught English at the Lyme Academy College of Art in Old Lyme. For samples of Maulucci’s work, visit www.anthonymaulucci.com.

Maulucci is also the award-winning author of four works of fiction published by Lorenzo Press, a small press he founded in 1995 (www.lorenzopress.com). His latest novel is Dear Dante, a story of love , murder and mysticism set in Hartford and Tuscany. His newest book of poetry, 100 Love Sonnets, was released by Lorenzo Press in 2007. He holds an MA from Wesleyan University and a BA with honors from Connecticut’s Charter Oak State College. He taught English and creative writing at various colleges in Connecticut for over 15 years. He is the father of a daughter and two sons and currently lives in Southeastern Connecticut with his life partner.

Stanwyck E. Cromwell – BA ‘03

Stanwyck E. Cromwell was born on October 1947, in Georgetown, Guyana, and is a second-generation artist. He inherited his artistic gift from both of his parents. In addition, Cromwell credits much of his growth to his cousin and mentor, Maurice C. Jacobs, a noted Guyanese artist, who nurtured him, and was resourceful in laying the foundation for his artistic development. Cromwell graduated from the former British Guiana Educational Trust High School, with high honors in art and other foreign languages, and was employed at Guyana Lithographic Company, as a graphic artist. During his time of employment at that company, he met and worked alongside well-known Guyanese artist Angold Thompson.

In 1970, he migrated to the United States of America, in pursuit of an art career, and has lived and worked in Bloomfield, Connecticut, for the past thirty-seven years. Cromwell earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in Applied Arts, from Charter Oak State College and also a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Hartford. His memories of Guyana are rich and abundant, but the most striking are the physical and aesthetic differences between the Caribbean and the United States of America as they pertain to art. Such artists as Cuban painter Wifredo Lam, African American artist, Loïs Mailou Jones and Surrealist painter, Salvador Dali, influenced some of his earlier works. His current work is two-fold in composition and is a fusion of his earlier and new works. Cromwell refers to his current works as his Transitional Series, because they are hybrids of both old and new ideas, intersecting at cultural crossroads.

Bridget Harrington – BS ‘05

Bridget Harrington is a 2005 graduate of Charter Oak's Applied Arts program and a native of Waterbury. Although always interested in photography, she became interested in digital image manipulation while working in a Fortune 500's in-house Communications department. "I had to learn Photoshop as part of my job," she says, "and I found that its capabilities made the day-to-day chores exciting again." Lately, she has been experimenting with colorizing black and white images, because, "So much of what is produced these days is retouched to perfection and artificially slick. I find the hand-colored photographs of the 20s and 30s more honest and visually appealing."

Terri Powell – BS ‘07

Tela is the kind of person who can see the beauty in almost everything. She makes it a point to always carry her camera just in case something catches her eye. Initially, Tela became interested in photography simply to document her favorite moments. Eventually, snapping photos turned into a form of education. Writing was never Tela’s strength in school, so adding a picture to a college paper really did say a thousand words. She was able to support her research with a visual portrayal of her position. During her spare time, Tela photographs animals and scenic views. She someday plans to put together a coffee table book full of pictures she considers beautiful. She hopes that others will be able to enjoy her experiences as much as she has.

Shula Barnett – current student

Her message is simple - she likes beautiful things. She likes capturing the moments in time. When she paints an apple, she wants people to imagine taking a bite. In a landscape painting, she wants people to feel the rain or the breeze on their skin. With a portrait, she wants you to wonder about the face that is hidden in the look. She is an artist who interprets concepts into brief moments in time.